VILLARREAL. Villarreal snatched a late win Girona 1-0 after D. Parejo scored a penalty (90′). Villarreal was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

S. Bueno received a red card (79′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Girona lost the match.

Gerard Moreno squandered a penalty (90′) for Villarreal.​

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 15,129 spectators.​ The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who was helped by Diego Barbero Sevilla and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Fulgencio Madrid Martínez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal

1 - 0

Girona

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 19 Total 9
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 55
  • 79 Dangerous attack 23
  • 74 Ball safe 94
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 21 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal had a strong ball possession 70% while Girona was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal won the match​.

Villarreal shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Girona shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 5 yellow cards (Gerard Moreno, Yéremy Pino, Pau Torres, Álex Baena and Alberto Moreno). Talking about the opposition, Girona received 4 yellow cards (S. Bueno, Miguel Gutiérrez, Cristhian Stuani and Juanpe).

Also, Girona didn’t end the match with 11 players after S. Bueno (Girona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).

Match Timeline

3'
Gerard Moreno- Yellow
19'
Yéremy Pino - Yellow
25'
33'
Miguel Gutiérrez- Yellow
37'
40'
Cristhian Stuani - Yellow
Álex Baena- Yellow
45'
62'
64'
Yangel Herrera - sub ->Iván Martín
64'
74'
Valery Fernández- sub ->Toni Villa
75'
Borja García- sub ->Aleix García
79'
Álex Baena(var)
79'
81'
Juanpe- sub ->Miguel Gutiérrez
José Luis Morales- sub ->Yéremy Pino
81'
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Étienne Capoue
81'
86'
Alberto Moreno- sub ->J. Mojica
86'
90'
Juanpe- Yellow
Dani Parejo(penalty)
90'
Alberto Moreno- Yellow
90'
Gerard Moreno- missed penaltyGerard Moreno
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 playing this match, Villarreal will have 31 points like Atlético Madrid to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Girona will stay with 21 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Rayo Vallecano on the 30th of January with a 10-2 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (1 draw).

Girona will host FC Barcelona on the 28th of January with a 5-0 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
6.8
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
7.1
D
Johan Mojica 12.Colombia
6.7
86'
D
Pau Torres 4.Spain
7.3
37'
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
6.9
62'
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.2
81'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.2
90'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
7.7
45'
F
Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria
7.1
86'
F
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
7.1
81' 25'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
6.7
19'
Substitutes
G
Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
D
Mamadou Fall 33.Senegal
6.4
62'
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.7
86' 90'
M
Manu Morlanes 20.Spain
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.8
81'
F
Diego Collado 27.Spain
86'
F
José Luis Morales 22.Spain
6.7
81'
F
Fer Niño 34.Spain

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

The manager Enrique Setién Solar decided to play with the following team: Pepe Reina (6.8), Aïssa Mandi (7.1), Jorge Cuenca (6.9), Pau Torres (7.3), Johan Mojica (6.7), Étienne Capoue (6.2), Dani Parejo (7.2), Alejandro Baena (7.7), Samuel Chukwueze (7.1), Gerard Moreno (6.7) and Yéremy Pino (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Foyth, Mamadou Fall (6.4), Diego Collado, Manu Morlanes, Filip Jörgensen, José Luis Morales (6.7), Fernando Niño, Alberto Moreno (6.7) and Manu Trigueros (6.8).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Jorge Cuenca for Mamadou Mbacke (62′), Yéremy Pino for José Luis Morales (81′), Étienne Capoue for Manu Trigueros (81′), Samuel Chukwueze for Diego Collado (86′) and J. Mojica for Alberto Moreno (86′).

Best player: Alejandro Baena​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Alejandro Baena even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Girona – Formation

Girona
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina
8.3
D
Bernardo Espinosa 2.Colombia
7.1
D
Santiago Bueno 22.Uruguay
6.6
79'
D
Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain
6.2
81' 33'
D
Arnau Martínez 4.Spain
6.9
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
7.0
M
Aleix García 14.Spain
7.2
75'
M
Toni Villa 12.Spain
6.7
74'
M
Iván Martín 23.Spain
6.5
64'
M
Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain
7.1
F
Cristhian Stuani 7.Uruguay
6.1
64' 40'
Substitutes
G
Juan Carlos 1.Spain
G
Toni Fuidias 26.Spain
D
Javi Hernández 16.Spain
D
Valery Fernández 11.Spain
6.4
74'
D
Yan Couto 20.Brazil
D
Juanpe 15.Spain
6.4
81' 90'
M
Borja García 24.Spain
6.5
75'
M
Yangel Herrera 21.Venezuela
6.8
64'
M
J. Roca 33.Spain
F
Taty Castellanos 9.Argentina
6.6
64'
F
Manu Vallejo 25.Spain
F
Viktor Tsygankov 8.Ukraine

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

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga (8.3), Arnau Martínez (6.9), Santiago Bueno (6.6), Bernardo Espinosa (7.1), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.2), Oriol Romeu (7.0), Aleix García (7.2), Toni Villa (6.6), Iván Martín (6.5), Rodrigo Riquelme (7.1) and Cristhian Stuani (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Valentin Castellanos (6.6), Javier Hernández, Manu Vallejo, Borja García (6.5), Juan Carlos, Valery Fernández (6.7), Yangel Herrera (6.8), Yan Couto, Juanpe (6.4), Toni Fuidias, Viktor Tsygankov and Casals Joel Roca.

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: Iván Martín for Y. Herrera (64′), Cristhian Stuani for Taty Castellanos (64′), Aleix García for Borja García (75′), Toni Villa for Valery Fernández (75′) and Miguel Gutiérrez for Juanpe (81′).

Best player: Paulo Gazzaniga​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was the goalkeeper: Paulo Gazzaniga. His rating is 8.25. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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