Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 22′Real Sociedad, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 52′Celta Vigo, yellow card:Foul
- 57′Celta Vigo, yellow card:Foul
- 61′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 61′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 63′Celta Vigo, substitution:off
- 63′Celta Vigo, substitution:off
- 69′Celta Vigo, substitution:off
- 71′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 71′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- 79′Celta Vigo, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Real Sociedad, yellow card:Off the ball foul
- 84′Celta Vigo, substitution:off
- 84′Celta Vigo, substitution:off
- 88′Real Sociedad, substitution:off
- Full-time
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Real Sociedad held to goalless draw by Celta Vigo at Anoeta
Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo shared a goalless draw at Anoeta in La Liga's sixth round, a result that left both sides still searching for consistency this season. There were no goals, no cards of note beyond the usual bookings, and no red cards to shape the contest, with the scoreline finishing 0-0 after ninety minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Sociedad dominated territory and chances without finding a breakthrough, dominating the ball at 51% possession and firing 16 shots to Celta's 7, five of which tested the visiting goalkeeper directly. Celta, managed by Claudio Giraldez, sat in and absorbed pressure, managing just two shots on target of their own but frustrating the hosts for the full ninety minutes.
The draw leaves Sociedad 11th on four points from four games under P. Matarazzo, while Celta remain 16th with two points from the same number of matches. Referee Víctor García oversaw a match with 15 fouls from the home side and 11 from Celta, but no dismissals disrupted either team's shape.
Ionuț Radu was the away side's most influential figure, earning an 8.0 rating for a series of saves that kept Celta level despite being under near-constant pressure.
Real Sociedad's 16 shots to Celta Vigo's 7 underlined how much more of the attacking threat the hosts generated without ever converting it into a goal.
Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Real Sociedad met Celta Vigo in the La Liga (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Thursday, 3 September 2026, 19:00 UTC at Anoeta. Referee: Víctor García Verdura.
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Real Sociedad (4-2-3-1)
Celta Vigo (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Real Sociedad 42%, the draw 30%, Celta Vigo 28%. It finished Real Sociedad 0–0 Celta Vigo.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and La Liga home advantage gives Real Sociedad the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Real Sociedad in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1818 to 1821. Sides this close won 43.1% of 15,883 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.2%). 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 6,110 games vs 44.9% across all 99,696 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Real Sociedad's column. Across 10,889 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — 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 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,726. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Sociedad have shed 68 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,697 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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On this page: the Real Sociedad 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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