La Liga Gameweek 14 Sun, Nov 30 2025 · 17:30 Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.63 – 0.38
  • 86’ Kike García
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

García’s late goal settles it for Espanyol

Celta Vigo entered as favourites, but Espanyol won 1–0 through a García goal. The chances were even, with xG of 0.63 and 0.38. On the chances created, Celta Vigo deserved more: 1.5 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Celta Vigo48%
Draw27%
Espanyol ✓25%

Model vs reality

Celta Vigo goals
0
Model 1.49 · xG 0.63
Espanyol goals
1
Model 1.02 · xG 0.38
Total goals
1
Model 2.51 · xG 1.01
Score 0–1
8%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 46%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchKike GarcíaEspanyol · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
  • VenueAbanca-Balaídos
  • Table before kick-offCelta Vigo 10th · Espanyol 6th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. ⇄ Kike GarcíaFor Ramon Terrats
    60’
  3. ⇄ I. MoribaFor Javi Rueda
    70’
  4. ⇄ Jones El-AbdellaouiFor Iago Aspas
    70’
  5. Urko GonzálezYellow card · Roughing
    72’
  6. ⇄ C. RiedelFor F. Calero Villa
    76’
  7. ⇄ Edu ExpósitoFor R. Fernández Jaén
    76’
  8. ⇄ Jofre CarrerasFor Pere Milla
    76’
  9. ⇄ Pablo DuránFor Fran Beltrán
    79’
  10. ⇄ W. SwedbergFor Borja Iglesias
    79’
  11. Kike García 0–1Assist Edu Expósito
    86’
  12. ⇄ Ferran JutglàFor Miguel Román
    87’
  13. ⇄ José SalinasFor T. Dolan
    90’
  14. Ferran JutglàYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    90+5’
  15. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Celta Vigo11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
Espanyol9 shots · 4 in box, 5 outside
Celta VigoEspanyol
60% Possession 40%
0.63 Expected goals (xG) 0.38
1.52 Expected points (xPts) 1.02
11 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 2
2 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 4
4 Shots outside the box 5
546 Passes 355
88% Pass accuracy 79%
4 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 4
12 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.70 Team rating 6.74

Line-ups

Celta Vigo 3-4-3

135.9 I. Radu(G)
207.2 Marcos Alonso 27.0 C. Starfelt 326.3 Javi Rodríguez
57.0 Sergio Carreira 166.7 Miguel Román ↓87’ 86.9 Fran Beltrán ↓79’ 176.3 Javi Rueda ↓70’
157.2 Bryan Zaragoza 77.0 Borja Iglesias ↓79’ 106.2 Iago Aspas ↓70’
  • 13I. Radu (G)5.9
  • 20Marcos Alonso7.2
  • 2C. Starfelt7.0
  • 32Javi Rodríguez6.3
  • 5Sergio Carreira7.0
  • 16Miguel Román↓87’6.7
  • 8Fran Beltrán↓79’6.9
  • 17Javi Rueda↓70’6.3
  • 15Bryan Zaragoza7.2
  • 7Borja Iglesias↓79’7.0
  • 10Iago Aspas↓70’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 6I. Moriba↑70’6.3
  • 39Jones El-Abdellaoui↑70’6.7
  • 19W. Swedberg↑79’6.3
  • 18Pablo Durán↑79’6.5
  • 9Ferran Jutglà↑87’6.3

Unused: Iván Villar, J. Aidoo, M. Ristić, Carlos Domínguez, Hugo Sotelo, Óscar Mingueza, Hugo Álvarez

Espanyol 4-4-2

137.0 M. Dmitrović(G)
226.9 Carlos Romero 66.7 L. Cabrera 57.3 F. Calero Villa ↓76’ 236.6 O. El Hilali
146.6 Ramon Terrats ↓60’ 46.3 Urko González 106.6 Pol Lozano 246.9 T. Dolan ↓90’
96.2 R. Fernández Jaén ↓76’ 116.6 Pere Milla ↓76’
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)7.0
  • 22Carlos Romero6.9
  • 6L. Cabrera6.7
  • 5F. Calero Villa↓76’7.3
  • 23O. El Hilali6.6
  • 14Ramon Terrats↓60’6.6
  • 4Urko González6.3
  • 10Pol Lozano6.6
  • 24T. Dolan↓90’6.9
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén↓76’6.2
  • 11Pere Milla↓76’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 19Kike García ★↑60’7.9
  • 38C. Riedel↑76’6.3
  • 17Jofre Carreras↑76’6.9
  • 8Edu ExpósitoA↑76’7.0
  • 12José Salinas↑90’

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, Rubén Sánchez, Miguel Rubio, Antoniu Roca, Javi Hernández, C. Pickel, L. Koleosho

Player stats

Top rated
Kike GarcíaEspanyol7.9
2nd
F. Calero VillaEspanyol7.3
3rd
Marcos AlonsoCelta Vigo7.2

Celta Vigo

Espanyol

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.