VIGO. Celta de Vigo snatched a late win Granada 1-0 after D. Suarez scored just 1 goal (90′). Its vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

I. Aspas missed a penalty (73′) for Celta de Vigo.​

I. Aspas missed 1 penalty (73′) for ​Celta de Vigo.

The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado who was helped by Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Celta de Vigo was in firm control of the ball 73% while Granada was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celta de Vigo won the match​.

Celta de Vigo shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Granada shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards (B. Mendez and I. Aspas). On the other side, Granada received 8 yellow cards (A. Puertas, D. Duarte, R. Moreno, A. Montoro, Quini, C. Neva, A. Escandell and J. Molina).

Standings

After playing this match, Celta de Vigo will have 7 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Granada will stay with 3 points like Deportivo Alavés to stay in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Elche on the 3rd of October with a 2-2 head to head.

Granada will host Sevilla on the 3rd of October with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (2 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

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 (7.3), Hugo Mallo (7.1), Néstor Araujo (7.0), Jeison Murillo (6.5), Javi Galán (7.5), Renato Tapia (7.6), Brais Méndez (6.7), Fran Beltrán (7.1), Nolito (6.7), Santi Mina (7.3) and Iago Aspas (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Okay Yokuşlu (6.5), Rubén Blanco, Denis Suárez (7.3), Carlos Dominguez, Kevin Vazquez, Thiago Galhardo (6.8), Miguel Baeza, Augusto Solari (6.6), Franco Cervi (7.0) and Jose Fontán.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: F. Beltran for D. Suarez (46′), Nolito for F. Cervi (62′), B. Mendez for T. Galhardo (78′), R. Tapia for A. Solari (86′) and R. Tapia for A. Solari (86′).

Best player: Renato Tapia​

The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Renato Tapia even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 81 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Granada – Formation

Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano (7.8), Quini (6.3), Domingos Duarte (6.6), Germán Sánchez (7.0), Carlos Neva (7.2), Antonio Puertas (6.6), Luis Milla (6.2), Maxime Gonalons (6.4), Alberto Soro (6.7), Luis Javier Suárez (6.5) and Carlos Bacca (6.9).

They had on the bench: Isma Ruiz, Ruben Rochina, Aarón Escandell (6.2), Ángel Montoro (6.4), Sergio Escudero (6.6), Luis Abram, Raúl Torrente, Monchu, Santiago Arias, Jorge Molina (6.5), Víctor Díaz (6.8) and Darwin Machís.

Granada could not rely on the presence of A. Montoro (injured), A. Escandell (injured), V. Diaz (injured) and A. Montoro (injured).

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: M. Gonalons for A. Montoro (19′), C. Bacca for J. Molina (68′), L. Maximiano for A. Escandell (77′), D. Duarte for V. Diaz (77′) and A. Puertas for S. Escudero (78′).

Best player: Luis Maximiano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was the goalkeeper: Luis Maximiano. His rating is 7.83. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Celta de Vigo – Granada – 1-0