La Liga · 2025Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

Elche 2–1 Celta Vigo · La Liga

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Elche won 2–1.

Shots
178
Shots on target
82
Expected goals
3.580.77
Possession
62%38%

Full time

What the match recorded

Elche beat Celta Vigo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Elche – Celta Vigo): shots 17–8, shots on target 8–2, expected goals 3.58–0.77, possession 62%–38%. 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 Elche.

2.86 days ▲Rest daysElche · 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

MetricElcheCelta VigoBaseline
Rest days2.86 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 below their full-season average.

8.33 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.33 shots/match11.6 shots/match11.3 shots/match

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

Elche's recent record differs from the season

weak

Elche's last-five shots average is above their season average.

13 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season11 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
Shots13 shots/match11 shots/match11.3 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots8 shotsElche 17 shots, Celta Vigo 8 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots2 shotsElche 8 shots, Celta Vigo 2 shots
  • Expected goals3.58 xG0.77 xGElche 3.58 xG, Celta Vigo 0.77 xG
  • Possession62%38%Elche 62%, Celta Vigo 38%
  • Corners7 corners2 cornersElche 7 corners, Celta Vigo 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls20 foulsElche 12 fouls, Celta Vigo 20 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsElche 3 cards, Celta Vigo 3 cards

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.

John Nwankwo · Elche · 62′ · 0.01 xG · on targetBryan Zaragoza · Celta Vigo · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 17′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBryan Zaragoza · Celta Vigo · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Rodriguez · Elche · 81′ · 0.03 xG · on targetCarlos Domínguez · Celta Vigo · 15′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAleix Febas · Elche · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedWilliot Swedberg · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndré Silva · Elche · 47′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedGermán Valera · Elche · 34′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAndré Silva · Elche · 42′ · 0.08 xG · on targetÁlvaro Rodriguez · Elche · 80′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 22′ · 0.09 xG · goalAndré Silva · Elche · 28′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedBryan Zaragoza · Celta Vigo · 32′ · 0.09 xG · on targetJohn Nwankwo · Elche · 26′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedRafa Mir · Elche · 13′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRafa Mir · Elche · 12′ · 0.13 xG · on targetGermán Valera · Elche · 9′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedJohn Nwankwo · Elche · 68′ · 0.22 xG · goalÁlvaro Rodriguez · Elche · 68′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedÁlvaro Rodriguez · Elche · 66′ · 0.40 xG · on targetMiguel Román · Celta Vigo · 4′ · 0.44 xG · off target or blockedRafa Mir · Elche · 54′ · 0.82 xG · on targetAndré Silva · Elche · 18′ · 0.91 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Elche: 17 shots, 8 on target, 3.64 xG. Celta Vigo: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.77 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0240′HT90′André Silva · Elche · 18′John Nwankwo · Elche · 68′Borja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 22′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Elche 3.64 xG · Celta Vigo 0.77 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Elche
0Draws
3Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo — Elche · La Liga1–0
Elche — Celta Vigo · La Liga0–1
Celta Vigo — Elche · La Liga1–0
Elche — 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: Elche favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Celta Vigo in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Elche7 matchesCelta Vigo7 matches
1.43 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/70.86 goals/match
0.86 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.29 goals/match
1.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/71.01 xG/match
11 shots/matchShots7/711.6 shots/match
4 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/73.71 shots/match
58.1% ●Possession7/752.9%
3.14 corners/matchCorners7/7● 6.14 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards7/71.71 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls7/712.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 28 Sept 2025, 18:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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