RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs RC Celta de Vigo, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

3 – 1

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RC Celta de Vigo

Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 17:30 UTC Stage Front Stadium 23,792 HT 45' · FT 45'

Irvin Cardona 40' 1–0

Leandro Cabrera 53' 2–0

2–1 83' Iago Aspas pen

Walid Cheddira 87' 3–1

Y 35' Marcos Alonso

Y 45' Hugo Alvarez

Marash Kumbulla 55' Y

Joan Garcia 86' Y

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs RC Celta de Vigo — La Liga at Stage Front Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Raul Cabanero Martinez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Juan Lopez Mir (Spain)

3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 14.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo 2023-03-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 RC Celta de Vigo 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-04-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	H	3–1	W
23 Nov	Girona FC	A	1–4	L
03 Nov	FC Barcelona	A	1–3	L
25 Oct	Sevilla FC	H	0–2	L
19 Oct	Athletic Club	A	1–4	L
05 Oct	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W

RC Celta de Vigo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–3	L
23 Nov	FC Barcelona	H	2–2	D
10 Nov	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–2	D
04 Nov	Getafe CF	H	1–0	W
27 Oct	CD Leganes	A	0–3	L
19 Oct	Real Madrid CF	H	1–2	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)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

43% Clean Sheets
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 wait is over. RC Celta de Vigo get us underway at Stage Front Stadium.
5' RC Celta de Vigo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RC Celta de Vigo that had 323 games and scored 376 goals.
15' 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.
20' 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.
25' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' RC Celta de Vigo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' Marcos Alonso was booked on 35.
40' Irvin Cardona puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
45' Hugo Alvarez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Anastasios Douvikas makes way for Borja Iglesias at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from RC Celta de Vigo.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
53' A goal from the Uruguay international Leandro Cabrera! He fires home on 53 to make it 2-0!
55' The referee calls foul for Marash Kumbulla. He receives a card.
60' Borja Iglesias has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
61' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Rafael Bauza comes on to replace Justin Smith.
66' 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.
67' The supporters are chanting for Hugo Sotelo. He replaces Damian Rodriguez on 67 minute.
72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javier Manquillo, as he is very good at scoring at Stage Front Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcos Alonso made 411 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' The RC Celta de Vigo manager makes a substitution. Marcos Alonso departs to be replaced by Javier Manquillo.
83' What a strike from Iago Aspas! The score is 2-1.
84' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Jofre Carreras Pages is replaced by Alvaro Tejero on 84 minute.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Joan Garcia.
87' GOAL! Walid Cheddira scores on 87. Assisted by Javi Puado
The points are shared — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3-1 RC Celta de Vigo. Honours even.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Marash Kumbulla
14
Brian Olivan
24
Irvin Cardona ↓ Walid Cheddira 67'
20
Alex Kral
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Carlos Romero 67'
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Alvaro Tejero 84'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
40
Justin Smith ↓ Rafael Bauza 61'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

RC Celta de Vigo Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

13
Vicente Guaita
20
Marcos Alonso ↓ Javier Manquillo 80'
17
Jonathan Bamba
10
Iago Aspas
9
Anastasios Douvikas ↓ Borja Iglesias 46'
2
Carl Starfelt
3
Oscar Mingueza
6
Ilaix Moriba ↓ Alfonso Gonzalez 80'
30
Hugo Alvarez ↓ Williot Swedberg 46'
32
Javi Rodriguez
25
Damian Rodriguez ↓ Hugo Sotelo 67'

Bench

Coach Claudio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Iago Aspas	5
Santi Mina	2
Jose Gragera	2
Roberto Fernandez	2
Mario Hermoso	1
Goncalo Paciencia	1
David Lopez	1
Joselu	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-11-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo W 2024-11-23 Girona FC 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-11-03 FC Barcelona 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-10-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Sevilla FC L 2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-10-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca W

RC Celta de Vigo Form

2024-11-30 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-11-23 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2024-11-10 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 RC Celta de Vigo D 2024-11-04 RC Celta de Vigo 1–0 Getafe CF W 2024-10-27 CD Leganes 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo L 2024-10-19 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Real Madrid CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 RC Celta de Vigo xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or RC Celta de Vigo 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona45% Draw27% RC Celta de Vigo28%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

71%

Draw or RC Celta de Vigo

55%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or RC Celta de Vigo

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona31% Draw46% RC Celta de Vigo23%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	RC Celta de Vigo covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

RC Celta de Vigo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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