GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés tops Granada 3-1. Deportivo Alavés was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Raúl Torrente (11′), Abderrahman Rebbach (38′) and Samuel Omorodion (55′). Granada reduced the distance with a penalty (86′) by Myrto Uzuni, but there was not much to do for them. Granada lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 15,705 spectators. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.72 degrees Celsius or 49.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 5 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 99 Attack 113
- 40 Dangerous attack 48
- 75 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Granada was in firm control of the ball 57% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Granada was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Deportivo Alavés found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Granada shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (Ander Guevara). On the opposite side, Granada received 2 yellow cards (Gonzalo Villar and Lucas Boyé).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Deportivo Alavés will have 15 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Granada will stay with 7 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Las Palmas on the 26th of May with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Granada will host Celta de Vigo on the 19th of May with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Celta de Vigo (10 draws).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera
, Andoni Gorosabel , Abdel Abqar , Rafa Marín , Javi López , Antonio Blanco , Ander Guevara , Luis Rioja , Jon Guridi , Abderrahman Rebbach and Samuel Omorodion .The home team had on the bench: Rubén Duarte, Ianis Hagi
, Álex Sola , Jon Karrikaburu, Nahuel Tenaglia, Kike García , Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Carlos Benavídez , Jesús Owono, Adrián Rodríguez and Victor Parada.Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Ander Guevara for Carlos Benavídez (69′), Jon Guridi for Ianis Hagi (74′), Samuel Omorodion for Kike García (74′), Abderrahman Rebbach for Álex Sola (69′) and Luis Rioja for Nahuel Tenaglia (90′).
Player of the match: Luis Rioja
The most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Luis Rioja even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 36 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.Granada – Formation
Granada started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Francisco José López Fernández played with: André Ferreira
, Wilson Manafá , Ignasi Miquel , Raúl Torrente , Carlos Neva , Óscar Melendo , Gerard Gumbau , Gonzalo Villar , Myrto Uzuni , Lucas Boyé and Álvaro Fernández .The following players were sitting on the bench: José Callejón, Raúl Fernández, Antonio Puertas
, Ricard Sánchez , Víctor Díaz, Shon Weissman , Njegoš Petrović, Famara Diédhiou , Sergio Ruiz Alonso , Adri López and Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis.Substitutions
Granada made 5 changes: Álvaro Fernández for Antonio Puertas (62′), Gonzalo Villar for Sergio Ruiz Alonso (62′), Lucas Boyé for Famara Diédhiou (62′), Wilson Manafá for Ricard Sánchez (79′) and Óscar Melendo for Shon Weissman (79′).
Player of the match: Ignasi Miquel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Ignasi Miquel.
His rating is
with 61 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.