CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol bested Mallorca to win 2-1. M. Braithwaite was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Espanyol to strike first with a goal of Martin Braithwaite at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Martin Braithwaite gave the win to Espanyol in the 51′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Mallorca was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mallorca had a superior ball possession 61% while Espanyol was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mallorca was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Espanyol succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Espanyol shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca shot 15 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (José Gragera and Nico Melamed). Regarding the opposition, Mallorca received 3 yellow cards (Javier Aguirre Onaindía, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta and Predrag Rajković ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Espanyol will have 27 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca will stay with 31 points like Villarreal to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away against Real Valladolid on the 5th of March with a 5-5 head to head record.
Mallorca will host Elche on the 4th of March with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
90'
22', 51'
83'
Espanyol started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco , Óscar Gil , César Montes , Sergi Gómez , Brian Oliván , Sergi Darder , Vinícius Souza , Denis Suárez , Aleix Vidal , Martin Braithwaite and Javi Puado .
The home team had on the bench: Álvaro Fernández, Joan García, Fernando Calero, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Leandro Cabrera, Edu Expósito, José Carlos Lazo, Nicolás Melamed , José Gragera and Joselu .
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of Leandro Cabrera (injured).
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Aleix Vidal for Nico Melamed (46′), Denis Suárez for José Gragera (71′), Javi Puado for Joselu (71′), Martin Braithwaite for Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (88′) and Sergi Gómez for Leandro Cabrera (90′).
Best player: Martin Braithwaite
The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Martin Braithwaite.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca
Mallorca started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Predrag Rajković , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Antonio Raíllo , Matija Nastasić , Jaume Costa , Dani Rodríguez , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Kang-in Lee , Tino Kadewere and Vedat Muriqi .
They had on the bench: Dominik Greif, Dennis Hadžikadunić, Ludwig Augustinsson, Giovanni González, Antonio Sánchez, Rodrigo Battaglia, Iddrisu Baba, Manu Morlanes, Clément Grenier, Abdón Prats, Amath Ndiaye and Ángel Rodríguez .
Substitutions
Mallorca made 4 changes: Tino Kadewere for Amath Ndiaye (69′), Martin Valjent for Ángel (69′), Dani Rodríguez for Abdón Prats (90′) and Jaume Costa for Manu Morlanes (90′).
Best player: Dani Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Dani Rodríguez.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – Rayo Vallecano – 1-0
- Espanyol – Mallorca – 2-1
- Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid – 1-1
- Valencia – Real Sociedad – 1-0
