Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

13 August 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Iago Aspas 45+2’
  • Gonçalo Paciência 63’
  • Edu Expósito 72’
  • Joselu 90+8’ (pen)

Match summary

Celta Vigo and Espanyol drew 2-2. Celta Vigo led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Iago Aspas put Celta Vigo ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Augusto Solari. In the second half, Gonçalo Paciência made it 2-0 with a header in the 63rd minute, set up by Javi Galán, Edu Expósito pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 72nd minute, and Joselu equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Espanyol had the better of the chances, with 1.03 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.35 from 8.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Espanyol
8 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.35 xG 1.03
0.35 Non-penalty xG 0.29
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Celta Vigo Espanyol
Kick-off
Iago Aspas
Assist: Augusto Solari1-0 (Celta Vigo)
45+2’
Half-time1-0
Gonçalo Paciência
Assist: Javi Galán2-0 (Celta Vigo)
63’
72’
Edu Expósito2-1 (Espanyol)
90+8’
Joselu
Penalty2-2 (Espanyol)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Agustín Marchesín
  • Hugo Mallo
  • Joseph Aidoo
  • Javi Galán
  • Iago Aspas
Espanyol
  • Óscar Gil
  • Vinicius Souza

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.35 1.03 45+2’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-0 45+2’ 63’ Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo), 2-0 63’ 72’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), 2-1 72’ 90+8’ Joselu (Espanyol), 2-2 90+8’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.35 1.03 45+2’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Aspas 45+2’ 63’ Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo), 2-0 Paciência 63’ 72’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), 2-1 Expósito 72’ 90+8’ Joselu (Espanyol), 2-2 Joselu 90+8’
Celta Vigo 0.35 xGEspanyol 1.03 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
90+8’ Joselu (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 63’ Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 38’ Brian Oliván (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 47’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+8’ Joselu (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 38’ Brian Oliván (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 47’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 48’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Gonçalo Paciência (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Edu Expósito (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Óscar Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Agustín Marchesín GK900 0.000.000
Hugo Mallo DEF900 0.000.000
Joseph Aidoo DEF900 0.000.000
Unai Núñez DEF900 0.000.000
Javi Galán DEF9010 0.000.081
Fran Beltrán MID901 0.070.000
Franco Cervi MID900 0.000.000
Óscar Rodríguez MID871 0.010.041
Augusto Solari MID4810 0.000.102
Iago Aspas FWD9013 0.140.092
Gonçalo Paciência FWD7212 0.110.000
Renato Tapia Sub421 0.020.000
Carles Pérez Sub180 0.000.000
Gabriel Veiga Sub30 0.000.000
Óscar Mingueza Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 54% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Espanyol win 19% Avg odds 5.00

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo DWLWL
Espanyol LDLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Celta Vigo, 10 Apr 22 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-3 Celta Vigo, 18 Mar 23  All Celta Vigo vs Espanyol 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.