Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Real Madrid and Celta Vigo.
A place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals will be on the line when Real Madrid welcome Celta Vigo to the Santiago Bernabeu for Thursday’s last-16 clash.
Real Madrid will be keen to get back on the pitch, as they look to produce a response to Sunday’s demoralising 5-2 defeat to rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, adding to the 4-0 loss they suffered in October’s La Liga Clasico.
Los Blancos do not want to see another trophy opportunity slip up in Thursday’s cup clash, with the hosts looking to record a sixth consecutive home win in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Celta will be hoping for a more successful trip to the capital than they experienced in last Friday’s meeting against Rayo Vallecano, falling to a narrow 2-1 league defeat in Vallecas.
Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the head-to-head record between the two clubs ahead of the upcoming Copa del Rey tie.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 133
Celta Vigo wins: 34
Draws: 21
Real Madrid wins: 78
These two sides have locked horns on 133 occasions throughout history, and Real Madrid comfortably lead the head-to-head record, having won 78 times to Celta’s 34, while there have also been 21 draws.
Real Madrid have netted 309 times against Celta, conceding 165, while Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in this fixture, having scored 20 goals against the Sky Blues during his time with Los Blancos.
Unsurprisingly, Real Madrid have also dominated their La Liga meetings, winning 71 of their 117 matches, suffering 29 defeats in the process, while there have been 17 draws.
Los Blancos are currently on a nine-game winning run against Celta in La Liga, while they have not lost to the Vigo outfit in Spain’s top flight since May 2014.
Two of Celta’s last three wins over Real Madrid have actually come at Bernabeu, and they have only beaten Los Blancos once in front of their own supporters since May 2001.
The last La Liga meeting between the two sides took place in October 2024, with Ancelotti’s side recording a 2-1 victory in Vigo courtesy of goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.
Celta have only scored one goal in their last four league matches against Real Madrid, conceding nine times in the process, which is a further indication of their difficulties when it comes to this fixture.
While they have struggled in meetings with Real Madrid, Celta enjoyed success in their most recent Copa del Rey tie against Los Blancos in 2016-17, pulling off a 2-1 away win in the first leg of the quarter-final, before they backed up that result with a 2-2 draw in the return fixture.
Last 20 meetings
Oct 19, 2024: Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 10, 2024: Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Aug 25, 2023: Celta Vigo 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 22, 2023: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Aug 20, 2022: Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 02, 2022: Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Sep 12, 2021: Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2021: Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Jan 02, 2021: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Feb 16, 2020: Real Madrid 2-2 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Aug 17, 2019: Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 16, 2019: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Nov 11, 2018: Celta Vigo 2-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)
May 12, 2018: Real Madrid 6-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Jan 07, 2018: Celta Vigo 2-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
May 17, 2017: Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Jan 25, 2017: Celta Vigo 2-2 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Jan 18, 2017: Real Madrid 1-2 Celta Vigo (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Aug 27, 2016: Real Madrid 2-1 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Mar 05, 2016: Real Madrid 7-1 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Oct 19, 2024: Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Mar 10, 2024: Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Aug 25, 2023: Celta Vigo 0-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 22, 2023: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Aug 20, 2022: Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 02, 2022: Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Sep 12, 2021: Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Mar 20, 2021: Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Jan 02, 2021: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
Feb 16, 2020: Real Madrid 2-2 Celta Vigo (La Liga)
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