Thursday , 1 October 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 7 21
2 Club Atletico de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompie 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alaves 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Futbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

6
3
8
RC Celta de Vigo 17 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
#14 Position #12
7 Points 8
7 Played 6
1 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 2
8 Scored 7
6 Conceded 6
+2 GD +1
1.00 PPG 1.33
14% Win % 33%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Athletic Club
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G
Athletic Club
Roberto Navarro 2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Abanca Balaidos. RC Celta de Vigo are looking to make home advantage count against Athletic Club.
  • 5' Unai Simon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 332 appearances.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Athletic Club winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' Balenziaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. RC Celta de Vigo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Inigo Martinez made 126 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It’s high time Eduardo Coudet made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' What a strike from Inaki Williams! The score is 0-1.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' Athletic Club looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Alex Berenguer scoring 1 goals.
  • 49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Inigo Lekue is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Athletic Club.
  • 50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Inaki Williams makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brais Mendez.
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 324 games and scored 376 goals.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Denis Suarez as he leaves the pitch. Fran Beltran steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
  • 67' Oier Zarraga gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Unai Vencedor Paris and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' The RC Celta de Vigo bench stirs into life. Renato Tapia is withdrawn and Augusto Solari gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Raul Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oihan Sancet at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Oier Zarraga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
  • 80' Thiago Galhardo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joseph Aidoo at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Dani Garcia exits the field as Mikel Vesga enters on 85.
  • 86' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Inaki Williams exits the field as Asier Villalibre enters on 86.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Unai Simon.
  • 0-1 the final result. RC Celta de Vigo will be bitterly disappointed.

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 5
Gorka Guruzeta 4
Raul Garcia 3
Fran Beltran 2
Williot Swedberg 2
Hugo Mallo 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
0.83 RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + RC Celta de Vigo or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo36% Draw36% Athletic Club28%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
72%
Draw or Athletic Club
64%
RC Celta de Vigo or Athletic Club
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo21% Draw62% Athletic Club17%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.4%
1 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
2%
3 – 0
1.9%
3 – 1
1.5%
0 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap RC Celta de Vigo covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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