Celta Vigo vs Barcelona

27 June 2020 · La Liga · 2019/20 · Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Fedor Smolov 50’
  • Iago Aspas 88’
  • Luis Suárez 20’, 67’

Match summary

The points were shared as Celta Vigo and Barcelona drew 2-2. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luis Suárez put Barcelona ahead with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Lionel Messi. In the second half, Fedor Smolov equalised in the 50th minute, set up by Okay Yokuslu, Suárez put Barcelona back in front in the 67th minute, set up by Lionel Messi, and Iago Aspas equalised with a direct free kick in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Celta Vigo created 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Barcelona 2.13 from 18.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Barcelona
10 Shots 18
6 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.94 xG 2.13
1.94 Non-penalty xG 2.13
8 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Celta Vigo Barcelona
Kick-off
20’
Luis Suárez
Assist: Lionel Messi0-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-1
Fedor Smolov
Assist: Okay Yokuslu1-1 (Celta Vigo)
50’
67’
Luis Suárez
Assist: Lionel Messi1-2 (Barcelona)
Iago Aspas2-2 (Celta Vigo)
88’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Néstor Araújo
  • Brais Méndez
  • Iago Aspas
Barcelona
  • Samuel Umtiti
  • Gerard Piqué
  • Jordi Alba
  • Martin Braithwaite

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 1.94 2.13 20’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 0-1 20’ 50’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), 1-1 50’ 67’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-2 67’ 88’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.94 2.13 20’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 0-1 Suárez 20’ 50’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Smolov 50’ 67’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-2 Suárez 67’ 88’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-2 Aspas 88’
Celta Vigo 1.94 xGBarcelona 2.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
90+5’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 50’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 20’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 6’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 24’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 40’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 67’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 51’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 80’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 36’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 10’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Nélson Semedo (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Rafinha (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 50’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 20’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), set piece, 0.51 xG, goal 6’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 24’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 40’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 67’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 88’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 51’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 80’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Fedor Smolov (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Arturo Vidal (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Nélson Semedo (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Rafinha (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Riqui Puig (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rubén Blanco GK900 0.000.000
Joseph Aidoo DEF900 0.000.031
Jorge Sáenz DEF900 0.000.000
Néstor Araújo DEF750 0.000.000
Kevin MID900 0.000.000
Jacobo González MID830 0.000.000
Denis Suárez MID900 0.000.982
Brais Méndez MID621 0.340.082
Okay Yokuslu MID6210 0.000.571
Iago Aspas FWD9013 0.180.132
Fedor Smolov FWD6213 0.670.000
Rafinha Sub281 0.030.000
Filip Bradaric Sub280 0.000.000
Nolito Sub282 0.720.000
Jeison Murillo Sub150 0.000.000
Santi Mina Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 11% Avg odds 9.05
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.98
Barcelona win 70% Avg odds 1.36

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: Barcelona 4-1 Celta Vigo, 09 Nov 19 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 0-3 Barcelona, 01 Oct 20  All Celta Vigo vs Barcelona 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.