VIGO. Sevilla beats Celta de Vigo 1-0 after R. Mir scored just 1 goal (54′).
The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Germán Cid Camacho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 98 Attack 84
- 37 Dangerous attack 23
- 96 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Sevilla that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Sevilla managed to find the solution to win this match.
Celta de Vigo shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Celta de Vigo received 2 yellow cards (B. Mendez and I. Aspas). On the other side, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (J. Jordan, J. Navas and I. Rakitic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celta de Vigo will stay with 7 points like Cádiz to stay in the 16th place. On the other side, Sevilla will have 17 points like Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Osasuna to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away against Getafe on the 25th of October with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Getafe (7 draws).
Sevilla will host Levante on the 24th of October with a 15-4 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo
2'
81'
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 , Hugo Mallo , Joseph Aidoo , Jeison Murillo , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Brais Méndez , Denis Suárez , Nolito , Iago Aspas and Santi Mina .
The home team had on the bench: Néstor Araujo, Miguel Baeza, Okay Yokuşlu, Augusto Solari, Rubén Blanco, Jose Fontán, Franco Cervi , Thiago Galhardo and Kevin Vazquez.
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 2 changes: Nolito for F. Cervi (73′) and F. Beltran for T. Galhardo (81′).
Best player: Iago Aspas
The most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.
His rating is with 23 passes (73% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
54'
Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono , Jesús Navas , Fernando , Karim Rekik , Ludwig Augustinsson , Joan Jordán , Nemanja Gudelj , Ivan Rakitić , Lucas Ocampos , Rafa Mir and Óliver Torres .
They had on the bench: Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña , Munir El Haddadi, Thomas Delaney , Oussama Idrissi, Óscar Rodríguez , Marko Dmitrović, Erik Lamela , Alfonso Pastor, Suso and José Ángel Carmona.
Sevilla could not rely on the presence of O. Rodriguez (injured).
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: I. Rakitic for Suso (53′), O. Torres for T. Delaney (53′), R. Mir for E. Lamela (66′), J. Jordan for O. Rodriguez (73′) and L. Ocampos for M. Acuna (73′).
Best player: Joan Jordán
The most impressive player for Sevilla was Joan Jordán even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Valencia – 3-1
- Villarreal – Osasuna – 1-2
- Rayo Vallecano – Elche – 2-1
- Celta de Vigo – Sevilla – 0-1
