Celta de Vigo 0-2 Athletic Club: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Athletic Club won it

Athletic Club struck first through Álex Berenguer in the 20th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams . Robert Navarro made it 0-2 to Athletic Club in the 22nd minute, set up by Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta.

It was 0-2 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.

The referee, M. Busquets Ferrer, showed 3 yellow cards: 0 to Celta de Vigo and 3 to Athletic Club.

Celta de Vigo: C. Giráldez González, 3-4-3 · Athletic Club: E. Terzic, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 2.25 for Celta de Vigo and 0.82 for Athletic Club.

Celta de Vigo scored about 2.3 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

Athletic Club made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.2 goals.

Celta de Vigo created the better chances, 2.25 xG to 0.82, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Celta de Vigo had 2 shots on target, Athletic Club 7.

Celta de Vigo's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Celta de Vigo had 54% of the ball, but Athletic Club took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Celta de Vigo came into it with 7 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.1 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.01 expected goals for and 1.25 against, and had won 14% of their matches.

Athletic Club came into it with 6 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.55 expected goals for and 1.29 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Álex Berenguer (Athletic Club), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Celta de Vigo

• Miguel Román 7.3
• Ionuț Radu 7.3
• Álvaro Núñez 7.0
• Javi Rueda 7.0
• Iago Aspas 6.9

Athletic Club

• Álex Berenguer 7.9 1 goal
• Yuri Berchiche 7.5
• Robert Navarro 7.5 1 goal
• Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 7.4 1 assist
• Unai Simón 7.3

The lowest-rated starter was Williot Swedberg at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Celta de Vigo: Elche vs Celta de Vigo Sunday 11 October 2026 · La Liga
• Athletic Club: Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Club Saturday 10 October 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club

What was the score in Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club?

Celta de Vigo 0-2 Athletic Club (half-time 0-2), La Liga, Sunday 30 August 2026.

Who scored in Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club?

Álex Berenguer 20', Robert Navarro 22'.

Did Moneyball predict Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club?

Álex Berenguer, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club?

M. Busquets Ferrer.