VIGO. Celta de Vigo defeats Granada 1-0 after J. Strand scored just 1 goal (20′). Granada lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

Celta de Vigo remained with 10 players after Iago Aspas received a red card in the 80′. Anyhow, Celta de Vigo still managed to win this match playing only in players​.

The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 18,027 spectators.​ The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 12.55 degrees Celsius or 54.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Celta de Vigo

1 - 0

Granada

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 112 Attack 99
  • 37 Dangerous attack 31
  • 84 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 21 Total 17
  • 6 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Granada had a superior ball possession 60% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celta de Vigo won the match​.

Celta de Vigo shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Granada shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 6 yellow cards (Carlos Domínguez, Carlos Dotor, Mihailo Ristić, Vicente Guaita, Kevin Vázquez and Jørgen Strand Larsen). Regarding the opposition, Granada received 2 yellow cards (Gerard Gumbau and Famara Diédhiou).

(Celta de Vigo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (80′).

Match Timeline

Jørgen Strand Larsen(goal)Unai Núñez
20'
Jørgen Strand Larsen- Yellow
22'
Kevin Vázquez- Yellow
29'
Óscar Mingueza- sub ->Kevin Vázquez
62'
Vicente Guaita- Yellow
66'
Carlos Dotor - Yellow
70'
71'
Óscar Melendo- sub ->Gonzalo Villar
Anastasios Douvikas- sub ->Jonathan Bamba
72'
Luca de la Torre- sub ->Jørgen Strand Larsen
72'
Mihailo Ristic- Yellow
75'
Iago Aspas - Red
80'
82'
José Callejón- sub ->Ricard Sánchez
82'
83'
Carlos Domínguez- Yellow
84'
90'
Antonio Puertas- sub ->Sergio Ruiz Alonso
Fran Beltrán- sub ->Carlos Dotor
90'
90'
Gerard Gumbau- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this match, Celta de Vigo has 13 points like Sevilla and Cádiz to remain in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Granada will stays with 8 points to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Villarreal on the 20th of December with a 11-8 head to head in favor of Villarreal (7 draws).

Granada will host Sevilla on the 19th of December with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (2 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Vicente Guaita 25.Spain
7.9
66'
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
7.3
62' 29'
D
Mihailo Ristic 21.Serbia
7.0
75'
D
Carlos Domínguez 28.Spain
7.0
84'
D
Carl Starfelt 2.Sweden
D
Unai Núñez 4.Spain
7.3
M
Jonathan Bamba 17.France
7.5
72'
M
Carlos Dotor 6.Spain
6.8
90' 70'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
7.3
M
Renato Tapia 5.Peru
8.1
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 18.Norway
7.7
72' 22' 20'
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
7.3
80'
Substitutes
G
A. Marchesín 1.Argentina
G
Iván Villar 13.Spain
D
Manu Sánchez 23.Spain
D
Javi Domínguez 31.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 3.Spain
6.7
62'
M
Luca de la Torre 14.United States
6.4
72'
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
90'
M
Williot Swedberg 19.Sweden
M
Hugo Sotelo 30.Spain
F
Carles Pérez 7.Spain
F
Anastasios Douvikas 12.Greece
6.8
72'
F
Miguel Rodríguez 29.Spain

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

The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita (7.9), Kevin Vázquez (7.3), Carl Starfelt, Unai Núñez (7.3), Carlos Domínguez (7.0), Mihailo Ristić (7.0), Jonathan Bamba (7.5), Renato Tapia (8.1), Carlos Dotor (6.8), Franco Cervi (7.3), Iago Aspas (7.3) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Agustín Marchesín, Carles Pérez, Fran Beltrán, Anastasios Douvikas (6.8), Iván Villar, Williot Swedberg, Miguel Rodríguez, Hugo Sotelo, Javi Domínguez, Manuel Sánchez, Óscar Mingueza (6.7) and Luca de la Torre  (6.4).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: Kevin Vázquez for Óscar Mingueza (62′), Jonathan Bamba for Anastasios Douvikas (72′), Jørgen Strand Larsen for Luca de la Torre  (72′) and Carlos Dotor for Fran Beltrán (90′).

Player of the match: Renato Tapia​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Renato Tapia even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 38 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 17.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
6.4
D
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
6.4
82'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
7.5
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
7.1
82'
D
Raúl Torrente 28.Spain
6.4
M
Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania
6.8
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
6.7
90'
M
Gerard Gumbau 23.Spain
7.3
90'
M
Gonzalo Villar 24.Spain
6.7
71'
M
Bryan Zaragoza 26.Spain
6.6
F
Lucas Boyé 7.Argentina
6.8
83'
Substitutes
G
Adri López 31.Spain
D
Wilson Manafá 3.Portugal
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
D
Víctor Díaz 16.Spain
D
Álvaro Fernández 33.Spain
6.8
82'
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
90'
M
Njegoš Petrović 18.Serbia
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.8
71'
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
6.8
82'
F
F. Diédhiou 19.Senegal
6.4
83' 90'
F
Shon Weissman 17.Israel

Granada started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: André Ferreira (6.4), Ricard Sánchez (6.4), Ignasi Miquel (7.5), Raúl Torrente (6.4), Carlos Neva (7.1), Gerard Gumbau (7.3), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (6.7), Myrto Uzuni (6.8), Gonzalo Villar (6.7), Bryan Zaragoza (6.6), Lucas Boyé (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Wilson Manafá, Miguel Rubio, José Callejón (6.8), Antonio Puertas, Víctor Díaz, Njegoš Petrović, Famara Diédhiou (6.4), Óscar Melendo (6.8), Shon Weissman, Adri López, Álvaro Fernández (6.8), Fran Arbol and Fran Árbol.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Gonzalo Villar for Óscar Melendo (71′), Lucas Boyé for Famara Diédhiou (83′), Ricard Sánchez for José Callejón (82′), Carlos Neva for Álvaro Fernández (82′) and Sergio Ruiz Alonso for Antonio Puertas (90′).

Player of the match: Ignasi Miquel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Ignasi Miquel.

His rating is 7.5 with 75 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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