Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Match Recap

La Liga

La Liga

08:30 PMDecember 20, 2023
Regular Season – 18
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3 – 2
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HT: (2 – 0)
📍 Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal)👤 Referee: César Soto

How did Villarreal and Celta Vigo perform?

Home Voted: 0
Away Voted: 0
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
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Villarreal and Celta Vigo Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION
48%52%
ATTACK
12
Total shots
15
8
Shots on target
5
3
Shots off target
5
1
Blocked shots
5
11
Shots inside box
8
1
Shots outside box
7
4
Corner kicks
7
53
Dangerous attacks
59
PASSING
460
Total passes
490
379 (82%)
Accurate passes
420 (86%)
DISCIPLINE
16
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
4
2
Goalkeeper saves
5

Villarreal and Celta Vigo Lineups

Villarreal

4-4-2
13G
Filip Jörgensen
6.6
26D
Adrià Altimira
7.2
3D
Raúl Albiol 🔺60′
6.7
23D
Aïssa Mandi 40′
7.2
24D
Alfonso Pedraza 13′ 🔺22′
7.7
27M
Ilias Akhomach 🔺88′
6
4M
Santi Comesaña 76′
7.2
10M
Dani Parejo 48′
8.2
18M
Alberto Moreno 🔺60′
7.2
16F
Alejandro Baena 75′ 🔺88′
7.2
11F
Alexander Sørloth
6.7
Substitutes
37D
Carlos Romero 🔻22′
6.6
5D
Jorge Cuenca 🔻60′
6.6
15F
José Luis Morales 🔻60′
6.3
14M
Manu Trigueros 🔻88′
6.2
20M
Ramón Terrats 🔻88′
6.6
1G
Pepe Reina
17D
Kiko Femenía
9F
Ben Brereton Díaz
Coach of Villarreal
👔 Marcelino

Celta Vigo

4-4-2
25G
Vicente Guaita
7.3
20D
Kevin Vázquez 46′ 🔺86′
5.6
2D
Carl Starfelt 🔺46′
6.6
4D
Unai Núñez
6.3
21D
Mihailo Ristic 🔺46′
6.9
14M
Luca De La Torre 🔺46′
6.2
6M
Carlos Dotor
7
5M
Renato Tapia
7.5
11M
Franco Cervi 🔺81′
7.5
12F
Anastasios Douvikas 84′ 52′
7.3
18F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 57′
7.2
Substitutes
28D
Carlos Domínguez 🔻46′
6.9
3D
Óscar Mingueza 🔻46′
7.6
23D
Manuel Sánchez 🔻46′
7
17F
Jonathan Bamba 🔻81′
7
29F
Miguel Rodríguez 🔻86′
6.5
1G
Agustín Marchesín
13G
Iván Villar
31D
Javi Domínguez
7F
Carles Pérez
30M
Hugo Sotelo
8M
Fran Beltrán
19M
Williot Swedberg
Coach of Celta Vigo
👔 Rafael Benítez

Villarreal and Celta Vigo Head to Head

2WINS
2DRAWS
2WINS
Over 1.5 Goals100%
Over 2.5 Goals67%
Both Teams Scored83%

Past H2H Matches & Results

31 Aug 2025 Celta Vigo 1-1 Villarreal
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23 Apr 2025 Celta Vigo 3-0 Villarreal
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26 Aug 2024 Villarreal 4-3 Celta Vigo
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05 May 2024 Celta Vigo 3-2 Villarreal
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30 Apr 2023 Villarreal 3-1 Celta Vigo
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13 Jan 2023 Celta Vigo 1-1 Villarreal
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La Liga Standings

PosTeamMPWDL+/-GDPts
1
Barcelona
18 15 1 2 51-20 31 46
2
Real Madrid
18 13 3 2 36-16 20 42
3
Atl. Madrid
18 11 4 3 33-16 17 37
4
Villarreal
16 11 2 3 31-15 16 35
5
Espanyol
17 10 3 4 22-17 5 33
6
Betis
17 7 7 3 29-19 10 28
7
Celta Vigo
17 5 8 4 20-19 1 23
8
Ath Bilbao
18 7 2 9 16-24 -8 23
9
Elche
17 5 7 5 23-20 3 22
10
Getafe
18 6 3 9 14-23 -9 21
11
Sevilla
17 6 2 9 24-26 -2 20
12
Rayo Vallecano
18 4 7 7 14-21 -7 19
13
Osasuna
17 5 3 9 17-20 -3 18
14
Mallorca
17 4 6 7 19-24 -5 18
15
Alaves
17 5 3 9 14-20 -6 18
16
Real Sociedad
17 4 5 8 21-25 -4 17
17
Valencia
17 3 7 7 16-26 -10 16
18
Girona
17 3 6 8 15-33 -18 15
19
Oviedo
17 2 5 10 7-26 -19 11
20
Levante
16 2 4 10 17-29 -12 10

Qualification/Relegation

Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
Promotion – Conference League (Qualification)
Relegation – LaLiga2

Villarreal vs Celta Vigo Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2023-12-20

On December 20, 2023, Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal) was the venue for a compelling La Liga matchup between Villarreal and Celta Vigo. The game highlighted the competitive nature of the league this season.

From the first minute, the intensity was high. Both defenses were tested, and goalkeepers were called into action frequently. The tactical battle unfolded in the midfield, with turnovers leading to some of the most dangerous opportunities of the game.

Standings & Form Context

Villarreal entered the match in 4th, holding 35 points. Their season narrative includes 11 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses.

Meanwhile, Celta Vigo, sitting in 7th with 23 points, looked to leverage their 5 wins to climb the table.

Previous Meetings Stats

Analyzing the last 7 La Liga games: Villarreal has won 3, while Celta Vigo has won 2. 2 matches ended in a draw.

Goal trends show that both teams scored in 6 matches, and there were over 2.5 goals in 5 of them.

Recent Performance

Below are the results leading up to this La Liga fixture:

Performance of Villarreal

  • Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona (La Liga, Dec 21, 2025)
  • Villarreal 2-0 Getafe (La Liga, Dec 06, 2025)
  • Real Sociedad 2-3 Villarreal (La Liga, Nov 30, 2025)
  • Villarreal 2-1 Mallorca (La Liga, Nov 22, 2025)
  • Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal (La Liga, Nov 08, 2025)
  • Villarreal 4-0 Rayo Vallecano (La Liga, Nov 01, 2025)

Performance of Celta Vigo

  • Oviedo 0-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga, Dec 20, 2025)
  • Celta Vigo 2-0 Ath Bilbao (La Liga, Dec 14, 2025)
  • Real Madrid 0-2 Celta Vigo (La Liga, Dec 07, 2025)
  • Celta Vigo 0-1 Espanyol (La Liga, Nov 30, 2025)
  • Alaves 0-1 Celta Vigo (La Liga, Nov 22, 2025)
  • Celta Vigo 2-4 Barcelona (La Liga, Nov 09, 2025)
  • Levante 1-2 Celta Vigo (La Liga, Nov 02, 2025)

Highlights & Analysis

Review the Villarreal vs Celta Vigo match with our extensive highlight reel. Includes all goals and major incidents from December 20, 2023.


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