VILLARREAL. Villarreal overcomes Celta de Vigo 3-1. Villarreal got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Nicolas Jackson (2′) and Nicolas Jackson (12′). Celta de Vigo tried to recover with a goal from J. Strand Larsen (29′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (70′) scored by Ramón Terrats for Villarreal.

Dani Parejo missed a penalty (26′) for Villarreal.​

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 16,123 spectators.​ The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the support of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal

3 - 1

Celta de Vigo

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 77 Attack 87
  • 37 Dangerous attack 67
  • 66 Ball safe 65
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Villarreal succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Villarreal shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo shot 14 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Étienne Capoue). Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo received 5 yellow cards (Haris Seferovic, Kevin Vázquez, Unai Núñez, Renato Tapia and C. Carvalhal).

Match Timeline

2'
12'
Étienne Capoue- Yellow
22'
Yéremy Pino (var)
25'
25'
Dani Parejo- missed penaltyDani Parejo
26'
29'
Jørgen Strand Larsen(goal)Franco Cervi
45'
Kevin Vázquez- Yellow
Ramón Terrats- sub ->Giovani Lo Celso
46'
49'
Unai Núñez- Yellow
55'
Renato Tapia - Yellow
62'
Iago Aspas - sub ->Haris Seferovic
62'
Fran Beltrán- sub ->Renato Tapia
Álex Baena- sub ->Étienne Capoue
63'
63'
63'
Ramón Terrats(goal)Yéremy Pino
70'
72'
Miguel Rodríguez- sub ->Franco Cervi
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Nicolas Jackson
76'
79'
Alfonso Pedraza- sub ->Yéremy Pino
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Villarreal will have 53 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo will stay with 39 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Valencia on the 3rd of May with a 19-17 head to head record in favor of Valencia (7 draws).

Celta de Vigo will play away agasint Getafe on the 3rd of May with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (8 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
7.2
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
6.7
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.6
D
Pau Torres 4.Spain
7.6
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
6.8
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.8
63' 22'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
6.4
M
Giovani Lo Celso 17.Argentina
7.6
46'
M
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
8.1
85'
M
Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria
6.6
63'
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
8.6
76' 2', 12'
Substitutes
G
Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
D
Johan Mojica 12.Colombia
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.2
76'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
6.4
63'
M
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
85'
M
Ramón Terrats 39.Spain
7.6
46' 70'
F
Haissem Hassan 40.France
6.6
63'
F
Jorge Pascual 43.Spain

Villarreal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina (7.2), Juan Foyth (6.8), Aïssa Mandi (6.7), Pau Torres (7.6), Alberto Moreno (6.6), Dani Parejo (6.4), Étienne Capoue (7.0), Samuel Chukwueze (6.6), Giovani Lo Celso (7.6), Yéremy Pino (8.1) and Nicolas Jackson (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Raúl Albiol, Jorge Cuenca, Haissem Hassan (6.6), Manu Trigueros (6.2), Alejandro Baena (6.2), Alfonso Pedraza, Johan Mojica, Filip Jörgensen, Ramón Terrats (7.6) and Jorge Pascual.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Giovani Lo Celso for Ramón Terrats (46′), Samuel Chukwueze for Haissem Hassan (63′), Étienne Capoue for Álex Baena (64′), Nicolas Jackson for Manu Trigueros (76′) and Yéremy Pino for Pedraza (85′).

Best player: Nicolas Jackson​

The most impressive player for Villarreal was Nicolas Jackson.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 6 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Iván Villar 13.Spain
5.7
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
6.3
45'
D
Unai Núñez 4.Spain
6.6
49'
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
6.4
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
6.2
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
5.9
62' 55'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
7.4
72'
M
Óscar Rodríguez 5.Spain
6.4
63'
M
Luca de la Torre 23.United States
6.8
F
H. Seferović 22.Switzerland
6.9
62' 25'
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 18.Norway
7.4
79' 29'
Substitutes
G
Coke Carrillo 31.Spain
G
Christian Joel 34.Cuba
D
Carlos Domínguez 26.Spain
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
M
Williot Swedberg 19.Sweden
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
6.8
62'
M
Gabri Veiga 24.Spain
6.9
63'
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
F
Gonçalo Paciência 9.Portugal
6.2
79'
F
Miguel Rodríguez 29.Spain
6.6
72'
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
6.8
62'

Celta de Vigo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Iván Villar (5.7), Kevin Vázquez (6.3), Joseph Aidoo (6.4), Unai Núñez (6.6), Javi Galán (6.2), Luca De La Torre (6.8), Óscar Rodríguez (6.4), Renato Tapia (5.9), Franco Cervi (7.4), Jørgen Strand Larsen (7.4) and Haris Seferović (6.6).

They had on the bench: Hugo Mallo, Augusto Solari, Iago Aspas (7.1), Williot Swedberg, Fran Beltrán (7.0), Gonçalo Paciência (6.2), Coke Carrillo, Carlos Domínguez, Miguel Rodríguez (6.6), Christian Sanchez and Gabri Veiga (6.9).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Renato Tapia for Fran Beltrán (63′), Óscar Rodríguez for Gabri Veiga (63′), Haris Seferovic for Iago Aspas (63′), Franco Cervi for Miguel Rodríguez (72′) and J. Strand Larsen for Gonçalo Paciência (79′).

Best player: Franco Cervi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Franco Cervi.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​