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Villarreal vs Celta Vigo - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

La Liga - Gameweek 18

Wednesday, 20 Dec 2023 • 21:30

Villarreal

3 : 2

Celta Vigo

Goals

Alfonso Pedraz...
1 : 0
13'
13'Alfonso Pedraza
1 : 0
Aïssa Mandi
2 : 0
40'
40'Aïssa Mandi
2 : 0
Daniel Parejo
3 : 0
48'
48'Daniel Parejo
3 : 0
52'
3 : 1
Tasos Douvikas
3 : 1
Tasos Douvikas52'
57'
3 : 2
Jørgen Strand ...
3 : 2
Jørgen Strand Larsen57'

Lineups

Villarreal

PosPlayer
GK
Filip Jörgensen
DEF
Alberto Moreno Perez
DEF
Aïssa Mandi
DEF
Raúl Albiol
DEF
Alti
MID
Daniel Parejo
MID
Santi Comesaña
MID
Ilias Akhomach
FWD
Alfonso Pedraza
FWD
Alexander Sørloth
FWD
Álex Baena

Substitutes

22'Carlos Romerofor Alfonso Pedraza
60'Jorge Cuencafor Raúl Albiol
60'Jose Luis Moralesfor Alberto Moreno Perez
88'Manu Triguerosfor Álex Baena
89'Ramon Terratsfor Ilias Akhomach

Celta Vigo

PosPlayer
GK
Vicente Guaita
DEF
Unai Núñez
DEF
Carl Starfelt
DEF
Kevin Vázquez
MID
Renato Tapia
MID
Franco Cervi
MID
Luca de la Torre
MID
Carlos Dotor
MID
Mihailo Ristić
FWD
Tasos Douvikas
FWD
Jørgen Strand Larsen

Substitutes

46'Manu Sánchez
for Mihailo Ristić
46'Carlos Domínguezfor Carl Starfelt
46'Óscar Mingueza
for Luca de la Torre
82'Jonathan Bambafor Franco Cervi
86'Miguel Rodríguezfor Kevin Vázquez
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
13Villarreal185492635-919
W
D
L
L
W
18Celta Vigo182791828-1013
D
D
D
W
L

Last Games

Villarreal

@Real Madrid
1 - 4
vsReal Sociedad
0 - 3
@Sevilla
1 - 1
vsOsasuna
3 - 1
@Atlético Madrid
1 - 3

Celta Vigo

vsGranada
1 - 0
@Rayo Vallecano
0 - 0
vsCadiz
1 - 1
@Valencia
0 - 0
@Athletic Bilbao
3 - 4

Head-to-Head

31 Aug 2025
Celta Vigo1 - 1Villarreal
31 Aug 2025Celta Vigo
1 - 1
Villarreal
23 Apr 2025
Celta Vigo3 - 0Villarreal
23 Apr 2025Celta Vigo
3 - 0
Villarreal
26 Aug 2024
Villarreal4 - 3Celta Vigo
26 Aug 2024Villarreal
4 - 3
Celta Vigo
05 May 2024
Celta Vigo3 - 2Villarreal
05 May 2024Celta Vigo
3 - 2
Villarreal
20 Dec 2023
Villarreal3 - 2Celta Vigo
20 Dec 2023Villarreal
3 - 2
Celta Vigo

La Liga

Gameweek 18

19 Dec • 19:00
Rayo Vallecano
Valencia
0 - 1
19 Dec • 21:30
Atlético Madrid
Getafe
3 - 3
19 Dec • 21:30
Granada
Sevilla
0 - 3
20 Dec • 19:00
Barcelona
Almeria
3 - 2
20 Dec • 21:30
Athletic Bilbao
Las Palmas
1 - 0
20 Dec • 21:30
Villarreal
Celta Vigo
3 - 2
21 Dec • 19:00
Real Betis
Girona
1 - 1
21 Dec • 19:00
Cadiz
Real Sociedad
0 - 0
21 Dec • 21:30
Mallorca
Osasuna
3 - 2
21 Dec • 21:30
Deportivo Alavés
Real Madrid
0 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.