Villarreal 3-2 Celta Vigo — xTears 16.21 (20/12/23)
Villarreal won 3-2 against Celta Vigo on 20 December 2023 during Matchday 18 of La Liga, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 16.21 xTears.
Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Villarreal still ran through Pedraza 13' goal (+1.41 xT) and Dani Parejo 48' penalty (+1.50 xT).
The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Villarreal punished better without fully owning the emotional volume.
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How it unfolded
13'
Goal
Pedraza - Villarreal
Assist: A. Sørloth
40'
Goal
A. Mandi - Villarreal
48'
Penalty
Dani Parejo - Villarreal
52'
Goal
T. Douvikas - Celta Vigo
57'
Goal
J. Strand Larsen - Celta Vigo
Assist: Manu Sánchez
Absolute chaos
8.13
48'
Penalty
+1.50 xT
Dani Parejo - Villarreal
13'
Goal
+1.41 xT
Pedraza - Villarreal
Assist: A. Sørloth
57'
Goal
+1.18 xT
J. Strand Larsen - Celta Vigo
Assist: Manu Sánchez
40'
Goal
+1.12 xT
A. Mandi - Villarreal
All-out war
5.78
82'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
Manu Sánchez - Celta Vigo
84'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
T. Douvikas - Celta Vigo
72'
Yellow card
+0.99 xT
Óscar Mingueza - Celta Vigo
46'
Yellow card
+0.93 xT
Kevin Vázquez - Celta Vigo
Late drama
3.93
82'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
Manu Sánchez - Celta Vigo
84'
Yellow card
+1.04 xT
T. Douvikas - Celta Vigo
86'
Substitution
+0.51 xT
Miguel Rodríguez for Kevin Vázquez - Celta Vigo
82'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
J. Bamba for F. Cervi - Celta Vigo
Referee scandal
1.50
48'
Penalty
+1.50 xT
Dani Parejo - Villarreal
Cruelty
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
Crushed hope
Barely left a bruise
0
Nothing big fed this one.
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