Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid

15 August 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Iago Aspas 59’ (pen)
  • Ángel Correa 23’, 64’

Match summary

Atletico Madrid won 2-1 away at Celta Vigo. Atletico Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Ángel Correa put Atletico Madrid ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Thomas Lemar, Iago Aspas equalised from the penalty spot in the 59th minute, and Correa won it in the 64th minute, set up by Saúl Ñíguez.

The chances backed that up: Atletico Madrid created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Celta Vigo's 1.59 from 10. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Atletico Madrid
10 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 1
1.59 xG 1.80
0.85 Non-penalty xG 1.80
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Celta Vigo Atletico Madrid
Kick-off
23’
Ángel Correa
Assist: Thomas Lemar0-1 (Atletico Madrid)
Half-time0-1
Iago Aspas
Penalty1-1 (Celta Vigo)
59’
64’
Ángel Correa
Assist: Saúl Ñíguez1-2 (Atletico Madrid)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Hugo Mallo
  • José Manuel Fontán
  • Denis Suárez
  • Iago Aspas
  • Augusto Solari
Atletico Madrid
  • Mario Hermoso
  • Giménez
  • Geoffrey Kondogbia
  • Marcos Llorente
  • Thomas Lemar
  • Yannick Carrasco

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 1.59 1.90 23’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), 0-1 23’ 59’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-1 59’ 64’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), 1-2 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 1.90 23’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), 0-1 Correa 23’ 59’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Aspas 59’ 64’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), 1-2 Correa 64’
Celta Vigo 1.59 xGAtletico Madrid 1.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atletico Madrid attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
38’ Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.84 xG, saved 59’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 80’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 90+5’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 41’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 38’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 36’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+9’ José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+9’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 75’ Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.84 xG, saved 59’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 80’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 90+5’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 41’ Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 64’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 41’ Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 36’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+9’ José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+9’ Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 75’ Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+8’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Matías Dituro GK900 0.000.000
Hugo Mallo DEF900 0.000.000
Néstor Araújo DEF900 0.000.000
José Manuel Fontán DEF901 0.070.000
Javi Galán DEF900 0.000.000
Renato Tapia MID780 0.000.000
Denis Suárez MID900 0.000.422
Brais Méndez MID771 0.030.000
Nolito MID650 0.000.000
Santi Mina FWD900 0.000.142
Iago Aspas FWD9017 1.430.000
Franco Cervi Sub251 0.060.071
Fran Beltrán Sub130 0.000.000
Augusto Solari Sub120 0.000.000
Miguel Baeza Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 26% Avg odds 3.70
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20
Atletico Madrid win 44% Avg odds 2.17

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atletico Madrid 2-2 Celta Vigo, 08 Feb 21 Next meeting: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo, 26 Feb 22  All Celta Vigo vs Atletico Madrid 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.