VALENCIA. Valencia and Real Sociedad didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Real Sociedad was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez assisted by Raúl Cabañero Martínez and José Gallego García. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 87 Attack 78
- 51 Dangerous attack 49
- 77 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 9
- 4 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Sociedad had a superior ball possession 60% while Valencia was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Valencia was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Valencia to win the match.
Valencia shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 4 yellow cards (C. Mosquera, I. Moriba, H. Guillamon and U. Racic). On the other side, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (M. Zubimendi and I. Zubeldia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 30 points like Celta de Vigo to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Real Sociedad will have 35 points like Villarreal to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 13th of February with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (3 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Granada on the 13th of February with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (4 draws).
Valencia – Formation
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Valencia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager José Bordalás Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili
, Thierry Correia , Dimitri Foulquier , Eray Cömert , Cristhian Mosquera , José Luis Gayà , Yunus Musah , Hugo Guillamón , Ilaix Moriba , Maximiliano Gómez and Bryan Gil .The home team had on the bench: Jesús Vázquez, Hugo Duro
, K. Koindredi, Hélder Costa, Carlos Soler , D. Cheryshev, Toni Lato, Gonçalo Guedes , Uroš Račić , Marcos de Sousa , Rubo Iranzo and Jaume Doménech.Valencia could not rely on the presence of U. Racic (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: C. Mosquera for C. Soler (46′), I. Moriba for G. Guedes (70′), E. Comert for U. Racic (70′), Y. Musah for H. Duro (80′) and M. Gomez for Marcos Andre (81′).
Best player: José Luis Gayà
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was José Luis Gayà.
His rating is
with 15 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.Real Sociedad – Formation
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Real Sociedad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro
, Andoni Gorosabel , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Diego Rico , Rafinha Alcântara , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Merino , Portu , Alexander Sørloth and Mikel Oyarzabal .They had on the bench: Aihen Muñoz, Guevara, N. Djouahra, David Silva
, M. Ryan, Adnan Januzaj , Jon Guridi, Jon Pacheco, Aritz Elustondo , Alexander Isak , Zaldúa and Illarramendi.Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: I. Zubeldia for A. Elustondo (64′), A. Sorloth for A. Isak (64′), Portu for A. Januzaj (73′), Rafinha for D. Silva (73′) and A. Gorosabel for J. Zaldua (90′).
Best player: Mikel Oyarzabal
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Oyarzabal.
His rating is
with 30 passes (66% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Atlético Madrid – 4-2
- Real Betis – Villarreal – 0-2
- Real Madrid – Granada – 1-0
- Valencia – Real Sociedad – 0-0