SEVILLA. Sevilla tops Levante 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Sevilla was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez with the assistance of José Antonio Garrido Romero and Iván Masso Granado. The 4th official was Marta Huerta de Aza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sevilla had a strong ball possession 61% while Levante was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sevilla was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sevilla won the match.
Sevilla shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Levante shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 1 yellow card (F. Reges). On the other side, Levante received 2 yellow cards (C. Clerc and M. Malsa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sevilla will have 20 points like Real Madrid to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Levante will stay with 5 points to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away against Mallorca on the 27th of October with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (6 draws).
Levante will host Atlético Madrid on the 28th of October with a 15-6 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).
Sevilla – Formation
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Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Marko Dmitrović , Jesús Navas , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Ludwig Augustinsson , Fernando , Thomas Delaney , Suso , Óliver Torres , Munir El Haddadi and Rafa Mir .
The home team had on the bench: Erik Lamela , G. Montiel, Javi Díaz, Joan Jordán , Y. Bounou, Marcos Acuña , N. Gudelj, Y. En-Nesyri, I. Rakitić, O. Idrissi, Óscar Rodríguez and Lucas Ocampos .
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: T. Delaney for J. Jordan (56′), M. El Haddadi for L. Ocampos (69′), Suso for E. Lamela (69′), L. Augustinsson for M. Acuna (78′) and L. Augustinsson for M. Acuna (78′).
Best player: Óliver Torres
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Óliver Torres.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Levante – Formation
Levante
Levante started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Talking about the opposition, Francisco Javier Pereira Mejía played with: Aitor Fernández , Jorge Miramón , Shkodran Mustafi , Rúben Vezo , Carlos Clerc , Jorge de Frutos , Gonzalo Melero , Nemanja Radoja , Pablo Martínez , Roberto Soldado and José Luis Morales .
They had on the bench: Enis Bardhi , Róber Pier , Enric Franquesa , Coke, Pepelu, Ó. Duarte, Dani Cárdenas, Cantero, Dani Gómez , Mickaël Malsa , Son and N. Vukčević.
Levante could not rely on the presence of Rober Pier (injured).
Substitutions
Levante made 5 changes: S. Mustafi for Rober Pier (22′), P. Martinez for M. Malsa (46′), N. Radoja for E. Bardhi (46′), R. Soldado for D. Gomez (56′) and C. Clerc for E. Franquesa (74′).
Best player: José Luis Morales
The player that probably impressed the most for Levante was José Luis Morales.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Sevilla – Levante – 5-3
- Real Betis – Rayo Vallecano – 3-2
- FC Barcelona – Real Madrid – 1-2
- Atlético Madrid – Real Sociedad – 2-2
