LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Las Palmas managed to turn the tables against Celta de Vigo to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Celta de Vigo to strike first with a goal of Anastasios Douvikas at the 67′. Then it was a penalty in the 84′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Marc Cardona gave the win to Las Palmas in the 90′ minute. Las Palmas was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 22,472 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the help of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Fernández Vidal. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.24 degrees Celsius or 79.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Las Palmas had a strong ball possession 73% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Las Palmas was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Las Palmas won the match​.

Las Palmas shot 16 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Celta de Vigo shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Las Palmas received 2 yellow cards (Marc Cardona and Mika Mármol). On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card (Carl Starfelt).

Standings

After this contest, Las Palmas will have 8 points like Villarreal to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 5 points like Granada to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Las Palmas will play away with Almería on the 29th of October with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Almería (9 draws).

Celta de Vigo will play away agasint Girona on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).

Las Palmas – Formation

Las Palmas started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Valles (7.3), Julian Araujo (6.8), Alex Suárez (7.5), Mika Mármol (6.8), Sergi Cardona (8.4), Munir El Haddadi (7.3), Javier Muñoz (7.0), Kirian Rodríguez (7.5), Enzo Loiodice (7.3), Pejiño (6.7) and Sory Kaba (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Máximo Perrone (7.7), Jonathan Viera (8.2), Aarón Escandell, Marvin Park (7.0), Eric Curbelo, Cristian Herrera, Álvaro Lemos (6.8), Daley Sinkgraven, Marc Cardona (8.1), Saúl Coco and Alex Gonzalez.

Las Palmas could not rely on the presence of Álvaro Lemos (injured) and Marc Cardona (injured).

Substitutions

Las Palmas made 5 changes: Julian Araujo for Álvaro Lemos (32′), Sory Kaba for Marvin Park (63′), Enzo Loiodice for Máximo Perrone (77′), Pejiño for Marc Cardona (77′) and Javier Muñoz for Jonathan Viera (63′).

Best player: Sergi Cardona​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Las Palmas was Sergi Cardona even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 114 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Rafael Benítez Maudes played with: Iván Villar (7.0), Óscar Mingueza (6.6), Joseph Aidoo (6.8), Carl Starfelt (7.5), Unai Núñez (7.3), Manuel Sánchez (6.3), Carlos Dotor (6.6), Fran Beltrán (7.0), Jonathan Bamba (7.3), Anastasios Douvikas (7.7) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Renato Tapia, Iago Aspas (7.0), Mihailo Ristić, Agustín Marchesín, Carles Pérez, Franco Cervi, Williot Swedberg (6.6), Kevin Vázquez, Vicente Guaita, Carlos Domínguez, Miguel Rodríguez and Hugo Sotelo (6.4).

Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of Hugo Sotelo (injured).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 3 changes: Anastasios Douvikas for Iago Aspas (69′), Fran Beltrán for Hugo Sotelo (88′) and Jørgen Strand Larsen for Williot Swedberg (88′).

Best player: Jørgen Strand Larsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Jørgen Strand Larsen.

His rating is (7.9) with 13 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Las Palmas – Celta de Vigo – 2-1