Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao

15 May 2024 · La Liga · 2023/24 · Referee Víctor García Verdura

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Williot Swedberg 68’
  • Hugo Álvarez 71’
  • Alex Berenguer 23’

Match summary

Celta Vigo came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Alex Berenguer put Athletic Bilbao ahead from a corner in the 23rd minute, Williot Swedberg equalised in the 68th minute, set up by Hugo Álvarez, and Hugo Álvarez won it in the 71st minute, set up by Damián Rodríguez.

The chances backed that up: Celta Vigo created 0.76 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.38 from 7.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Athletic Bilbao
10 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 0.38
0.76 Non-penalty xG 0.38
5 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Celta Vigo Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
23’
Alex Berenguer0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time0-1
Williot Swedberg
Assist: Hugo Álvarez
1-1 (Celta Vigo)
68’
Hugo Álvarez
Assist: Damián Rodríguez
2-1 (Celta Vigo)
71’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Carl Starfelt
  • Franco Cervi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.38 23’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 23’ 68’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), 1-1 68’ 71’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), 2-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 0.38 23’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 Berenguer 23’ 68’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Swedberg 68’ 71’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), 2-1 Álvarez 71’
Celta Vigo 0.76 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
50’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 43’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 13’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Malcom Adu (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal 50’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.27 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 43’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 13’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Malcom Adu (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 64’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Carles Pérez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Iván Villar GK900 0.000.000
Javier Manquillo DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Domínguez DEF901 0.060.000
Carl Starfelt DEF900 0.000.000
Carles Pérez MID482 0.070.000
Manuel Sánchez MID480 0.000.000
Fran Beltrán MID901 0.040.000
Damián Rodríguez MID9010 0.000.153
Jonathan Bamba FWD480 0.000.031
Jørgen Strand Larsen FWD752 0.350.041
Williot Swedberg FWD7912 0.150.081
Iago Aspas Sub420 0.000.041
Hugo Álvarez Sub42112 0.090.091
Óscar Mingueza Sub420 0.000.271
Tasos Douvikas Sub150 0.000.000
Franco Cervi Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 42% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.29
Athletic Bilbao win 29% Avg odds 3.29

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

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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.