Celta de Vigo 1-1 Espanyol: result and report

La Liga · Saturday 18 August 2018

Result

Celta de Vigo 1-1 Espanyol

La Liga · Saturday 18 August 2018, 16:15 UTC · half-time 0-1

Celta de Vigo · Espanyol · La Liga predictions

Celta de Vigo 1-1 Espanyol: match report

Celta de Vigo drew with Espanyol 1-1 in La Liga on Saturday 18 August 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Mario Hermoso opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Celta de Vigo's goal came from an own goal by David López (51'). Espanyol scored through Mario Hermoso (45').

Discipline: Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards; Espanyol received 2 yellow cards.

Celta de Vigo went on to finish that season 16th with 41 points, and Espanyol 7th with 53.

Celta de Vigo lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Espanyol in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mario Hermoso of Espanyol (7.7), ahead of Gustavo Cabral (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Celta de Vigo wins, 4 draws and 3 for Espanyol.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Yellow card · Brais MéndezCelta de Vigo
  • 45'Goal · Mario HermosoEspanyol · 0-1
  • 51'Own goal · David LópezCelta de Vigo · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Iago AspasCelta de Vigo
  • 73'Yellow card · Marc RocaEspanyol
  • 90+1'Yellow card · J. AlonsoCelta de Vigo
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Dídac VilàEspanyol

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Celta de Vigo 3, draws 4, Espanyol 3.

Team news

Celta de Vigo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sergio Álvarez, Hugo Mallo, Néstor Araújo, Gustavo Cabral, Júnior Alonso, Fran Beltrán, Stanislav Lobotka, Brais Méndez, Iago Aspas, Pione Sisto, Maxi Gómez

Espanyol line-up (4-3-3)

Diego López, Javi López, David López, Mario Hermoso, Dídac Vilà, Víctor Sánchez, Marc Roca, Sergi Darder, Léo Baptistão, Borja Iglesias, Pablo Piatti