SEVILLA. Sevilla finds its way back against Celta de Vigo with a goal on the F. Cervi 37′ and a goal on the I. Aspas 40′. Sevilla was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 30,059 spectators.​ The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez who was helped by Raúl Cabañero Martínez and José Gallego García. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Sevilla

2 - 2

Celta de Vigo

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 99
  • 68 Dangerous attack 21
  • 81 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 11 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sevilla had a superior ball possession 65% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sevilla to win the match​.

Sevilla shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 1 yellow card (N. Gudelj). On the other side, Celta de Vigo received 4 yellow cards (F. Cervi, D. Suarez, R. Tapia and J. Murillo).

Match Timeline

23'
Franco Cervi- Yellow
31'
37'
Franco Cervi(goal)
40'
Iago Aspas (goal)B. Mendez
Óliver Torres- sub ->I. Rakitic
46'
46'
46'
64'
65'
Renato Tapia - sub ->D. Suarez
65'
66'
Renato Tapia - Yellow
71'
Nemanja Gudelj- sub ->J. Corona
71'
Óliver Torres(goal)
74'
76'
77'
82'
Nemanja Gudelj- Yellow
83'
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 this match, Sevilla will have 46 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will have 27 points like Espanyol to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away against Osasuna on the 5th of February with a 16-5 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (6 draws).

Celta de Vigo will host Rayo Vallecano on the 5th of February with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Rayo Vallecano (5 draws).

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla
G
Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia
6.6
D
K. Rekik 4.Netherlands
6.6
D
Marcos Acuña 19.Argentina
7.4
D
Diego Carlos 20.Brazil
6.2
D
Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina
6.4
M
I. Rakitić 10.Croatia
6.2
46'
M
Fernando 25.Brazil
6.6
46'
M
Joan Jordán 8.Spain
7.0
90'
F
Lucas Ocampos 5.Argentina
6.6
F
Jesús Corona 9.Mexico
7.4
71'
F
Rafa Mir 12.Spain
6.2
46'
Substitutes
G
Javier Díaz 31.Spain
G
Alfonso Pastor 33.Spain
D
José Ángel Carmona 30.Spain
D
Kike Salas 45.Spain
M
Juanlu Sánchez 32.Spain
M
Óliver Torres 21.Spain
7.1
46' 74'
M
Luismi Cruz 27.Spain
90'
M
Nacho Quintana 43.Spain
M
A. Zarzana 38.Spain
M
Papu Gómez 24.Argentina
7.6
46' 71'
M
Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia
7.1
71' 83'
F
Iván Romero 36.Spain
6.6
46'

Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Marko Dmitrović (6.6), Gonzalo Montiel (6.4), Diego Carlos (6.2), Karim Rekik (6.6), Marcos Acuña (7.4), Joan Jordán (7.0), Fernando (6.6), Ivan Rakitić (6.2), Lucas Ocampos (6.6), Rafa Mir (6.2) and Jesús Corona (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Juanlu Sánchez, Iván Romero (6.6), Óliver Torres (7.1), José Ángel Carmona, Luismi Cruz, Nacho Quintana, Javier Díaz, Antonio Zarzana, Alfonso Pastor, Alejandro Gómez (7.6), Nemanja Gudelj (7.1) and Kike Salas.

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of N. Gudelj (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: I. Rakitic for O. Torres (46′), R. Mir for I. Romero (46′), F. Reges for Papu Gomez (46′), J. Corona for N. Gudelj (71′) and J. Jordan for Luismi (90′).

Best player: Alejandro Gómez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Alejandro Gómez.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Matías Dituro 1.Argentina
6.1
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
6.2
D
Néstor Araújo 4.Mexico
7.1
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
6.2
64'
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
6.2
M
Denis Suárez 6.Spain
6.4
65' 31'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
7.4
65' 23' 37'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
6.2
77'
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
6.5
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
8.1
40'
F
Santi Mina 22.Spain
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
Rubén Blanco 13.Spain
G
Coke Carrillo 37.Spain
D
José Fontán 19.Spain
D
J. Murillo 24.Colombia
6.4
64' 76'
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
D
Carlos Domínguez 28.Spain
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
6.3
77'
M
Orbelín Pineda 18.Mexico
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
6.6
65' 66'
F
Thiago Galhardo 7.Brazil
6.8
82'
F
Nolito 9.Spain
6.5
65'

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

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro (6.1), Hugo Mallo (6.2), Joseph Aidoo (6.2), Néstor Araujo (7.1), Javi Galán (6.2), Fran Beltrán (6.5), Brais Méndez (6.2), Denis Suárez (6.4), Franco Cervi (7.4), Iago Aspas (8.1) and Santi Mina (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jose Fontán, Augusto Solari (6.3), Jeison Murillo (6.4), Kevin Vazquez, Rubén Blanco, Carlos Dominguez, Thiago Galhardo (6.8), Orbelín Pineda, Coke Carrillo, Renato Tapia (6.6) and Nolito (6.5).

Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of J. Murillo (injured).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: J. Aidoo for J. Murillo (64′), D. Suarez for R. Tapia (65′), F. Cervi for Nolito (65′), B. Mendez for A. Solari (77′) and S. Mina for T. Galhardo (82′).

Best player: Iago Aspas​

The most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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