Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid

2 April 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nolito 52’
  • Karim Benzema 19’ (pen), 70’ (pen)

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-1 on the road. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead from the penalty spot in the 19th minute, Nolito equalised in the 52nd minute, set up by Javi Galán, and Benzema won it from the penalty spot in the 70th minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 2.95 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Celta Vigo's 1.08 from 10. Karim Benzema had a penalty saved for Real Madrid.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Real Madrid
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.07 xG 2.95
1.07 Non-penalty xG 0.72
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Celta Vigo Real Madrid
Kick-off
19’
Karim Benzema
Penalty0-1 (Real Madrid)
Half-time0-1
Nolito
Assist: Javi Galán1-1 (Celta Vigo)
52’
70’
Karim Benzema
Penalty1-2 (Real Madrid)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Jeison Murillo
  • Javi Galán
  • Thiago Galhardo

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 2.95 19’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-1 19’ 52’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), 1-1 52’ 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-2 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 2.95 19’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-1 Benzema 19’ 52’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Nolito 52’ 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 1-2 Benzema 70’
Celta Vigo 1.08 xGReal Madrid 2.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
19’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 64’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 9’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 14’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 19’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 64’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, saved 70’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 9’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 14’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 25’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 89’ Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Rodrygo (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Eder Militão (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Matías Dituro GK900 0.000.000
Kevin DEF900 0.000.000
Jeison Murillo DEF901 0.050.000
Joseph Aidoo DEF901 0.070.000
Javi Galán DEF9010 0.000.612
Fran Beltrán MID741 0.020.000
Denis Suárez MID901 0.010.173
Brais Méndez MID831 0.100.000
Nolito MID7411 0.520.000
Iago Aspas FWD903 0.220.101
Thiago Galhardo FWD621 0.100.000
Franco Cervi Sub280 0.000.000
Renato Tapia Sub160 0.000.000
Santi Mina Sub160 0.000.000
Orbelín Pineda Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 22% Avg odds 4.34
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
Real Madrid win 52% Avg odds 1.84

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo DLWLD
Real Madrid WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo, 12 Sep 21 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 1-4 Real Madrid, 20 Aug 22  All Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid 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.