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 38 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	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 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 Alaves	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
#6	Position	#11
54	Points	46
38	Played	38
14 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
53	Scored	43
48	Conceded	55
+5	GD	-12
1.42	PPG	1.21
37%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RC Celta de Vigo are 6th (54 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! RC Celta de Vigo vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
3' Santi Mina makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and RC Celta de Vigo are in front.
8' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 286 games and scored 326 goals.
13' Ruben Sanchez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
18' Manu Morlanes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
23' RC Celta de Vigo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
28' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vicente Moreno might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RC Celta de Vigo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
43' Diego Lopez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' A tactical swap from RC Celta de Vigo — Denis Suarez on, Fran Beltran off on 46 minutes.
47' Goal! Iago Aspas scores his 110 goal in 121 matches.
48' What composure from Iago Aspas! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-0.
53' 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.
57' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Manu Morlanes comes on to replace Oscar Melendo.
58' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Miguelon exits the field as Loren enters on 58.
63' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
68' 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 .
73' RC Celta de Vigo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
74' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Aleix Vidal is withdrawn and Ruben Sanchez gets his opportunity.
79' It looks surprising RCD Espanyol de Barcelona does not make any changes. Aleix Vidal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
82' Magnificent from Denis Suarez! That is 6 goals in 513 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
85' A change in the RC Celta de Vigo ranks — Iago Aspas exits the field as Nolito enters on 85.
87' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Pedrosa departs to be replaced by Didac.
88' The whistle greets Brais Mendez as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Veiga.
89' RC Celta de Vigo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
90' The RC Celta de Vigo bench stirs into life. Santi Mina is withdrawn and Hugo Sotelo gets his opportunity.
90' The referee shows RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player a Yellow card on 90.
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. RC Celta de Vigo were simply the better side today.

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
Wu Lei	1
Carles Perez	1
Gabriel Veiga	1
Pedrosa	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 Alaves 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

3 / 4

1.73 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo54% Draw25% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

79%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

46%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo38% Draw45% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	23%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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