Celta Vigo 0-0 Real Betis: two keepers hold firm at Balaídos
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Betis managed 2 shots on target, a season low
- xG 0.92 v 1.14: chances were evenly matched
- Vallés made 4 saves, Radu 2
27 shots, no goals at Balaídos
Matchweek 10 in Vigo ended goalless, and it was not for lack of attempts. Celta Vigo had 12 shots and Betis 15, yet every effort on target was saved. Celta put four on target and Betis two, and neither side found a way through.
Betis passed but did not threaten
Real Betis completed 651 passes, well above their season average of 502.5. The shooting did not match it: just two on target, the fewest in their 12 matches this season, when the average is 6.6. They had plenty of the ball but too little reached the goal frame.
Celta found the box but not the finish
Celta took nine of their 12 shots inside the box. Even so, their xG per shot was 0.08, a touch below their season average of 0.09. Hugo González put all three of his shots on target in 58 minutes, but Álvaro Vallés made four saves to keep him out.
Lago anchors a back line that gave little away
Betis finished on 1.14 xG, below their season average of 1.7. Yoel Lago was central to that, winning seven of his nine duels and making four tackles. Ionuț Radu added two saves to secure the clean sheet.
FN MOM
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Yoel Lago 7.5Strong
He won seven of nine duels and made four tackles as Celta kept a clean sheet.
Lago earned most of his credit through defending. While Betis recycled possession through 651 passes, he won seven of his nine duels to hold the centre of Celta's defence. He also completed 67 of 73 passes, so he helped Celta play out from the back as well. That steadiness underpinned a clean sheet that lasted the full 90 minutes.
Game state
Celta Vigo ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Real Betis 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.
Celta Vigo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 1
Real Betis
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
Celta VigoReal Betis
0.92Expected goals (xG)1.14
Compared with usual
Celta Vigo
12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.92 | |
| xG | 0.92 | 0.99 | |
| xG against | 1.14 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 11.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.3 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 13.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 44% | 50.6% | |
| Passes | 498 | 521.3 | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.8 | |
Real Betis
12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.9 | low |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.14 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.92 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 15 | 17.3 | |
| On target | 2 | 6.6 | low |
| Shots faced | 12 | 14 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 56% | 51.6% | |
| Passes | 651 | 502.5 | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.3 | |
Timeline
- 30'
Yellow
Ilaix Moriba
- 43'
Yellow
Diego Llorente
- 57'
Sub
Hugo Álvarez → Ferran Jutglà
- 58'
Sub
Hugo González → Williot Swedberg
- 61'
Sub
Nelson Deossa → Troy Parrott
- 61'
Sub
Antony → Pablo Fornals
- 68'
Sub
Javi Rueda → Sergio Carreira
- 68'
Sub
Pablo Durán → Iago Aspas
- 68'
Sub
Diego Llorente → Marc Bartra
- 68'
Sub
Isco → Giovani Lo Celso
- 75'
Sub
Dani Ceballos → Álvaro Fidalgo
- 80'
Yellow
Sergio Carreira
- 81'
Sub
Aleix Febas → Hugo Burcio
Category leaders
- Key passesJavi Galán3
- Duels wonYoel Lago7/9
- DribblesJavi Galán3/4
- Defensive actionsIlaix Moriba6
- ShotsHugo González3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonAleix Febas3
#La Liga#Celta Vigo#Real Betis#0-0#Yoel Lago#Álvaro Vallés
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.