VIGO. Villarreal and Celta de Vigo draw 1-1. G. Moreno scored the first goal (15′) for Villarreal. J. Strand made it even (68′).
The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the help of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 20 Total 4
- 7 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 98 Attack 102
- 69 Dangerous attack 39
- 109 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Villarreal that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Celta de Vigo was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Celta de Vigo to win the match.
Celta de Vigo shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Villarreal shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Celta de Vigo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Manu Trigueros and José Luis Morales).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Celta de Vigo will have 17 points like Getafe, Almería and Real Valladolid to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will have 28 points like Real Betis to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will host Athletic Club on the 29th of January with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (8 draws).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
54'
68'
Celta de Vigo started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal decided to play with the following team: Agustín Marchesín , Óscar Mingueza , Joseph Aidoo , Unai Núñez , Hugo Mallo , Fran Beltrán , Óscar Rodríguez , Javi Galán , Gabriel Veiga , Franco Cervi and Iago Aspas .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Medrano, Jørgen Strand Larsen , Carles Pérez , Augusto Solari, Pablo Durán, Luca De La Torre , Carlos Domínguez, Williot Swedberg, Renato Tapia , Gonçalo Paciência, Iván Villar and Kevin Vázquez.
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: Franco Cervi for Luca de la Torre (46′), Óscar Mingueza for Carles Pérez (54′), Óscar Rodríguez for J. Strand Larsen (64′) and Gabri Veiga for Renato Tapia (87′).
Best player: Iago Aspas
The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.
His rating is with 34 passes (91% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
26'
Villarreal started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Enrique Setién Solar played with: Pepe Reina , Juan Foyth , Aïssa Mandi , Pau Torres , Johan Mojica , Dani Parejo , Samuel Chukwueze , Manu Trigueros , Francis Coquelin , José Luis Morales and Gerard Moreno .
They had on the bench: Manu Morlanes , Étienne Capoue , Arnaut Danjuma, Alberto Moreno, Filip Jörgensen, Kiko Femenía, Yéremy Pino and Jorge Cuenca .
Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Kiko Femenía (injured) and Jorge Cuenca (injured).
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: Samuel Chukwueze for Yéremy Pino (46′), Francis Coquelin for Étienne Capoue (64′), Juan Foyth for Kiko Femenía (65′), Kiko Femenía for Jorge Cuenca (70′) and Manu Trigueros for Manu Morlanes (77′).
Best player: Gerard Moreno
The most impressive player for Villarreal was Gerard Moreno.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
