Deportivo Alavés conquers Real Zaragoza 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ZARAGOZA. Deportivo Alavés had a straightforward win over Real Zaragoza.

By
Mark Hall
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Deportivo Alavés conquers Real Zaragoza 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ZARAGOZA. Deportivo Alavés had a comfortable win over Real Zaragoza. Deportivo Alavés got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from Mamadou Sylla (21′), Toni Moya (53′) and Asier Villalibre (67′). Real Zaragoza tried to recover with a goal from Bebé (79′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Luis Rioja for Deportivo Alavés. Real Zaragoza was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Iván Caparrós Hernández with the help of Javier García Lorenzo and Christian García Andreu. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Zaragoza

1 - 4

Team 1

Deportivo Alavés

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 78
  • 42 Dangerous attack 30
  • 51 Ball safe 38
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Zaragoza had a superior ball possession 61% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, Deportivo Alavés found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Real Zaragoza shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 3 yellow cards (Alejandro Francés, Carlos Nieto and Giuliano Simeone). On the other side, Deportivo Alavés received 3 yellow cards (Abdel Abqar, Antonio Sivera and Rubén Duarte).

Match Timeline

18'
Abdel Abqar- Yellow
21'
Alejandro Francés- Yellow
46'
Toni Moya(goal)
53'
Carlos Nieto- Yellow
55'
59'
59'
62'
65'
Antonio Sivera- Yellow
67'
69'
69'
73'
Giuliano Simeone- Yellow
73'
Carlos Benavidez- sub ->Toni Moya
73'
Xeber Alkain- sub ->Jason
73'
79'
85'
Javi López- sub ->Rober González
87'
90'
Rubén Duarte- Yellow
90'
Luis Rioja(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After this match, Real Zaragoza will stay with 33 points like Sporting Gijón and Mirandés to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés will have 49 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will play away with Málaga on the 20th of February with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Málaga (10 draws).

Deportivo Alavés will host UD Ibiza on the 19th of February with a 0-0 head to head.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Cristian Álvarez  1.Argentina
6.3
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
6.8
D
Carlos Nieto 17.Spain
6.4
59' 55'
D
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
6.4
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
6.3
46'
M
Alberto Zapater 21.Spain
6.4
59'
M
Valentín Vada 11.Argentina
6.4
M
Francho Serrano 14.Spain
7.3
M
Bebé 4.Cape Verde
7.4
87' Goals79'
F
Miguel Puche 7.Spain
6.3
69'
F
Giuliano Simeone 20.Argentina
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Ratón 13.Spain
D
G. Fuentes 2.Colombia
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
D
Marcos Luna 27.Spain
M
T. Alarcón 16.Chile
6.7
59'
M
Sergio Bermejo 10.Spain
6.9
59'
M
Manu Molina 23.Spain
M
Eugeni Valderrama 8.Spain
87'
M
Gaizka Larrazabal 12.Spain
6.3
69'
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
F
Pau Sans Lopez 38.Spain
6.6
69'
F
Makhtar Gueye  19.Senegal

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

The manager Francisco Escriba Segura decided to play with the following team: Cristian Álvarez (6.3), Fran Gámez (6.4), Alejandro Francés (6.3), Jair Amador (6.8), Carlos Nieto (6.4), Valentín Vada (6.4), Francho Serrano (7.3), Alberto Zapater (6.4), Bebé (7.4), Giuliano Simeone (6.8) and Miguel Puche (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Tomás Alarcón (6.7), Gabriel Rafael Fuentes Gómez, Sergio Bermejo (6.9), Álvaro López Ratón, Manuel Antonio Molina Valero, Lluís López Mármol, Eugeni Valderrama, Marcos Luna Marcos Ruiz, Pau Sans (6.6), Gaizka Larrazabal (6.3), Makhtar Gueye and Jaume Grau Ciscar.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 4 changes: Alberto Zapater for Tomás Alarcón (59′), Carlos Nieto for Sergio Bermejo (59′), Miguel Puche for Gaizka Larrazabal (69′) and Bebé for Eugeni Valderrama (87′).

Best player: Bebé​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Bebé.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés
G
Antonio Sivera 1.Spain
8.1
65'
D
Aleksandar Sedlar  4.Serbia
6.4
D
Rubén Duarte 3.Spain
6.5
90'
D
Anderson Arroyo 2.Colombia
6.7
D
Abdel Abqar 22.Morocco
6.7
73' 18'
M
Jason 10.Spain
7.0
73'
M
Toni Moya 6.Spain
8.1
73' Goals53'
M
Antonio Blanco 37.Spain
7.0
M
Rober González 20.Spain
7.4
85'
M
Luis Rioja 11.Spain
7.2
Goals90'
F
Mamadou Sylla 7.Senegal
7.2
62' Goals21'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea
D
Laguardia 5.Spain
6.1
73'
D
Nikola Maras 19.Serbia
D
Javi López 27.Spain
85'
M
Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay
6.3
73'
M
Jon Guridi 18.Spain
M
Álex Balboa 28.Equatorial Guinea
M
Salva Sevilla 8.Spain
F
Abde Rebbach 21.Algeria
F
Joaquin Panichelli 29.Argentina
F
Xeber Alkain 17.Spain
6.8
73'
F
Asier Villalibre 12.Spain
7.2
62' Goals67'

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

Luis García Plaza played with: Antonio Sivera (8.1), Anderson Arroyo (6.7), Abdelkabir Abqar (6.7), Aleksandar Sedlar (6.4), Rubén Duarte (6.5), Antonio Blanco (7.0), Toni Moya (8.1), Jason (7.0), Rober González (7.4), Luis Rioja (7.2) and Mamadou Sylla (7.2).

They had on the bench: Carlos Benavídez (6.3), Víctor Laguardia (6.1), Abderrahman Rebbach, Jon Guridi Aldalur, Álex Balboa Bandeira, Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng, Joaquín Panichelli, Nikola Maraš, Salvador Sevilla López, Xeber Alkain (6.8), Javi López and Asier Villalibre (7.2).

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Mamadou Sylla for Asier Villalibre (62′), Jason for Xeber Alkain (73′), Toni Moya for Carlos Benavidez (73′), Abdel Abqar for Laguardia (73′) and Rober González for Javi López (85′).

Best player: Antonio Sivera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was the goalkeeper: Antonio Sivera. His rating is 8.12. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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