VITORIA-GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés defeats Elche 1-0 after M. Ndiaye scored just 1 goal (47′). Elche was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estadio Olaranbe stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Tuesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano who had the assistance of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 15 Total 5
- 5 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 110
- 33 Dangerous attack 50
- 69 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Elche had a superior ball possession 62% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elche was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Deportivo Alavés succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Elche shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (X. Navarro). Talking about the opposition, Elche received 1 yellow card (E. Roco).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Deportivo Alavés will have 9 points to stay in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Elche will stay with 10 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away against FC Barcelona on the 30th of October with a 14-1 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
Elche will host Real Madrid on the 30th of October with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (1 draw).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
84'
18'
47'
Deportivo Alavés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Javier Calleja Revilla decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco , Ximo Navarro , Víctor Laguardia , Florian Lejeune , Rubén Duarte , Mamadou Loum , Tomás Pina , Facundo Pellistri , Pere Pons , Luis Rioja and Joselu .
The home team had on the bench: Iván Martín, John Guidetti, Miguel De La Fuente, Matthew Miazga, Manu García , Toni Moya , Mamadou Sylla, Martín Aguirregabiria , Alberto Rodríguez, Edgar Méndez , Javi López and Antonio Sivera .
Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of A. Sivera (injured).
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: T. Pina for T. Moya (60′), X. Navarro for M. Aguirregabiria (60′), F. Pellistri for M. Garcia (74′), P. Pons for E. Mendez (74′) and F. Pacheco for A. Sivera (84′).
Best player: Víctor Laguardia
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Víctor Laguardia even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Elche – Formation
Elche
Elche started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Francisco Escriba Segura played with: Kiko Casilla , Helibelton Palacios , Enzo Roco , Pedro Bigas , Johan Mojica , Jose Morente , Omar Mascarell , Raúl Guti , Fidel , Lucas Pérez and Lucas Boyé .
They had on the bench: Guido Carrillo , Josema, Gerard Gumbau , Pere Milla , Iván Marcone, Darío Benedetto , Gonzalo Verdú, Antonio Barragán, Diego Gonzalez, Javier Pastore , Josan and Edgar Badia.
Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: Fidel for J. Pastore (63′), L. Perez for D. Benedetto (63′), L. Boye for G. Carrillo (74′), Tete Morente for P. Milla (74′) and O. Mascarell for G. Gumbau (80′).
Best player: Pedro Bigas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Pedro Bigas.
His rating is with 60 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – Elche – 1-0
- Espanyol – Athletic Club – 1-1
- Villarreal – Cádiz – 3-3
