Celta Vigo
Athletic Bilbao
Match summary
Athletic Bilbao took a 2-0 win at Celta Vigo. Athletic Bilbao led 2-0 at half-time.
Alex Berenguer put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams and Roberto Navarro made it 0-2 in the 22nd minute, set up by Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta.
The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 3.13 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Celta Vigo's 1.20 from 8.
Celta Vigo recorded fifty-four percent possession and completed five hundred and seventy-four passes compared to Athletic Bilbao's four hundred and eighty-nine, but suffered a two-nil defeat in this La Liga fixture. Despite registering one hundred attacks and accumulating an expected goals figure of 1.20, Celta Vigo managed only two shots on target from their eight total attempts. Athletic Bilbao dominated the attacking metrics with seventeen shots, seven of which hit the target, and accumulated an expected goals total of 3.13. The visitors also led on corners with seven to four, while committing seventeen fouls to Celta Vigo's eight and receiving three yellow cards.
Athletic Bilbao took control of the match in the first half through a quick succession of goals. Álex Berenguer opened the scoring in the twentieth minute with a right-footed shot to make it one-nil. Just two minutes later, Robert Navarro added a second with another right-footed shot in the twenty-second minute, bringing the score to two-nil, which remained at half-time. Celta Vigo made four substitutions at the start of the second half, followed by a yellow card for Yuri Berchiche in the forty-eighth minute. Further yellow cards were shown to Robert Navarro in the sixty-first minute and Beñat Gerenabarrena in the seventy-first minute as Athletic Bilbao safely saw out the remainder of the fixture.
