Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo

20 May 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Iñaki Williams 5’
  • Alex Berenguer 54’
  • Jørgen Strand Larsen 50’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao saw off Celta Vigo 2-1. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Iñaki Williams put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 5th minute, set up by De Marcos, Jørgen Strand Larsen equalised with a header in the 50th minute, set up by Miguel Rodriguez, and Alex Berenguer won it in the 54th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 1.04 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.28 from 8.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
10 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.04 xG 0.28
1.04 Non-penalty xG 0.28
2 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Iñaki Williams
Assist: De Marcos1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
5’
Half-time1-0
50’
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Assist: Miguel Rodriguez1-1 (Celta Vigo)
Alex Berenguer
Assist: Iñaki Williams2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
54’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Aitor Paredes
  • Dani García
  • Nico Williams
  • Raúl García
Celta Vigo
  • Luca De La Torre

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 1.04 0.28 5’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 5’ 50’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), 1-1 50’ 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 0.28 5’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Williams 5’ 50’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Larsen 50’ 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Berenguer 54’
Athletic Bilbao 1.04 xGCelta Vigo 0.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
90+2’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 44’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 36’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 60’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 32’ Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Javi Galán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.45 xG, off target 44’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 46’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 36’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 60’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 36’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 5’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 70’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 61’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Javi Galán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF9010 0.000.122
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.071
Aitor Paredes DEF901 0.060.000
Yuri DEF901 0.110.000
Dani García MID830 0.000.031
Nico Williams MID600 0.000.000
Oihan Sancet MID901 0.070.081
Muniain MID840 0.000.182
Alex Berenguer MID9013 0.190.041
Iñaki Williams FWD84113 0.160.081
Ander Herrera Sub160 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga Sub141 0.450.000
Oier Zarraga Sub70 0.000.451
Raúl García Sub60 0.000.000
Malcom Adu Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 58% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81
Celta Vigo win 17% Avg odds 5.54

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao WLDLL
Celta Vigo LWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 29 Jan 23 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 4-3 Celta Vigo, 10 Nov 23  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.