CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Elche conquers Espanyol 3-1. Elche got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Fer Niño (26′) and Fer Niño (29′). Espanyol tried to recover with a goal from Víctor Chust (72′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (78′) scored by Germán Valera for Elche. Espanyol was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

Elche remained in 10 after Federico Redondo received a red card in the 6′. Nevertheless, Elche still managed to win this match playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 26,616 spectators.​ The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban with the assistance of Ignacio Alonso López and Judit Romano García. The 4th official was Pablo Monterrubio Torres. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Espanyol

1 - 3

Elche

• ! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

• 23 Total 9
• 4 On Target 6
• 14 Off Target 2
• 5 Shots blocked 1

• 150 Attack 75
• 92 Dangerous attack 26
• 70 Ball safe 96

• 9 Free Kicks 14
• 0 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 3
• 9 Off Sides 2

Fouls

• 14 Total 9
• 2 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 1

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Espanyol was in firm control of the ball 66% while Elche was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Elche managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Espanyol shot 23 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Elche shot 9 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Edu Expósito and Clemens Riedel). On the other side, Elche received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Cepeda, Fer Niño and Lucas Cepeda).

Also, Elche didn’t end the match with 11 players after Federico Redondo (Elche) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (6′).

Standings

After this encounter, Espanyol stays with 7 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. On the opposite side, Elche has 5 points (17th).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol

G

Marko Dmitrovic 13.Serbia

5.7

D

Unai Núñez 14.Spain

7.5

67'

D

José Ángel López 32.Spain

6.1

D

Leandro Cabrera 6.Uruguay

6.6

D

Roger Hinojo 21.Spain

6.3

46'

D

Omar El Hilali 23.Morocco

M

Edu Expósito 8.Spain

7.5

45'

M

Álex Calatrava 22.Spain

6.9

61'

M

Bryan Zaragoza 15.Spain

6.9

67'

M

Urko González de Zárate 4.Spain

6.3

46'

M

Javi Hernández 28.Spain

6.7

F

Roberto Fernández 9.Spain

5.8

Substitutes

G

Ángel Fortuño 1.Spain

G

Llorenç Serred 31.

D

Vanja Drkusic 16.Slovenia

D

Quilindschy Hartman 3.Netherlands

6.5

46'

D

Clemens Riedel 5.Germany

6.6

67' 82'

M

Pol Lozano 10.Spain

M

Pere Milla 11.Spain

6.8

61'

M

Gabriel Moscardo 20.Brazil

M

Rafel Bauzà 26.Spain

F

Marcos Fernández 18.Spain

7.0

46'

F

Tyrhys Dolan 24.England

7.0

67'

Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager José Manuel González Álvarez decided to play with the following team: Marko Dmitrovic (5.7), Omar El Hilali, José Ángel López (6.1), Unai Núñez (7.5), Leandro Cabrera (6.6), Roger Hinojo (6.3), Edu Expósito (7.5), Urko González de Zárate (6.3), Álex Calatrava (6.9), Javi Hernández (6.7), Bryan Zaragoza (6.9) and Roberto Fernández (5.8).

The home team had on the bench: Quilindschy Hartman (6.5), Clemens Riedel (6.6), Gabriel Moscardo, Rafel Bauzà, Vanja Drkusic, Marcos Fernández (7.0), Tyrhys Dolan (7.0), Ángel Fortuño, Pol Lozano, Pere Milla (6.8), Victor Mullerat Tomas and Llorenç Serred.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Urko González de Zárate for Marcos Fernández (46′), Roger Hinojo for Quilindschy Hartman (46′), Álex Calatrava for Pere Milla (61′), Bryan Zaragoza for Tyrhys Dolan (67′) and Unai Núñez for Clemens Riedel (67′).

Player of the match: Edu Expósito​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Edu Expósito.

His rating is 7.5 with 81 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Elche – Formation

Elche

G

Matías Dituro 1.Argentina

7.0

D

Buba Sangaré 2.Spain

6.6

37'

D

Roy Revivo 3.Israel

7.8

77'

D

Federico Redondo 5.Argentina

5.1

6'

D

Víctor Chust 23.Spain

6.8

M

Thomas Lemar 18.France

6.7

77'

M

Gonzalo Villar 12.Spain

6.8

60'

M

Javi Morcillo 47.

7.1

F

Lucas Cepeda 21.Chile

7.4

90'

F

Germán Valera 11.Spain

7.7

78'

F

Fer Niño 14.Spain

8.1

61' 22' 26', 29'

Substitutes

G

Alejandro Iturbe 13.Spain

D

Pedro Bigas  6.Spain

6.5

60'

D

Rubén Sánchez 22.Spain

6.6

37'

D

Matia Barzic 26.Spain

6.6

77'

M

Marc Aguado 8.Spain

M

Martim Neto 16.Portugal

M

Josan 17.Spain

M

Facundo Buonanotte 10.Argentina

F

Abiel Osorio  24.Argentina

6.6

61'

F

Ezequiel Ponce 9.Argentina

F

Grady Diangana 19.England

F

Tete Morente 20.Spain

6.9

77'

Elche started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Martin Anselmi played with: Matías Dituro (7.0), Buba Sangaré (6.6), Federico Redondo (5.1), Víctor Chust (6.8), Roy Revivo (7.8), Gonzalo Villar (6.8), Javi Morcillo (7.1), Thomas Lemar (6.7), Lucas Cepeda (7.4), Fer Niño (8.1), Germán Valera (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Facundo Buonanotte, Tete Morente (6.9), Marc Aguado, Martim Neto, Abiel Osorio (6.6), Pedro Bigas (6.5), Ezequiel Ponce, Alejandro Iturbe, Josan, Grady Diangana, Rubén Sánchez (6.6) and Matia Barzic (6.6).

Elche could not rely on the presence of Rubén Sánchez (injured).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: Buba Sangaré for Rubén Sánchez (37′), Gonzalo Villar for Pedro Bigas  (60′), Fer Niño for Abiel Osorio  (61′), Roy Revivo for Matia Barzic (77′) and Thomas Lemar for Tete Morente (77′).

Player of the match: Fer Niño​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Fer Niño.

His rating is 8.1 with 2 goals, 17 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 20.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Espanyol – Elche – 1-3