Sevilla tops Cádiz 1-0 with a late goal scored by I. Rakitic. HIGHLIGHTS

SEVILLA. Sevilla snatched a late win Cádiz 1-0 after I. Rakitic scored a penalty (89').

Sevilla tops Cádiz 1-0 with a late goal scored by I. Rakitic. HIGHLIGHTS

SEVILLA. Sevilla snatched a late win Cádiz 1-0 after I. Rakitic scored a penalty (89′). Sevilla was surely superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Iván Alejo received a red card (87′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Cádiz lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 37,400 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the support of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 19 Total 4
  • 10 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 167 Attack 59
  • 101 Dangerous attack 12
  • 80 Ball safe 82
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sevilla had a superior ball possession 75% while Cádiz was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla was putting more pressure with 101 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sevilla won the match​.

Sevilla shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cádiz shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 2 yellow cards (Erik Lamela and Jorge Sampaoli). Regarding the opposition, Cádiz received 3 yellow cards (Alfonso Espino, Rubén Sobrino and Iván Alejo).

Also, Cádiz didn’t end the match with 11 players after Iván Alejo (Cádiz) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).

Match Timeline

Erik Lamela- Yellow
33'
34'
45'
Rubén Sobrino- Yellow
Erik Lamela(var)
45'
70'
Iván Alejo- sub ->Théo Bongonda
70'
Youba Diarra- sub ->Brian Ocampo
74'
L. Ocampos- sub ->Erik Lamela
74'
Rafa Mir- sub ->Youssef En-Nesyri
79'
Suso- sub ->Óliver Torres
79'
81'
83'
Iván Alejo- Yellow
87'
Iván Alejo(yellowred)
Suso(var)
87'
89'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Sevilla will have 18 points to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz will stay with 16 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will host Elche on the 28th of January with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Sevilla (2 draws).

Cádiz will host Mallorca on the 28th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Mallorca (4 draws).

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla
G
Bono 13.Morocco
6.8
D
Karim Rekik 4.Netherlands
6.6
D
Loïc Badé 22.France
6.9
D
Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia
7.2
M
Jesús Navas 16.Spain
6.7
M
Fernando 20.Brazil
6.5
74'
M
Erik Lamela 17.Argentina
6.8
74' 33'
M
Joan Jordán 8.Spain
7.6
F
Ivan Rakitić 10.Croatia
8.2
Goals89'
F
Óliver Torres 21.Spain
7.8
79'
F
Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco
6.2
79'
Substitutes
G
Matías Árbol 36.Spain
G
Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia
D
Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina
6.7
74'
D
Kike Salas 29.Spain
D
Tanguy Nianzou 14.France
M
Manu Bueno 43.Spain
M
Nacho Quintana 28.Spain
M
Carlos Álvarez 27.Spain
M
Suso 7.Spain
6.8
79'
M
L. Ocampos 5.Argentina
6.5
74'
F
Rafa Mir 12.Spain
6.2
79'

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

The manager Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya decided to play with the following team: Bono (6.8), Loïc Badé (6.9), Nemanja Gudelj (7.2), Karim Rekik (6.6), Jesús Navas (6.7), Fernando (6.5), Joan Jordán (7.6), Erik Lamela (6.8), Óliver Torres (7.8), Ivan Rakitić (8.2) and Youssef En-Nesyri (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Manu Bueno, Matías Árbol, Gonzalo Montiel (6.7), Kike Salas, Rafa Mir (6.2), Nacho Quintana, Carlos Álvarez, Suso (6.8), Marko Dmitrović, Lucas Ocampos (6.5) and Tanguy Nianzou.

Substitutions

Sevilla made 4 changes: Fernando for Gonzalo Montiel (74′), Erik Lamela for Lucas Ocampos (74′), Youssef En-Nesyri for Rafa Mir (79′) and Óliver Torres for Suso (79′).

Best player: Ivan Rakitić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 73 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.

Cádiz – Formation

Cádiz
G
Jeremías Ledesma 1.Argentina
8.1
D
Luis Hernández 23.Spain
6.5
D
Iza Carcelén 20.Spain
7.5
D
Alfonso Espino 22.Uruguay
6.8
34'
D
Mamadou Mbaye 5.Senegal
7.1
M
6.4
M
Rubén Alcaraz 4.Spain
6.2
90'
M
Théo Bongonda 10.Belgium
6.6
70'
M
Brian Ocampo 14.Uruguay
6.2
70'
F
Choco Lozano  9.Honduras
6.8
F
Rubén Sobrino 7.Spain
6.4
81' 45'
Substitutes
G
Victor Aznar 26.Spain
D
Santiago Arzamendia 21.Paraguay
6.4
81'
D
Carlos García 30.Spain
D
Raúl Parra 2.Spain
M
Youba Diarra 12.Mali
6.4
70'
M
Álvaro Bastida 38.Spain
M
Iván Alejo 11.Spain
5.8
70' 83'
F
Álvaro Negredo 18.Spain
90'
F
Álvaro Giménez 19.Spain

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

Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma (8.1), Isaac Carcelén (7.5), Luis Hernández (6.5), Mamadou Mbaye (7.1), Alfonso Espino (6.8), Theo Bongonda (6.6), Rubén Alcaraz (6.2), Álex Fernández (6.4), Brian Ocampo (6.2), Rubén Sobrino (6.4) and Anthony Lozano (6.8).

They had on the bench: Youba Diarra (6.4), Santiago Arzamendia (6.4), Carlos García, Raúl Parra, Álvaro Negredo, Álvaro Bastida, Álvaro Giménez, Iván Alejo (5.8) and Victor Wehbi Aznar.

Substitutions

Cádiz made 4 changes: Théo Bongonda for Iván Alejo (70′), Brian Ocampo for Youba Diarra (70′), Rubén Sobrino for S. Arzamendia (81′) and Rubén Alcaraz for Álvaro Negredo (90′).

Best player: Jeremías Ledesma​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was the goalkeeper: Jeremías Ledesma. His rating is 8.13. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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