ALBACETE. Albacete found a way to reverse the score against Málaga. Albacete was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Luis Muñoz received a red card (37′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Málaga lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte stadium in Albacete on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez with the collaboration of Ricardo Landrove Lago and Javier Garrido Concha. The 4th official was Salvador Lax Franco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Albacete was in firm control of the ball 64% while Málaga was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Albacete had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Albacete won the match.
Albacete shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Málaga shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Albacete received 1 yellow card (Maikel Mesa). Regarding the opposition, Málaga received 4 yellow cards (Andrés Caro, Luis Muñoz, Lago Júnior and Alfred N’Diaye).
Also, Málaga didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Luis Muñoz (Málaga) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (37′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Albacete will have 45 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Málaga will stay with 22 points like Lugo to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Albacete will play away against Burgos on the 19th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.
Málaga will host Real Zaragoza on the 20th of February with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Málaga (10 draws).
Albacete – Formation
Albacete adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Rubén Albés Yáñez decided to play with the following team: Bernabé Barragán
, Álvaro Rodríguez , Flavien Boyomo , Cristian Glauder , Julio Alonso , Lander Olaetxea , Jonathan Dubasin , Riki Rodríguez , Maikel Mesa , Manuel Fuster and Higinio Marín .The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Alonso, Diego Altube, Carlos Isaac
, Juan Antonio Ros, Dani Escriche, Juanma García , Mohammed Djetei, Juan María Alcedo, Fran Álvarez, Jovanny Bolívar and Sergio Maestre.Substitutions
Albacete made 5 changes: Maikel Mesa for Juanma García (46′), Higinio Marín for Dani Escriche (80′), Álvaro Rodríguez for Carlos Muñoz (87′), Manu Fuster for Fran Álvarez (88′) and Jonathan Dubasin for Juan Antonio (88′).
Best player: Manuel Fuster
The most impressive player for Albacete was Manuel Fuster.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 49 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.Málaga – Formation
Also Málaga adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Sergio Pellicer García played with: Rubén Yáñez
, Julián Delmás , Jonas Ramalho , Andrés Caro , Cristian Gutiérrez , Alfred N’Diaye , Loren Zúñiga , Luis Muñoz , Aleix Febas , Lago Júnior and Fran Sol .These were the players on the bench: Juande Rivas
, Unai Bustinza, Javi Jiménez, Genaro , Manolo Reina, Rubén Castro , Ramón Enríquez, Francisco Villalba , Pablo Chavarría , Jozabed Sánchez, Arvin Appiah and Álex Gallar.Substitutions
Málaga made 5 changes: Loren Zúñiga for Genaro Rodríguez (40′), Fran Sol for Rubén Castro (67′), Lago Júnior for Pablo Chavarria (67′), Andrés Caro for Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef (67′) and Aleix Febas for Fran Villalba (77′).
Best player: Cristian Gutiérrez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Cristian Gutiérrez.
His rating is
with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- UD Ibiza – Ponferradina – 1-1
- Sporting Gijón – Huesca – 1-1
- Real Oviedo – Burgos – 0-1
- Albacete – Málaga – 3-2
- SD Eibar – FC Cartagena – 0-3