VALENCIA. Valencia tops Real Sociedad 1-0 after I. Zubeldia scored an own goal 40min. Real Sociedad was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the collaboration of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 3 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 83 Attack 111
- 46 Dangerous attack 62
- 89 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 63% while Valencia was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Valencia was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Valencia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 6 yellow cards (Dimitri Foulquier, Y. Musah, Samu Castillejo, Toni Lato, G. Mamardashvili and Gabriel Paulista). Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Martín Zubimendi, Diego Rico and Carlos Fernández ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 23 points to remain in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad will stay with 43 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away against FC Barcelona on the 5th of March with a 23-7 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Cádiz on the 3rd of March with a 8-0 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (3 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili
, Dimitri Foulquier , Gabriel Paulista , Mouctar Diakhaby , Toni Lato , Yunus Musah , Hugo Guillamón , André Almeida , Samu Castillejo , Hugo Duro and Samuel Lino .The home team had on the bench: Cristian Rivero, Iago Herrerín, Jesús Vázquez
, Cenk Özkaçar, Cristhian Mosquera, Eray Cömert , Thierry Correia , Ilaix Moriba , Justin Kluivert, Alberto Marí, Javier Guerra and Francisco Pérez.Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Gabriel Paulista for Eray Cömert (46′), Samu Castillejo for Thierry Correia (63′), Toni Lato for Vazquez Alcalde (77′), Y. Musah for Ilaix Kourouma (78′) and André Almeida for Cenk Özkacar (90′).
Best player: Giorgi Mamardashvili
The most impressive player for Valencia was the goalkeeper: Giorgi Mamardashvili. His rating is 7.72. He performed 3 saves.
Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro
, Ander Barrenetxea , Igor Zubeldia , Robin Le Normand , Diego Rico , Martín Zubimendi , Takefusa Kubo , Brais Méndez , Mikel Merino , Mikel Oyarzabal and Alexander Sørloth .These were the players on the bench: Andoni Zubiaurre, Unai Marrero, Andoni Gorosabel, Jon Pacheco, Aihen Muñoz
, Álex Sola , Beñat Turrientes, Pablo Marín, Ander Martín, Asier Illarramendi , Carlos Fernández and Robert Navarro.Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 4 changes: Ander Barrenetxea for Alex Sola (46′), Diego Rico for Aihen Muñoz (63′), Takefusa Kubo for Carlos Fernández (73′) and Brais Méndez for Illarramendi (73′).
Best player: Mikel Merino
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Mikel Merino.
His rating is
with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 21. 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