Match Report
Before the match
seven goals for and two against accompanied Celta's one win and four draws across five outings, keeping three clean sheets, an unbeaten run. A 0-0 draw away to Elche (11 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 5-0 at home to Santander on 19 September.
Elche hosted Celta (La Liga) on 11 October. For Celta, the score was 0-0: zero goals scored, zero allowed. 5-0 was Celta's result against Santander on 19 September (La Liga), playing at home; Celta won, with five scored to zero conceded. The 13 September fixture (La Liga) paired Celta with Málaga. Celta drew 1-1 at home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing away from home against Getafe (La Liga), Celta finished 1-1 on 7 September. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 3 September: Celta drew 0-0 against Real Sociedad away from home in La Liga, scoring zero goals and allowing zero.
Celta stood 12th in the results-based La Liga table before kickoff, with eight points from eight matches.
Alavés: one win, one draw and three defeats over five games; seven goals scored, seven conceded. Latest: a 2-1 defeat at home to Atleti on 10 October; their biggest win in that spell was 5-2 at home to Osasuna on 6 September.
Alavés hosted Atleti on 10 October (La Liga) and lost 1-2; their goals totalled one, compared with two conceded. Athletic hosted Alavés (La Liga) on 19 September. For Alavés, the score was 0-0: zero goals scored, zero allowed. 0-1 was Alavés's result against Valencia on 15 September (La Liga), playing at home; Alavés lost, with zero scored to one conceded. The 12 September fixture (La Liga) paired Alavés with Santander. Alavés lost 1-2 away from home, netting one goal while conceding two. Playing at home against Osasuna (La Liga), Alavés finished 5-2 on 6 September. Their score comprised five goals, against two from the opposition.
Before kickoff, La Liga's results-based standings placed Alavés 7th after eight matches and 11 points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 4-3 away win for Alavés on 22 March and a 1-0 away win for Celta on 22 November 2025.
After the match
Celta edged past Alavés 2-1 on 18 October 2026. Ferran Jutglà opened the scoring 53 minutes into the game for Celta, set up by Javi Rodríguez, to make it 1-0. Javi Rodríguez added to the tally 71 minutes into the game for Celta, set up by Iago Aspas, to make it 2-0. Hugo Novoa pulled one back late on, in the 87th minute for Alavés, set up by Mariano Díaz, to make it 1-2. Sebastían Cáceres (15') and Toni Martínez (45') were booked. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Celta are 46 points stronger than Alavés. Every goal came after the interval. Celta are unbeaten in the latest 6 matches of their recorded form. Celta: one yellow card. Celta made five changes. Iago Aspas provided an assist following entry for Celta in the 70th minute. Alavés picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Alavés was five. Hugo Novoa scored in minute 87 following entry for Alavés in the 62nd minute. Mariano Díaz, on in the 62nd minute, provided an assist.