Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid

20 March 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Mario Melero López

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–2

  • Santi Mina 40’
  • Karim Benzema 20’, 30’
  • Marco Asensio 90+4’

Match summary

Real Madrid took a 3-1 win at Celta Vigo. Real Madrid led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Karim Benzema put Real Madrid ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Toni Kroos, Benzema made it 0-2 in the 30th minute, set up by Toni Kroos, and Santi Mina pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 40th minute, set up by Denis Suárez. In the second half, Marco Asensio made it 1-3 in stoppage time, set up by Karim Benzema.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 2.80 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.69 from 8.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Real Madrid
8 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 2.80
0.69 Non-penalty xG 2.80
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Celta Vigo Real Madrid
Kick-off
20’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Toni Kroos0-1 (Real Madrid)
30’
Karim Benzema
Assist: Toni Kroos0-2 (Real Madrid)
Santi Mina
Assist: Denis Suárez1-2 (Celta Vigo)
40’
Half-time1-2
90+4’
Marco Asensio
Assist: Karim Benzema1-3 (Real Madrid)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Renato Tapia
  • Denis Suárez
  • Augusto Solari
Real Madrid
  • Nacho
  • Toni Kroos
  • Luka Modric
  • Vinícius Júnior

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 0.69 2.80 20’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-1 20’ 30’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-2 30’ 40’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-2 40’ 90+4’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 1-3 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.69 2.80 20’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-1 Benzema 20’ 30’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 0-2 Benzema 30’ 40’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), 1-2 Mina 40’ 90+4’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 1-3 Asensio 90+4’
Celta Vigo 0.69 xGReal Madrid 2.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Madrid attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
90+4’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 26’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 20’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 40’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 31’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 30’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 60’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Facundo Ferreyra (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Facundo Ferreyra (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 26’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.64 xG, off target 20’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 40’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 31’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 63’ Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 30’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 60’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 79’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 82’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Facundo Ferreyra (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Facundo Ferreyra (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 66’ Federico Valverde (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), from a corner, 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
Hugo Mallo DEF900 0.000.000
Néstor Araújo DEF900 0.000.000
Jeison Murillo DEF840 0.000.000
Aarón Martín DEF900 0.000.041
Renato Tapia MID900 0.000.000
Denis Suárez MID9010 0.000.322
Brais Méndez MID841 0.040.031
Nolito MID710 0.000.000
Iago Aspas FWD902 0.100.182
Santi Mina FWD9013 0.440.000
Augusto Solari Sub190 0.000.000
Facundo Ferreyra Sub62 0.100.000
Fran Beltrán Sub60 0.000.000
José Manuel Fontán Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 19% Avg odds 5.01
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.02
Real Madrid win 57% Avg odds 1.67

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo WLDWD
Real Madrid WWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo, 02 Jan 21 Next meeting: Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo, 12 Sep 21  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.