La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 4–3 Celta Vigo · La Liga

4–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 4–3.

Shots
2113
Shots on target
125
Expected goals
4.62.24
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Celta Vigo 4–3. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Celta Vigo): shots 21–13, shots on target 12–5, expected goals 4.6–2.24, possession 58%–42%. 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.

Athletic Club's recent record differs from the season

weak

Athletic Club's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.92 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.92 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.69 corners/match ●CornersAthletic Club · Celta Vigo5.31 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubCelta VigoBaseline
Corners5.69 corners/match5.31 corners/match4.63 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Athletic Club have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.7% ●PossessionAthletic Club · Celta Vigo43%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubCelta VigoBaseline
Possession51.7%43%49.5%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots21 shots13 shotsAthletic Club 21 shots, Celta Vigo 13 shots
  • Shots on target12 shots5 shotsAthletic Club 12 shots, Celta Vigo 5 shots
  • Expected goals4.6 xG2.24 xGAthletic Club 4.6 xG, Celta Vigo 2.24 xG
  • Possession58%42%Athletic Club 58%, Celta Vigo 42%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersAthletic Club 7 corners, Celta Vigo 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls13 foulsAthletic Club 15 fouls, Celta Vigo 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.

Iago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Bamba · Celta Vigo · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 30′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFran Beltrán · Celta Vigo · 41′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 55′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 14′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÓscar Mingueza · Celta Vigo · 56′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 15′ · 0.04 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 33′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 25′ · 0.05 xG · goalJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedÓscar de Marcos · Athletic Club · 47′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJonathan Bamba · Celta Vigo · 41′ · 0.06 xG · goalIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.07 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 78′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 2′ · 0.11 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 20′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedUnai Núñez · Celta Vigo · 70′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 74′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 16′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 52′ · 0.16 xG · on targetDani García · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.23 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 60′ · 0.32 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.33 xG · goalOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 37′ · 0.61 xG · goalJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 66′ · 0.72 xG · goalGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 52′ · 0.77 xG · goalIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 72′ · 0.82 xG · on targetÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goalNico Williams · Athletic Club · 48′ · 0.83 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 21 shots, 12 on target, 4.76 xG. Celta Vigo: 13 shots, 5 on target, 2.25 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

02.550′HT90′Oihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 37′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 45′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 52′Álex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 90′Iago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 25′Jonathan Bamba · Celta Vigo · 41′Jørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 66′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 4.76 xG · Celta Vigo 2.25 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletic Club
0Draws
2Celta Vigo
Athletic Club — Celta Vigo · La Liga2–1
Celta Vigo — Athletic Club · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Celta Vigo · La Liga0–2
Celta Vigo — Athletic Club · 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: Athletic Club favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Celta Vigo in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club13 matchesCelta Vigo13 matches
1.92 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/131.08 goals/match
1.31 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/131.85 goals/match
1.83 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/131.42 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots13/1313.6 shots/match
5.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target13/134.38 shots/match
51.7% ●Possession13/1343%
5.69 corners/match ●Corners13/135.31 corners/match
14 fouls/matchFouls13/1312.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples13 / 13home / 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, 11 Nov 2023, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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