Celta Vigo vs Valencia

5 December 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Iago Aspas 11’
  • Hugo Duro 19’
  • Maxi Gómez 53’

Match summary

Valencia came from behind to win 2-1 away at Celta Vigo. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Iago Aspas put Celta Vigo ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Brais Méndez, Hugo Duro equalised in the 19th minute, and Maxi Gómez won it in the 53rd minute, set up by José Gayá.

The chances backed that up: Valencia created 1.01 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.65 from 11.

Match stats

Celta Vigo Valencia
11 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.65 xG 1.01
0.65 Non-penalty xG 1.01
2 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Celta Vigo Valencia
Kick-off
Iago Aspas
Assist: Brais Méndez1-0 (Celta Vigo)
11’
19’
Hugo Duro1-1 (Valencia)
Half-time1-1
53’
Maxi Gómez
Assist: José Gayá1-2 (Valencia)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Celta Vigo
  • Javi Galán
  • Fran Beltrán
  • Iago Aspas
Valencia
  • José Gayá
  • Maxi Gómez

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 0.65 1.01 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-0 11’ 19’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-1 19’ 53’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 1-2 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.65 1.01 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-0 Aspas 11’ 19’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), 1-1 Duro 19’ 53’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 1-2 Gómez 53’
Celta Vigo 0.65 xGValencia 1.01 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Celta Vigo attacking 
53’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 19’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 56’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 52’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 67’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 55’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 67’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Hélder Costa (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 19’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 56’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 67’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 52’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 88’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 11’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 67’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Hélder Costa (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Brais Méndez (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
Matías Dituro GK900 0.000.000
Kevin DEF900 0.000.000
Joseph Aidoo DEF900 0.000.041
Néstor Araújo DEF741 0.020.000
Javi Galán DEF900 0.000.021
Fran Beltrán MID580 0.000.000
Brais Méndez MID9013 0.180.071
Denis Suárez MID902 0.050.042
Franco Cervi MID580 0.000.241
Santi Mina FWD903 0.290.071
Iago Aspas FWD1511 0.070.000
Renato Tapia Sub751 0.040.021
Augusto Solari Sub320 0.000.000
Nolito Sub320 0.000.000
Jeison Murillo Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Celta Vigo win 50% Avg odds 1.92
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Valencia win 23% Avg odds 4.15

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

Form going into the game

Celta Vigo LDDDW
Valencia LWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Valencia 2-0 Celta Vigo, 20 Feb 21 Next meeting: Valencia 2-0 Celta Vigo, 21 May 22  All Celta Vigo vs Valencia 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.