Valencia vs Celta Vigo

21 May 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Adrián Cordero Vega

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Maxi Gómez 28’
  • Néstor Araújo 60’ (og)

Match summary

Valencia won 2-0 at home to Celta Vigo. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Maxi Gómez put Valencia ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Marcos de Sousa and Araújo's own goal made it 2-0 with a header in the 60th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Valencia created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Celta Vigo 1.41 from 9.

Match stats

Valencia Celta Vigo
10 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.48 xG 1.41
1.48 Non-penalty xG 1.41
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Valencia Celta Vigo
Kick-off
Maxi Gómez
Assist: Marcos de Sousa1-0 (Valencia)
28’
Half-time1-0
Néstor Araújo
Own goal2-0 (Valencia)
60’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Thierry Correia
Celta Vigo
  • Javi Galán
  • Brais Méndez
  • Thiago Galhardo

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 1.55 1.41 28’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 1-0 28’ 60’ Néstor Araújo (Valencia) own goal, 2-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 1.41 28’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), 1-0 Gómez 28’ 60’ Néstor Araújo (Valencia) own goal, 2-0 Araújo 60’
Valencia 1.55 xGCelta Vigo 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celta Vigo attacking Valencia attacking 
28’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 40’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 13’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 40’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 55’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 28’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 75’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 5’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Javi Galán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), own goal 40’ Nolito (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 28’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 13’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 40’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 55’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 28’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 75’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 47’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 5’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Thiago Galhardo (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 78’ Gabriel Veiga (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Javi Galán (Celta Vigo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Néstor Araújo (Celta Vigo), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jaume GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF900 0.000.011
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF861 0.120.000
José Gayá DEF901 0.030.131
Thierry Correia MID700 0.000.031
Ilaix Moriba MID900 0.000.000
Carlos Soler MID902 0.230.192
Bryan Gil Salvatierra MID480 0.000.000
Maxi Gómez FWD8013 0.940.000
Marcos de Sousa FWD7011 0.130.601
Denis Cheryshev Sub420 0.000.000
Gonçalo Guedes Sub201 0.080.131
Mario Dominguez Sub200 0.000.000
Yunus Musah Sub100 0.000.000
Uros Racic Sub41 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 36% Avg odds 2.62
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Celta Vigo win 35% Avg odds 2.75

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

Form going into the game

Valencia LDDLD
Celta Vigo LDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Celta Vigo 1-2 Valencia, 05 Dec 21 Next meeting: Valencia 3-0 Celta Vigo, 17 Sep 22  All Valencia 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.