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Matchday 2 · Saturday 22 August, 19:30 · Estadio de Mestalla

Valencia vs Celta de Vigo: line-ups and result

Valencia 20 · 1 points
0 - 0
Celta de Vigo 16 · 3 points

Line-ups Valencia vs Celta de Vigo

Valencia 5-4-1 · Carlos Corberan
1 Dimitrievski
14 Gayà
12 de Haas
18 Pepelu
5 Tárrega
21 Vázquez
8 Guerra
2 Rodríguez
23 Ugrinic
39 Sato
7 Danjuma
  • 46' Mouctar Diakhaby Justin de Haas
  • 57' Umar Sadiq Ryunosuke Sato
  • 69' Pablo Maffeo José Gayà
  • 69' Aliou Dieng Filip Ugrinic
  • 83' Hugo Duro Arnaut Danjuma

Line-up for Valencia: Dimitrievski, Gayà, de Haas, Pepelu, Tárrega, Vázquez, Guerra, Rodríguez, Ugrinic, Sato, Danjuma

Bench
  • 13 C. Rivero
  • 24 P. Maffeo 69'
  • 4 M. Diakhaby 46'
  • 41 M. Navarro
  • 36 I. Cordoba
  • 15 A. Dieng 69'
  • 10 A. Almeida
  • 38 J. Dura
  • 6 U. Sadiq 57'
  • 19 D. Raba
  • 9 H. Duro 83'
  • 27 D. Otorbi
Absentees Valencia

Foulquier, López, Rodríguez, Copete, de Haas, Rioja, Canós, Sadiq (injured)

Celta de Vigo 3-4-3 · Claudio Giraldez
13 Radu
3 Alonso
29 Lago
20 Rodríguez
22 Galán
14 Febas
8 Román
5 Carreira
23 Álvarez
9 Jutglà
39 El Abdellaoui
  • 57' Williot Swedberg Hugo Álvarez
  • 63' Javi Rueda Jones El Abdellaoui
  • 64' Iago Aspas Javi Galán
  • 64' Pablo Durán Ferran Jutglà
  • 77' Ilaix Moriba Aleix Febas

Line-up for Celta de Vigo: Radu, Alonso, Lago, Rodríguez, Galán, Febas, Román, Carreira, Álvarez, Jutglà, El Abdellaoui

Bench
  • 1 A. Bayindir
  • 2 C. Starfelt
  • 17 J. Rueda 63'
  • 15 A. Nunez
  • 4 A. Faye
  • 6 I. Moriba 77'
  • 30 H. Burcio
  • 16 H. Gonzalez
  • 19 W. Swedberg 57'
  • 10 I. Aspas 64'
  • 7 B. Iglesias
  • 11 P. Duran 64'
Absentees Celta de Vigo

Febas (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Valencia

  1. Umar Sadiq Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Celta de Vigo

  1. Carl Starfelt Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  2. Iago Aspas Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  3. Miguel Román Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists
  4. Hugo González Midfielder 0 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Valencia

Player Starts Min. Form
Stole Dimitrievski 4/4 360 mixed
Jesús Vázquez 4/4 324 mixed
César Tárrega 3/4 306 mixed
Javi Guerra 4/4 302 mixed
Pepelu 4/4 298 solid
Mouctar Diakhaby 3/4 287 mixed
Filip Ugrinic 3/4 284 solid
Arnaut Danjuma 3/4 258 solid

Celta de Vigo

Player Starts Min. Form
Ionuț Radu 5/5 450 strong
Yoel Lago 4/5 405 solid
Miguel Román 4/5 405 solid
Ilaix Moriba 4/5 328 mixed
Marcos Alonso 4/4 321 solid
Sergio Carreira 3/5 321 solid
Javi Rueda 2/5 246 solid
Ferran Jutglà 3/5 241 mixed

Stats

Valencia Match Celta de Vigo
  • 0.58 xG 0.66
  • 44% Possession 56%
  • 8 Shots 7
  • 2 Shots on target 3
  • 4 Shots off target 3
  • 1 Corners 2
  • 17 Fouls 17
  • 3 Offsides 2
  • 2 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

VAL home Per match CEL away
0.33 Points 1.00
0.00 Goals for 0.33
2.00 Goals against 0.33
0.97 xG for 1.25
1.78 xG against 1.16
3.3 Corners 3.3
DLL Home and away form DDD

Head-to-head record Valencia vs Celta de Vigo

31 previous meetings
14 Valencia 6 draws 11 Celta de Vigo
  • Goals per match2.94
  • Both teams scored74%
  • Over 2.5 goals65%
  • Apr 2026 Valencia 2 - 3 Celta de Vigo
  • Jan 2026 Celta de Vigo 4 - 1 Valencia
  • Feb 2025 Valencia 2 - 1 Celta de Vigo
  • Aug 2024 Celta de Vigo 3 - 1 Valencia
  • May 2024 Celta de Vigo 2 - 2 Valencia
  • Jan 2024 Valencia 1 - 3 Celta de Vigo
  • Nov 2023 Valencia 0 - 0 Celta de Vigo
  • May 2023 Celta de Vigo 1 - 2 Valencia
  • Sep 2022 Valencia 3 - 0 Celta de Vigo
  • May 2022 Valencia 2 - 0 Celta de Vigo

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Valencia against Celta de Vigo?

Valencia are without Dimitri Foulquier (injury), Diego López (knee injury), Guido Rodríguez (muscle injury), José Copete (ankle injury), Justin de Haas (ankle injury) and Luis Rioja (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Celta de Vigo against Valencia?

Celta de Vigo are without Aleix Febas (rib injury).

What formation do Valencia play?

Valencia have used a 5-4-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-3-2.

What formation do Celta de Vigo play?

Celta de Vigo have used a 3-4-3 formation in their last 5 matches under Claudio Giráldez.

How did the last meeting between Valencia and Celta de Vigo finish?

On 5 April 2026, Valencia vs Celta de Vigo finished 2-3.

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