La Liga · 2024

Athletic Club 3–1 Celta Vigo · La Liga

3–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 3–1.

Shots
1011
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
0.691.31
Possession
32%68%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Celta Vigo 3–1. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Celta Vigo): shots 10–11, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 0.69–1.31, possession 32%–68%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Athletic Club.

2.89 days ▲Rest daysAthletic Club · Celta Vigo7.09 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAthletic ClubCelta VigoBaseline
Rest days2.89 days7.09 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Celta Vigo have a visible away split

weak

Celta Vigo's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.3 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.3 shots/match11.7 shots/match11.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Celta Vigo have recorded the higher season possession share.

46.7%PossessionAthletic Club · Celta Vigo● 56.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubCelta VigoBaseline
Possession46.7%56.7%47.4%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots11 shotsAthletic Club 10 shots, Celta Vigo 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsAthletic Club 5 shots, Celta Vigo 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.69 xG1.31 xGAthletic Club 0.69 xG, Celta Vigo 1.31 xG
  • Possession32%68%Athletic Club 32%, Celta Vigo 68%
  • Corners3 corners6 cornersAthletic Club 3 corners, Celta Vigo 6 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls11 foulsAthletic Club 16 fouls, Celta Vigo 11 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.

Hugo Álvarez · Celta Vigo · 20′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 57′ · 0.02 xG · on targetBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Djaló · Athletic Club · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Domínguez · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAnastasios Douvikas · Celta Vigo · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMikel Jauregizar · Athletic Club · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 48′ · 0.04 xG · on targetCarl Starfelt · Celta Vigo · 71′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCarl Starfelt · Celta Vigo · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 1′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 39′ · 0.06 xG · goalDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 55′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Bamba · Celta Vigo · 58′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 83′ · 0.06 xG · on targetWilliot Swedberg · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMarcos Alonso · Celta Vigo · 35′ · 0.12 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 4′ · 0.13 xG · goalOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 4′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Djaló · Athletic Club · 80′ · 0.15 xG · goalIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 25′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 10 shots, 5 on target, 0.71 xG. Celta Vigo: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.34 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′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 4′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 39′Álvaro Djaló · Athletic Club · 80′Iago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 25′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 0.71 xG · Celta Vigo 1.34 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletic Club
0Draws
3Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo — Athletic Club · La Liga2–1
Athletic Club — Celta Vigo · La Liga4–3
Athletic Club — Celta Vigo · La Liga2–1
Celta Vigo — Athletic Club · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Celta Vigo · La Liga0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletic Club favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Celta Vigo in 5 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club7 matchesCelta Vigo6 matches
1.57 goals/matchGoals scored7/6▲ 2.33 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed7/62.17 goals/match
1.03 xG/matchExpected goals7/6▲ 1.62 xG/match
9.29 shots/matchShots7/6▲ 11.7 shots/match
3.43 shots/matchShots on target7/6▲ 5.83 shots/match
46.7%Possession7/6● 56.7%
4.43 corners/match ●Corners7/64.17 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls7/69.83 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Sun, 22 Sept 2024, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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