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Espanyol 2–2 Celta Vigo · La Liga

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Espanyol and Celta Vigo drew 2–2.

Shots
914
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
0.712.74
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Espanyol and Celta Vigo drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Espanyol – Celta Vigo): shots 9–14, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.71–2.74, possession 43%–57%. 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

weak

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

13 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season10.9 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/match10.9 shots/match11.7 shots/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.

42.6%PossessionEspanyol · Celta Vigo● 51.1%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricEspanyolCelta VigoBaseline
Possession42.6%51.1%49.6%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots14 shotsEspanyol 9 shots, Celta Vigo 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsEspanyol 3 shots, Celta Vigo 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.71 xG2.74 xGEspanyol 0.71 xG, Celta Vigo 2.74 xG
  • Possession43%57%Espanyol 43%, Celta Vigo 57%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersEspanyol 2 corners, Celta Vigo 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls11 foulsEspanyol 9 fouls, Celta Vigo 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsEspanyol 1 card, Celta Vigo 0 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.

Edu Expósito · Espanyol · 5′ · 0.01 xG · on targetWilliot Swedberg · Celta Vigo · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTyrhys Dolan · Espanyol · 66′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeandro Cabrera · Espanyol · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSergio Carreira · Celta Vigo · 48′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Espanyol · 65′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedFerran Jutglà · Celta Vigo · 31′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Espanyol · 66′ · 0.08 xG · goalUrko González · Espanyol · 85′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 27′ · 0.09 xG · on targetJavi Rodríguez · Celta Vigo · 18′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedFerran Jutglà · Celta Vigo · 51′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Romero · Espanyol · 35′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedPablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 84′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedTyrhys Dolan · Espanyol · 86′ · 0.14 xG · goalRoberto Fernández · Espanyol · 28′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedIago Aspas · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedPablo Durán · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.26 xG · on targetMarcos Alonso · Celta Vigo · 45′ · 0.27 xG · off target or blockedFerran Jutglà · Celta Vigo · 38′ · 0.59 xG · goalBorja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Espanyol: 9 shots, 3 on target, 0.72 xG. Celta Vigo: 14 shots, 5 on target, 2.79 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Kike García · Espanyol · 66′Tyrhys Dolan · Espanyol · 86′Ferran Jutglà · Celta Vigo · 38′Borja Iglesias · Celta Vigo · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Espanyol 0.72 xG · Celta Vigo 2.79 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Espanyol
1Draws
1Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo — Espanyol · La Liga0–1
Celta Vigo — Espanyol · La Liga0–2
Espanyol — Celta Vigo · La Liga3–1
Espanyol — Celta Vigo · La Liga1–3
Celta Vigo — Espanyol · La Liga2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Espanyol favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Celta Vigo in 3 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Espanyol24 matchesCelta Vigo24 matches
1.21 goals/matchGoals scored24/24▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.38 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲ 1.13 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals24/241.36 xG/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots24/2410.9 shots/match
4.25 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/244 shots/match
42.6%Possession24/24● 51.1%
4.46 corners/match ●Corners24/244.08 corners/match
2.13 cards/matchCards24/241.96 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls24/2411.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Sat, 14 Feb 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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