Early weight of the money insinuate Villarreal superiority versus Celta de Vigo

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica (23500 seats)

Which team will claim the win when Celta de Vigo visit Villarreal? In this match guide you'll get all the relevant facts and numbers needed to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Villarreal have the most scored goals (34) at home in La Liga
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Celta de Vigo have scored away.

These teams have little in common geographically as Celta de Vigo have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This could be an engrossing game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Villarreal form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 14 La Liga games here at Estadio de la Cerámica for Villarreal. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.

The fans are hoping that Villarreal will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Osasuna (placed 11th). The versatile forward Celso bested all teammates in that game and received a match rating of 7.62 out of 10. Celso hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 38 successful passes (of 45 total).

Before that, Villarreal had a home game versus Espanyol which ended with a victory 5-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Villarreal as they are travelling to their away game against Juventus in the Champions League. That match is four days after this one.

Villarreal can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 34 times.

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Celta de Vigo form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga.

Aspas (2), Galhardo and Suárez scored in Celta de Vigo's previous match, the home game against Mallorca that ended 4-3. Aspas, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.21. Aspas scored two goals, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).

Prior to that match, the Celta manager Coudet faced defeat when travelling to Atletico Madrid and losing 0-2.

Celta de Vigo are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also met each other before this season: Celta de Vigo - Villarreal 1-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Villarreal won five, Celta de Vigo triumphed in four and we saw one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Celta de VigoI. Aspas Juncal
I. Aspas Juncal
13 goals
VillarrealG. Moreno Balaguero
G. Moreno Balaguero
8 goals
VillarrealA. Groeneveld
A. Groeneveld
8 goals

Villarreal missing players

Celta de Vigo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Villarreal Celta de Vigo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 3 Played P 2 13 27
11 8 2 Won W 0 4 9
9 4 0 Drew D 2 5 8
7 2 1 Lost L 0 4 10
47 34 8 Scored S 0 13 33
26 14 3 Conceded C 0 12 31
81% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 69% 85%
67% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 54% 67%
48% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 37%
37% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
22% 36% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
44% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 23% 41%
41% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 37%
33% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 54% 37%
 
5.5 6.2 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 4.1
5.3 4.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.5 4.1
2.2 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13 14.3 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.8 10.6
4.7 6.1 7.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.5 3.7
37% 40% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 33%
 
11 9.2 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 12.4 11.2
3.4 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 4.6 3.9
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Villarreal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Villarreal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Celta de Vigo have scored away.
  • Villarreal have the most scored goals (34) at home in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 27 3 9 15 29 54 13 2 6 5 16 21 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 18

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Celta de Vigo:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 27 19 6 2 56 21 14 10 4 0 32 9 13 9 2 2 24 12 35 63
2 Sevilla 27 15 10 2 39 18 13 10 3 0 28 11 14 5 7 2 11 7 21 55
3 Barcelona 26 13 9 4 48 29 12 8 2 2 27 13 14 5 7 2 21 16 19 48
4 Atletico Madrid 27 14 6 7 50 35 13 8 3 2 23 12 14 6 3 5 27 23 15 48
5 Real Betis 27 14 4 9 49 35 14 7 2 5 26 18 13 7 2 4 23 17 14 46
6 Real Sociedad 27 12 8 7 28 29 13 7 4 2 10 6 14 5 4 5 18 23 -1 44
7 Villarreal 27 11 9 7 47 26 14 8 4 2 34 14 13 3 5 5 13 12 21 42
8 Athletic Club 27 10 10 7 32 26 13 7 2 4 22 14 14 3 8 3 10 12 6 40
9 Valencia 27 9 9 9 41 43 14 5 6 3 22 18 13 4 3 6 19 25 -2 36
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 33 31 14 5 3 6 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 12 2 35
11 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 26 31 14 3 6 5 11 19 13 6 2 5 15 12 -5 35
12 Espanyol 27 8 8 11 33 40 14 7 4 3 21 16 13 1 4 8 12 24 -7 32
13 Rayo Vallecano 26 9 4 13 28 32 13 8 2 3 20 9 13 1 2 10 8 23 -4 31
14 Elche 27 7 8 12 29 39 13 5 5 3 16 14 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 29
15 Getafe 27 6 9 12 26 32 13 6 3 4 19 13 14 0 6 8 7 19 -6 27
16 Mallorca 27 6 8 13 26 45 14 4 6 4 13 14 13 2 2 9 13 31 -19 26
17 Granada 27 5 10 12 28 43 13 4 4 5 17 21 14 1 6 7 11 22 -15 25
18 Cadiz 27 4 12 11 23 39 14 1 8 5 11 18 13 3 4 6 12 21 -16 24
19 Deportivo Alaves 27 5 7 15 21 44 14 4 4 6 10 15 13 1 3 9 11 29 -23 22
20 Levante 27 3 9 15 29 54 13 2 6 5 16 21 14 1 3 10 13 33 -25 18

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