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

Match Preview

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

RC Celta de Vigo 12 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 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	FC Barcelona	12	33
2	Real Madrid CF	12	30
3	Club Atlético de Madrid	12	28
4	Real Betis Balompié	12	26
5	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	12	22
6	Sevilla FC	12	18
7	Athletic Club	11	16
8	RC Deportivo La Coruña	12	15
9	Villarreal CF	12	15
10	Real Racing Club de Santander	12	14
11	RC Celta de Vigo	12	13
12	Deportivo Alavés	12	13
13	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	11	12
14	CA Osasuna	12	12
15	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	12	12
16	Getafe CF	12	12
17	Levante UD	12	11
18	Elche CF	12	10
19	Valencia CF	12	9
20	Málaga CF	12	5

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
#11	Position	#15
13	Points	12
12	Played	12
2 / 7 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 6
10	Scored	13
10	Conceded	14
+0	GD	-1
1.08	PPG	1.00
17%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 11th (13 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

Ferran Jutgla	2 G
Pablo Duran	2 G
Iago Aspas	1 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! RC Celta de Vigo welcome RCD Espanyol de Barcelona for this crunch clash at Abanca Balaidos.
3' Santi Mina makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and RC Celta de Vigo are in front.
8' Mexico international Nestor Araujo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
13' RC Celta de Vigo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. RC Celta de Vigo in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
38' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Denis Suarez is replacing Fran Beltran for the RC Celta de Vigo side.
47' Goal! Iago Aspas scores his 111 goal in 126 matches.
48' What a strike from Iago Aspas! The score is 3-0.
53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
57' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 57 minute. Oscar Melendo leaves to be changed by Manu Morlanes.
58' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Loren comes on to replace Miguelon.
63' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
68' Both keepers have barely been tested. RC Celta de Vigo and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RC Celta de Vigo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
74' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Aleix Vidal trudges off to be replaced by Ruben Sanchez on 74 minutes.
79' It looks surprising RC Celta de Vigo does not make any changes. Joseph Aidoo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' GOAL! Denis Suarez scores on 82.
85' Another change for RC Celta de Vigo made on 85 minute. Iago Aspas leaves to be changed by Nolito.
87' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 87 minute. Pedrosa leaves to be changed by Didac.
88' The crowd applauds Brais Mendez as he leaves the pitch. Gabriel Veiga steps in for RC Celta de Vigo.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Santi Mina.
90' A change in the RC Celta de Vigo ranks — Santi Mina exits the field as Hugo Sotelo enters on 90.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Didac on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

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
Roberto Fernandez	2
Santi Mina	2
Jose Gragera	2
Walid Cheddira	1
Mario Hermoso	1
Loren	1
David Lopez	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

1.26 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo48% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

78%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

52%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo31% Draw54% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona15%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.3%

1 – 0

15%

1 – 1

13.7%

2 – 0

9.8%

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

1.4%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	25%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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