Thursday , 2 July 2026

RC Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
RC Celta de Vigo
0 – 1
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 15:00 UTC Abanca Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'
Brais Mendez 53' Y
Y 90' Unai Simon
Hugo Mallo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RC Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Abanca Balaidos.

Match Details

  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Alfonso Vicente Moral
  • Referee Ruben Porras
  • Referee Jaime Latre

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

6
3
7
RC Celta de Vigo 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Athletic Club 2021-03-14 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Athletic Club 2020-12-04 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo 2020-01-19 Athletic Club 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2019-10-06 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Athletic Club

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Athletic Club H 0–1 L
23 Aug CA Osasuna A 0–0 D
15 Aug Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–2 L
22 May Real Betis Balompie H 2–3 L
16 May FC Barcelona A 2–1 W
12 May Getafe CF H 1–0 W
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug RC Celta de Vigo A 1–0 W
21 Aug FC Barcelona H 1–1 D
16 Aug Elche CF A 0–0 D
22 May Elche CF A 0–2 L
16 May Real Madrid CF H 0–1 L
12 May SD Huesca A 0–1 L

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo Athletic Club
#6 Position #12
54 Points 45
38 Played 38
14 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 19
53 Scored 43
48 Conceded 58
+5 GD -15
1.42 PPG 1.18
37% Win % 34%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (54 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. RC Celta de Vigo get us underway at Abanca Balaidos.
  • 5' RC Celta de Vigo have won 375 goals from 320 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Abanca Balaidos. RC Celta de Vigo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Berenguer, as he is very good at scoring at Abanca Balaidos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Mikel Vesga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' The 31-year-old Javier Galan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 34' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Inaki Williams makes it 0-1.
  • 39' Inigo Lekue is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 320 games and scored 375 goals.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' What a moment for Inaki Williams! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brais Mendez.
  • 58' RC Celta de Vigo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 63' RC Celta de Vigo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 64' Fran Beltran gets the nod from RC Celta de Vigo. He replaces Denis Suarez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Unai Vencedor Paris is withdrawn and Oier Zarraga gets his opportunity.
  • 70' The RC Celta de Vigo bench stirs into life. Renato Tapia is withdrawn and Augusto Solari gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Another change for Athletic Club made on 74 minute. Oihan Sancet leaves to be changed by Raul Garcia.
  • 79' It looks surprising RC Celta de Vigo does not make any changes. Balenziaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 80 minute. Joseph Aidoo leaves to be changed by Thiago Galhardo.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Mikel Vesga comes on to replace Dani Garcia.
  • 86' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Inaki Williams by Asier Villalibre on 86 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Unai Simon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iago Aspas 7
Inaki Williams 6
Alex Berenguer 4
Gorka Guruzeta 4
Raul Garcia 3
Fran Beltran 2
Williot Swedberg 2
Damian Rodriguez 1

Head to Head

2021-08-28 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Athletic Club 2021-03-14 RC Celta de Vigo 0–0 Athletic Club 2020-12-04 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo 2020-01-19 Athletic Club 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2019-10-06 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Athletic Club

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2021-08-28 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Athletic Club L 2021-08-23 CA Osasuna 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2021-08-15 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Club Atletico de Madrid L 2021-05-22 RC Celta de Vigo 2–3 Real Betis Balompie L 2021-05-16 FC Barcelona 1–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2021-05-12 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Getafe CF W

Athletic Club Form

2021-08-28 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Athletic Club W 2021-08-21 Athletic Club 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2021-08-16 Elche CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2021-05-22 Elche CF 2–0 Athletic Club L 2021-05-16 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Madrid CF L 2021-05-12 SD Huesca 1–0 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo43% Draw30% Athletic Club27%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
74%
Draw or Athletic Club
57%
RC Celta de Vigo or Athletic Club
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo30% Draw52% Athletic Club18%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap RC Celta de Vigo covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.