CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol comes back against Girona with a goal on the T. Villa 33′ and a goal on the Y. Herrera 85′. Girona was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Miguel González Díaz. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Girona had a superior ball possession 56% while Espanyol was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Espanyol was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Espanyol to win the match.
Espanyol shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Girona shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (Edu Expósito, Brian Oliván and César Montes). Talking about the opposition, Girona received 2 yellow cards (Valentín Castellanos and Yangel Herrera).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Espanyol will have 14 points to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Girona will have 18 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away against Getafe on the 15th of January with a 13-12 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (11 draws).
Girona will host Sevilla on the 14th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (0 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
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Espanyol started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández , Óscar Gil , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Edu Expósito , Fernando Calero , Sergi Darder , Nicolás Melamed , Joselu and Martin Braithwaite .
The home team had on the bench: Wassim Keddari, José Carlos Lazo, Daniel Villahermosa, Roger Martínez , Joan García, Javi Puado , Omar El Hilali, César Montes , Ruben Sanchez Saez and Aleix Vidal .
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of R. Martinez Santamaria (injured).
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Edu Expósito for Javi Puado (50′), Nico Melamed for Aleix Vidal (57′), Óscar Gil for César Montes (84′), Brian Oliván for R. Sánchez Sáez (84′) and Fernando Calero for R. Martinez Santamaria (84′).
Best player: Brian Oliván
The most impressive player for Espanyol was Brian Oliván.
His rating is with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Girona – Formation
Girona
Girona started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga , Arnau Martínez , Santiago Bueno , David López , Miguel Gutiérrez , Ramón Terrats , Toni Villa , Iván Martín , Aleix García , Rodrigo Riquelme and Valentin Castellanos .
These were the players on the bench: Manu Vallejo, Juan Carlos, Yangel Herrera , Cristhian Stuani , Valery Fernández , Casals Joel Roca, Borja García, Toni Fuidias, Bernardo Espinosa, Yan Couto and Samu Sáiz .
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Toni Villa for Samu Saiz (63′), Ramón Terrats for Yangel Herrera (71′), Valentín Castellanos for Cristhian Stuani (72′), Iván Martín for Yan (81′) and Rodrigo Riquelme for Valery Fernández (81′).
Best player: Aleix García
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Aleix García.
His rating is with 54 passes (94% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Villarreal – Real Madrid – 2-1
- Espanyol – Girona – 2-2
- Mallorca – Real Valladolid – 1-0
