VIGO. Celta de Vigo snatched a late win Elche 1-0 after J. Aidoo scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Wednesday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the collaboration of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Alexandre Alemán Pérez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 9 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 114 Attack 80
- 63 Dangerous attack 37
- 80 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Elche that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Celta de Vigo was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celta de Vigo won the match.
Celta de Vigo shot 15 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Elche shot 12 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celta de Vigo will have 39 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Elche will stay with 13 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Villarreal on the 30th of April with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).
Elche will host Rayo Vallecano on the 29th of April with a 10-4 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (4 draws).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
90'
77'
Celta de Vigo adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal decided to play with the following team: Iván Villar , Hugo Mallo , Joseph Aidoo , Renato Tapia , Javi Galán , Carles Pérez , Gabri Veiga , Fran Beltrán , Luca De La Torre , Iago Aspas and Gonçalo Paciência .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Domínguez, Óscar Rodríguez , Miguel Rodríguez , Fernando Medrano, Williot Swedberg, Christian Sanchez, Kevin Vázquez, Unai Núñez, Franco Cervi , Augusto Solari, Haris Seferović and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Gonçalo Paciência for Jörgen Strand Larsen (63′), Luca de la Torre for Franco Cervi (77′), Gabri Veiga for Óscar Rodríguez (77′), Carles Pérez for Miguel Rodríguez (77′) and Fran Beltrán for Unai Núñez (90′).
Best player: Fran Beltrán
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Fran Beltrán even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.
Elche – Formation
Elche
Also Elche adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sebastián Beccacece played with: Édgar Badía , Josan , Omar Mascarell , Lisandro Magallán , Carlos Clerc , Gerard Gumbau , John Nwankwo , Fidel , Tete Morente , Randy Nteka and Pere Milla .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Raúl Guti, Lautaro Blanco, Axel Werner, Enzo Roco, Alex Collado, Pol Lirola, Ezequiel Ponce, Diego González, Lucas Boyé , Nicolás Fernández, Pape Cheikh and Gonzalo Verdú.
Substitutions
Elche made 3 changes: Randy Nteka for Lucas Boyé (63′), Josan for Pol Lirola (87′) and Carlos Clerc for Ezequiel Ponce (90′).
Best player: Édgar Badía
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was the goalkeeper: Édgar Badía. His rating is 8.61. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 3-1
- Celta de Vigo – Elche – 1-0
- Rayo Vallecano – FC Barcelona – 2-1
- Getafe – Almería – 1-2
