La Liga: B. Mendez scores 2 goals to give a 2-0 win to Celta de Vigo over Rayo Vallecano
VIGO. Celta de Vigo 2-0 Rayo Vallecano: conquers 2-0 after B. Mendez scores a double.
VIGO. Celta de Vigo 2-0 Rayo Vallecano: prevails over 2-0 after B. Mendez scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Abanca-Balaídos (Vigo) stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero who was helped by Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.1 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 54%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Celta de Vigo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Celta de Vigo won the match.
Celta de Vigo shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano shot 11 times, 0 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Celta de Vigo. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (O. Trejo and P. Ciss).
After this encounter, Celta de Vigo will have 27 points like Espanyol to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 31 points like Athletic Club to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
B. Mendez
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13'13'
O. Trejo
U. Lopez
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34'34'
O. Trejo
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38'38'
P. Ciss
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66'66'
I. Palazon
M. Sylla
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65'65'
R. Falcao
R. Nteka
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66'66'
O. Valentin
P. Ciss
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81'81'
B. Mendez
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83'83'
S. Guardiola
E. Saveljich
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83'83'
R. Tapia
S. Mina
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88'88'
T. Galhardo
F. Beltran
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88'88'
Nolito
I. Aspas
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88'88'
A. Solari
F. Cervi
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90'90'
N. Araujo
D. Suarez
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Celta de Vigo will play away with Cádiz on the 12th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (2 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host Osasuna on the 12th of February with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Osasuna (2 draws).
Celta de Vigo: Formation and Lineups
Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Eduardo Germán Coudet chose to play with the following team: Matías Dituro , Hugo Mallo , Joseph Aidoo , Carlos Dominguez , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Brais Méndez , Denis Suárez , Franco Cervi , Iago Aspas and Santi Mina .
Substitutes
Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: S. Mina for R. Tapia (83′), F. Beltran for T. Galhardo (88′), I. Aspas for Nolito (88′), F. Cervi for A. Solari (88′) and D. Suarez for N. Araujo (90′).
Top player: Brais Méndez
Probably the most impressive player in Celta de Vigo was Brais Méndez.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9.Rayo Vallecano: Formation and Lineups
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski , Ivan Balliu , Esteban Saveljich , Alejandro Catena , Kévin Rodrigues , Ismaila Ciss , Unai López , Randy Nteka , Santi Comesaña , Álvaro García and Mamadou Sylla .
Substitutes
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: U. Lopez for O. Trejo (13′), M. Sylla for I. Palazon (66′), R. Nteka for R. Falcao (65′), P. Ciss for O. Valentin (66′) and E. Saveljich for S. Guardiola (83′).
Top player: Alejandro Catena
Probably the most impressive player in Rayo Vallecano was Alejandro Catena.
His rating is
with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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