Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad

1 November 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Adrián Cordero Vega

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Iago Aspas 77’ (pen)
  • David Silva 24’
  • Mikel Oyarzabal 34’
  • Willian José 54’, 81’

Match summary

Real Sociedad won comfortably, 4-1 away at Celta Vigo. Real Sociedad led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, David Silva put Real Sociedad ahead with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Aihen Muñoz and Mikel Oyarzabal made it 0-2 in the 34th minute. In the second half, Willian José made it 0-3 in the 54th minute, set up by Portu, Iago Aspas pulled one back to make it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 77th minute, and José made it 1-4 in the 81st minute, set up by Portu.

There was little between the sides on chances: Celta Vigo created 2.12 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Real Sociedad 2.39 from 9. Celta Vigo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Real Sociedad
9 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 7
2 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
2.12 xG 2.28
1.38 Non-penalty xG 2.28
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Celta Vigo Real Sociedad
Kick-off
24’
David Silva
Assist: Aihen Muñoz0-1 (Real Sociedad)
34’
Mikel Oyarzabal0-2 (Real Sociedad)
Half-time0-2
54’
Willian José
Assist: Portu0-3 (Real Sociedad)
Iago Aspas
Penalty1-3 (Celta Vigo)
77’
81’
Willian José
Assist: Portu1-4 (Real Sociedad)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • José Manuel Fontán
Real Sociedad
  • Robin Le Normand
  • Aihen Muñoz
  • Jon Guridi
  • Martín Zubimendi
  • David Silva

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 2.39 24’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), 0-1 24’ 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 0-2 34’ 54’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-3 54’ 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-3 77’ 81’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-4 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.12 2.39 24’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), 0-1 Silva 24’ 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 0-2 Oyarzabal 34’ 54’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 0-3 José 54’ 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-3 Aspas 77’ 81’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), 1-4 José 81’
Celta Vigo 2.12 xGReal Sociedad 2.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Real Sociedad attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 81’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 54’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 71’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 26’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 28’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 24’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 42’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.94 xG, goal 77’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 81’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 54’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 71’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.40 xG, off target 26’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 28’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 34’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 52’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 24’ David Silva (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 42’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Willian José (Real Sociedad), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rubén Blanco GK900 0.000.000
Sergio Carreira DEF900 0.000.101
Jeison Murillo DEF900 0.000.000
Néstor Araújo DEF470 0.000.000
José Manuel Fontán DEF901 0.030.000
Miguel Baeza MID470 0.000.000
Renato Tapia MID901 0.400.000
Fran Beltrán MID581 0.380.000
Denis Suárez MID900 0.000.031
Iago Aspas FWD9014 1.230.041
Nolito FWD671 0.040.473
Joseph Aidoo Sub430 0.000.000
Brais Méndez Sub431 0.030.401
Santi Mina Sub320 0.000.000
Emre Mor Sub230 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 28% Avg odds 3.35
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.19
Real Sociedad win 42% Avg odds 2.29

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo DLLLD
Real Sociedad WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Sociedad 0-1 Celta Vigo, 24 Jun 20 Next meeting: Real Sociedad 2-1 Celta Vigo, 22 Apr 21  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.