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RC Celta de Vigo vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
RC Celta de Vigo
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sat 4 May 2019 · 18:45 UTC Estadio de Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Thomas Vermaelen
Y 29' Samuel Umtiti
Sofiane Boufal 31' Y
Y 55' Jean-Clair Todibo
Y 72' Kevin-Prince Boateng
Y 79' Arturo Vidal

Overview

Match Preview

RC Celta de Vigo vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio de Balaidos.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Raul Cabanero
  • Referee Pablo Gonzalez
  • Referee Jose Gallego
  • Referee Fernando Roman

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 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

3
3
10
RC Celta de Vigo 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-04 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 FC Barcelona 2018-12-22 FC Barcelona 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May FC Barcelona H 2–0 W
27 Apr CD Leganes A 0–0 D
24 Apr RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 1–1 D
20 Apr Girona FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–2 L
07 Apr Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 3–1 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May RC Celta de Vigo A 0–2 L
01 May Liverpool FC H 3–0 W
27 Apr Levante UD H 1–0 W
23 Apr Deportivo Alavés A 2–0 W
20 Apr Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–1 W
16 Apr Manchester United FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo FC Barcelona
#14 Position #1
7 Points 21
7 Played 7
1 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 0
8 Scored 31
6 Conceded 7
+2 GD +24
1.00 PPG 3.00
14% Win % 100%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 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
FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo
Pablo Duran 2 G
Iago Aspas 1 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio de Balaidos that hosts another battle between RC Celta de Vigo and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' Kevin-Prince Boateng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 6' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Alex Collado on, Ousmane Dembele off on 6 minutes.
  • 11' The 26-year-old Jean-Clair Todibo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RC Celta de Vigo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' The referee has no hesitation. Sofiane Boufal is booked for RC Celta de Vigo — Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Stanislav Lobotka, a Slovakia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' It’s high time Fran Escribá made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' FC Barcelona have won 778 goals from 516 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Samuel Umtiti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jean-Clair Todibo on 55.
  • 60' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Arturo Vidal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arthur at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Brilliant from the ! Maxi Gomez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 67.
  • 68' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Jeison Murillo comes on to replace Jean-Clair Todibo.
  • 71' Fresh legs for RC Celta de Vigo! Brais Mendez Portela comes on to replace Sofiane Boufal.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kevin-Prince Boateng.
  • 77' It looks surprising RC Celta de Vigo does not make any changes. Moussa Wague has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Arturo Vidal argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' RC Celta de Vigo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Jozabed is replacing Ryad Boudebouz for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Iago Aspas makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 90' Time for substitution for RC Celta de Vigo. Maxi Gomez is replaced by Francisco Peinado.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fran Escribá

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iago Aspas 6
Lionel Messi 5
Robert Lewandowski 5
Ansu Fati 3
Raphinha 3
Gabri Veiga 3
Borja Iglesias 3
Santi Mina 2

Head to Head

2019-05-04 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 FC Barcelona 2018-12-22 FC Barcelona 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2019-05-04 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 FC Barcelona W 2019-04-27 CD Leganes 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2019-04-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2019-04-20 RC Celta de Vigo 2–1 Girona FC W 2019-04-13 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2019-04-07 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

FC Barcelona Form

2019-05-04 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 FC Barcelona L 2019-05-01 FC Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool FC W 2019-04-27 FC Barcelona 1–0 Levante UD W 2019-04-23 Deportivo Alavés 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2019-04-20 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2019-04-16 FC Barcelona 3–0 Manchester United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.18 RC Celta de Vigo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: RC Celta de Vigo or FC Barcelona 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RC Celta de Vigo34% Draw26% FC Barcelona40%
Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Barcelona
66%
RC Celta de Vigo or FC Barcelona
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RC Celta de Vigo21% Draw46% FC Barcelona33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap RC Celta de Vigo covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 22% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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