Girona vs Celta Vigo

17 September 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Cristhian Stuani 22’, 56’
  • Pedro Alcalá 37’
  • Iago Aspas 34’
  • Sofiane Boufal 87’

Match summary

Girona beat Celta Vigo 3-2. Girona led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Cristhian Stuani put Girona ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by Aday Benítez, Iago Aspas equalised with a direct free kick in the 34th minute, and Pedro Alcalá put Girona back in front with a header in the 37th minute, set up by Álex Granell. In the second half, Stuani made it 3-1 in the 56th minute, set up by Pedro Porro and Sofiane Boufal pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 87th minute, set up by Stanislav Lobotka.

The chances backed that up: Girona created 2.02 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.90 from 20. Celta Vigo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Girona Celta Vigo
11 Shots 20
6 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1.72 xG 0.90
1.72 Non-penalty xG 0.90
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Girona Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Cristhian Stuani
Assist: Aday Benítez1-0 (Girona)
22’
34’
Iago Aspas1-1 (Celta Vigo)
Pedro Alcalá
Assist: Álex Granell2-1 (Girona)
37’
Half-time2-1
Cristhian Stuani
Assist: Pedro Porro3-1 (Girona)
56’
87’
Sofiane Boufal
Assist: Stanislav Lobotka3-2 (Celta Vigo)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Girona
  • Douglas Luiz
Celta Vigo
  • Cabral
  • Fran Beltrán

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 0.90 22’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 1-0 22’ 34’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-1 34’ 37’ Pedro Alcalá (Girona), 2-1 37’ 56’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 3-1 56’ 87’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), 3-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.02 0.90 22’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 1-0 Stuani 22’ 34’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), 1-1 Aspas 34’ 37’ Pedro Alcalá (Girona), 2-1 Alcalá 37’ 56’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), 3-1 Stuani 56’ 87’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), 3-2 Boufal 87’
Girona 2.02 xGCelta Vigo 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Girona attacking 
56’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 7’ Portu (Girona), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 56’ Pedro Porro (Girona), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 90’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 72’ Álex Granell (Girona), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 34’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 79’ Dennis Eckert (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Dennis Eckert (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 45’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 45’ Cabral (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Pedro Alcalá (Girona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 69’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Aday Benítez (Girona), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 7’ Portu (Girona), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 56’ Pedro Porro (Girona), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 90’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+5’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 34’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Álex Granell (Girona), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Dennis Eckert (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Dennis Eckert (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Cristhian Stuani (Girona), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 67’ Juanpe (Girona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 45’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 45’ Cabral (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+7’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Pedro Alcalá (Girona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 69’ Stanislav Lobotka (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Aday Benítez (Girona), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Maxi Gómez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Álex Granell (Girona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Sofiane Boufal (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 39’ Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bono GK900 0.000.000
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.000
Juanpe DEF901 0.060.000
Pedro Alcalá DEF9011 0.040.000
Pedro Porro MID9011 0.460.651
Aday Benítez MID8411 0.020.061
Douglas Luiz MID900 0.000.021
Álex Granell MID9013 0.130.123
Portu MID881 0.510.461
Borja MID670 0.000.000
Cristhian Stuani FWD9023 0.800.000
Patrick Roberts Sub230 0.000.000
Marc Muniesa Sub60 0.000.000
Aleix García Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Girona win 39% Bet365 odds 2.40
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Celta Vigo win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Girona DLW
Celta Vigo DWW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Celta Vigo 2-1 Girona, 20 Apr 19  All Girona vs Celta Vigo meetings

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