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

How the match unfolded

It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.

The referee, I. Díaz de Mera Escuderos, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Celta de Vigo and 1 to Real Betis.

Celta de Vigo: C. Giráldez González, 3-4-3 · Real Betis: M. Pellegrini, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-0 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Real Betis win at 41%; a draw, at 27%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (13%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.8 and the match produced none.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 0 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 57%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Real Betis win at 40%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-25, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.40 for Celta de Vigo and 0.75 for Real Betis.

Celta de Vigo scored about 1.4 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

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

Celta de Vigo had 4 shots on target, Real Betis 2.

Real Betis had 56% 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.

Real Betis came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.66 expected goals for and 1.51 against, and had won 67% of their matches.

Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Álvaro Valles (Real Betis), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Celta de Vigo

• Hugo González 7.5
• Yoel Lago 7.4
• Javi Galán 7.3
• Marcos Alonso 7.1
• Ionuț Radu 7.1

Real Betis

• Álvaro Valles 7.8
• Abde Ezzalzouli 7.3
• Marc Roca 7.2
• Isco 7.1
• Valentín Gómez 7.1

The lowest-rated starter was Javi Rueda at 6.5. 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
• Real Betis: Sevilla vs Real Betis Saturday 21 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 Real Betis

What was the score in Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis?

Celta de Vigo 0-0 Real Betis (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Sunday 25 October 2026.

Who scored in Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis?

Nobody: the match finished 0-0.

Did Moneyball predict Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-0 bears it out.

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

Álvaro Valles, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Celta de Vigo vs Real Betis?

I. Díaz de Mera Escuderos.