VALLADOLID. Real Valladolid defeats Girona 1-0 after Monchu scored just 1 goal (24′). Girona was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 21,033 spectators. The referee was Mario Melero López who was helped by Diego Barbero Sevilla and José Luis Martínez Serrato. The 4th official was Miguel González Díaz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.3 degrees Celsius or 61.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 6 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 122
- 37 Dangerous attack 58
- 80 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Girona had a superior ball possession 61% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Real Valladolid succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Real Valladolid shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Girona shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Real Valladolid received 1 yellow card (Selim Amallah ). On the opposite side, Girona received 1 yellow card (Iván Martín).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Real Valladolid will have 35 points like Sevilla to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Girona will stay with 38 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away against Valencia on the 27th of April with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (5 draws).
Girona will host Real Madrid on the 25th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (1 draw).
Real Valladolid – Formation
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Real Valladolid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez decided to play with the following team: Jordi Masip
, Iván Fresneda , Joaquín Fernández , Jawad El Yamiq , Sergio Escudero , Kike Pérez , Martin Hongla , Monchu , Gonzalo Plata , Cyle Larin and Selim Amallah .The home team had on the bench: Óscar Plano Pedreño, Iván Sánchez Aguayo, Sergio Asenjo Andrés, Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento, Javi Sánchez
, Luis Pérez , Darwin Machís , Roque Mesa Quevedo, Babatunde Akinsola, Álvaro Aguado , Sergio León Limones and Lucas Oliveira Rosa.Real Valladolid could not rely on the presence of Javi Sánchez (injured) and D. Machís (injured).
Substitutions
Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Jawad El Yamiq for Javier Sánchez (64′), Selim Amallah for Darwin Machís (70′), Monchu for Álvaro Aguado (71′), Sergio Escudero for Luis Pérez (71′) and G. Plata for Roque Mesa (90′).
Best player: Jordi Masip
The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was the goalkeeper: Jordi Masip. His rating is 7.63. He performed 5 saves.
Girona – Formation
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Girona started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga
, Arnau Martínez , Bernardo Espinosa , Juanpe , Javier Hernández , Oriol Romeu , Viktor Tsygankov , Iván Martín , Aleix García , Toni Villa and Cristhian Stuani .These were the players on the bench: Toni Fuidias Ribera, Rodrigo Riquelme
, Alexander Martín Marquinho Callens Asín, Miguel Gutiérrez Ortega, Juan Carlos Martín Corral, Reinier , Yan Couto , Ricard Artero and Valery Fernández .Girona could not rely on the presence of Reinier (injured) and Yan Couto (injured).
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Toni Villa for Valery Fernández (5′), Toni Villa for Reinier (12′), Valery Fernández for Yan (77′), Iván Martín for Ricard Artero Ruiz (77′) and Arnau Martínez for Rodrigo Riquelme (78′).
Best player: Javier Hernández
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Javier Hernández.
His rating is
with 68 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Almería – Athletic Club – 1-2
- Osasuna – Real Betis – 3-2
- Real Madrid – Celta de Vigo – 2-0
- Real Sociedad – Rayo Vallecano – 2-1
- Real Valladolid – Girona – 1-0