Almería defeats Celta de Vigo 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ALMERíA. Almería found a way to reverse the scoreline against Celta de Vigo.

October 30, 2022

ALMERíA. Almería found a way to reverse the scoreline against Celta de Vigo. It was Celta de Vigo to score first with a goal from G. Veiga. Nevertheless, later Almería found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Lazaro (52′), C. de la Hoz (60′) and I. Eguaras (90′). Almería was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who had the assistance of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Salvador Lax Franco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.

Match Statistics

Almería

3 - 1

Celta de Vigo

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

20 Total 9
5 On Target 4
15 Off Target 5
5 Shots blocked 2

109 Attack 81
50 Dangerous attack 19
88 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

10 Total 7
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Almería was in firm control of the ball 62% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Almería was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almería won the match.

Almería shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Almería received 4 yellow cards (A. Embarba, C. de la Hoz, G. Melero and R. Ely). On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Celta de Vigo didn’t finish the match with 11 players after G. Veiga (Celta de Vigo) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).

Match Timeline

22'

25'

27'

32'

46'

Alejandro Pozo- sub ->H. Mendes

46'

Franco Cervi- sub ->C. Perez

46'

Renato Tapia - sub ->J. Larsen

52'

60'

Largie Ramazani- sub ->Leo Baptistao

62'

67'

Gonzalo Melero- Yellow

84'

Íñigo Eguaras- sub ->G. Melero

86'

89'

Pablo Durán- sub ->J. Galan

90'

Gonçalo Paciência- sub ->F. Beltran

90'

Íñigo Eguaras(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Almería will have 13 points like Mallorca to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 11 points like Espanyol to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Getafe on the 9th of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Getafe (4 draws).

Celta de Vigo will host Osasuna on the 5th of November with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería

Fernando Martínez 13.Spain

6.8

Rodrigo Ely 19.Brazil

7.1

90'

S. Babić 22.Serbia

7.1

Houboulang Mendes 24.Guinea-Bissau

6.7

46'

Sergio Akieme 15.Spain

6.8

César de la Hoz 6.Spain

8.0

27'

60'

Gonzalo Melero 3.Spain

6.4

86'

84'

Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina

7.2

Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil

6.9

62'

Adrián Embarba 10.Spain

6.8

46'

22'

El BilalTouré 9.Mali

7.0

67'

Substitutes

Fernando Pacheco 1.Spain

Kaiky 2.Brazil

Chumi 21.Spain

Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain

7.6

46'

Martin Svidersky 26.Slovakia

Arnau Puigmal 18.Spain

Íñigo Eguaras 4.Spain

86'

90'

Samú Costa 23.Portugal

Francisco Portillo 8.Spain

Lázaro 14.Brazil

7.6

46'

52'

Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium

6.9

62'

Dyego Sousa 11.Portugal

6.4

67'

Almería started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez (6.8), Houboulang Mendes (6.7), Rodrigo Ely (7.1), Srđan Babić (7.1), Sergio Akieme (6.8), César de la Hoz (8.0), Léo Baptistão (6.9), Lucas Robertone (7.2), Gonzalo Melero (6.4), Adrián Embarba (6.8) and El Bilal Touré (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Alejandro Pozo (7.6), Martin Svidersky, Arnau Puigmal, Íñigo Eguaras, Kaiky, Lázaro (7.6), Fernando Pacheco, Chumi, Samuel Costa, Francisco Portillo, Largie Ramazani (6.9) and Dyego Sousa (6.4).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: A. Embarba for Lazaro (46′), H. Mendes for A. Pozo (46′), Leo Baptistao for L. Ramazani (62′), E. B. Toure for D. Sousa (67′) and G. Melero for I. Eguaras (86′).

Best player: César de la Hoz

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was César de la Hoz.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 57 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo

Agustín Federico Marchesín 1.Argentina

6.4

Unai Núñez 4.Spain

6.6

Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana

6.4

Javi Galán 17.Spain

6.1

89'

Óscar Mingueza 3.Spain

6.8

Óscar Rodríguez 5.Spain

7.0

Fran Beltrán 8.Spain

6.5

90'

Gabri Veiga 28.Spain

6.4

32'

25'

Carles Pérez 7.Spain

7.0

46'

Iago Aspas 10.Spain

6.8

Jørgen Strand Larsen 18.Norway

6.4

46'

Substitutes

Iván Villar 13.Spain

Carlos Domínguez 26.Spain

Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain

Williot Swedberg 19.Sweden

Franco Cervi 11.Argentina

6.3

46'

Renato Tapia 14.Peru

6.1

46'

Gonçalo Paciência 9.Portugal

90'

Pablo Durán 35.Spain

89'

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Agustín Marchesín (6.4), Óscar Mingueza (6.8), Joseph Aidoo (6.4), Unai Núñez (6.6), Javi Galán (6.1), Fran Beltrán (6.5), Carles Pérez (7.0), Gabriel Veiga (6.4), Óscar Rodríguez (7.0), Iago Aspas (6.8) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pablo Durán, Williot Swedberg, Carlos Domínguez, Franco Cervi (6.3), Renato Tapia (6.1), Iván Villar, Gonçalo Paciência and Kevin Vázquez.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: C. Perez for F. Cervi (46′), J. Larsen for R. Tapia (46′), J. Galan for P. Duran (89′) and F. Beltran for G. Paciencia (90′).