Celta de Vigo 1-2 Osasuna: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Osasuna won it

Iago Aspas  put Celta de Vigo ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Miguel Román. Osasuna levelled at 1-1 in the 54th minute through Kike Barja , set up by Raúl García. Osasuna turned it round: Ante Budimir from the penalty spot made it 1-2 in the 64th minute.

It was 1-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.

The lead changed hands once.

Marcos Alonso of Celta de Vigo was sent off in the 51st minute. The referee, M. Sesma Espinosa, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to Celta de Vigo and 1 to Osasuna.

Celta de Vigo: C. Giráldez González, 3-4-3 · Osasuna: L. Ramis Monfort, 5-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.37 for Celta de Vigo and 0.12 for Osasuna.

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

Osasuna made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.9 goals.

Celta de Vigo created the better chances, 2.37 xG to 0.12, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Celta de Vigo had 2 shots on target, Osasuna 5.

Celta de Vigo had 52% of the ball, but Osasuna took the points.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Celta de Vigo came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.01 expected goals for and 1.25 against, and had won 14% of their matches.

Osasuna came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.19 expected goals for and 1.35 against, and had won 29% of their matches.

Celta de Vigo vs Osasuna: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Kike Barja (Osasuna), rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Celta de Vigo

• Iago Aspas 7.2
• Sergio Carreira 7.1
• Miguel Román 7.0 1 assist
• Williot Swedberg 6.7
• Pablo Durán 6.6

Osasuna

• Kike Barja 7.8
• Raúl García 7.6 1 assist
• Alejandro Catena 7.2
• Ante Budimir 7.2 1 goal
• Abel Bretones 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Yoel Lago at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Celta de Vigo: Elche vs Celta de Vigo Sunday 11 October 2026 · La Liga
• Osasuna: Real Betis vs Osasuna Sunday 11 October 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 Osasuna

What was the score in Celta de Vigo vs Osasuna?

Celta de Vigo 1-2 Osasuna (half-time 1-0), La Liga, Thursday 27 August 2026.

Who scored in Celta de Vigo vs Osasuna?

Iago Aspas  14', Kike Barja  54', Ante Budimir 64'.

Did Moneyball predict Celta de Vigo vs Osasuna correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

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

Kike Barja, rated 7.8 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Celta de Vigo vs Osasuna?

M. Sesma Espinosa.