RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.
- RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- RC Celta de Vigo 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Teodoro Sobrino
- Referee Mario Melero
- Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
- Referee Jose Gonzalez
- Referee Ivan Hernandez
- Referee Aimar Velasco
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | RC Celta de Vigo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Apr | Real Sociedad de Fútbol | A | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Mar | RCD Mallorca | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Mar | Levante UD | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Mar | Getafe CF | H | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Feb | Villarreal CF | A | 1–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | A | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Apr | Real Madrid CF | H | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Mar | Real Betis Balompié | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Mar | Villarreal CF | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Mar | RCD Mallorca | H | 4–3 | W |
| 26 Feb | Club Atlético de Madrid | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | RC Celta de Vigo | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #14 |
| 7 | Points | 7 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 1 / 4 | W / D / L | 1 / 4 / 2 |
| 10 | Scored | 8 |
| 10 | Conceded | 6 |
| +0 | GD | +2 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 29% | Win % | 14% |
Key Stats
71%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
43%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season
43%
Clean Sheets
RC Celta de Vigo this season
RC Celta de Vigo this season
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). RC Celta de Vigo are 14th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
| Roberto Fernandez | 6 G |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 1 G |
| Alex Calatrava | 1 G |
RC Celta de Vigo
| Pablo Duran | 2 G |
| Iago Aspas | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, RC Celta de Vigo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matias Dituro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for RC Celta de Vigo.
- 15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' RC Celta de Vigo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nestor Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' Augusto Solari is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RC Celta de Vigo so far.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. RC Celta de Vigo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yangel Herrera.
- 45' Fernando Calero has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
- 46' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Santi Mina departs to be replaced by Thiago Galhardo.
- 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 55' Keidi Bare picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Keidi Bare.
- 61' It is a cagey affair so far. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in their trying to find a way past RC Celta de Vigo's compact .
- 66' Keidi Bare has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 67' Another substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to replace Keidi Bare by Tonny Vilhena on 67 minute.
- 72' RC Celta de Vigo have won 376 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 77' The referee shows RC Celta de Vigo player a Yellow card on 77.
- 78' The referee shows RC Celta de Vigo player a Yellow card on 78.
- 81' A moment of madness from Tonny Vilhena on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
- 86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 89' Lei Wu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 90' Raul de Tomas makes way for David Lopez at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
- It finishes all square. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and RC Celta de Vigo share the spoils 1-0.
Lineups
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Keidi Bare ↓ Tonny Vilhena 67'
- 13
- 10
-
9
Javi Puado ↓ Aleix Vidal 90'
- 3
- 4
-
23
Adri Embarba ↓ Lei Wu 67'
-
11
Raul de Tomas ↓ David Lopez 90'
- 5
- 25
- 12
Bench
-
19
Tonny Vilhena ↑ 67'
-
22
Aleix Vidal ↑ 90'
- 24
-
15
David Lopez ↑ 90'
- 14
- 16
- 1
- 6
- 8
- 18
- 21
-
7
Lei Wu ↑ 67'
Coach
Vicente Moreno
RC Celta de Vigo Lineups
Starting XI
-
22
Santi Mina ↓ Thiago Galhardo 46'
- 10
- 4
- 8
-
23
Brais Mendez ↓ Augusto Solari 67'
- 20
- 6
- 17
- 11
- 15
- 1
Bench
-
7
Thiago Galhardo ↑ 46'
- 24
- 13
- 9
- 18
-
21
Augusto Solari ↑ 67'
- 19
- 28
- 37
Coach
Eduardo Coudet
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
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form
2022-04-10
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–0
RC Celta de Vigo
W
2022-04-04
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
1–0
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
L
2022-03-20
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–0
RCD Mallorca
W
2022-03-12
Levante UD
1–1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
D
2022-03-05
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
2–0
Getafe CF
W
2022-02-27
Villarreal CF
5–1
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
L
RC Celta de Vigo Form
2022-04-10
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1–0
RC Celta de Vigo
L
2022-04-02
RC Celta de Vigo
1–2
Real Madrid CF
L
2022-03-20
RC Celta de Vigo
0–0
Real Betis Balompié
D
2022-03-12
Villarreal CF
1–0
RC Celta de Vigo
L
2022-03-06
RC Celta de Vigo
4–3
RCD Mallorca
W
2022-02-26
Club Atlético de Madrid
2–0
RC Celta de Vigo
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.02
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71
RC Celta de Vigo xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.73
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 2.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
77%
Draw or RC Celta de Vigo
55%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or RC Celta de Vigo
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.2%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
1.1%
Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
| Handicap | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers | Push | RC Celta de Vigo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 24% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 16% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

