PONFERRADA. Levante didn’t concede much to Ponferradina to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Levante was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio El Toralín stadium in Ponferrada on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 5,362 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro Quintero González who had the assistance of Víctor Jara Cordobés and José Francisco García Lozano. The 4th official was Francisco García Riesgo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Levante was in firm control of the ball 59% while Ponferradina was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levante was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Levante to win the match​.

Ponferradina shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levante shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Ponferradina received 6 yellow cards (Paris Adot, A. Pașcanu, D. Gallego, Amir Abedzadeh, Agus Medina and Derik Lacerda). On the other side, Levante received 4 yellow cards (Marcelo Saracchi, Pablo Martínez, Joni Montiel and Álex Muñoz).

Standings

After playing this contest, Ponferradina will have 29 points to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Levante will have 51 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina will play away against Las Palmas on the 26th of February with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Las Palmas (4 draws).

Levante will host Lugo on the 26th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Levante (2 draws).

Ponferradina – Formation

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

The manager David Gallego Rodríguez decided to play with the following team: Amir Abedzadeh (7.1), Paris Barandiaran (6.5), Alexandru Paşcanu (7.4), José Amo (7.4), Adrián Castellano (7.3), Naim García (6.1), Kelechi Nwakali (6.9), Agus Medina (6.6), José Naranjo (6.3), Eduardo Espiau (6.1) and Yuri (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel San Román Ferrándiz, Adrián Diéguez Grande, Derik Lacerda (6.9), Sofian Chakla, Moises Delgado, Alejandro Díez Salomón, Heriberto Moreno Borges Tavares, Daniel Ojeda (6.4) and Sabit Abdulai.

Substitutions

Ponferradina made 3 changes: Yuri for Derik Lacerda (64′), José Naranjo for Daniel Ojeda (72′) and Naim García for Moi Delgado (86′).

Best player: Alexandru Paşcanu​

The most impressive player for Ponferradina was Alexandru Paşcanu.

His rating is (7.4) with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Levante – Formation

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

Javier Calleja Revilla played with: Dani Cárdenas (7.0), Marc Pubill (7.1), Róber Pier (6.9), Rúben Vezo (7.8), Marcelo Saracchi (6.7), Vicente Iborra (6.7), Pepelu (7.0), Jorge de Frutos (6.4), Pablo Martínez (7.1), Robert Ibáñez (6.7) and Mohamed Bouldini (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Wesley Moraes, Sergio Postigo Redondo, Álejandro Cantero (6.1), Charly Musonda Jr, Joni Montiel (6.2), Álex Muñoz (7.2), Francisco Javier Hidalgo Gómez and Joan Femenías del Salto.

Substitutions

Levante made 5 changes: Marcelo Saracchi for Jonathan Montiel (46′), Rober Ibáñez for Álex Muñoz (46′), Pepelu for Cantero (66′), Jorge de Frutos for Charly Musonda Jr (75′) and Mohamed Bouldini for Wesley (75′).

Best player: Rúben Vezo​

The most impressive player for Levante was Rúben Vezo.

His rating is (7.8) with 69 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

• Tenerife – Mirandés – 1-0
• Ponferradina – Levante – 0-0
• Lugo – SD Eibar – 0-2
• Leganés – Las Palmas – 0-0