Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo

17 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Iago Aspas 11’
  • Fran Beltrán 37’

Match summary

Celta Vigo took a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao. Celta Vigo led 2-0 at half-time.

Iago Aspas put Celta Vigo ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Brais Méndez and Fran Beltrán made it 0-2 in the 37th minute, set up by Denis Suárez.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 0.92 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Celta Vigo 0.88 from 6.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
10 Shots 6
2 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.91 xG 0.88
0.91 Non-penalty xG 0.88
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
Kick-off
11’
Iago Aspas
Assist: Brais Méndez0-1 (Celta Vigo)
37’
Fran Beltrán
Assist: Denis Suárez0-2 (Celta Vigo)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Alex Petxarromán
  • Muniain
Celta Vigo
  • Kevin
  • Renato Tapia

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 0.92 0.88 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 0-1 11’ 37’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), 0-2 37’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.92 0.88 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 0-1 Aspas 11’ 37’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), 0-2 Beltrán 37’
Athletic Bilbao 0.92 xGCelta Vigo 0.88 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 21’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.47 xG, blocked 6’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Alex Petxarromán (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 21’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 21’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.47 xG, blocked 6’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Alex Petxarromán (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 21’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
Alex Petxarromán DEF901 0.040.000
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Dani Vivian DEF901 0.020.471
Yuri DEF901 0.030.000
Alex Berenguer MID902 0.040.121
Unai Vencedor MID900 0.000.041
Mikel Vesga MID460 0.000.000
Muniain MID680 0.000.154
Iñaki Williams FWD462 0.180.000
Oihan Sancet FWD462 0.530.000
Oier Zarraga Sub440 0.000.000
Nico Williams Sub440 0.000.081
Asier Villalibre Sub260 0.000.000
Raúl García Sub221 0.080.000
Nicolás Serrano Sub180 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 54% Avg odds 1.77
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Celta Vigo win 19% Avg odds 5.00

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao WLDWD
Celta Vigo WLDLL

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 0-1 Athletic Bilbao, 28 Aug 21 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 29 Jan 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.