Celta Vigo 0-2 Athletic Club: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Celta Vigo

0 : 2

Athletic Club

20'Alex Berenguer
22'Robert Navarro Muñoz

Municipal de BalaídosMateo Busquets FerrerCapacity 24,791Sun, 30 Aug 202621:30

Celta Vigo3-4-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Athletic Club Athletic Club crest

Substitutions

45'
166.6
H. Gonzalez
106.9
I. Aspas
45'
206.2
J. Rodriguez
177.2
J. Rueda
45'
46.2
A. Faye
297.3
Y. Lago
45'
66.5
I. Moriba
87.3
M. Roman
57'
196.7
W. Swedberg
236.3
H. Alvarez

Unused

Substitutions

65'
167.3A
I. Ruiz de Galarreta
186.7
M. Jauregizar
65'
86.3
O. Sancet
286.7
P. Canales
65'
96.7A
I. Williams
116.2
G. Guruzeta
74'
237.9
R. Navarro
106.3
N. Williams
86'
127.0
J. Areso
31
J. Louis-Jean

Unused

Home

M. Alonso
Red Card
Out
B. Iglesias
Muscle Injury
Out

Away

U. Egiluz
Knee Injury
Out
A. Gorosabel
Transfer negotiations
Out
B. Prados Diaz
Thigh Injury
Out
N. Serrano
Coach's decision
Out
D. Vivian
Hamstring Injury
Out

Player of the match

Alejandro Berenguer Remiro

Attacker · Athletic Club

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes37

Key passes4

Pass accuracy78%

Defending

Tackles1

Interceptions1

Duels won4 · 40%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Ionuț RaduG	5	2	3,42	+1,42	38/46	2/10
Unai SimónG	2	0	0,40	+0,40	22/32	6/15

Live stats

Possession & Passing

54%Possession46%

574Total passes489

88%Pass accuracy87%

4Corners7

Attack

8Shots17

2On target7

5Off target9

1Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

6Shots in box12

2Shots out box5

0.6xG2.6

0.3Goals prevented0.3

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves2

3Offsides0

8Fouls17

0Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,21xG2,19

2Shots12

1On target6

1Big chances4

4Touches in box20

41%Possession59%

1Corners5

Second half

0,36xG0,45

6Shots5

1On target1

2Big chances1

11Touches in box9

66%Possession34%

3Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Celta Vigo

0.568354%

61% open play39% set piece

Athletic Club

2.6417846%

72% open play28% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

25 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Celta Vigo0,56 xG · 0 scored

Athletic Club2,64 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Celta Vigo14

Open play 9Set piece 4Dribble 1

Athletic Club32

Open play 23Set piece 5Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 1

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Celta Vigo33% pressure

Athletic Club67% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.56xG2.64

8Shots17

3On target8

Momentum

89' Off target Nico Williams 0.22 xG · Fast break · Left foot

Shot map

8 v 17

Celta Vigo shoot right, Athletic Club left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CVCelta VigoACAthletic Clubgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

11 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Celta VigoAthletic Clubgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Celta VigoDefensive line 33%

Athletic ClubDefensive line 39%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Celta VigoUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Starfelt and Rodríguez, 29 passes between them.

Athletic ClubUntil 65'

Most-connected pair: Laporte and Berchiche, 30 passes between them.

Tactical battle

39control61

Oihan Sancet

7 touches in box

In possession

45,2%Field tilt54,8%

7Passes into box13

21Progressive passes21

4Carries into final third16

7Chances created13

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

16,75Press intensity (PPDA)14,48

3High turnovers7

5Regains within 5s8

25,0sBall recovery time26,9s

9Interceptions23

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

152Carries125

1719mCarry distance1669m

11Progressive carries24

922mProgressive carry distance969m

2Carries into the box6

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won4

9Take-ons attempted16

392mProgressive pass distance351m

0Through balls2

2Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,55Expected threat (xT)1,09

-0,53Action value (VAEP)1,68

14Shot-creating actions32

0Goal-creating actions4

0,48Expected assisted goals1,78

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,8Passes per attack4,9

15,9sAttack duration14,9s

1,77 m/sAttack directness2,25 m/s

1Build-up attacks2

5Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

15Touches in box29

74Final third entries52

3Big chances5

0,40xG on target3,42

3Big chances missed4

Passing

3/14 (21%)Crosses6/19 (32%)

24/49 (49%)Long balls14/41 (34%)

17Throw-ins13

17Free kicks8

10Goal kicks6

Duels

54Total46

35/56 (63%)Ground21/56 (38%)

6/20 (30%)Aerial14/20 (70%)

2/7 (29%)Dribbles4/14 (29%)

5Dispossessed7

Defending

41Recoveries52

7Interceptions10

17Tackles10

24%Tackles won60%

24Clearances19

0Big chances scored1

1Big saves0

1Errors led to goal0

2Fouled in final third1

7,09Average rating7,61

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Celta VigoThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 16-30

Athletic ClubThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 and 6 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

50%1+ goal67%

13%2+ goals33%

13%3+ goals17%

They concede

50%1+ goal50%

25%2+ goals33%

Heaviest results

best 5-0 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Celta VigoshootallowAthletic Club

5.0%Six-yard box5.9%

62.7%+1.7Penalty area60.3%

24.0%Edge of the box25.4%

8.4%Long range8.4%

383 shots taken · 358 faced

Athletic ClubshootallowCelta Vigo

4.2%Six-yard box5.0%

65.6%+4.6Penalty area60.8%

23.1%-2.2Edge of the box24.6%

7.1%Long range9.6%

523 shots taken · 479 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Athletic Club beat Celta Vigo 2-0 at Municipal de Balaídos in La Liga. Athletic Club led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: Alex Berenguer (20'), Robert Navarro Muñoz (22') for Athletic Club. In their last 29 meetings, Celta Vigo have won 7, Athletic Club 15, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.