Espanyol vs Celta Vigo

30 November 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee José María Sánchez Martínez

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Irvin Cardona 40’
  • Leandro Cabrera 53’
  • Walid Cheddira 87’
  • Iago Aspas 83’ (pen)

Match summary

Espanyol beat Celta Vigo 3-1. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Irvin Cardona put Espanyol ahead in the 40th minute, set up by Leandro Cabrera. In the second half, Leandro Cabrera made it 2-0 from a corner in the 53rd minute, Iago Aspas pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute, and Walid Cheddira made it 3-1 in the 87th minute, set up by Javi Puado.

There was little between the sides on chances: Espanyol created 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Celta Vigo 1.56 from 16.

Match stats

Espanyol Celta Vigo
9 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 2
2 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.50 xG 1.56
1.50 Non-penalty xG 0.82
2 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Espanyol Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Irvin Cardona
Assist: Leandro Cabrera1-0 (Espanyol)
40’
Half-time1-0
Leandro Cabrera2-0 (Espanyol)
53’
83’
Iago Aspas
Penalty2-1 (Celta Vigo)
Walid Cheddira
Assist: Javi Puado3-1 (Espanyol)
87’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Joan García
  • Marash Kumbulla
Celta Vigo
  • Marcos Alonso
  • Hugo Álvarez

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.56 40’ Irvin Cardona (Espanyol), 1-0 40’ 53’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 2-0 53’ 83’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-1 83’ 87’ Walid Cheddira (Espanyol), 3-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.50 1.56 40’ Irvin Cardona (Espanyol), 1-0 Cardona 40’ 53’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), 2-0 Cabrera 53’ 83’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 2-1 Aspas 83’ 87’ Walid Cheddira (Espanyol), 3-1 Cheddira 87’
Espanyol 1.50 xGCelta Vigo 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Espanyol attacking 
83’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 24’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 87’ Walid Cheddira (Espanyol), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 46’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 17’ Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 69’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Irvin Cardona (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 60’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 24’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 87’ Walid Cheddira (Espanyol), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 46’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 17’ Tasos Douvikas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 69’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Javier Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Irvin Cardona (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 60’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Jofre Carreras (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Ilaix Moriba (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Joan García GK900 0.000.000
Omar El Hilali DEF900 0.000.031
Marash Kumbulla DEF900 0.000.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF90113 0.160.342
Brian Oliván DEF900 0.000.000
Pol Lozano MID720 0.000.092
Jofre Carreras MID894 0.880.000
Alex Kral MID900 0.000.000
Justin Smith MID660 0.000.000
Javi Puado MID9010 0.000.472
Irvin Cardona FWD7211 0.070.000
Rafael Bauza Sub240 0.000.000
Walid Cheddira Sub1811 0.390.000
Carlos Romero Sub180 0.000.000
Tejero Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 27% Avg odds 3.57
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.21
Celta Vigo win 43% Avg odds 2.21

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLLLL
Celta Vigo LLWDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-3 Celta Vigo, 18 Mar 23 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 0-2 Espanyol, 12 Apr 25  All Espanyol vs Celta Vigo 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.