Celtic FC – Celta de Vigo match report
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Celta de Vigo came from behind to beat Celtic FC 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League. Javi Rodríguez scored twice for Celta de Vigo. Javi Rodríguez was our player of the match, rated 8.4 by the ScoreMondo model for Celta de Vigo. Thursday 22 October, Celtic Park (Glasgow): Celtic FC against Celta de Vigo on matchday 3, kick-off 20:00.
Key moments
The first half ended 0-0.
Celtic FC took the lead on 47 minutes thanks to Mika Baur. Celta de Vigo drew level at 1-1 on 68 minutes thanks to Javi Rodríguez, set up by Hugo Álvarez. Celta de Vigo completed the turnaround at 2-1 in the 71st minute through Javi Rodríguez.
What the numbers say
Celtic FC had 7 shots (4 on target) to Celta de Vigo's 17 (4). Celta de Vigo led on expected goals, 2.15 to 1.07. Celtic FC won 2 corners, Celta de Vigo 6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards, 4 to Celtic FC and 0 to Celta de Vigo. Celta de Vigo produced 54 dangerous attacks to Celtic FC's 31. Fouls: 10 by Celtic FC, 6 by Celta de Vigo; offsides 3-2.
Booked for Celtic FC: Camilo Durán (23'), Liam Scales (85'), Oliver Sørensen (89') and Colby Donovan (92').
Who stood out
Behind him, Mika Baur at 7.0, Hugo Álvarez at 6.9 and Ferran Jutglà at 6.4 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Celtic FC made 4 changes: James Forrest for Callum Osmand (58'), Kasper Høgh for Haissem Hassan (73'), Oliver Sørensen for Mika Baur (79') and Sebastian Tounekti for Camilo Durán (80'). From the Celta de Vigo bench came Ilaix Moriba on 63 minutes, Williot Swedberg on 63 minutes, Pablo Durán on 77 minutes and Javi Galán on 85 minutes, among 5 changes.
The context
Before kick-off, Celtic FC's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins and 3 defeats. Last time out, Celtic FC beat Heart of Midlothian FC 7-1 at home. Celta de Vigo came into the match with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. Their most recent game was a 2-1 win over Deportivo Alaves for Celta de Vigo. The record between them over the last 2 matches reads 1-0-1 from Celtic FC's point of view. When they last met, on 12 December 2002, Celta de Vigo won 2-1. Referee Georgi Nikolov Kabakov showed 4 yellow cards; the average in our records is 4.5 yellows per game over 58 matches.
What the result means
Celtic FC have now scored in 4 consecutive matches. It is Celta de Vigo's first win against Celtic FC since 2002.
What’s next
Celta de Vigo's next match is away to Salamanca CF UDS on 13 November.
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