VIGO. Girona tops Celta de Vigo 1-0 after Portu scored just 1 goal (20′). Girona was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López with the help of José Luis Martínez Serrato and José Francisco García Lozano. The 4th official was Gorka Etayo Herrera. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 17.87 degrees Celsius or 64.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 5 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 91 Attack 111
- 41 Dangerous attack 47
- 65 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Girona was in firm control of the ball 61% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the encounter.
Celta de Vigo shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Girona shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card (Jailson). On the opposite side, Girona received 1 yellow card (Daley Blind).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celta de Vigo stays with 17 points like Sevilla to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Girona will has 55 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away with Osasuna on the 4th of February with a 7-7 head to head stats.
Girona will host Real Sociedad on the 4th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
78'
71'
Celta de Vigo started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita , Unai Núñez , Carl Starfelt , Carlos Domínguez , Óscar Mingueza , Renato Tapia , Luca de la Torre , Manuel Sánchez , Anastasios Douvikas , Iago Aspas and Jørgen Strand Larsen .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Dotor , Carles Pérez, Fran Beltrán, Franco Cervi, Iván Villar, Jailson , Williot Swedberg, Kevin Vázquez, Mihailo Ristić , Coke Carrillo, Miguel Rodríguez and Hugo Sotelo.
Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of Miguel Rodríguez (injured).
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: Manuel Sánchez for Mihailo Ristić (66′), Luca de la Torre for Jailson (66′), Carl Starfelt for Carlos Dotor (78′) and Renato Tapia for Miguel Rodríguez (78′).
Player of the match: Unai Núñez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Unai Núñez.
His rating is with 51 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 11.
Girona – Formation
Girona
20'
Girona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga , Yan Couto , Arnau Martínez , Daley Blind , Miguel Gutiérrez , Yangel Herrera , Aleix García , Viktor Tsygankov , Portu , Sávio and Artem Dovbyk .
These were the players on the bench: Juan Carlos, Cristhian Stuani, Iván Martín , Antal Yaakobishvili, Borja García, Valery Fernández , Pablo Torre, Jhon Solis, Toni Fuidias and Ricard Artero.
Substitutions
Girona made 2 changes: Portu for Iván Martín (69′) and Viktor Tsygankov for Valery Fernández (83′).
Player of the match: Paulo Gazzaniga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was the goalkeeper: Paulo Gazzaniga. His rating is 8.47. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – Athletic Club – 0-0
- Celta de Vigo – Girona – 0-1
- Atlético Madrid – Valencia – 2-0
- Sevilla – Osasuna – 1-1
