Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 19, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo?
Athletic Club won 2-1 on December 19, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 54′Iago AspasCelta Vigo
- 82′AdurizAthletic Club (pen.)
- 90′Mikel San José DomínguezAthletic Club
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 11I. Williams
- 10Muniain
- 20Aduriz
- 12Mikel Vesga
- 7Beñat
- 22Raúl García
- 15Lekue
- 27Yeray
- 2Eneko Bóveda Altube
- 24Balenziaga
- 26Kepa
Celta Vigo
4-3-3- 7T. Bongonda
- 9J. Guidetti
- 10Iago Aspas
- 6N. Radoja
- 8P. Hernández
- 18D. Wass
- 19Jonny
- 2Hugo Mallo
- 22G. Cabral
- 24F. Roncaglia
- 13Rubén Blanco
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Celta Vigo have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2016 | Real Betis(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 8, 2016 | Rapid Vienna(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Eibar(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 28, 2016 | Las Palmas(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Sassuolo(home) | 3-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2016 | Sevilla(home) | 0-3 | La Liga |
| Dec 8, 2016 | Panathinaikos(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Real Betis(away) | 3-3 | La Liga |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Granada CF(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2016 | Standard Liege(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Athletic Club wins, 2 draws, 0 Celta Vigo wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2016 | Athletic Club 2-1 Celta Vigo | La Liga |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Celta Vigo 0-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Celta Vigo 1-2 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Athletic Club 1-1 Celta Vigo | La Liga |
| Feb 10, 2014 | Celta Vigo 0-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Sep 16, 2013 | Athletic Club 3-2 Celta Vigo | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Celta Vigo on May 1, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.6 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Celta Vigo score 2.0 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
| Celta Vigo | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 11th in La Liga (9 points from 7 matches) and Celta Vigo sit 8th (11 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
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