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La Liga · 2023

Celta Vigo 0–1 Girona FC · La Liga

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Girona FC won 0–1.

Shots
1015
Shots on target
56
Expected goals
0.620.96
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Girona FC beat Celta Vigo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Celta Vigo – Girona FC): shots 10–15, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 0.62–0.96, possession 40%–60%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Girona FC have recorded the higher season possession share.

44.2%PossessionCelta Vigo · Girona FC● 57.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCelta VigoGirona FCBaseline
Possession44.2%57.2%48.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots15 shotsCelta Vigo 10 shots, Girona FC 15 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsCelta Vigo 5 shots, Girona FC 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.62 xG0.96 xGCelta Vigo 0.62 xG, Girona FC 0.96 xG
  • Possession40%60%Celta Vigo 40%, Girona FC 60%
  • Corners5 corners7 cornersCelta Vigo 5 corners, Girona FC 7 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsCelta Vigo 13 fouls, Girona FC 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.

Yangel Herrera · Girona FC · 6′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYangel Herrera · Girona FC · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Gutiérrez · Girona FC · 54′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYan Couto · Girona FC · 57′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLuca De La Torre · Celta Vigo · 63′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSavinho · Girona FC · 5′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedViktor Tsygankov · Girona FC · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAleix García · Girona FC · 84′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 33′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAleix García · Girona FC · 72′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMihailo Ristić · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÓscar Mingueza · Celta Vigo · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on targetYangel Herrera · Girona FC · 38′ · 0.04 xG · on targetCarl Starfelt · Celta Vigo · 35′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYan Couto · Girona FC · 79′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLuca De La Torre · Celta Vigo · 47′ · 0.07 xG · on targetArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 12′ · 0.08 xG · on targetArtem Dovbyk · Girona FC · 12′ · 0.08 xG · on targetJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 31′ · 0.11 xG · on targetAnastasios Douvikas · Celta Vigo · 39′ · 0.11 xG · on targetDaley Blind · Girona FC · 12′ · 0.12 xG · on targetViktor Tsygankov · Girona FC · 25′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 31′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedPortu · Girona FC · 20′ · 0.31 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Celta Vigo: 10 shots, 5 on target, 0.63 xG. Girona FC: 15 shots, 6 on target, 0.97 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Portu · Girona FC · 20′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Celta Vigo 0.63 xG · Girona FC 0.97 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Celta Vigo
1Draws
1Girona FC
Girona FC — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–0
Celta Vigo — Girona FC · La Liga1–1
Girona FC — Celta Vigo · La Liga0–1

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 1 of 11 directional metrics · Girona FC in 7 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Celta Vigo22 matchesGirona FC22 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored22/22▲ 2.36 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.31 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.82 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots22/2213 shots/match
4.14 shots/matchShots on target22/22▲ 5.14 shots/match
44.2%Possession22/22● 57.2%
5.59 corners/match ●Corners22/224.68 corners/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls22/2211.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / 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: Sun, 28 Jan 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in La Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCelta VigoGirona FC
CompetitionLa LigaLa Liga 2023/24
Head-to-headCelta Vigo — Girona FC
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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