BILBAO. Athletic Club beat Celta de Vigo to win 2-1. It was Athletic Club to strike first with an early goal of Iñaki Williams at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Álex Berenguer gave the win to Athletic Club in the 54′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López with the assistance of José Luis Martínez Serrato and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 110 Attack 105
- 47 Dangerous attack 27
- 78 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Athletic Club was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletic Club won the match.
Athletic Club shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 5 yellow cards (Aitor Paredes, Nico Williams, Dani García, Raúl García and Raúl García). On the other side, Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card (Luca de la Torre).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club will have 50 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 39 points like Almería to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away with Osasuna on the 25th of May with a 16-8 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo will host Girona on the 23rd of May with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (3 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón
, Óscar de Marcos , Daniel Vivian , Aitor Paredes , Yuri Berchiche , Dani García , Nico Williams , Oihan Sancet , Iker Muniain , Álex Berenguer and Iñaki Williams .The home team had on the bench: Oier Zarraga
, Unai Vencedor, Malcom Ares , Julen Agirrezabala, Ander Capa, Gorka Guruzeta, Ander Herrera , Mikel Balenziaga, Íñigo Lekue, Unai Gómez, Raúl García and Mikel Vesga .Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of Ander Herrera (injured) and Raúl García (injured).
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Nico Williams for Ander Herrera (59′), Ander Herrera for Mikel Vesga (75′), Dani García for Oier Zarraga (82′), Iñaki Williams for Malcom Ares Djalo (83′) and Iker Muniain for Raúl García (83′).
Best player: Iñaki Williams
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Iñaki Williams.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Iván Villar
, Kevin Vázquez , Joseph Aidoo , Unai Núñez , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Óscar Rodríguez , Carles Pérez , Franco Cervi , Gabri Veiga and Jørgen Strand Larsen .These were the players on the bench: Óscar Mingueza
, Christian Sanchez, Carlos Domínguez, Luca De La Torre , Hugo Mallo, Augusto Solari, Gonçalo Paciência , Coke Carrillo, Haris Seferović , Miguel Rodríguez and Williot Swedberg.Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of Haris Seferovic (injured).
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Fran Beltrán for Luca De La Torre (24′), Franco Cervi for Miguel Rodríguez (46′), Kevin Vázquez for Óscar Mingueza (46′), J. Strand Larsen for Haris Seferović (62′) and Gabri Veiga for Gonçalo Paciência (77′).
Best player: Unai Núñez
The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Unai Núñez.
His rating is
with 56 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Celta de Vigo – 2-1
- FC Barcelona – Real Sociedad – 1-2
- Almería – Mallorca – 3-0
- Girona – Villarreal – 1-2
- Getafe – Elche – 1-1