Match Report
54 points for Celta de Vigo (6th), 43 for Deportivo Alavés (14th): an 11-point gap. Deportivo Alavés had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Celta de Vigo were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.26, Deportivo Alavés 1.16 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Deportivo Alavés had not won in 7 games.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Celta de Vigo 10, draws 4, Deportivo Alavés 6, at 2.3 goals per meeting.
Estadio de Balaídos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 7 second-half goals set the final 3-4.
Goal scorers
Celta de Vigo: Ferran Jutglà (19'), Hugo Álvarez (27'), Ferran Jutglà (37') · Deportivo Alavés: Toni Martínez (45'), Ángel Pérez (50'), Toni Martínez (74'), Abde Rebbach (78')
Key stats
Possession: Celta de Vigo 56% · Deportivo Alavés 44% · Total shots: 12-14 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-1