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

Key match information

Celta de Vigo played Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga (Spain). The match was played on 14 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Celta de Vigo: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Athletic Club Bilbao: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Celta de Vigo scores 1.20 and concedes 1.27 goals per match. Athletic Club Bilbao scores 0.94 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.58 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Celta de Vigo 73%, Athletic Club Bilbao 31%. Over 2.5: Celta de Vigo 27%, Athletic Club Bilbao 38%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Athletic Club Bilbao has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.29. Celta de Vigo: 10.9 shots per match, Athletic Club Bilbao: 12.9.

Match halves

Celta de Vigo: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.73. Athletic Club Bilbao: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Celta de Vigo: 76-90+ (5 goals). Athletic Club Bilbao: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.58 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
5Shots14
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2Shots on target2
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.62xG1.48
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1Corners4
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
20Dangerous attacks62
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
11Fouls13
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
3Cards2
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.2Goals scored / match0.94
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.27Goals conceded / match1.25
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
51%Average possession48%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
3.87Shots on target / match4
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.93Shots per match12.94
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
3.87Shots on target4
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
11%Shot conversion7.2%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
51%Possession48%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.29xG for1.47
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.48xG against1.16
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Shooting quality

Celta de Vigo: BalancedAthletic Club Bilbao: Balanced
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Accuracy (shots on target)35%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.23

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Celta de Vigo
WLWLW
Season result split
27% W47% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-4
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-5-3
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Athletic Club Bilbao
WLWLW
Season result split
44% W13% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-7
1.44 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%

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 28% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - Celta de Vigo · 0.94 goals / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo scoring profile: very strong

Celta de Vigo scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while Athletic Club Bilbao keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 matches).

Athletic Club Bilbao scoring profile: strong

Athletic Club Bilbao scores in 56% of matches (9 of 16 matches), while Celta de Vigo keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 matches).

18Goals scored (season)15
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
19Goals conceded (season)20
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2.47Average goals in match2.19
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal56%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
27%2 goals31%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
7%3 goals6%
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0%4 goals0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal69%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
27%2 goals31%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
7%3 goals19%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
7%4 goals6%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

31%
Athletic Club Bilbao - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 16 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time6%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%BTTS in both halves6%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
13%Scored in both halves19%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
40%BTTS - last 50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Athletic Club Bilbao is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.07 pts / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.31 pts / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo - half-time state
20% leading47% draw33% trailing
Athletic Club Bilbao - half-time state
25% leading56% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.07Points per match (1st half)1.31
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.07Average goals (1st half)0.81
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
60%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
60%No goal before half-time69%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per match (2nd half)1
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.38
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
40%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
40%No goal after half-time56%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo - second-half results

40% W20% D40% L
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Athletic Club Bilbao - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
21
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding176%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Celta de Vigo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Athletic Club Bilbao - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.40.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Celta de Vigo
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
3
5
31-45
4
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Athletic Club Bilbao
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
0
16-30
4
3
31-45
2
5
46-60
1
3
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Celta de Vigo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Athletic Club Bilbao

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.53
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.36
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 2.472.58 2.19
Both teams scored 73%52% 31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%47% 38%
Clean sheets 13%26% 31%
Goal before half-time 60%68% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 81%

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

2.58
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.47
Home goals / match
1.10
Away goals / match
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Celta de VigoYellow cardFerran Jutlgà Blanc
  2. Celta de VigoSubstitutionOn: Jones El-AbdellaouiOff: Ferran Jutlgà Blanc
  3. Celta de VigoGoalWilliot SwedbergAssist: Javier Rueda García
  4. Athletic Club BilbaoSubstitutionOn: Adama Boiro BoiroOff: Yuri Berchiche Izeta
  5. Celta de VigoGoalJones El-Abdellaoui
  6. Athletic Club BilbaoYellow cardIñaki Arthuer Dannis Williams
  7. Athletic Club BilbaoSubstitutionOn: Nicolás Serrano GaldeanoOff: Nicholas Williams Arthuer
  8. Celta de VigoSubstitutionOn: Borja Iglesias QuintásOff: Williot Swedberg
  9. Celta de VigoYellow cardIago Aspas Juncal
  10. Athletic Club BilbaoSubstitutionOn: Urko Iruretagoiena LertxundiOff: Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez
  11. Celta de VigoSubstitutionOn: Hugo Álvarez AntúnezOff: Iago Aspas Juncal
  12. Athletic Club BilbaoYellow cardDaniel Vivian Moreno
  13. Celta de VigoYellow cardBorja Iglesias Quintás

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

6.6Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 273%Home wins13%Draws13%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club Bilbao?

The La Liga match finished Celta de Vigo 2:0 Athletic Club Bilbao. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Celta de Vigo score 1.20 goals per game on average and Athletic Club Bilbao 0.94. The La Liga average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 73% of Celta de Vigo's matches and 31% 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 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Athletic Club Bilbao 3-0-2 (1.80 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.