LEGANéS. Leganés comes back against Levante with a penalty kick on the J. Campaña 28′ and a goal on the R. Ibáñez 90′. Levante was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
José Manuel Arnáiz squandered a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Leganés to win the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque stadium in Leganés on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 7,539 spectators. The referee was Oliver De La Fuente Ramos assisted by Daniel Pescador Hernández and Samuel García Aguilera. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Levante had a strong ball possession 59% while Leganés was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Levante was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Levante to win the contest.
Leganés shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levante shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Leganés received 3 yellow cards (Iker Undabarrena, José Manuel Arnáiz and Jorge Miramón). Regarding the opposition, Levante received 3 yellow cards (Pepelu, Pablo Martínez and Alejandro Cantero).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Leganés will have 34 points to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Levante will have 41 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Leganés will play away against SD Eibar on the 28th of January with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of SD Eibar (4 draws).
Levante will host Burgos on the 29th of January with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Leganés – Formation
Leganés
72'
90'
33', 63'
Leganés started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Joseba Imanol Idiakez Barkaiztegui decided to play with the following team: Asier Riesgo , Allan Nyom , Jorge Sáenz , Sergio González , Jorge Miramón , Iker Undabarrena , Gaku Shibasaki , Enric Franquesa , Dani Raba , Juan Muñoz and José Manuel Arnáiz .
The home team had on the bench: Yvan Neyou, Naim García, Javier Belman, Dani Jiménez, Jon Karrikaburu , Piotr Parzyszek, Rubén Pardo, Javier Avilés, Fede Vico , Lalo Aguilar and Josema.
Substitutions
Leganés made 4 changes: Dani Raba for Jon Karrikaburu (74′), Juan Muñoz for Fede Vico (74′), José Manuel Arnáiz for Rubén Pardo (84′) and Enric Franquesa for Josema (90′).
Best player: José Manuel Arnáiz
The player that probably impressed the most for Leganés was José Manuel Arnáiz.
His rating is with 2 goals, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Levante – Formation
Levante
Levante started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Javier Calleja Revilla played with: Dani Cárdenas , Son , Sergio Postigo , Rúben Vezo , Álex Muñoz , Pablo Martínez , Pepelu , José Campaña , Jorge de Frutos , Wesley Moraes and Álejandro Cantero .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Carlos Gimenez, Marcelo Saracchi , Charly Musonda Jr, Mohamed Bouldini , Robert Ibáñez, Róber Pier, Joni Montiel , Roberto Soldado and Joan Femenías.
Substitutions
Levante made 5 changes: Alejandro Cantero for Mohamed Bouldini (58′), Son for Joni Montiel (70′), José Campaña for Marcelo Saracchi (70′), Wesley Moraes for Rober Ibáñez (83′) and Sergio Postigo for Roberto Soldado (83′).
Best player: Pablo Martínez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Pablo Martínez.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Sporting Gijón – Real Zaragoza – 1-0
- Lugo – Villarreal II – 1-2
- Leganés – Levante – 2-2
- Huesca – Real Oviedo – 1-1
- FC Cartagena – Tenerife – 0-1
