§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 16

Celta de Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club

  • Swedberg 48'
  • El-Abdellaoui 55'

14 December 2025

The match in data

Celta de Vigo got the better of Athletic Club, 2–0, on 14 December 2025, on matchday 16 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Ionuț Radu (Celta de Vigo), rated 64, thanks above all to 1.08 goals prevented (2 shots on target worth 1.12; conceded 0) and 12 recoveries. Radu produced 2.8 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

For Athletic Club, the highest-rated player was Dani Vivian, with 59.

Nico Williams missed a penalty at 65'.

64
Player of the match

Ionuț Radu

Celta de Vigo · 90'

Produced 2.75× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.08 goals prevented (2 shots on target worth 1.12; conceded 0) 3.6×
  • 12 recoveries 1.4×
  • 1 cross claimed 0.9×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Celta de Vigo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ionuț Radu ★ Goalkeeper 90 64
Miguel Román Midfielder 90 63
Marcos Alonso Defender 90 56
Iago Aspas Forward 80 55
Jones El-Abdellaoui Forward 44 55
Hugo Sotelo Midfielder 61 52
Williot Swedberg Forward 76 51
Sergio Carreira Defender 29 50
Carl Starfelt Defender 90 46
Óscar Mingueza Defender 90 44
Ilaix Moriba Midfielder 29 41
Ferran Jutglà Forward 46 36
Manu Fernández Defender 90 34
Javi Rueda Defender 61 34
Borja Iglesias Forward 14 no rating
Hugo Álvarez Forward 10 no rating
Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Dani Vivian Defender 90 59
Gorka Guruzeta Forward 80 56
Aitor Paredes Defender 90 53
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 90 51
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Midfielder 90 46
Nico Williams Forward 76 46
Adama Boiro Defender 39 46
Yuri Berchiche Defender 51 41
Álex Berenguer Forward 46 41
Jesús Areso Defender 90 38
Oihan Sancet Midfielder 46 35
Selton Sánchez Midfielder 44 32
Unai Simón Goalkeeper 90 31
Iñaki Williams Forward 44 28
Nico Serrano Forward 14 no rating
Urko Izeta Forward 10 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

A 2025-26 La Liga match. With these numbers, how did it end?

Celta de Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club. The side that created more danger did not win.

Athletic Club doubled their hosts in expected danger with 2.01 xG across 14 shots, yet failed to score. Celta de Vigo maximized their limited output, turning just 5 attempts and 1.05 xG into a 2–0 win.

Which Athletic Club player completed the most dribbles?

Nico Williams, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Gorka Guruzeta 1, Yuri Berchiche 1.

In the 2–0 loss to Celta de Vigo, Nico Williams provided 1-on-1 threat for Athletic Club with 3 completed dribbles. Gorka Guruzeta and Yuri Berchiche managed 1 each.

Which Celta de Vigo player completed the most dribbles?

Javi Rueda, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Óscar Mingueza 2, Iago Aspas 1.

In the 2–0 win over Athletic Club, Javi Rueda led Celta de Vigo with 3 successful dribbles. Rueda topped Óscar Mingueza and Iago Aspas to drive the team's direct attacking play.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Celta de Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Ionuț Radu, 64
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.