VALENCIA. Cádiz prevails over Valencia 1-0 after R. Alcaraz  scored just 1 goal (9′). Valencia was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 39,703 spectators.​ The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the support of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Álvaro Rodríguez Recio. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Valencia had a strong ball possession 74% while Cádiz was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Valencia was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Cádiz found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Valencia shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Cádiz shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Valencia received 5 yellow cards (Edinson Cavani , Justin Kluivert, José Gayà, Iza Carcelén and Yunus Musah). On the opposite side, Cádiz received 6 yellow cards (Rubén Sobrino, Fali, Brian Ocampo, Luis Hernández, Hugo Duro and Iván Alejo).

Standings

After playing this match, Valencia will stay with 19 points like Mallorca to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Cádiz will have 15 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away with Real Madrid on the 2nd of February with a 20-7 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (9 draws).

Cádiz will host Elche on the 16th of January with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Cádiz (6 draws).

Valencia – Formation

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

The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili (6.6), Thierry Correia (6.8), Eray Cömert (7.4), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.5), José Luis Gayà (7.4), Yunus Musah (6.8), Hugo Guillamón (6.8), Ilaix Moriba (7.0), Samu Castillejo (6.4), Edinson Cavani (6.6) and Samuel Lino (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: André Almeida (7.1), Cristian Rivero, Justin Kluivert (6.8), Dimitri Foulquier, Cenk Özkaçar, Hugo Duro (6.4), Francisco Perez, Gabriel Paulista, Toni Lato, Jesús Vázquez, Cristhian Mosquera and Iago Herrerín.

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

Substitutions

Valencia made 4 changes: Hugo Guillamón for André Almeida (46′), Ilaix Moriba for Justin Kluivert (46′), Samu Castillejo for Hugo Duro (56′) and Thierry Correia for Dimitri Foulquier (82′).

Best player: José Luis Gayà​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was José Luis Gayà.

His rating is (7.4) with 47 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 14 crosses.

Cádiz – Formation

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

Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma (7.4), Isaac Carcelén (6.8), Luis Hernández (6.8), Fali (7.2), Alfonso Espino (7.0), Rubén Alcaraz (7.7), Fede San Emeterio (6.4), Rubén Sobrino (6.7), Álex Fernández (6.4), Brian Ocampo (6.4) and Anthony Lozano (7.3).

They had on the bench: Theo Bongonda, Álvaro Negredo, Carlos García, Victor Wehbi Aznar, Youba Diarra, Santiago Arzamendia, Álvaro Giménez, Iván Alejo (6.7), Raúl Parra (6.5) and José Mari (6.8).

Cádiz could not rely on the presence of Youba Diarra (injured).

Substitutions

Cádiz made 5 changes: Iza Carcelén for Raúl Parra (66′), Brian Ocampo for Iván Alejo (71′), Brian Ocampo for José Mari (71′), Rubén Sobrino for Santiago Arzamendia (84′) and José Mari for Youba Diarra (84′).

Best player: Rubén Alcaraz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was Rubén Alcaraz.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

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

• Valencia – Cádiz – 0-1
• Elche – Celta de Vigo – 0-1