MADRID. Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano draw 1-1. Suso scored the first goal (30′) for Sevilla. F. Lejeune equalized (65′). Rayo Vallecano was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the assistance of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 18 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 132 Attack 96
- 56 Dangerous attack 34
- 96 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 15 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sevilla was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rayo Vallecano was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Rayo Vallecano to win the match.
Rayo Vallecano shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sevilla shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards (Fran García, Florian Lejeune, Isi Palazón and Alejandro Catena). On the opposite side, Sevilla received 1 yellow card (Youssef En-Nesyri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rayo Vallecano will have 34 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Sevilla will have 25 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away against Cádiz on the 25th of February with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Rayo Vallecano (6 draws).
Sevilla will host Osasuna on the 26th of February with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (7 draws).
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano
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65'
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Rayo Vallecano started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski , Ivan Balliu , Florian Lejeune , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Óscar Valentín , Isi Palazón , Santi Comesaña , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Sergio Camello .
The home team had on the bench: Raúl de Tomás , Andrés Martín, Ismaila Ciss, Josep Chavarría, Diego López, Salvi, Mario Suárez, Radamel Falcao, Abdul Mumin, Mario Hernández, Unai López and Esteban Saveljich.
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 4 changes: Óscar Trejo for Raúl de Tomás (66′), Sergio Camello for Unai López (78′), Santi Comesaña for Pathé Ciss (89′) and Isi Palazón for Radamel Falcao (89′).
Best player: Florian Lejeune
The most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Florian Lejeune.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 1 cross.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
Sevilla started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Tanguy Nianzou , Fernando , Alex Telles , Marcos Acuña , Suso , Pape Gueye , Óliver Torres , Lucas Ocampos and Rafa Mir .
These were the players on the bench: Jesús Navas , Youssef En-Nesyri , Marko Dmitrović, Alberto Flores, Erik Lamela, Carlos Álvarez, Bryan Gil , Manu Bueno and Lulo Dasilva.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 4 changes: Rafa Mir for Navas (46′), Gonzalo Montiel for Bryan Gil (63′), Lucas Ocampos for Youssef En-Nesyri (76′) and Suso for Érik Lamela (81′).
Best player: Suso
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Suso.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Cádiz – 2-0
- Elche – Espanyol – 0-1
- Rayo Vallecano – Sevilla – 1-1
- Atlético Madrid – Athletic Club – 1-0
