VIGO. Celta de Vigo beats Rayo Vallecano 2-0 after B. Mendez scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the collaboration of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Celta de Vigo

2 - 0

Rayo Vallecano

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 11 Off Target 11
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 110 Attack 124
  • 50 Dangerous attack 45
  • 92 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 17 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celta de Vigo won the match​.

Celta de Vigo shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 11 times, 0 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (O. Trejo and P. Ciss).

Match Timeline

12'
13'
Óscar Trejo- sub ->U. Lopez
34'
Óscar Trejo- Yellow
38'
Pathé Ciss- Yellow
65'
Isi Palazón- sub ->M. Sylla
65'
Radamel Falcao- sub ->R. Nteka
66'
Óscar Valentín - sub ->P. Ciss
80'
82'
Renato Tapia - sub ->S. Mina
82'
88'
88'
88'
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 have 30 points like Valencia to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 31 points like Athletic Club to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Cádiz on the 12th of February with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Celta de Vigo (2 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Osasuna on the 12th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Osasuna (3 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Matías Dituro 1.Argentina
6.8
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
7.2
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
7.0
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
7.4
D
Carlos Domínguez 28.Spain
7.1
M
Denis Suárez 6.Spain
7.5
90'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
6.8
88'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
8.3
12', 80'
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
7.0
88'
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
7.4
88'
F
Santi Mina 22.Spain
7.1
82'
Substitutes
G
Rubén Blanco 13.Spain
G
Coke Carrillo 37.Spain
D
J. Murillo 24.Colombia
D
Néstor Araújo 4.Mexico
90'
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
D
José Fontán 19.Spain
M
Orbelín Pineda 18.Mexico
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
6.3
82'
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
88'
F
Nolito 9.Spain
88'
F
Thiago Galhardo 7.Brazil
88'

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 (6.8), Hugo Mallo (7.2), Joseph Aidoo (7.0), Carlos Dominguez (7.1), Javi Galán (7.4), Fran Beltrán (7.0), Brais Méndez (8.3), Denis Suárez (7.5), Franco Cervi (6.8), Iago Aspas (7.4) and Santi Mina (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Rubén Blanco, Coke Carrillo, J. Murillo, N. Araujo, O. Pineda, Kevin Vázquez, Renato Tapia (6.3), José Fontán, Nolito, Augusto Solari and Thiago Galhardo.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: S. Mina for R. Tapia (82′), F. Beltran for T. Galhardo (88′), I. Aspas for Nolito (88′), F. Cervi for A. Solari (88′) and D. Suarez for N. Araujo (90′).

Best player: Brais Méndez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Brais Méndez.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 49 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 13.Macedonia
6.3
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.6
D
Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro
6.8
82'
D
Kévin Rodrigues 19.Portugal
6.8
D
Alejandro Catena 5.Spain
7.1
M
Unai López 12.Spain
6.5
13'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
6.7
M
Santi Comesaña 6.Spain
7.1
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
6.2
66' 38'
M
Randy Nteka 9.France
6.1
65'
F
Mamadou Sylla 11.Senegal
6.5
65'
Substitutes
G
Luca Zidane 1.France
D
Mario Hernández 32.Spain
D
Nikola Maras 2.Serbia
M
Mario Suárez 4.Spain
M
Óscar Valentín 23.Spain
6.4
66'
F
Sergi Guardiola 16.Spain
6.8
82'
F
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
6.6
65'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
F
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.4
13' 34'
F
Radamel Falcao 3.Colombia
6.5
65'

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

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski (6.3), Ivan Balliu (6.6), Esteban Saveljich (6.8), Alejandro Catena (7.1), Kévin Rodrigues (6.8), Ismaila Ciss (6.2), Unai López (6.5), Randy Nteka (6.1), Santi Comesaña (7.1), Álvaro García (6.7) and Mamadou Sylla (6.5).

They had on the bench: L. Zidane, Sergi Guardiola (6.8), Mario Suárez, Óscar Valentín (6.4), Isi Palazón (6.6), Mario Hernández, Bebé, N. Maraš, Óscar Trejo (6.4) and Radamel Falcao (6.5).

Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of O. Trejo (injured).

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: U. Lopez for O. Trejo (13′), M. Sylla for I. Palazon (65′), R. Nteka for R. Falcao (65′), P. Ciss for O. Valentin (66′) and E. Saveljich for S. Guardiola (82′).

Best player: Santi Comesaña​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Santi Comesaña.

His rating is (7.1) with 58 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 27.

Results of the day

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