Valencia 0-0 Celta Vigo: defenders hold firm in a low-chance draw
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Key numbers
- xG 0.58 vs 0.66: chances were evenly matched
- Marcos Alonso: 97 of 106 passes completed
- César Tárrega won 7 of 10 duels
A goalless draw with few clear chances
Valencia and Celta Vigo drew nil-nil at Mestalla, and the numbers explain why. Expected goals finished at 0.58 against 0.66, and the sides were evenly matched with neither producing much quality in front of goal. Each left with a point.
Back lines carried the match
Defenders filled the top of the FN Score table. Celta Vigo's Marcos Alonso led it, while Valencia's César Tárrega won seven of his ten duels. With no goal to break the deadlock, the back lines held firm and the draw stood.
Player of the match
Marcos Alonso 8.0Dominant
He completed 97 of 106 passes, made three interceptions and won six of eight duels.
Alonso earned his FN Score through both build-up and defending, contributing at each end of the back line. In a match with no goals, that steadiness helped Celta Vigo leave with a point.
Game state
Valencia ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Celta Vigo ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
No goals, red cards or missed penalties, so no FN xPts moments in this match.
Valencia
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.4→ League points won 1
Celta Vigo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
ValenciaCelta Vigo
0.58Expected goals (xG)0.66
Timeline
- 38'
Yellow
Justin De Haas
- 39'
Yellow
Stole Dimitrievski
- 46'
Sub
Justin De Haas → Mouctar Diakhaby
- 57'
Yellow
Sergio Carreira
- 57'
Sub
Ryunosuke Sato → Umar Sadiq
- 57'
Sub
Hugo Álvarez → Williot Swedberg
- 63'
Sub
Jones El-Abdellaoui → Javier Rueda
- 64'
Sub
Javi Galán → Iago Aspas
- 64'
Sub
Ferran Jutglà → Pablo Durán
- 67'
Yellow
Javier Rueda
- 69'
Sub
José Luis Gayà → Pablo Maffeo
- 69'
Sub
Filip Ugrinić → Aliou Dieng
- 77'
Sub
Aleix Febas → Ilaix Moriba
- 80'
Yellow
Ionuț Radu
- 83'
Sub
Arnaut Danjuma → Hugo Duro
Category leaders
- Key passesMiguel Román2
- Duels wonCésar Tárrega7/10
- DribblesSergio Carreira2/2
- Defensive actionsCésar Tárrega6
- ShotsArnaut Danjuma3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonSergio Carreira4
#La Liga#Valencia#Celta Vigo#Marcos Alonso#César Tárrega#Matchweek 2
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.