Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano: result 1-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 37Kick-off on May 18, 2025 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
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What was the result of Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano?
Rayo Vallecano won 1-2 on May 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 10′Marcos AlonsoCelta Vigo (pen.)
- 17′Isi PalazónRayo Vallecano
- 45′Jorge de FrutosRayo Vallecano
Official lineup for Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celta Vigo
4-4-2- 18Pablo Durán
- 28Fer López
- 19W. Swedberg
- 6I. Moriba
- 8Fran Beltrán
- 3Óscar Mingueza
- 21M. Ristić
- 20Marcos Alonso
- 29Yoel Lago
- 32Javi Rodríguez
- 13Guaita
Rayo Vallecano
4-4-2- 7Isi Palazón
- 19Jorge de Frutos
- 21Adri Embarba
- 23Óscar Valentín
- 17Unai López
- 2A. Rațiu
- 22A. Espino
- 6P. Ciss
- 24F. Lejeune
- 20I. Balliu
- 13A. Batalla
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celta Vigo have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Rayo Vallecano have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 10, 2025 | Sevilla(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| May 4, 2025 | Real Madrid(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Villarreal(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Barcelona(away) | 3-4 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Real Betis(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| May 9, 2025 | Las Palmas(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 2, 2025 | Getafe(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Valencia(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Celta Vigo wins, 3 draws, 1 Rayo Vallecano win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 | Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Celta Vigo | La Liga |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Celta Vigo 0-0 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Celta Vigo | La Liga |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Celta Vigo 3-0 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Celta Vigo | La Liga |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Celta Vigo 2-0 Rayo Vallecano | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rayo Vallecano vs Celta Vigo on Jan 10, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Celta Vigo score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rayo Vallecano score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celta Vigo | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Celta Vigo sit 9th in La Liga (8 points from 8 matches) and Rayo Vallecano sit 13th (8 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
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