La Liga · 2024

Villarreal 4–3 Celta Vigo · La Liga

4–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Villarreal won 4–3.

Shots
2420
Shots on target
99
Expected goals
3.72.71
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 4–3. Recorded in this match (Villarreal – Celta Vigo): shots 24–20, shots on target 9–9, expected goals 3.7–2.71, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Villarreal, Celta Vigo.

3 days ▲Rest daysVillarreal · Celta Vigo3.1 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricVillarrealCelta VigoBaseline
Rest days3 days3.1 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Celta Vigo have recorded the higher season possession share.

43.3%PossessionVillarreal · Celta Vigo● 56%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 12.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricVillarrealCelta VigoBaseline
Possession43.3%56%49.7%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots20 shotsVillarreal 24 shots, Celta Vigo 20 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots9 shotsVillarreal 9 shots, Celta Vigo 9 shots
  • Expected goals3.7 xG2.71 xGVillarreal 3.7 xG, Celta Vigo 2.71 xG
  • Possession45%55%Villarreal 45%, Celta Vigo 55%
  • Corners7 corners4 cornersVillarreal 7 corners, Celta Vigo 4 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls7 foulsVillarreal 8 fouls, Celta Vigo 7 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Villarreal
1Draws
1Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo — Villarreal · La Liga3–2
Villarreal — Celta Vigo · La Liga3–2
Villarreal — Celta Vigo · La Liga3–1
Celta Vigo — Villarreal · La Liga1–1
Villarreal — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Villarreal favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Celta Vigo in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Villarreal3 matchesCelta Vigo3 matches
2.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/32.67 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/32 goals/match
1.79 xG/match ▲Expected goals3/31.62 xG/match
13.7 shots/match ▲Shots3/311 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target3/36 shots/match
43.3%Possession3/3● 56%
3.67 corners/matchCorners3/33.67 corners/match
7.67 fouls/matchFouls3/38 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 26 Aug 2024, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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