Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo

22 September 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Gorka Guruzeta 4’, 39’
  • Álvaro Djaló 80’
  • Iago Aspas 25’ (pen)

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao saw off Celta Vigo 3-1. Athletic Bilbao led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Gorka Guruzeta put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 4th minute, Iago Aspas equalised from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, and Guruzeta put Athletic Bilbao back in front with a header in the 39th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer. In the second half, Álvaro Djaló made it 3-1 with a header in the 80th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams.

Celta Vigo can feel hard done by, creating 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.88 from 10.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
10 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.86 xG 1.22
0.86 Non-penalty xG 0.47
6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Gorka Guruzeta1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
4’
25’
Iago Aspas
Penalty1-1 (Celta Vigo)
Gorka Guruzeta
Assist: Alex Berenguer2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
39’
Half-time2-1
Álvaro Djaló
Assist: Iñaki Williams3-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
80’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Athletic Bilbao
  • Aitor Paredes
  • Beñat Prados
  • Alex Berenguer
Celta Vigo
  • Hugo Sotelo
  • Ilaix Moriba

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 1.22 4’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 4’ 25’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-1 25’ 39’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 39’ 80’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), 3-1 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 1.22 4’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Guruzeta 4’ 25’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Aspas 25’ 39’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Guruzeta 39’ 80’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), 3-1 Djaló 80’
Athletic Bilbao 0.88 xGCelta Vigo 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
25’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 80’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 4’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 48’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 1’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 20’ Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 80’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 4’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 4’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 1’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 20’ Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK490 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.101
Dani Vivian DEF901 0.090.000
Aitor Paredes DEF900 0.000.000
Adama Boiro DEF680 0.000.000
Beñat Prados MID900 0.000.000
Mikel Jauregizar MID681 0.070.091
Iñaki Williams MID9010 0.000.282
Oihan Sancet MID902 0.170.000
Alex Berenguer MID7811 0.110.051
Gorka Guruzeta FWD8023 0.280.000
Álex Padilla Sub410 0.000.000
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta Sub220 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue Sub220 0.000.000
Unai Gómez Sub120 0.000.000
Álvaro Djaló Sub1012 0.160.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 53% Avg odds 1.80
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.60
Celta Vigo win 20% Avg odds 4.74

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 2-1 Athletic Bilbao, 15 May 24 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 1-2 Athletic Bilbao, 19 Jan 25  All Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.