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La Liga · 2024

Celta Vigo 2–0 Real Sociedad · La Liga

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Celta Vigo won 2–0.

Shots
117
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
1.290.32
Possession
42%58%

Full time

What the match recorded

Celta Vigo beat Real Sociedad 2–0. Recorded in this match (Celta Vigo – Real Sociedad): shots 11–7, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 1.29–0.32, possession 42%–58%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Real Sociedad's recent record differs from the season

weak

Real Sociedad's last-five shots average is below their season average.

9 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match10.9 shots/match11.4 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots7 shotsCelta Vigo 11 shots, Real Sociedad 7 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotCelta Vigo 7 shots, Real Sociedad 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.29 xG0.32 xGCelta Vigo 1.29 xG, Real Sociedad 0.32 xG
  • Possession42%58%Celta Vigo 42%, Real Sociedad 58%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersCelta Vigo 4 corners, Real Sociedad 7 corners
  • Fouls19 fouls13 foulsCelta Vigo 19 fouls, Real Sociedad 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Marcos Alonso · Celta Vigo · 27′ · 0.01 xG · on targetIgor Zubeldia · Real Sociedad · 42′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFran Beltrán · Celta Vigo · 84′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSheraldo Becker · Real Sociedad · 87′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarcos Alonso · Celta Vigo · 25′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAlfon González · Celta Vigo · 5′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÓscar Mingueza · Celta Vigo · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIlaix Moriba · Celta Vigo · 82′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnder Barrenetxea · Real Sociedad · 39′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 40′ · 0.04 xG · goalBrais Méndez · Real Sociedad · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIgor Zubeldia · Real Sociedad · 66′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAlfon González · Celta Vigo · 57′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJon Martin · Real Sociedad · 87′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMikel Oyarzabal · Real Sociedad · 63′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAlfon González · Celta Vigo · 74′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 57′ · 0.10 xG · on targetPablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 45′ · 0.83 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Celta Vigo: 11 shots, 7 on target, 1.25 xG. Real Sociedad: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.31 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Pablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 40′Pablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 45′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Celta Vigo 1.25 xG · Real Sociedad 0.31 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Celta Vigo
2Draws
3Real Sociedad
Celta Vigo — Real Sociedad · La Liga0–1
Real Sociedad — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–1
Real Sociedad — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–1
Celta Vigo — Real Sociedad · La Liga1–2
Real Sociedad — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Celta Vigo favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Real Sociedad in 4 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Celta Vigo18 matchesReal Sociedad18 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored18/180.89 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed18/18▲ 0.72 goals/match
1.43 xG/match ▲Expected goals18/181.22 xG/match
11.6 shots/match ▲Shots18/1810.9 shots/match
4.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target18/183.67 shots/match
53.4%Possession18/18● 55.6%
3.44 corners/matchCorners18/18● 6.11 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls18/1813.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples18 / 18home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Dec 2024, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCelta VigoReal Sociedad
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2024/25
Head-to-headCelta Vigo — Real Sociedad
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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