Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

17 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Valentin Pizarro Gomez

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Santi Mina 3’
  • Iago Aspas 47’
  • Denis Suárez 82’
  • Loren Morón 90+2’

Match summary

Celta Vigo beat Espanyol 3-1. Celta Vigo led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Santi Mina put Celta Vigo ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Iago Aspas. In the second half, Iago Aspas made it 2-0 in the 47th minute, set up by Denis Suárez, Denis Suárez made it 3-0 in the 82nd minute, set up by Hugo Mallo, and Loren Morón pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Sergi Gómez.

The chances backed that up: Celta Vigo created 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Espanyol's 0.38 from 6.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Espanyol
12 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.66 xG 0.38
1.66 Non-penalty xG 0.38
12 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Celta Vigo Espanyol
Kick-off
Santi Mina
Assist: Iago Aspas1-0 (Celta Vigo)
3’
Half-time1-0
Iago Aspas
Assist: Denis Suárez2-0 (Celta Vigo)
47’
Denis Suárez
Assist: Hugo Mallo3-0 (Celta Vigo)
82’
90+2’
Loren Morón
Assist: Sergi Gómez3-1 (Espanyol)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Hugo Mallo
  • Santi Mina
Espanyol
  • Dídac Vilá

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 0.38 3’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-0 3’ 47’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-0 47’ 82’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), 3-0 82’ 90+2’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), 3-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.66 0.38 3’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Mina 3’ 47’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-0 Aspas 47’ 82’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), 3-0 Suárez 82’ 90+2’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), 3-1 Morón 90+2’
Celta Vigo 1.66 xGEspanyol 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
82’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 3’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 44’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 63’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 65’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 31’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 82’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 3’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 44’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 63’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 65’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 31’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Loren Morón (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Matías Dituro GK900 0.000.000
Hugo Mallo DEF9010 0.000.612
Joseph Aidoo DEF900 0.000.000
Néstor Araújo DEF900 0.000.000
Javi Galán DEF900 0.000.000
Renato Tapia MID901 0.020.000
Franco Cervi MID900 0.000.000
Brais Méndez MID884 0.270.000
Fran Beltrán MID460 0.000.000
Santi Mina FWD8913 0.610.212
Iago Aspas FWD85113 0.210.583
Denis Suárez Sub44111 0.550.163
Nolito Sub50 0.000.000
Gabriel Veiga Sub20 0.000.000
Hugo Sotelo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 49% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Espanyol win 23% Avg odds 4.10

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo DDWLD
Espanyol WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 0-0 Celta Vigo, 19 Jul 20 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Celta Vigo, 10 Apr 22  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.