VALLADOLID. Real Valladolid overcome Espanyol to win 2-1. A goal from M. Braithwaite was decisive in the 87min. It was Real Valladolid to strike first with a goal of Iván Sánchez at the 25′. Then Álvaro Aguado scored again for Real Valladolid in the 62′ minute. Eventually, Martin Braithwaite reduced the distance for Espanyol (87′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Espanyol lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez who was helped by Fernando Tresaco Escabosa and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 5 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 100 Attack 101
- 46 Dangerous attack 52
- 90 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 4 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Espanyol had a strong ball possession 56% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Espanyol was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Valladolid was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Real Valladolid shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Real Valladolid received 3 yellow cards (Roque Mesa, Sergio Escudero and M. Hongla). Regarding the opposition, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Óscar Gil and Joselu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Real Valladolid will have 27 points like Celta de Vigo and Espanyol to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol will stay with 27 points like Celta de Vigo and Real Valladolid to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away with Elche on the 11th of March with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Real Valladolid (9 draws).
Espanyol will play away agasint Real Madrid on the 11th of March with a 28-4 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).
Real Valladolid – Formation
Real Valladolid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Juan José Rojo Martín decided to play with the following team: Sergio Asenjo
, Iván Fresneda , Joaquín Fernández , Jawad El Yamiq , Sergio Escudero , Iván Sánchez , Martin Hongla , Roque Mesa , Gonzalo Plata , Cyle Larin and Óscar Plano .The home team had on the bench: Lucas Rosa, Lucas Olaza
, Sergio León , Luis Pérez, Darwin Machís , Álvaro Aguado , David Torres, Monchu and Alvaro Aceves Catalina.Substitutions
Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Roque Mesa for Álvaro Aguado (60′), Iván Sánchez for Darwin Machís (65′), Sergio Escudero for Lucas Olaza (76′), Cyle Larin for Monchu (76′) and Óscar Plano for Sergio León (76′).
Best player: Gonzalo Plata
The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Gonzalo Plata even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 20 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Diego Martínez Penas played with: Fernando Pacheco
, Óscar Gil , César Montes , Sergi Gómez , Brian Oliván, Sergi Darder , Vinícius Souza , Javi Puado , Denis Suárez , Martin Braithwaite and Joselu .The following players were sitting on the bench: Álvaro Fernández, Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía, José Carlos Lazo, Fernando Calero Villa, Edu Expósito, Ruben Sanchez Saez
, Aleix Vidal Parreu, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Joan García Pons, Nicolás Melamed and José Gragera Amado.Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Brian Oliván for Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (9′), Óscar Gil for R. Sánchez Sáez (46′), Denis Suárez for Nico Melamed (71′), Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel for Edu Expósito (81′) and Javi Puado for José Carlos Lazo (81′).
Best player: Joselu
The most impressive player for Espanyol was Joselu.
His rating is
with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Valencia – 1-0
- Real Betis – Real Madrid – 0-0
- Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club – 0-0
- Real Valladolid – Espanyol – 2-1