Celta Vigo vs Real Betis

22 May 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Iago Aspas 32’ (pen)
  • Brais Méndez 49’
  • Borja Iglesias 53’ (pen)
  • Nabil Fekir 69’
  • Víctor Ruiz 73’

Match summary

Real Betis came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Celta Vigo. Celta Vigo led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Iago Aspas put Celta Vigo ahead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Brais Méndez made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, set up by Iago Aspas, Borja Iglesias pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, Nabil Fekir equalised with a direct free kick in the 69th minute, and Víctor Ruiz won it from a corner in the 73rd minute, set up by Marc Bartra.

The chances backed that up: Real Betis created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Celta Vigo's 1.22 from 11. Real Betis had a player sent off.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Real Betis
11 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 4
6 Yellow Cards 7
0 Red Cards 1
1.22 xG 2.07
0.48 Non-penalty xG 1.33
9 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Celta Vigo Real Betis
Kick-off
Iago Aspas
Penalty1-0 (Celta Vigo)
32’
Half-time1-0
Brais Méndez
Assist: Iago Aspas2-0 (Celta Vigo)
49’
53’
Borja Iglesias
Penalty2-1 (Real Betis)
69’
Nabil Fekir2-2 (Real Betis)
73’
Víctor Ruiz
Assist: Marc Bartra2-3 (Real Betis)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Carlos Domínguez
  • Brais Méndez
  • Nolito
  • Denis Suárez
  • Iago Aspas
  • Augusto Solari
Real Betis
  • Cristian Tello
  • Claudio Bravo
  • Víctor Ruiz
  • Andrés Guardado
  • Diego Lainez
  • Álex Moreno

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 1.22 2.07 32’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-0 32’ 49’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), 2-0 49’ 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 2-1 53’ 69’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), 2-2 69’ 73’ Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis), 2-3 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 2.07 32’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Aspas 32’ 49’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), 2-0 Méndez 49’ 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), 2-1 Iglesias 53’ 69’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), 2-2 Fekir 69’ 73’ Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis), 2-3 Ruiz 73’
Celta Vigo 1.22 xGReal Betis 2.07 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Betis attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
73’ Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.85 xG, goal 32’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 28’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 51’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 22’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 24’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 34’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Aarón Martín (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 25’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Aarón Martín (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Víctor Ruiz (Real Betis), from a corner, 0.85 xG, goal 32’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 53’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 28’ Borja Iglesias (Real Betis), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 51’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 24’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Carlos Domínguez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Aarón Martín (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 25’ Nabil Fekir (Real Betis), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Juan Miranda (Real Betis), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Andrés Guardado (Real Betis), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Aarón Martín (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Iván Villar GK900 0.000.000
Kevin DEF890 0.000.000
Néstor Araújo DEF900 0.000.000
Carlos Domínguez DEF901 0.070.000
Aarón Martín DEF902 0.060.000
Fran Beltrán MID841 0.020.000
Brais Méndez MID9012 0.080.000
Denis Suárez MID900 0.000.132
Nolito MID601 0.060.091
Iago Aspas FWD90114 0.940.041
Santi Mina FWD900 0.000.062
Augusto Solari Sub300 0.000.000
Miguel Baeza Sub60 0.000.000
Gabriel Veiga Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 29% Avg odds 3.29
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Real Betis win 45% Avg odds 2.14

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: Real Betis 2-1 Celta Vigo, 20 Jan 21 Next meeting: Real Betis 0-2 Celta Vigo, 02 Jan 22  All Celta Vigo vs Real Betis 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.