Celta vs. Real Betis: Matchday 10 Kickoff, Team News and Venue

Celta vs. Real Betis is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026, in LaLiga EA Sports Matchday 10 at Abanca Balaídos in Vigo. Celta’s official squad announcement and Real Betis’ official fixture notice both list kickoff at 4:15 p.m. in Vigo. On the match date, mainland Spain is on Central European Time (CET, UTC+01:00), so the same kickoff is 3:15 p.m. UTC. Some localized LALIGA pages display 15:15 without a timezone label; that should not be mistaken for 3:15 p.m. in Vigo. This update uses the venue-local time published by the clubs and gives the UTC equivalent. LALIGA’s match center currently marks the fixture as scheduled.

Celta vs. Real Betis kickoff time and the October clock change

The local time matters because the fixture falls on the date Spain ends daylight saving time. The Spanish Official State Gazette calendar says the 2026 summer-time period ends on October 25, when clocks on the mainland move back from 3:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Vigo is therefore on CET, UTC+01:00, by the afternoon match. The clubs’ 4:15 p.m. local listing converts to 15:15 UTC.

For readers comparing schedules, look for the timezone before setting a reminder. The English-language LALIGA fixture view shows 15:15 but does not label the zone in its listing; the club notices explicitly give 16:15 for the match in Vigo. Those are not safe to compare as two local clock readings. Use 4:15 p.m. CET for Abanca Balaídos and 3:15 p.m. UTC for the event time. If you enter the match manually in a calendar, select Vigo or Europe/Madrid and check that the saved event shows the intended local time.

The official Spanish State Gazette daylight-saving calendar confirms the clock-change date. It is useful here because a summer-time offset of UTC+02:00 would be wrong for this afternoon kickoff.

Venue, round, and match officials

Celta is the home team, and the match is listed for Estadio Abanca Balaídos in Vigo, Galicia. Celta’s ticket announcement and Real Betis’ away-ticket notice identify the same ground and date. Supporters attending should use Celta’s current matchday and ticket information for access instructions, entry times, and any stadium notices; an old ticket notice may not include late operational updates.

LALIGA’s match center lists referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos for the fixture. Its Matchday 10 page confirms the pairing and round. The match center is the primary place to check if the league changes the schedule or posts a status update. The latest page view still shows “Scheduled,” and the starting lineups are not included in that schedule listing. A club squad announcement identifies who is called up, not who will start.

See the official LALIGA Matchday 10 schedule, the LALIGA match center, and the clubs’ notices for the fixture venue: RC Celta’s match and ticket announcement and Real Betis’ away-ticket notice.

Celta team news: 22 players called up, five injury absences

RC Celta published a 22-player squad for the visit from Betis on October 24. The club says five players are unavailable because of injury: Carl Starfelt, Borja Iglesias, Miguel Román, Álvaro Núñez, and Jones El-Abdellaoui. This is the club’s match-specific availability update; it does not provide a recovery timetable for those players.

The published group includes goalkeepers Altay Bayindir, Andrei Radu, and Iván Villar, along with Iago Aspas, Ferran Jutglà, Williot Swedberg, and the rest of the called-up squad. Being named in the 22-player group does not guarantee a starting place. The confirmed starting XI and substitutes should be checked in the official match center when the team sheets are released. Celta’s official squad announcement is the source for both the call-up and the five injury absences.

Real Betis team news: Facundo Bernal suspended

Facundo Bernal is suspended for this fixture. The RFEF Appeals Committee rejected Real Betis’ appeal on October 23 and confirmed the four-match suspension imposed by the Disciplinary Committee. Celta is Betis’ next LaLiga opponent after the Barcelona match that led to the sanction, so the ruling is directly relevant to Matchday 10. The RFEF appeal decision records the ruling and confirms that the appeal was dismissed.

Real Betis also reported that Cucho Hernández sustained a muscle injury in the match against FC Barcelona. The club’s medical bulletin identifies damage in the left proximal soleus area and says his return to group training will depend on his progress; it does not give a return date. Treat that as a confirmed injury report, not as a confirmed starting-lineup announcement. The official Real Betis medical update is the source. The official pages reviewed for this update do not establish the final availability of every other Betis player, so check the club’s matchday squad and LALIGA team sheet for further confirmed changes.

How to check for late changes and follow the fixture

Before kickoff, re-open the LALIGA match center and both clubs’ official channels. The match center is useful for the fixture status, officials, team sheets, live events, and final score. Celta is the source for home-stadium access guidance and its squad announcement; Real Betis is the source for its medical bulletins and team news. If a page shows a different clock time, verify whether it is giving Vigo time, another display timezone, or UTC before converting it yourself.

Broadcast and streaming rights depend on the viewer’s country. The fixture page does not establish worldwide coverage, so check the official rights-holder schedule for your location near match time. For an international calendar entry, use Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 3:15 p.m. UTC, or set the match to 4:15 p.m. CET in Vigo; those are the same moment. The clock change happens earlier that morning and does not move the afternoon match by an additional hour.

Quick Celta vs. Real Betis fixture summary

Celta hosts Real Betis at Abanca Balaídos on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in LaLiga EA Sports Matchday 10. The clubs list the Vigo kickoff as 4:15 p.m. CET (UTC+01:00), equal to 3:15 p.m. UTC. LALIGA names referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos. Celta has announced five injury absences, while Real Betis midfielder Facundo Bernal is suspended and Cucho Hernández has a club-reported muscle injury. Check the official team sheets and match center for any final lineup or status update.