Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo

2 January 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lucas Vázquez 6’
  • Marco Asensio 53’

Match summary

Real Madrid saw off Celta Vigo 2-0. Real Madrid led 1-0 at half-time.

Lucas Vázquez put Real Madrid ahead with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Marco Asensio and Marco Asensio made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute, set up by Lucas Vázquez.

The chances backed that up: Real Madrid created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Celta Vigo's 0.56 from 6.

Match stats

Real Madrid Celta Vigo
9 Shots 6
2 Shots on Target 1
1 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.56
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.56
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Real Madrid Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Lucas Vázquez
Assist: Marco Asensio1-0 (Real Madrid)
6’
Half-time1-0
Marco Asensio
Assist: Lucas Vázquez2-0 (Real Madrid)
53’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Real Madrid
  • Daniel Carvajal
  • Nacho
  • Casemiro
  • Marco Asensio
Celta Vigo
  • Renato Tapia
  • Brais Méndez

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 1.25 0.56 6’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), 1-0 6’ 53’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 2-0 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.56 6’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), 1-0 Vázquez 6’ 53’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), 2-0 Asensio 53’
Real Madrid 1.25 xGCelta Vigo 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Real Madrid attacking 
53’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 6’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 5’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 90’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Miguel Baeza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Marco Asensio (Real Madrid), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 6’ Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 5’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.29 xG, blocked 90’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Miguel Baeza (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 16’ Luka Modric (Real Madrid), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 70’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jeison Murillo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Santi Mina (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Thibaut Courtois GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Carvajal DEF851 0.040.000
Raphael Varane DEF900 0.000.000
Nacho DEF900 0.000.000
Ferland Mendy DEF902 0.050.000
Casemiro MID900 0.000.000
Luka Modric MID851 0.080.000
Toni Kroos MID851 0.060.112
Lucas Vázquez FWD90111 0.400.583
Karim Benzema FWD902 0.190.021
Marco Asensio FWD74111 0.440.401
Eden Hazard Sub160 0.000.000
Vinícius Júnior Sub50 0.000.000
Martin Odegaard Sub50 0.000.101
Federico Valverde Sub50 0.000.000
Mariano Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Real Madrid win 61% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.31
Celta Vigo win 17% Avg odds 5.54

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

Form going into the game

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Celta Vigo WWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Madrid 2-2 Celta Vigo, 16 Feb 20 Next meeting: Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid, 20 Mar 21  All Real Madrid 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.