Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

22 December 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ousmane Dembélé 10’
  • Lionel Messi 45’

Match summary

Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 2-0. Barcelona led 2-0 at half-time.

Ousmane Dembélé put Barcelona ahead in the 10th minute and Lionel Messi made it 2-0 in the 45th minute, set up by Jordi Alba.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.52 from 11.

Match stats

Barcelona Celta Vigo
9 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.56 xG 0.52
1.56 Non-penalty xG 0.52
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Barcelona Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Ousmane Dembélé1-0 (Barcelona)
10’
Lionel Messi
Assist: Jordi Alba2-0 (Barcelona)
45’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Iago Aspas

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.52 10’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 1-0 10’ 45’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2-0 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.52 10’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), 1-0 Dembélé 10’ 45’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2-0 Messi 45’
Barcelona 1.59 xGCelta Vigo 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Barcelona attacking 
60’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 10’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 45’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 50’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 10’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 81’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Nélson Semedo (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Robert Mazán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 10’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 45’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 50’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 10’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 81’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Nélson Semedo (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 79’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Robert Mazán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo DEF901 0.060.000
Clement Lenglet DEF900 0.000.000
Gerard Piqué DEF900 0.000.000
Jordi Alba DEF9011 0.050.913
Ivan Rakitic MID900 0.000.031
Sergio Busquets MID890 0.000.000
Arturo Vidal MID660 0.000.071
Lionel Messi FWD9013 0.500.061
Luis Suárez FWD902 0.560.000
Ousmane Dembélé FWD7111 0.400.000
Arthur Sub240 0.000.000
Philippe Coutinho Sub191 0.030.000
Carles Aleñá Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 85% Bet365 odds 1.12
Draw 11% Bet365 odds 9.00
Celta Vigo win 4% Bet365 odds 21.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona LDWWW
Celta Vigo LLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Celta Vigo 2-0 Barcelona, 04 May 19  All Barcelona 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.