Celta Vigo 1-1 Malaga: Herrero's four saves hold firm
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 1.9 vs 0.43: the better chances were Celta's
- Four saves from Herrero kept Malaga in it
- 83': Niño's equaliser, +0.9 FN xPts
Celta cannot protect a first-half lead
Celta Vigo went ahead in the 41st minute through Ferrán Jutglà, set up by Hugo González, but the hosts were pegged back in the 83rd minute. Substitute Adrián Niño equalised for Malaga, scoring 23 minutes after coming on, and the points were shared.
Herrero keeps Malaga in the match
Celta's 1.9 xG sat well above their season average of 0.6 over five matches, yet Alfonso Herrero's four saves kept Malaga level. The 83rd-minute equaliser was worth +0.9 FN xPts, cancelling out a lead Celta had held for about 42 minutes.
Player of the match
Pablo Martínez 8.1Dominant
He made five key passes, the most in the match, and set up the equaliser.
Pablo Martínez's five key passes were the most on the pitch, and attacking work was where he earned most of his FN Score. One of them became the assist for Adrián Niño's 83rd-minute goal, turning a 1-0 deficit into a draw.
Game state
1-01-1
Celta Vigo ahead 42 min · level 48 min · Malaga ahead 0 min
- Adrián Niño — off the bench 23 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
41'
Ferrán Jutglà
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Hugo González +0.2
+0.8
83'
Adrián Niño
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Pablo Martínez +0.3
+0.9
Celta Vigo
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.5→ League points won 1
Malaga
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.1→ 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
Celta VigoMalaga
1.9Expected goals (xG)0.43
Compared with usual
Celta Vigo
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| xG against | 0.43 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 17 | 8.4 | |
| On target | 5 | 2.4 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 46% | 56.2% | |
| Passes | 484 | 571.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 87.2% | |
| Corners | 1 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.4 | |
Malaga
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.25 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.43 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.9 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 12 | 10.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 12.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 54% | 52.3% | |
| Passes | 559 | 509.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 87.8% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.8 | |
Timeline
- 24'
Yellow
Einar Galilea
- 26'
Yellow
Yoel Lago
- 41'
Goal
Ferrán Jutglà league goal #1 assist Hugo González
- 46'
Sub
Einar Galilea → Ramón Enríquez
- 61'
Sub
Joaquín Muñoz → Juan Cruz
- 62'
Sub
Hugo González → Williot Swedberg
- 67'
Sub
Dani Lorenzo → Carlos Puga
- 67'
Sub
Izan Merino → Adrián Niño
- 74'
Sub
Ilaix Moriba → Hugo Burcio
- 74'
Sub
Hugo Álvarez → Couhaib Driouech
- 83'
Goal
Adrián Niño league goal #1 assist Pablo Martínez
- 84'
Sub
Javier Rueda → Javi Galán
- 84'
Sub
Ferrán Jutglà → Iago Aspas
- 87'
Sub
Jose Salinas → Juan Berrocal
Category leaders
- Key passesPablo Martínez5
- Duels wonSebastián Cáceres6/11
- DribblesJavier Rueda2/2
- Defensive actionsYoel Lago6
- ShotsFerrán Jutglà3 (on target 2)
#Celta Vigo#Malaga#La Liga#Ferrán Jutglà#Alfonso Herrero#Pablo Martínez
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.