VILLARREAL. Mallorca tops Villarreal with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Muriqi (33′) and a goal from A. Ndiaye (76′). Villarreal was much superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz assisted by Ignacio Alonso López and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 2 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 139 Attack 63
- 65 Dangerous attack 25
- 65 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal had a strong ball possession 71% while Mallorca was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Mallorca found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Villarreal shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 4 yellow cards (S. Chukwueze, A. Moreno, A. Baena and P. Torres). Talking about the opposition, Mallorca received 6 yellow cards (I. Baba, G. Gonzalez, Lee Kang-In, D. Rodriguez, V. Muriqi and J. Costa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Villarreal will stay with 18 points like Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Mallorca will have 16 points like Valencia to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Espanyol on the 9th of November with a 12-5 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (15 draws).
Mallorca will host Atlético Madrid on the 9th of November with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Mallorca (8 draws).
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli
, Kiko Femenía , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Alberto Moreno , Dani Parejo , Étienne Capoue , Samuel Chukwueze , Alejandro Baena , Manu Trigueros and Arnaut Danjuma .The home team had on the bench: Yéremy Pino
, Johan Mojica, Juan Foyth, Gerard Moreno, Francis Coquelin, Nicolas Jackson , Iker Álvarez, Jorge Cuenca, Aïssa Mandi, José Luis Morales and Pepe Reina.Substitutions
Villarreal made 4 changes: M. Trigueros for N. Jackson (46′), A. Baena for Y. Pino (64′), E. Capoue for J. L. Morales (90′) and A. Moreno for J. Mojica (90′).
Best player: Dani Parejo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Dani Parejo.
His rating is
with 89 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Predrag Rajković
, Giovanni González , Martin Valjent , Matija Nastasić , Copete , Jaume Costa , Dani Rodríguez , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Iddrisu Baba , Kang-in Lee and Vedat Muriqi .They had on the bench: Abdón Prats
, Amath Ndiaye , Rodrigo Battaglia, Brian Cufré, Franco Russo, Leo Román, Antonio Sánchez , Ángel Rodríguez, Josep Gayá, Tino Kadewere, Lago Júnior and Clément Grenier.Substitutions
Mallorca made 5 changes: Lee Kang-In for A. Ndiaye (72′), D. Rodriguez for A. Sanchez (72′), I. Ruiz de Galarreta for R. Battaglia (87′), V. Muriqi for A. Prats (88′) and I. Baba for C. Grenier (90′).
Best player: Vedat Muriqi
The most impressive player for Mallorca was Vedat Muriqi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 14.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Villarreal – Mallorca – 0-2
- Real Sociedad – Valencia – 1-1
- Real Betis – Sevilla – 1-1
- Atlético Madrid – Espanyol – 1-1