Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo

4 December 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Hugo Mallo 61’
  • Iago Aspas 78’

Match summary

Celta Vigo beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Hugo Mallo put Celta Vigo ahead with a header in the 61st minute, set up by Santi Mina and Iago Aspas made it 0-2 in the 78th minute.

The chances backed that up: Celta Vigo created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.45 from 10.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
10 Shots 6
0 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 1.20
0.45 Non-penalty xG 1.20
8 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
61’
Hugo Mallo
Assist: Santi Mina0-1 (Celta Vigo)
78’
Iago Aspas0-2 (Celta Vigo)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Unai Núñez
  • Mikel Vesga
Celta Vigo
  • Jeison Murillo

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 0.45 1.20 61’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), 0-1 61’ 78’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 0-2 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 1.20 61’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), 0-1 Mallo 61’ 78’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 0-2 Aspas 78’
Athletic Bilbao 0.45 xGCelta Vigo 1.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
78’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 61’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 11’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ Lucas Olaza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Unai López (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Lucas Olaza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 61’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 11’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Lucas Olaza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Unai López (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Lucas Olaza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
Ander Capa DEF900 0.000.061
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Unai Núñez DEF900 0.000.000
Yuri DEF461 0.040.000
Mikel Vesga MID903 0.130.000
Unai Vencedor MID620 0.000.000
Iñaki Williams MID790 0.000.163
Muniain MID791 0.080.052
Alex Berenguer MID902 0.110.072
Asier Villalibre FWD621 0.050.000
Balenziaga Sub440 0.000.000
Raúl García Sub281 0.010.000
Unai López Sub281 0.020.000
Oihan Sancet Sub110 0.000.000
Jon Morcillo Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 41% Avg odds 2.33
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20
Celta Vigo win 29% Avg odds 3.28

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao LWLWD
Celta Vigo DLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Celta Vigo, 19 Jan 20 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 0-0 Athletic Bilbao, 14 Mar 21  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.