La Liga · 2025Estadio Abanca Balaídos

Celta Vigo 0–1 Espanyol · La Liga

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Espanyol won 0–1.

Shots
119
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
0.630.38
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Espanyol beat Celta Vigo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Celta Vigo – Espanyol): shots 11–9, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 0.63–0.38, possession 61%–39%. 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.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.14 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 for1.6 goals/match1.14 goals/match1.11 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Celta Vigo have recorded the higher season possession share.

51.5% ●PossessionCelta Vigo · Espanyol41.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCelta VigoEspanyolBaseline
Possession51.5%41.4%49.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots9 shotsCelta Vigo 11 shots, Espanyol 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsCelta Vigo 4 shots, Espanyol 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.63 xG0.38 xGCelta Vigo 0.63 xG, Espanyol 0.38 xG
  • Possession61%39%Celta Vigo 61%, Espanyol 39%
  • Corners4 corners3 cornersCelta Vigo 4 corners, Espanyol 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls15 foulsCelta Vigo 12 fouls, Espanyol 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsCelta Vigo 1 card, Espanyol 2 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.

Javier Rueda · Celta Vigo · 45′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJavi Rodríguez · Celta Vigo · 83′ · 0.01 xG · on targetPol Lozano · Espanyol · 85′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPere Milla · Espanyol · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSergio Carreira · Celta Vigo · 54′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUrko González · Espanyol · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUrko González · Espanyol · 65′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUrko González · Espanyol · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Espanyol · 86′ · 0.02 xG · goalMiguel Román · Celta Vigo · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 51′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarcos Alonso · Celta Vigo · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPere Milla · Espanyol · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRoberto Fernández · Espanyol · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBryan Zaragoza · Celta Vigo · 29′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMarcos Alonso · Celta Vigo · 42′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedPablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.09 xG · on targetLeandro Cabrera · Espanyol · 70′ · 0.18 xG · on targetCarl Starfelt · Celta Vigo · 89′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Celta Vigo: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.62 xG. Espanyol: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.39 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′Kike García · Espanyol · 86′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Celta Vigo 0.62 xG · Espanyol 0.39 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Celta Vigo
1Draws
3Espanyol
Celta Vigo — Espanyol · La Liga0–2
Espanyol — Celta Vigo · La Liga3–1
Espanyol — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–3
Celta Vigo — Espanyol · La Liga2–2
Espanyol — 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: Celta Vigo favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Espanyol in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Celta Vigo14 matchesEspanyol14 matches
1.14 goals/matchGoals scored14/14▲ 1.29 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed14/14▲ 1.14 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals14/14▲ 1.59 xG/match
11.2 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 13.5 shots/match
3.79 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 4.64 shots/match
51.5% ●Possession14/1441.4%
4.57 corners/match ●Corners14/144.21 corners/match
2.07 cards/matchCards14/141.93 cards/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls14/1413.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Nov 2025, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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