Elche 0-0 Celta de Vigo: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
La Liga Matchday 8 · Sunday 11 October 2026 · Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche · referee Javier Alberola Rojas · full time
Full time: Elche 0-0 Celta de Vigo
Elche and Celta de Vigo drew 0-0 in La Liga Matchday 8 on Sunday 11 October 2026 at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero. It went against Moneyball's pre-match estimate.
How the match unfolded
Neither side found a way through. Elche and Celta de Vigo shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.
The referee, Javier Alberola Rojas, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Elche and 3 to Celta de Vigo.
Elche: M. Anselmi, 5-3-2 · Celta de Vigo: C. Giráldez González, 3-4-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
A miss for the model: 38% for a Celta de Vigo win, 27% for a draw, and football chose the second.
The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.7 and the match produced none.
Over 2.5 goals had been put at 51%; with 0 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.
Both teams to score was 56%; they did not both score, against the estimate.
The pre-match consensus had a Celta de Vigo win at 38%, the same lean as Moneyball.
Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.30 for Elche and 0.88 for Celta de Vigo.
Elche had 2 shots on target, Celta de Vigo 0.
Elche had 67% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Elche came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.32 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 17% of their matches.
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.
Elche vs Celta de Vigo: the match in numbers
| Elche | Match statistics | Celta de Vigo |
|---|---|---|
| 67% | Ball possession | 33% |
| 0.30 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.88 |
| 13 | Total shots | 7 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 0 | Big chances | 1 |
| 653 | Total passes | 320 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Víctor Chust (Elche), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Elche
- Víctor Chust 7.6
- Marc Aguado 7.2
- Rubén Sánchez 7.2
- Thomas Lemar 7.1
- Martim Neto 7.0
Celta de Vigo
- Marcos Alonso 7.3
- Ionuț Radu 7.2
- Yoel Lago 7.2
- Álvaro Núñez 7.0
- Javi Galán 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Pablo Durán at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Elche: Levante vs Elche Monday 23 November 2026 · La Liga
- Celta de Vigo: Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo 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 Elche vs Celta de Vigo
What was the score in Elche vs Celta de Vigo?
Elche 0-0 Celta de Vigo (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Sunday 11 October 2026.
Who scored in Elche vs Celta de Vigo?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Elche vs Celta de Vigo correctly?
A miss for the model: 38% for a Celta de Vigo win, 27% for a draw, and football chose the second.
Who was man of the match in Elche vs Celta de Vigo?
Víctor Chust, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Elche vs Celta de Vigo?
Javier Alberola Rojas.
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