La Liga · 2023

Las Palmas 2–1 Celta Vigo · La Liga

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Las Palmas won 2–1.

Shots
1611
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.71.54
Possession
74%26%

Full time

What the match recorded

Las Palmas beat Celta Vigo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Las Palmas – Celta Vigo): shots 16–11, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.7–1.54, possession 74%–26%. 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.

Celta Vigo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Celta Vigo's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for1.4 goals/match1 goal/match1.31 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Las Palmas have recorded the higher season possession share.

59.6% ●PossessionLas Palmas · Celta Vigo41.8%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 17.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLas PalmasCelta VigoBaseline
Possession59.6%41.8%50.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots11 shotsLas Palmas 16 shots, Celta Vigo 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsLas Palmas 5 shots, Celta Vigo 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.7 xG1.54 xGLas Palmas 1.7 xG, Celta Vigo 1.54 xG
  • Possession74%26%Las Palmas 74%, Celta Vigo 26%
  • Corners4 corners5 cornersLas Palmas 4 corners, Celta Vigo 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls14 foulsLas Palmas 13 fouls, Celta Vigo 14 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.

Munir El Haddadi · Las Palmas · 10′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKirian Rodríguez · Las Palmas · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAnastasios Douvikas · Celta Vigo · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMunir El Haddadi · Las Palmas · 50′ · 0.02 xG · on targetEnzo Loiodice · Las Palmas · 53′ · 0.02 xG · on targetÁlvaro Lemos · Las Palmas · 71′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedÓscar Mingueza · Celta Vigo · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKirian Rodríguez · Las Palmas · 79′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKirian Rodríguez · Las Palmas · 55′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMunir El Haddadi · Las Palmas · 14′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJonathan Bamba · Celta Vigo · 33′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMunir El Haddadi · Las Palmas · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Las Palmas · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoseph Aidoo · Celta Vigo · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 75′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSergi Cardona · Las Palmas · 80′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSergi Cardona · Las Palmas · 41′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKirian Rodríguez · Las Palmas · 87′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 60′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 59′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 29′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedJavier Muñoz · Las Palmas · 55′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedJørgen Strand Larsen · Celta Vigo · 48′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Bamba · Celta Vigo · 29′ · 0.23 xG · on targetMarc Cardona · Las Palmas · 90′ · 0.27 xG · goalAnastasios Douvikas · Celta Vigo · 67′ · 0.51 xG · goalJonathan Viera · Las Palmas · 84′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Las Palmas: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.76 xG. Celta Vigo: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.56 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Jonathan Viera · Las Palmas · 84′Marc Cardona · Las Palmas · 90′Anastasios Douvikas · Celta Vigo · 67′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Las Palmas 1.76 xG · Celta Vigo 1.56 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Las Palmas favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Celta Vigo in 6

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Las Palmas8 matchesCelta Vigo8 matches
0.5 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲ 1 goal/match
0.88 goals/match ▲Goals allowed8/81.63 goals/match
0.94 xG/matchExpected goals8/8▲ 1.24 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots8/8▲ 12.9 shots/match
3.13 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 4.13 shots/match
59.6% ●Possession8/841.8%
4 corners/matchCorners8/8● 5.25 corners/match
10.1 fouls/matchFouls8/811.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / 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: Mon, 2 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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