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

Key match information

Celta de Vigo play Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga (Spain). The match date is 14 December 2025 at 16:15. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Celta de Vigo: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Athletic Club Bilbao: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Celta de Vigo scores 1.39 and concedes 1.26 goals per match. Athletic Club Bilbao scores 1.13 and concedes 1.53. League average: 2.69 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Celta de Vigo 63%, Athletic Club Bilbao 53%. Over 2.5: Celta de Vigo 45%, Athletic Club Bilbao 47%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Athletic Club Bilbao has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.21. Celta de Vigo: 10.1 shots per match, Athletic Club Bilbao: 13.7.

Match halves

Celta de Vigo: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.89. Athletic Club Bilbao: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.66.

Goals by minute

Celta de Vigo: 46-60 (14 goals). Athletic Club Bilbao: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.69 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

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
1.39Goals scored / match1.13
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.26Goals conceded / match1.53
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%Average possession49%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
4.03Shots on target / match4.53
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.

10.05Shots per match13.74
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
4.03Shots on target4.53
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
13.9%Shot conversion8.2%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
50%Possession49%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.21xG for1.58
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.46xG against1.14
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Shooting quality

Celta de Vigo: Efficient finishingAthletic Club Bilbao: Balanced
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
Accuracy (shots on target)40%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.25

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 is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Celta de Vigo · 0.8 pts / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo
WWLDW
Season result split
37% W32% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-12-12
1.42 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-8
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.86Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Athletic Club Bilbao
WLLDL
Season result split
34% W16% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-6-19
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-12
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.09BTTS: 60%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 23% better for: goals scored per match.

1.39 goals / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.13 goals / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo is 21% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.26 goals / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.53 goals / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo scoring profile: very strong

Celta de Vigo scores in 84% of matches (32 of 38 matches), while Athletic Club Bilbao keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

Athletic Club Bilbao scoring profile: strong

Athletic Club Bilbao scores in 66% of matches (25 of 38 matches), while Celta de Vigo keeps a clean sheet in 26% (10 of 38 matches).

53Goals scored (season)43
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
48Goals conceded (season)58
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
2.66Average goals in match2.66
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
5Goals conceded (last 5)10
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal66%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
37%2 goals34%
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16%3 goals8%
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3%4 goals5%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal84%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
34%2 goals45%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
13%3 goals18%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
5%4 goals5%
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.

53%
Athletic Club Bilbao - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.20 of 38 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time13%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
3%BTTS in both halves5%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
18%Scored in both halves16%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
60%BTTS - last 560%
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

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time66%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
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.

Celta de Vigo is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Celta de Vigo · 1.08 pts / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo - half-time state
26% leading42% draw32% trailing
Athletic Club Bilbao - half-time state
21% leading45% draw34% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.08
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.47
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.05
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
58%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
61%No goal before half-time66%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

After half-time (2nd half)

1.47Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.89Goals scored (2nd half)0.66
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.95
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.61
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
45%Clean sheet after half-time34%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao
37%No goal after half-time53%
Celta de VigoAthletic Club Bilbao

Celta de Vigo - second-half results

42% W21% R37% P
46
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
56
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Athletic Club Bilbao - second-half results

32% W16% R53% P
41
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 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 match1.801.40
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Athletic Club Bilbao - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
5
7
0-15
7
3
16-30
7
11
31-45
14
7
46-60
6
10
61-75
14
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (14 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Athletic Club Bilbao
ScoredConceded
3
9
0-15
5
2
16-30
10
11
31-45
6
12
46-60
5
10
61-75
14
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 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.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.58
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Athletic Club Bilbao

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% 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 2.662.69 2.66
Both teams scored 63%57% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%50% 47%
Clean sheets 26%24% 16%
Goal before half-time 66%70% 66%
Goal after half-time 92%82% 89%

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

2.69
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Celta de Vigo 0 - 1 - 0 Athletic Club Bilbao. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 1.39 goals per game on average and Athletic Club Bilbao 1.13. The La Liga average is 2.69 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Celta de Vigo's matches and 53% 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 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Athletic Club Bilbao 1-1-3 (0.80 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.