VIGO. Valencia topped Celta de Vigo to win 2-1. A goal from A. Marí was decisive in the 88min. It was Valencia to strike first with an early goal of Justin Kluivert at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alberto Marí gave the win to Valencia in the 88′ minute with a goal. Celta de Vigo was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
Valencia remained in players after Gabriel Paulista received a double yellow card in the 90′.
The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado assisted by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Gorka Etayo Herrera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 6 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 127 Attack 90
- 58 Dangerous attack 37
- 89 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 19
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Celta de Vigo had a strong ball possession 64% while Valencia was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Valencia was able to find the solution to win this match.
Celta de Vigo shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Valencia shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Celta de Vigo received 4 yellow cards (Luca de la Torre, Gabri Veiga, C. Carvalhal and Renato Tapia). On the opposite side, Valencia received 4 yellow cards (Mouctar Diakhaby, Ilaix Moriba, Gabriel Paulista and André Almeida).
Also, Valencia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celta de Vigo will stay with 39 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Valencia will have 37 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away with Athletic Club on the 20th of May with a 13-8 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (8 draws).
Valencia will host Real Madrid on the 21st of May with a 21-7 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (9 draws).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
87'
55'
60'
Celta de Vigo started with a 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 , Renato Tapia , Unai Núñez , Franco Cervi , Carles Pérez , Fran Beltrán , Gabri Veiga , Luca De La Torre , Iago Aspas and Haris Seferović .
The home team had on the bench: Gonçalo Paciência , Carlos Domínguez, Óscar Mingueza, Miguel Rodríguez, Fernando Medrano, Óscar Rodríguez , Coke Carrillo, Christian Sanchez, Jørgen Strand Larsen , Augusto Solari, Williot Swedberg and Kevin Vázquez.
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: Iago Aspas for Jörgen Strand Larsen (55′), Luca de la Torre for Óscar Rodríguez (55′), Haris Seferovic for Gonçalo Paciência (78′) and Gabri Veiga for Williot Swedberg (89′).
Best player: Haris Seferović
The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Haris Seferović.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
90'
Valencia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Mouctar Diakhaby , Gabriel Paulista , José Luis Gayà , Nicolás González , Javier Guerra , Diego Lopez Noguerol , André Almeida , Samuel Lino and Justin Kluivert .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Toni Lato , Jesús Vázquez, Jaume Doménech, Ilaix Moriba , Ruben Iranzo Lendinez, Cenk Özkaçar, Alberto Mari , Samu Castillejo, Yunus Musah , Hugo Duro , Eray Cömert and Hugo Guillamón.
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Diego López for Yunus Musah (60′), Samuel Lino for Toni Lato (61′), Nico González for Ilaix Kourouma (69′), Justin Kluivert for Alberto Mari Sánchez (78′) and Javi Guerra for Hugo Duro (78′).
Best player: Dimitri Foulquier
The most impressive player for Valencia was Dimitri Foulquier even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Valencia – 1-2
- Elche – Atlético Madrid – 1-0
- Espanyol – FC Barcelona – 2-4
- Real Valladolid – Sevilla – 0-3
