Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao

7 January 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Fran Beltrán 45+2’
  • Muniain 19’
  • Iñaki Williams 54’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 away at Celta Vigo. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Muniain put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams, Fran Beltrán equalised from a corner in first-half stoppage time, set up by Maxi Gómez, and Iñaki Williams won it in the 54th minute, set up by Iago Herrerín.

There was little between the sides on chances: Celta Vigo created 2.15 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Athletic Bilbao 2.14 from 8.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Athletic Bilbao
17 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.13 xG 2.14
2.13 Non-penalty xG 2.14
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Celta Vigo Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
19’
Muniain
Assist: Iñaki Williams0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Fran Beltrán
Assist: Maxi Gómez1-1 (Celta Vigo)
45+2’
Half-time1-1
54’
Iñaki Williams
Assist: Iago Herrerín1-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Hugo Mallo
  • Okay Yokuslu
Athletic Bilbao
  • Dani García
  • Muniain
  • Iñigo Córdoba
  • Iñaki Williams
  • Aduriz

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 2.14 19’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 19’ 45+2’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), 1-1 45+2’ 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 54’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 2.14 19’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 Muniain 19’ 45+2’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Beltrán 45+2’ 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 Williams 54’
Celta Vigo 2.15 xGAthletic Bilbao 2.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
47’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.77 xG, goal 19’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 11’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.50 xG, saved 41’ Cabral (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.37 xG, off target 18’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.34 xG, off target 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90+6’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 14’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 50’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+3’ Okay Yokuslu (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Iñigo Córdoba (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.77 xG, goal 19’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 11’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.50 xG, saved 41’ Cabral (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.37 xG, off target 18’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.34 xG, off target 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 90+6’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 14’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 50’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 90+3’ Okay Yokuslu (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 6’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Beñat (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Iñigo Córdoba (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rubén Blanco GK900 0.000.000
Hugo Mallo DEF901 0.190.062
Cabral DEF901 0.370.000
Néstor Araújo DEF900 0.000.000
David Juncà DEF900 0.000.112
Okay Yokuslu MID901 0.090.000
Stanislav Lobotka MID660 0.000.000
Brais Méndez MID902 0.080.464
Fran Beltrán MID8213 0.850.000
Sofiane Boufal MID763 0.120.021
Maxi Gómez FWD9016 0.450.843
Pione Sisto Sub240 0.000.000
Dennis Eckert Sub140 0.000.000
Andrew Hjulsager Sub80 0.000.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 39% Bet365 odds 2.40
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Athletic Bilbao win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo LWWDL
Athletic Bilbao DLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Celta Vigo, 12 May 19  All Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao 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.