RC Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

RC Celta de Vigo

2 – 1

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Athletic Club

Wed 15 May 2024 · 20:00 UTC Municipal de Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 23' Alex Berenguer

Williot Swedberg 68' 1–1

Damian Rodriguez 71' 2–1

Carl Starfelt 80' Y

Franco Cervi 90' Y

Overview

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

RC Celta de Vigo 38 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Victor Garcia Verdura
Assistant 1 Joan Mendez Mateo (Spain)
Assistant 2 Julian Villasenor Julian (Spain)

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

RC Celta de Vigo 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Athletic Club 2023-11-10 Athletic Club 4–3 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-05-20 Athletic Club 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-01-29 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Athletic Club 2022-04-17 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Athletic Club	H	2–1	W
12 May	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	0–1	L
05 May	Villarreal CF	H	3–2	W
27 Apr	Deportivo Alaves	A	0–3	L
20 Apr	UD Las Palmas	H	4–1	W
12 Apr	Real Betis Balompie	A	1–2	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–2	L
11 May	CA Osasuna	H	2–2	D
03 May	Getafe CF	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	1–3	L
19 Apr	Granada CF	H	1–1	D
14 Apr	Villarreal CF	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! RC Celta de Vigo welcome Athletic Club for this crunch clash at Municipal de Balaidos.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Benat Prados is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Athletic Club.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. RC Celta de Vigo must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. RC Celta de Vigo in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact 4-2-3-1.
23' What a moment for Alex Berenguer! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ernesto Valverde might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' 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.
46' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Jonathan Bamba is replaced by Iago Aspas.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
61' Carl Starfelt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Malcom Ares departs to be replaced by Raul Garcia.
67' Spain international Javier Manquillo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
68' Williot Swedberg does the damage! The net is bulging and RC Celta de Vigo surge ahead!
71' Damian Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! RC Celta de Vigo lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
73' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 73 minute. Jorgen Strand Larsen leaves to be changed by Anastasios Douvikas.
75' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Dani Garcia is replaced by Mikel Vesga.
77' Franco Cervi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Williot Swedberg at the 77 minute mark.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carl Starfelt on 80.
85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RC Celta de Vigo and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' It’s gonna be a card for Franco Cervi.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

22
Javier Manquillo
17
Jonathan Bamba ↓ Iago Aspas 46'
8
Fran Beltran
13
Ivan Villar
7
Carles Perez ↓ Oscar Mingueza 46'
23
Manuel Sanchez ↓ Hugo Alvarez 46'
2
Carl Starfelt
28
Carlos Dominguez
19
Williot Swedberg ↓ Franco Cervi 77'
18
Jorgen Strand Larsen ↓ Anastasios Douvikas 73'
34
Damian Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Claudio

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Unai Simon ↓ Julen Agirrezabala 62'
5
Yeray Alvarez
15
Inigo Lekue
14
Dani Garcia ↓ Mikel Vesga 75'
20
Asier Villalibre ↓ Inaki Williams 62'
7
Alex Berenguer
4
Aitor Paredes Casamichana
19
Imanol Garcia de Albeniz
23
Malcom Ares ↓ Raul Garcia 62'
30
Unai Gomez
24
Benat Prados ↓ Ruiz de Galarreta 75'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	7
Inaki Williams	6
Gorka Guruzeta	4
Alex Berenguer	4
Raul Garcia	3
Williot Swedberg	2
Fran Beltran	2
Jorgen Strand Larsen	1

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2024-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Athletic Club W 2024-05-12 Club Atletico de Madrid 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-05-05 RC Celta de Vigo 3–2 Villarreal CF W 2024-04-27 Deportivo Alaves 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-04-20 RC Celta de Vigo 4–1 UD Las Palmas W 2024-04-12 Real Betis Balompie 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo L

Athletic Club Form

2024-05-15 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Athletic Club L 2024-05-11 Athletic Club 2–2 CA Osasuna D 2024-05-03 Getafe CF 0–2 Athletic Club W 2024-04-27 Club Atletico de Madrid 3–1 Athletic Club L 2024-04-19 Athletic Club 1–1 Granada CF D 2024-04-14 Athletic Club 1–1 Villarreal CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.98 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo54% Draw23% Athletic Club23%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

78%

Draw or Athletic Club

46%

RC Celta de Vigo or Athletic Club

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo39% Draw42% Athletic Club19%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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