Spain - La LigaEstadio de BalaídosData current as of August 30, 2026

Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club Bilbao: match statistics

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Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club Bilbao: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Celta de Vigo plays Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga (Spain). The game is scheduled for August 30, 2026. Venue: Estadio de Balaídos.

Recent form

Celta de Vigo has 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.50 points per game. Athletic Club Bilbao has 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Celta de Vigo scores 0.50 goals per game and allows 1.00. Athletic Club Bilbao scores 0.50 and allows 2.50. Games in this league average 2.80 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Celta de Vigo's games and 50% of Athletic Club Bilbao's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 56% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Athletic Club Bilbao has the higher season xG average, 1.45 to 0.86 per game. Celta de Vigo takes 5.5 shots per game, while Athletic Club Bilbao takes 11.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Celta de Vigo leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 0.00 goals per game after halftime. Athletic Club Bilbao leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Celta de Vigo's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Athletic Club Bilbao, it is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

La Liga games average 2.80 goals. Both teams score in 56% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.5Goals scored / game0.5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1Goals allowed / game2.5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
54%Average possession48%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2.5Shots on target / game4
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

5.5Shots per game11.5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2.5Shots on target4
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
9.1%Shot conversion4.3%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
54%Possession48%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.86xG for1.45
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.19xG against1.69
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Shooting quality

Celta de Vigo: BalancedAthletic Club Bilbao: Balanced
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Accuracy (shots on target)45%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.200.13

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Celta de Vigo
DL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.86Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Athletic Club Bilbao
LL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 2.5xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Celta de Vigo is 150% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Celta de Vigo · 2.5 goals / game - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo scoring profile: very strong

Celta de Vigo scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 meczów), while Athletic Club Bilbao keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 meczów).

Athletic Club Bilbao scoring profile: mixed

Athletic Club Bilbao scores in 50% of games (1 of 2 meczów), while Celta de Vigo keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)1
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2Goals conceded (season)5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.5Average goals per game3
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1Goals scored (last 5)1
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%2 goals0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%3 goals0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%4 goals0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%2 goals100%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%3 goals50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%4 goals0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
Athletic Club Bilbao - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.1 of 2 meczów
56%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Scored in both halves0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%BTTS - last 550%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Celta de Vigo - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Athletic Club Bilbao - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per game (1st half)0
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0Goals conceded (1st half)1
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.5Average goals (1st half)1
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
100%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%No goal before half-time100%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per game (2nd half)0
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1Average goals (2nd half)2
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
100%No goal after half-time50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+1.0

Allows 1.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Athletic Club Bilbao - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Celta de Vigo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.000.50
Goals scored / game0.50.0
Goals allowed / game0.01.0
Average goals per game0.51.0
1 goal50%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal50%100%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Athletic Club Bilbao - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.000.00
Goals scored / game0.00.5
Goals allowed / game1.01.5
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%50%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Celta de Vigo
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Athletic Club Bilbao
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
80%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Celta de Vigo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
31%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 100% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Athletic Club Bilbao

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.76
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.95
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.81
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
42%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Celta de VigoLigaAthletic Club Bilbao
Average goals per game 1.502.80 3.00
Both teams scored 50%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%56% 50%
Clean sheets 50%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%64% 100%
Goal after half-time 50%80% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.80
Average goals per game
56%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Celta de Vigo's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Athletic Club Bilbao. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

FAQ

When do Celta de Vigo and Athletic Club Bilbao play?

Celta de Vigo face Athletic Club Bilbao on August 30, 2026 in La Liga at Estadio de Balaídos. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Celta de Vigo and Athletic Club Bilbao?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Celta de Vigo won 1, Athletic Club Bilbao won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club Bilbao?

Celta de Vigo score 0.50 goals per game on average and Athletic Club Bilbao 0.50. The La Liga average is 2.80 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Celta de Vigo's matches and 50% of Athletic Club Bilbao's.

What form are Celta de Vigo and Athletic Club Bilbao in?

Over the last 5 games Celta de Vigo have a 0-1-1 record (0.50 points per game) and Athletic Club Bilbao 0-0-2 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club Bilbao?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.