Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano

18 May 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Iago Aspas 82’ (pen), 90+2’
  • Adrián Embarba 29’ (pen)
  • Álvaro Medrán 71’

Match summary

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

In the first half, Adrián Embarba put Rayo Vallecano ahead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute. In the second half, Álvaro Medrán made it 0-2 in the 71st minute, set up by Adrián Embarba, Iago Aspas pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute, and Aspas equalised in stoppage time, set up by Lucas Olaza.

Celta Vigo had the better of the chances, with 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Rayo Vallecano's 1.33 from 11.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Rayo Vallecano
14 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.86 xG 1.33
1.11 Non-penalty xG 0.58
10 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Celta Vigo Rayo Vallecano
Kick-off
29’
Adrián Embarba
Penalty0-1 (Rayo Vallecano)
Half-time0-1
71’
Álvaro Medrán
Assist: Adrián Embarba0-2 (Rayo Vallecano)
Iago Aspas
Penalty1-2 (Celta Vigo)
82’
Iago Aspas
Assist: Lucas Olaza2-2 (Celta Vigo)
90+2’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Rayo Vallecano
  • Stole Dimitrievski
  • Alejandro Catena
  • Uche
  • Álvaro García

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 1.86 1.33 29’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 29’ 71’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), 0-2 71’ 82’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-2 82’ 90+2’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.86 1.33 29’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), 0-1 Embarba 29’ 71’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), 0-2 Medrán 71’ 82’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-2 Aspas 82’ 90+2’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-2 Aspas 90+2’
Celta Vigo 1.86 xGRayo Vallecano 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rayo Vallecano attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
29’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 82’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 36’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 33’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 68’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 5’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 65’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 55’ Ryad Boudebouz (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Okay Yokuslu (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 30’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 82’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 36’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 33’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Adrián Embarba (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 68’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 5’ Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+2’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 55’ Ryad Boudebouz (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Okay Yokuslu (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 30’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Álvaro Medrán (Rayo Vallecano), 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
Hugo Mallo DEF901 0.080.081
Cabral DEF900 0.000.071
Néstor Araújo DEF901 0.070.000
Lucas Olaza DEF9010 0.000.092
Brais Méndez MID791 0.010.000
Okay Yokuslu MID901 0.040.000
Stanislav Lobotka MID883 0.510.000
Ryad Boudebouz MID641 0.070.000
Iago Aspas FWD9024 1.010.483
Maxi Gómez FWD902 0.070.081
Sofiane Boufal Sub260 0.000.111
Jozabed Sub110 0.000.000
Pione Sisto Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 66% Bet365 odds 1.45
Draw 20% Bet365 odds 4.75
Rayo Vallecano win 14% Bet365 odds 7.00

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo WDDWL
Rayo Vallecano DLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rayo Vallecano 4-2 Celta Vigo, 11 Jan 19 Next meeting: Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Celta Vigo, 01 Nov 21  All Celta Vigo vs Rayo Vallecano 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.