GRANADA. Granada had a surprising win over UD Ibiza with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. Díaz (20′) and a goal from B. Zaragoza (81′). Granada was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban who was helped by David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Granada had a superior ball possession 63% while UD Ibiza was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

UD Ibiza was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Granada succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Granada shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, UD Ibiza shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Granada received 3 yellow cards (Y. Bodiger, Ricard Sánchez and Bryan Zaragoza). On the opposite side, UD Ibiza didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Granada will have 38 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, UD Ibiza will stay with 16 points to remain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Granada will play away with Villarreal II on the 5th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Granada (0 draws).

UD Ibiza will host FC Cartagena on the 29th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of FC Cartagena (1 draw).

Granada – Formation

Granada started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Francisco José López Fernández decided to play with the following team: Raúl Fernández (7.4), Quini (6.3), Miguel Rubio (6.8), Ignasi Miquel (7.4), Carlos Neva (7.2), Víctor Díaz (7.4), Alberto Soro (5.9), Óscar Melendo (6.6), Yann Bodiger (6.7), José Callejón (6.8) and Antonio Puertas (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Bryan Zaragoza (7.4), Jonathan Silva, Raúl Torrente, Erick Cabaco, Alberto Perea (6.3), Njegoš Petrović, Sergio Ruiz Alonso (6.8), Jorge Molina (6.4), Ricard Sánchez (6.2), Adri López and Pepe Sánchez.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: José Callejón for Alberto Perea (58′), Quini for Ricard Sánchez (58′), Y. Bodiger for Jorge Molina (67′), Y. Bodiger for Sergio Ruiz (67′) and Alberto Soro for Bryan Zaragoza (67′).

Best player: Raúl Fernández​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was the goalkeeper: Raúl Fernández. His rating is 7.43. He performed 5 saves.

UD Ibiza – Formation

UD Ibiza started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luis Lucas Alcaraz González played with: Daniel Fuzato (6.4), José Menargues (6.6), Martín Pascual (6.9), Fausto Grillo (6.4), Javi Vázquez (7.1), Cristian Herrera (6.8), Papakouli Diop (6.8), Kevin Appin (7.0), Nolito (6.4), Ekain Zenitagoia (7.6) and Mateusz Bogusz (6.8).

They had on the bench: David Goldar, Iván Morante, Coke, Jorge Chanza, Marcos Mauro, Suleiman Camara (7.0), Álvaro García, Francisco Grima, Juan Fernández, Kaxe, Lukáš Juliš and Miguel Villar Miki.

Substitutions

UD Ibiza made 4 changes: Nolito for Suleiman Camara (65′), Cristian Herrera for L. Juliš (79′), Cristian Herrera for Kaxe (79′) and Pape Diop for Iván Morante (84′).

Best player: Ekain Zenitagoia​

The most impressive player for UD Ibiza was Ekain Zenitagoia.

His rating is (7.6) with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Ponferradina – SD Eibar – 0-1
• Málaga – Burgos – 1-1
• Granada – UD Ibiza – 2-0
• Deportivo Alavés – Racing Santander – 3-0