VIGO. Valencia found a way to reverse the scoreline against Celta de Vigo to win 2-1. It was Celta de Vigo to strike first with a goal of I. Aspas at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 19′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Gomez gave the win to Valencia in the 53′ minute with a goal. Celta de Vigo was much better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who had the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Alberto Fuente Martín. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Celta de Vigo

1 - 2

Valencia

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 135 Attack 84
  • 66 Dangerous attack 36
  • 86 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 22
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celta de Vigo was in firm control of the ball 67% while Valencia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo was has a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Valencia succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Celta de Vigo shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Valencia shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards (F. Beltran, I. Aspas and Nolito). Talking about the opposition, Valencia received 2 yellow cards (M. Gomez and J. Gaya).

Match Timeline

Fran Beltrán- Yellow
9'
Iago Aspas (goal)B. Mendez
11'
Iago Aspas - Yellow
12'
Renato Tapia - sub ->I. Aspas
16'
19'
Hugo Duro(goal)
36'
51'
José Gayà - Yellow
52'
53'
57'
58'
73'
74'
83'
84'
84'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this match, Celta de Vigo will stay with 16 points like Villarreal to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Valencia will have 22 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will host Espanyol on the 17th of December with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (10 draws).

Valencia will play away agasint Levante on the 20th of December with a 14-6 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (8 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Matías Dituro 1.Argentina
6.0
D
Néstor Araújo 4.Mexico
6.8
74'
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
6.8
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
6.8
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
7.3
M
Denis Suárez 6.Spain
7.2
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
6.6
58'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
7.1
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
6.7
57' 9'
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
7.2
16' 12' 11'
F
Santi Mina 22.Spain
6.5
Substitutes
G
Rubén Blanco 13.Spain
D
José Fontán 19.Spain
D
J. Murillo 24.Colombia
6.4
74'
D
Carlos Domínguez 28.Spain
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
6.3
58'
M
Miguel Baeza 16.Spain
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
6.9
16'
M
Okay Yokuşlu 5.Turkey
F
Nolito 9.Spain
6.5
57' 90'

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

The manager Eduardo Germán Coudet decided to play with the following team: Matías Dituro (6.0), Kevin Vazquez (6.8), Joseph Aidoo (6.8), Néstor Araujo (6.8), Javi Galán (7.3), Fran Beltrán (6.7), Brais Méndez (7.1), Denis Suárez (7.2), Franco Cervi (6.6), Iago Aspas (7.2) and Santi Mina (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Rubén Blanco, Augusto Solari (6.3), Jose Fontán, Miguel Baeza, Nolito (6.5), Renato Tapia (6.9), Okay Yokuşlu, Jeison Murillo (6.4) and Carlos Dominguez.

Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of R. Tapia (injured).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: I. Aspas for R. Tapia (16′), F. Beltran for Nolito (57′), F. Cervi for A. Solari (58′) and N. Araujo for J. Murillo (74′).

Best player: Javi Galán​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Javi Galán.

His rating is (7.3) with 42 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Jasper Cillessen 13.Netherlands
7.1
D
Cristiano Piccini 24.Italy
7.1
73'
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
7.3
51'
D
Omar Alderete 15.Paraguay
7.1
D
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.4
M
Daniel Wass 18.Denmark
7.0
M
Carlos Soler 10.Spain
6.1
M
Koba Koindredi 27.France
6.1
52'
M
Hélder Costa 11.Portugal
6.0
84'
M
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
7.1
84' 19'
F
Maxi Gómez 9.Uruguay
7.2
83' 36' 53'
Substitutes
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 28.Georgia
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
D
Toni Lato 3.Spain
6.2
73'
D
Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 39.Spain
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.7
84'
M
César Tárrega 38.Spain
M
Gonçalo Guedes 7.Portugal
6.6
84'
M
Jason 23.Spain
M
Denis Cheryshev 17.Russia
M
Uroš Račić 8.Serbia
6.6
52'
F
Manu Vallejo 21.Spain
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
6.8
83'

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

José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Jasper Cillessen (7.1), Cristiano Piccini (7.1), Hugo Guillamón (6.4), Omar Alderete (7.1), José Luis Gayà (7.3), Hélder Costa (6.0), Carlos Soler (6.1), Daniel Wass (7.0), Koba Koindredi (6.1), Hugo Duro (7.1) and Maximiliano Gómez (7.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Toni Lato (6.2), Manu Vallejo, Yunus Musah (6.7), Marcos de Sousa (6.8), César Tárrega, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Gonçalo Guedes (6.6), Jason, Rubén Iranzo, Jaume Doménech, Denis Cheryshev and Uroš Račić (6.6).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: K. Koindredi for U. Racic (52′), C. Piccini for T. Lato (73′), M. Gomez for Marcos Andre (83′), H. Costa for G. Guedes (83′) and H. Duro for Y. Musah (84′).

Best player: José Luis Gayà​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was José Luis Gayà even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 20 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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