VILLARREAL. Villarreal found a way to reverse the scoreline against Valencia to win 2-1. It was Valencia to strike first with a goal of Edinson Cavani  at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Juan Foyth gave the win to Villarreal in the 89′ minute.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal

2 - 1

Valencia

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 5
  • 92 Attack 86
  • 50 Dangerous attack 49
  • 81 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 7
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Valencia that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal won the match​.

Villarreal shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Juan Foyth). On the other side, Valencia received 4 yellow cards (Yunus Musah, Eray Cömert, Ilaix Moriba and Edinson Cavani ).

Match Timeline

21'
Juan Foyth- sub ->Kiko Femenía
33'
35'
45'
56'
57'
72'
José Luis Morales- sub ->Samuel Chukwueze
72'
73'
76'
Alfonso Pedraza- sub ->Alberto Moreno
78'
79'
Hugo Duro- sub ->Edinson Cavani
79'
Hugo Guillamón- sub ->Nico González
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Álex Baena
79'
Juan Foyth- Yellow
80'
Juan Foyth(goal)Dani Parejo
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, Villarreal will have 24 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Valencia will stay with 19 points like Mallorca to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Real Madrid on the 7th of January with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (13 draws).

Valencia will host Cádiz on the 6th of January with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Valencia (4 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
7.0
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
7.0
D
Kiko Femenía 2.Spain
6.2
33'
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.4
78'
D
Pau Torres 4.Spain
7.8
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.8
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.5
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
6.9
79'
F
Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria
7.4
72' 45'
F
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
7.0
72'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
7.3
Substitutes
G
Gerónimo Rulli 13.Argentina
G
Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
D
Johan Mojica 12.Colombia
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.2
33' 80' 89'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.4
79'
M
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
6.4
78'
M
Alberto del Moral 26.Spain
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
6.5
72'
F
Arnaut Danjuma 9.Netherlands
F
José Luis Morales 22.Spain
6.4
72'

Villarreal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina (7.0), Kiko Femenía (6.2), Raúl Albiol (7.0), Pau Torres (7.8), Alberto Moreno (6.4), Alejandro Baena (6.9), Dani Parejo (7.5), Étienne Capoue (6.8), Samuel Chukwueze (7.4), Gerard Moreno (7.3) and Yéremy Pino (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Manu Trigueros (6.4), Alfonso Pedraza (6.4), Gerónimo Rulli, Nicolas Jackson (6.5), Arnaut Danjuma, Filip Jörgensen, Aïssa Mandi, Jorge Cuenca, Johan Mojica, José Luis Morales (6.4), Juan Foyth (7.2) and Alberto del Moral.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Kiko Femenía for Juan Foyth (33′), Yéremy Pino for Nicolas Jackson (72′), Samuel Chukwueze for José Luis Morales (72′), Alberto Moreno for Alfonso Pedraza (78′) and Álex Baena for Manu Trigueros (79′).

Best player: Pau Torres​

The most impressive player for Villarreal was Pau Torres even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
7.4
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
7.0
D
Mouctar Diakhaby 12.Guinea
6.2
D
Eray Cömert 24.Switzerland
6.5
56'
D
Thierry Correia 2.Portugal
6.8
M
André Almeida 18.Portugal
7.3
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.1
57' 35'
M
Nico González 17.Spain
7.0
79'
F
Samu Castillejo 11.Spain
6.4
F
Edinson Cavani 7.Uruguay
6.8
79' 90' 21'
F
Samuel Lino 16.Brazil
6.6
76'
Substitutes
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
G
Iago Herrerín 1.Spain
D
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.2
79'
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
D
Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain
D
Toni Lato 3.Spain
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
M
Ilaix Moriba 8.Guinea
6.8
57' 73'
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
F
Justin Kluivert 9.Netherlands
6.6
76'
F
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
6.2
79'

Also Valencia adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ivan Gennaro Gattuso played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili (7.4), Thierry Correia (6.8), Eray Cömert (6.5), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.2), José Luis Gayà (7.0), Yunus Musah (6.1), Nicolás González (7.0), André Almeida (7.3), Samu Castillejo (6.4), Edinson Cavani (6.8) and Samuel Lino (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcos André, Justin Kluivert (6.6), Cristian Rivero, Hugo Guillamón (6.2), Ilaix Moriba (6.8), Dimitri Foulquier, Iago Herrerín, Gabriel Paulista, Jesús Vázquez, Toni Lato, Cenk Özkaçar and Hugo Duro (6.2).

Valencia could not rely on the presence of Hugo Duro (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 4 changes: Yunus Musah for Ilaix Moriba (57′), Samuel Lino for Justin Kluivert (76′), Edinson Cavani  for Hugo Duro (79′) and Nico González for Hugo Guillamón (79′).

Best player: Giorgi Mamardashvili​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was the goalkeeper: Giorgi Mamardashvili. His rating is 7.44. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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