La Liga · Matchweek 18
Borja Iglesias 33' (pen)
Borja Iglesias 59'
Jones El-Abdellaoui 83'
Hugo Álvarez 90'
HT 1:0
Pepelu 70'
Sat, 3 Jan 2026, 13:00 (UK) · Estadio Abanca Balaídos, Vigo
Celta Vigo 7th · 26 pts|Valencia 17th · 16 pts

Celta Vigo won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.7–1.94).

Player of the matchBorja Iglesias8.0Decisive moment33' Borja Iglesias+0.8

Celta Vigo 4-1 Valencia

Key numbers

  • Possession 40% – 60%
  • Shots 12 (6 on target) – 16 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 33' Borja Iglesias, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Borja Iglesias 8.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-02-13-14-1
Celta Vigo ahead 57 min · level 33 min · Valencia ahead 0 min
  • Pablo Durán — off the bench 53 min · 0G 1A
  • Jones El-Abdellaoui — off the bench 23 min · 1G 0A
  • Hugo Álvarez — off the bench 23 min · 1G 0A
  • Iago Aspas — off the bench 9 min · 0G 1A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

33' Borja Iglesias Pen goal +0.8
59' Borja Iglesias Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Pablo Durán +0.1 +0.3
70' Pepelu Goal +0.2
83' Jones El-Abdellaoui Goal +0.2
90' Hugo Álvarez Goal · assist Iago Aspas 0.0
Celta Vigo Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.3Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Valencia Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Celta VigoValencia
40%Possession60%
2.7Expected goals (xG)1.94
0.23xG per shot0.12
12Shots16
6Shots on target5
50%Shots on target %31%
10Shots in box10
394Passes574
86%Pass accuracy90%
2Corners4
4Saves2
10Fouls9
1Yellow cards3
2Offsides2

Compared with usual

Celta Vigo

last 12 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.4high
Conceded11.1
xG2.71.1high
xG against1.941.3
Shots1210.8
On target63.8
Shots faced1611.8
xG per shot0.230.13
Possession40%51.4%
Passes394534.6low
Pass accuracy86%85.4%
Corners23.6
Fouls1013.6

Valencia

last 9 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.1
Conceded41.2
xG1.941.4
xG against2.71.2
Shots1614.1
On target53.8
Shots faced1210.7
xG per shot0.120.09
Possession60%53.4%
Passes574493
Pass accuracy90%84.7%high
Corners46.1
Fouls911.7

Timeline

  • 28' Sub Williot Swedberg → Pablo Durán
  • 33' Goal Borja Iglesias (pen) league goal #6
  • 53' Yellow Hugo Duro
  • 57' Sub Lucas Beltrán → Largie Ramazani
  • 57' Sub Thierry Correia → Luis Rioja
  • 59' Goal Borja Iglesias league goal #7 assist Pablo Durán
  • 62' Yellow Largie Ramazani
  • 66' Sub Dimitri Foulquier → César Tárrega
  • 66' Sub Javier Guerra → Arnaut Danjuma
  • 67' Sub Bryan Zaragoza → Hugo Álvarez
  • 67' Sub Borja Iglesias → Jones El-Abdellaoui
  • 70' Goal Pepelu league goal #1
  • 74' Yellow José Copete
  • 79' Yellow Javi Rodríguez
  • 81' Sub Javi Rodríguez → Manu Fernández
  • 81' Sub → Iago Aspas
  • 81' Sub José Copete → Diego López
  • 83' Goal Jones El-Abdellaoui league goal #2
  • 90' Goal Hugo Álvarez league goal #2 assist Iago Aspas

Category leaders

  • Key passesÓscar Mingueza2
  • Duels wonMiguel Román9/15
  • DribblesJesús Vázquez5/6
  • Defensive actionsMiguel Román7
  • ShotsPepelu4 (on target 1)

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.