Match Report
Elche (15th, 43 pts) visited Celta de Vigo (6th, 54 pts) with 11 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Celta de Vigo 1.39 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Elche 1.29 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.35.
Defeat had followed defeat for Celta de Vigo — five in succession. Momentum sat with Elche, winners of their last three. The last-five ledger: Celta de Vigo 0/15, Elche 12/15.
18 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Celta de Vigo 8, draws 4, Elche 6, at 2.17 goals per meeting.
R. De Burgos Bengoetxea officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. The venue was Estadio de Balaídos, with room for 25,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Celta de Vigo led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Celta de Vigo: Hugo Álvarez (14'), Iago Aspas (30'), Borja Iglesias (85') · Elche: André Silva (82')
Key stats
Possession: Celta de Vigo 33% · Elche 67% · Total shots: 6-15 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-2