VIGO. Celta de Vigo finds its way back against Espanyol with a goal on the E. 72′ and a penalty kick on the J. 90′. Celta de Vigo was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 18,859 spectators.​ The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the support of Diego Barbero Sevilla and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Celta de Vigo

2 - 2

Espanyol

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 8 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 12
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 116 Attack 127
  • 31 Dangerous attack 34
  • 98 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was putting more pressure with 34 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Espanyol to win the encounter​.

Celta de Vigo shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Celta de Vigo received 5 yellow cards (H. Mallo, J. Aidoo, I. Aspas, J. Galan and A. Marchesin). Regarding the opposition, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (V. Costa and O. Gil).

Match Timeline

15'
Iago Aspas(goal)A. Solari
45'
Renato Tapia - sub ->A. Solari
46'
56'
Edu Expósito- sub ->F. Calero
56'
60'
Gonçalo Paciência(goal)J. Galan
63'
Carles Pérez- sub ->G. Paciencia
70'
72'
Edu Expósito(goal)
Iago Aspas- Yellow
80'
80'
85'
88'
90'
Óscar Gil- Yellow
Óscar Mingueza- sub ->F. Cervi
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Celta de Vigo has points to occupy the 0th place in the table. On the other side, Espanyol has points (0th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away with Girona on the 26th of August with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Celta de Vigo (3 draws).

Espanyol will host Real Madrid on the 28th of August with a 27-4 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
Agustín Federico Marchesín 1.Argentina
6.1
90'
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
6.7
15'
D
Unai Núñez 4.Spain
6.8
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
6.4
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
6.7
90'
M
Óscar Rodríguez 5.Spain
7.1
85'
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
6.1
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
6.8
46'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
7.0
90'
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
7.3
80' 45'
F
Gonçalo Paciência 9.Portugal
7.2
70' 63'
Substitutes
G
Iván Villar 13.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 3.Spain
4.8
90'
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
D
Carlos Domínguez 26.Spain
M
Luca de la Torre 23.United States
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
6.8
46'
M
Miguel Baeza 16.Spain
M
Gabri Veiga 28.Spain
6.4
85'
M
Williot Swedberg 19.Sweden
F
Miguel Rodríguez 29.Spain
F
Carles Pérez 7.Spain
6.3
70'
F
Fran Lopez 32.Spain

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: Agustín Marchesín (6.1), Hugo Mallo (6.7), Joseph Aidoo (6.4), Unai Núñez (6.8), Javi Galán (6.7), Fran Beltrán (6.1), Augusto Solari (6.8), Óscar Rodríguez (7.1), Franco Cervi (7.0), Iago Aspas (7.3) and Gonçalo Paciência (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel Rodríguez, Óscar Mingueza (4.8), Luca De La Torre, Renato Tapia (6.8), Miguel Baeza, Carles Pérez (6.3), Francisco Lopez Fernandez, Gabriel Veiga (6.4), Iván Villar, Kevin Vázquez, Carlos Domínguez and Williot Swedberg.

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 4 changes: A. Solari for R. Tapia (46′), G. Paciencia for C. Perez (70′), O. Rodriguez for G. Veiga (85′) and F. Cervi for O. Mingueza (90′).

Best player: Iago Aspas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Benjamin Lecomte 13.France
6.2
D
Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay
7.4
D
Sergi Gómez 24.Spain
6.8
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
7.4
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.1
90'
M
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
6.8
56'
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
6.4
M
Vini Souza 12.Brazil
6.6
88' 60'
F
Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain
7.1
80'
F
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
6.7
56'
F
Joselu 9.Spain
7.6
90'
Substitutes
G
Angel Fortuno 34.Spain
G
Joan García 1.Spain
D
Simo Keddari 28.Algeria
D
Omar El Hilali 26.Morocco
M
Dani Villahermosa 31.Spain
M
Luca Koleosho 30.Italy
6.5
80'
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
7.4
56' 72'
F
Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi 32.Morocco
6.2
88'
F
Adrián Embarba 23.Spain
6.5
56'

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

Diego Martínez Penas played with: Benjamin Lecomte (6.2), Óscar Gil (6.1), Sergi Gómez (6.8), Leandro Cabrera (7.4), Brian Oliván (7.4), Vinicíus Souza (6.6), Fernando Calero (6.8), Sergi Darder (6.4), Ruben Sanchez Saez (7.1), Joselu (7.6) and Nicolás Melamed (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Simo, Daniel Villahermosa, Luca Koleosho (6.5), Nabil Touaizi (6.2), Keidi Bare, Angel Fortuno, Adrián Embarba (6.5), Joan García, Edu Expósito (7.4) and Omar El Hilali.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: N. Melamed for A. Embarba (56′), F. Calero for Exposito (56′), R. Sanchez for L. Koleosho (80′) and V. Costa for N. Touaizi (88′).

Best player: Joselu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Joselu.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19.

Results of the day

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