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LaLiga · Matchweek 16

Espanyol

ESP

Celta Vigo

CEL

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Espanyol41%
Draw30%
Celta Vigo29%

Expected goals

1.28 – 1.04

Over 2.5

40%

Both to score

48%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1113.2%
  • 1012.9%
  • 0011.2%
  • 0110.2%
  • 218.4%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

47%Possession55%
36%Territory48%
22%From set plays12%
0.12Chance quality0.08
5.9%Directness4.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Espanyol, 4 for Celta Vigo.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 32 of 59 matches, not the full season.