VIGO. Celta de Vigo found a way to reverse the scoreline against Real Betis to win 2-1. It was Real Betis to strike first with an early goal of Aitor Ruibal at the 6′. Then it was a penalty in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Williot Swedberg gave the win to Celta de Vigo in the 90′ minute. Real Betis lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Wednesday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. In front of 21,105 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias assisted by José Antonio Garrido Romero and Guillermo Santiago Sacristán. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.28 degrees Celsius or 57.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 7
- 106 Attack 116
- 39 Dangerous attack 40
- 48 Ball safe 65
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 60% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Betis was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Celta de Vigo managed to find the solution to win this match.
Celta de Vigo shot 19 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Real Betis shot 14 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Celta de Vigo didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Real Betis received 2 yellow cards (William Carvalho and Sokratis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Celta de Vigo has 16 points like Sevilla to remain in the 17th place. On the other side, Real Betis will stays with 28 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away with Mallorca on the 14th of January with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Mallorca (4 draws).
Real Betis will host Granada on the 14th of January with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Real Betis (6 draws).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
89'
16'
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 , Óscar Mingueza , Unai Núñez , Carlos Domínguez , Manuel Sánchez , Carles Pérez , Renato Tapia , Fran Beltrán , Franco Cervi , Iago Aspas and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Dotor, Luca de la Torre , Kevin Vázquez, Agustín Marchesín, Anastasios Douvikas , Iván Villar, Jailson, Williot Swedberg , Miguel Rodríguez, Hugo Sotelo, Javier Rodriguez Galiano and Hugo Álvarez .
Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of Williot Swedberg (injured).
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: Franco Cervi for Williot Swedberg (67′), Fran Beltrán for Luca de la Torre (74′), Jørgen Strand Larsen for Hugo Álvarez (89′) and Carles Pérez for Anastasios Douvikas (89′).
Player of the match: Iago Aspas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Real Betis – Formation
Real Betis
90'
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti played with: Chadi Riad, Rui Silva , Aitor Ruibal , Germán Pezzella , Sokratis , Abner Vinícius , William Carvalho , Marc Roca , Assane Diao , Isco and Ayoze Pérez , Borja Iglesias .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Willian José , Juan Miranda, Luiz Henrique , Juan Cruz, Rodri Sánchez , Andrés Guardado, Sergi Altimira , Francisco Vieites, Nobel Mendy and Pablo Busto.
Substitutions
Real Betis made 4 changes: Assane Diao for Luiz Henrique (58′), William Carvalho for Sergi Altimira (66′), Borja Iglesias for Willian José (58′) and Isco for Rodri Sánchez (89′).
Player of the match: Isco
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Betis was Isco.
His rating is with 57 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 18. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Granada – Cádiz – 2-0
- Celta de Vigo – Real Betis – 2-1
- Girona – Atlético Madrid – 4-3
- Real Madrid – Mallorca – 1-0
