Valencia vs 22.08.26 17:300 – 0Full Time
Celta Vigo — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Valencia and Celta Vigo play out goalless draw at Mestalla
Valencia and Celta Vigo shared a goalless draw in a La Liga round two fixture at Estadio de Mestalla, leaving both sides with a point apiece from their opening two matches. There was no goal at either end across the ninety minutes, with the scoreline still level at half-time and remaining that way until the final whistle.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Celta held the greater share of possession at 57 percent against Valencia's 43, though the shot count finished level at seven apiece, suggesting a tightly matched contest with neither side able to force a breakthrough. Celta were the sharper of the two in front of goal, registering three shots on target to Valencia's one, while their expected goals figures of 0.66 and 0.57 respectively pointed to a game short on clear chances.
César Tárrega was Valencia's top-rated performer with a 7.6 mark, though he did not register a goal or assist, reflecting his defensive contribution in a match that stayed scoreless.
Celta Vigo's advantage in shots on target, three to Valencia's one, hinted at the visitors' greater precision even as the sides finished level.
Valencia and Celta Vigo drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Valencia met Celta Vigo in the La Liga (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 17:30 UTC at Estadio de Mestalla. Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano.
Team pages: Valencia · Celta Vigo · La Liga
Starting line-ups
Valencia (5-4-1)
Celta Vigo (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Valencia 42%, the draw 30%, Celta Vigo 28%. It finished Valencia 0–0 Celta Vigo.
Level sides, home ground holds off Celta Vigo's control of the ball — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and La Liga home advantage gives Valencia the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Valencia in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1857 to 1840. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,483 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.2%). La Liga homes won 46.7% of 6,088 games vs 44.9% across all 99,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Celta Vigo hold 7 more possession points (49 to 42 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.3% across 5,540 games, from 44.0% when styles were level. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Valencia's column. Across 10,641 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Celta Vigo win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,834. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Celta Vigo have shed 73 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.6% of 9,638 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Valencia 1 win, 1 draw, Celta Vigo 4 wins. Most recently Valencia 2–3 Celta Vigo, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5578 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Valencia vs Celta Vigo final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Valencia vs Celta Vigo?
Valencia and Celta Vigo drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Valencia vs Celta Vigo?
Neither side scored — the match finished 0–0.
›Where can I watch Valencia vs Celta Vigo highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Valencia 0–0 Celta Vigo are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Valencia and Celta Vigo?
Valencia and Celta Vigo have met 10 times — 4 wins for Valencia, 4 wins for Celta Vigo and 2 draws.