La Liga

La Liga | Gameweek 1

Aug 13, 2022 at 4pm UK

Estadio de Balaídos

Celta Vigo
2 - 2
Espanyol

Aspas (45+2'), Paciencia (63')
Mallo (15'), Aidoo (37'), Aspas (80'), Galan (90+2'), Marchesin (90+5')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Exposito (72'), Joselu (90+8' pen.)
Souza (60'), Gil (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Celta Vigo and Espanyol, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celta Vigo

Last Six:

Last Game: Valencia 2-0 Celta Vigo
Saturday, May 21 at 4.30pm in La Liga

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
6	Cadiz	0	0	0
7	Celta Vigo	0	0	0
8	Elche	0	0	0

Espanyol

Last Six:

Last Game: Brighton 5-1 Espanyol
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Elche	0	0	0
9	Espanyol	0	0	0
10	Getafe	0	0	0

We said: Celta Vigo 1-1 Espanyol

Both teams will have a fresh look on Saturday, and it should be an interesting battle on the opening weekend of the new season. There is not too much between the two sides in terms of quality, and we are backing the points to be shared in this contest. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celta Vigo win with a probability of 58.77%. A draw had a probability of 23.5% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 17.73%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celta Vigo win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.56%) and 2-1 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.09%), while for a Espanyol win it was 0-1 (6.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Celta Vigo	Draw	Espanyol
58.77% ( 0.04)	23.49% ( 0.04)	17.73% ( -0.07)

Both teams to score 46.44% (

-0.24)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.21% (

-0.25)

52.79% (

0.25)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.58% (

-0.21)

74.41% (

0.21)

Celta Vigo Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.3% (

-0.08)

17.69% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.65% (

-0.13)

48.34% (

0.13)

Espanyol Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

56.42% (

-0.24)

43.57% (

0.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.22% (

-0.2)

79.77% (

0.2)

Score Analysis

Celta Vigo 58.77%

Espanyol 17.73%

Draw 23.49%

Celta Vigo	Draw	Espanyol
1-0 @ 13.35% ( 0.1) 2-0 @ 11.56% ( 0.06) 2-1 @ 9.61% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 6.68% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 5.55% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 2.89% ( -0) 4-1 @ 2.4% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 2.3% ( -0.02) 5-0 @ 1% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.44% Total : 58.77%	1-1 @ 11.09% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 7.71% ( 0.08) 2-2 @ 3.99% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.7% Total : 23.49%	0-1 @ 6.41% ( 0.02) 1-2 @ 4.61% ( -0.03) 0-2 @ 2.66% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 1.28% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 1.11% ( -0.02) Other @ 1.68% Total : 17.73%