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 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 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	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

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	#15
7	Points	7
7	Played	7
1 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
8	Scored	10
6	Conceded	10
+2	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	1.00
14%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

RC Celta de Vigo

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Abanca Balaidos!
3' RC Celta de Vigo is taking the lead after the goal scored by Santi Mina on 3.
8' RC Celta de Vigo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
18' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 331 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RCD Espanyol de Barcelona that had 289 games and scored 331 goals.
28' Yangel Herrera, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RC Celta de Vigo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' RC Celta de Vigo make a change. Fran Beltran trudges off to be replaced by Denis Suarez on 46 minutes.
47' Against the run of play, Iago Aspas has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' Brilliant from the ! Iago Aspas makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 48.
53' RC Celta de Vigo 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.
57' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Oscar Melendo departs to be replaced by Manu Morlanes.
58' Miguelon makes way for Loren at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
68' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
73' Raul de Tomas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
74' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 74 minute. Aleix Vidal leaves to be changed by Ruben Sanchez.
79' The 35-year-old Hugo Mallo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
82' Against the run of play, Denis Suarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
85' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Iago Aspas departs to be replaced by Nolito.
87' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Didac comes on to replace Pedrosa.
88' The whistle greets Brais Mendez as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Veiga.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Santi Mina.
90' Hugo Sotelo gets the nod from RC Celta de Vigo. He replaces Santi Mina and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Didac on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. RC Celta de Vigo take all three 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
David Lopez	1
Joselu	1
Maxi Gomez	1
Edu Exposito	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

1.49 RC Celta de Vigo xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RC Celta de Vigo51% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

RC Celta de Vigo or Draw

79%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

49%

RC Celta de Vigo or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RC Celta de Vigo34% Draw49% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: RC Celta de Vigo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.1%

Asian Handicap — RC Celta de Vigo

Handicap	RC Celta de Vigo covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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