RC Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RC Celta de Vigo

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Fri 17 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC Abanca Balaidos HT 45' · FT 45'

Santi Mina 89' Y

Y 90' Didac

Hugo Mallo 90' Y

Overview

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RC Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at Abanca Balaidos.

RC Celta de Vigo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Valentin Pizarro
Referee Jose Garrido
Referee Ivan Masso Granado
Referee Miguel Gonzalez (Spain)
Referee Miguel Ortiz

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

RC Celta de Vigo 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-07-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2019-09-26 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-04-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2018-08-18 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	3–1	W
10 Dec	RCD Mallorca	A	0–0	D
05 Dec	Valencia CF	H	1–2	L
27 Nov	Deportivo Alavés	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	1–1	D
06 Nov	FC Barcelona	H	3–3	D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–3	L
11 Dec	Levante UD	H	4–3	W
05 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–1	L
28 Nov	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	1–0	W
20 Nov	FC Barcelona	A	0–1	L
06 Nov	Granada CF	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

RC Celta de Vigo		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#14	Position	#17
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona kicks off things out of here…
3' Santi Mina doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
8' Supporters expect more eagerness from Renato Tapia, as he is very good at scoring at Abanca Balaidos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
13' Manu Morlanes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
28' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' RC Celta de Vigo have won 375 goals from 320 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' Franco Cervi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
43' RC Celta de Vigo is showing some good football. However, RC Celta de Vigo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' Another substitution for RC Celta de Vigo to replace Fran Beltran by Denis Suarez on 46 minute.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Iago Aspas makes it 2-0.
48' Iago Aspas does the damage! The net is bulging and RC Celta de Vigo surge ahead!
53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Oscar Melendo is replaced by Manu Morlanes.
58' The crowd applauds Miguelon as he leaves the pitch. Loren steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yangel Herrera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RC Celta de Vigo.
73' Raul de Tomas, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
74' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Aleix Vidal is replaced by Ruben Sanchez on 74 minute.
79' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
82' Denis Suarez makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and RC Celta de Vigo are in front.
85' Nolito gets the nod from RC Celta de Vigo. He replaces Iago Aspas and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 87 minute. Pedrosa leaves to be changed by Didac.
88' The whistle greets Brais Mendez as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Veiga.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Santi Mina.
90' Hugo Sotelo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Santi Mina at the 90 minute mark.
90' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Didac will be fuming at that decision.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from RC Celta de Vigo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eduardo Coudet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Keidi Bare
17
Didac ↑ 87'
16
Loren ↑ 58'
6
Manu Morlanes ↑ 57'
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba
5
Fernando Calero
33
Alvaro Garcia
21
Nico Ribaudo ↑ 58'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu
39
Ruben Sanchez ↑ 74'

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	5
Santi Mina	2
Jose Gragera	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Edu Exposito	1
Wu Lei	1
Carles Perez	1
Gabriel Veiga	1

Head to Head

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-12-10 RCD Mallorca 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2021-12-05 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Valencia CF L 2021-11-27 Deportivo Alavés 1–2 RC Celta de Vigo W 2021-11-20 RC Celta de Vigo 1–1 Villarreal CF D 2021-11-06 RC Celta de Vigo 3–3 FC Barcelona D

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD W 2021-12-05 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2021-11-20 FC Barcelona 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-11-06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Granada CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.87 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.49 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + RC Celta de Vigo or Draw 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo45% Draw36% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona19%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	72%	28%
± 1.5	40%	60%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

81%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

55%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo24% Draw65% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona11%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

28.4%

1 – 0

20.8%

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

0 – 2

2.7%

1 – 2

2.7%

3 – 0

2.6%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1.4%

4 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	11%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	26%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	14%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

62% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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