Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad

21 December 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Pablo Durán 40’, 45+1’

Match summary

Celta Vigo beat Real Sociedad 2-0. Celta Vigo led 2-0 at half-time.

Pablo Durán put Celta Vigo ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Javier Rodríguez and Durán made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Alfon.

The chances backed that up: Celta Vigo created 1.23 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Real Sociedad's 0.32 from 7.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Real Sociedad
11 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.22 xG 0.31
1.22 Non-penalty xG 0.31
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Celta Vigo Real Sociedad
Kick-off
Pablo Durán
Assist: Javier Rodríguez1-0 (Celta Vigo)
40’
Pablo Durán
Assist: Alfon2-0 (Celta Vigo)
45+1’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Carl Starfelt
  • Javier Rodríguez
  • Pablo Durán
Real Sociedad
  • Igor Zubeldia
  • Beñat Turrientes
  • Mikel Oyarzabal
  • Takefusa Kubo
  • Sheraldo Becker

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 0.32 40’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), 1-0 40’ 45+1’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), 2-0 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 0.32 40’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Durán 40’ 45+1’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), 2-0 Durán 45+1’
Celta Vigo 1.23 xGReal Sociedad 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
46’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 74’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Jon Martín (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 74’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 57’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 39’ Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Jon Martín (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Alfon (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Vicente Guaita GK900 0.000.000
Marcos Alonso DEF902 0.050.000
Carl Starfelt DEF900 0.000.031
Javier Rodríguez DEF9010 0.000.021
Sergio Carreira MID730 0.000.000
Óscar Mingueza MID901 0.030.000
Ilaix Moriba MID901 0.030.172
Fran Beltrán MID901 0.010.133
Alfon FWD8513 0.250.731
Borja Iglesias FWD901 0.110.000
Pablo Durán FWD7422 0.750.000
Hugo Álvarez Sub170 0.000.000
Williot Swedberg Sub160 0.000.000
Franco Cervi Sub50 0.000.000
Tasos Douvikas Sub10 0.000.000
Carlos Domínguez Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 34% Avg odds 2.84
Draw 32% Avg odds 2.97
Real Sociedad win 34% Avg odds 2.79

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo DDLWL
Real Sociedad WLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 0-1 Real Sociedad, 20 Jan 24 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 0-1 Celta Vigo, 13 May 25  All Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad 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.