Celta de Vigo 0-0 Levante: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

No goals at Abanca-Balaídos: Celta de Vigo and Levante cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.

The referee, M. Ortiz Arias, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Celta de Vigo and 2 to Levante.

Celta de Vigo: C. Giráldez González, 3-4-3 · Levante: L. Ferreira de Castro, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Celta Vigo -0.25. On 0-0 it was half wrong.

The estimate's most likely result was a Celta de Vigo win at 47%; a draw, at 27%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (13%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.6 and the match produced none.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 47%; with 0 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 52%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-08, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.39 for Celta de Vigo and 2.46 for Levante.

Levante left about 2.5 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Levante created the better chances, 2.46 xG to 0.39, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Celta de Vigo to create more, and Levante did.

Celta de Vigo had 8 shots on target, Levante 0.

Levante's goalkeeper made 9 saves.

Celta de Vigo had 59% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Celta de Vigo came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.06 expected goals for and 1.16 against, and had won 17% of their matches.

Levante came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.21 expected goals for and 1.97 against, and had won 17% of their matches.

Celta de Vigo vs Levante: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Mathew Ryan (Levante), rated 9.0 by Sportmonks.

Celta de Vigo

• Marcos Alonso 7.5
• Javi Rodríguez 7.3
• Iago Aspas 7.3
• Ilaix Moriba 7.3
• Sergio Carreira 7.1

Levante

• Mathew Ryan 9.0
• Jon Ander Olasagasti 7.3
• Aïssa Mandi 7.3
• Ifeanyi Ndukwe 7.0
• Roger Brugué 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Thiago Fernández at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Celta de Vigo: Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo Saturday 21 November 2026 · La Liga
• Levante: Levante vs Elche Monday 23 November 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Celta de Vigo vs Levante

What was the score in Celta de Vigo vs Levante?

Celta de Vigo 0-0 Levante (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Sunday 8 November 2026.

Who scored in Celta de Vigo vs Levante?

Nobody: the match finished 0-0.

Did Moneyball predict Celta de Vigo vs Levante correctly?

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Celta Vigo -0.25. On 0-0 it was half wrong.

Who was man of the match in Celta de Vigo vs Levante?

Mathew Ryan, rated 9.0 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Celta de Vigo vs Levante?

M. Ortiz Arias.