RC Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RC Celta de Vigo

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Athletic Club

Sun 19 Jan 2025 · 13:00 UTC Estadio Abanca-Balaidos 22,279 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 62' Alex Berenguer

0–2 71' Daniel Vivian

Hugo Alvarez 74' 1–2

Ilaix Moriba 75' Y

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Miguel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
Assistant 1 Jose Garrido Romero (Spain)
Assistant 2 Guillermo Santiago Sacristan (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

2025-01-19 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Athletic Club 2024-09-22 Athletic Club 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo 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

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Athletic Club	H	1–2	L
10 Jan	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–2	L
21 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L
06 Dec	RCD Mallorca	H	2–0	W
30 Nov	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–3	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–1	W
21 Dec	CA Osasuna	A	2–1	W
15 Dec	Deportivo Alaves	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Fenerbahce SK	A	2–0	W
08 Dec	Villarreal CF	H	2–0	W
04 Dec	Real Madrid CF	H	2–1	W

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 ball is rolling at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos. RC Celta de Vigo are looking to make home advantage count against Athletic Club.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. RC Celta de Vigo and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Athletic Club have won 386 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ernesto Valverde will be considering his options from the bench.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuri Berchiche is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Athletic Club.
46' Hugo Alvarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Williot Swedberg at the 46 minute mark.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gorka Guruzeta, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Abanca-Balaidos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' The 30-year-old Alex Berenguer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
61' RC Celta de Vigo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
62' Alex Berenguer adds to his 0 season tally! Athletic Club lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
64' RC Celta de Vigo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilaix Moriba is hanging Fran Beltran on the field on 64 minute.
67' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Mikel Jauregizar comes on to replace Ruiz de Galarreta.
70' RC Celta de Vigo ring the changes. Borja Iglesias has done his job and it is now time for Anastasios Douvikas to step up.
71' A stunning finish from Daniel Vivian — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' A goal from the Spain international Hugo Alvarez! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-2!
75' That looks like a foul for a card for Ilaix Moriba.
80' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
82' Gorka Guruzeta gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Alex Berenguer and will look to change the dynamic.
87' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Inaki Williams by Yuri Berchiche on 89 minute.
RC Celta de Vigo will have plenty to reflect on. Athletic Club were simply the better side today.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

13
Vicente Guaita
8
Fran Beltran ↓ Ilaix Moriba 64'
7
Borja Iglesias ↓ Anastasios Douvikas 70'
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Oscar Mingueza 46'
5
Sergio Carreira
24
Carlos Dominguez
4
Hugo Sotelo
19
Williot Swedberg ↓ Hugo Alvarez 46'
18
Pablo Duran
32
Javi Rodriguez ↓ Javier Manquillo 70'
29
Yoel Lago

Bench

Coach Claudio

Athletic Club Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

16
Ruiz de Galarreta ↓ Mikel Jauregizar 67'
2
Andoni Gorosabel
1
Unai Simon
5
Yeray Alvarez
3
Daniel Vivian
9
Inaki Williams ↓ Yuri Berchiche 89'
7
Alex Berenguer ↓ Gorka Guruzeta 82'
10
Nico Williams ↓ De Marcos 89'
20
Unai Gomez ↓ Mikel Vesga 82'
24
Benat Prados
32
Adama Boiro

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2025-01-19 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Athletic Club L 2025-01-10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-12-21 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2024-12-14 Sevilla FC 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-12-06 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 RCD Mallorca W 2024-11-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo L

Athletic Club Form

2025-01-19 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Athletic Club W 2024-12-21 CA Osasuna 1–2 Athletic Club W 2024-12-15 Deportivo Alaves 1–1 Athletic Club D 2024-12-11 Fenerbahce SK 0–2 Athletic Club W 2024-12-08 Athletic Club 2–0 Villarreal CF W 2024-12-04 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Madrid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or Athletic Club 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo37% Draw26% Athletic Club37%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

63%

Draw or Athletic Club

63%

RC Celta de Vigo or Athletic Club

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo31% Draw44% Athletic Club25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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