ALMERIA. Almería beats FC Barcelona 1-0 after E. Touré scored just 1 goal (24′). FC Barcelona was definitely better in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the support of Iván Masso Granado and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 4 On Target 1
- 1 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 88 Attack 137
- 29 Dangerous attack 86
- 72 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 72% while Almería was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Almería found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Almería shot 6 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Almería received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Robertone, Chumi and Fernando Martínez). Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Eric García, Xavi, Raphinha and Gavi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Almería will have 25 points like Sevilla and Cádiz to go down in the 14th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will stay with 59 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Villarreal on the 4th of March with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Valencia on the 5th of March with a 23-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez
, Chumi , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Sergio Akieme , Léo Baptistão , César de la Hoz , Íñigo Eguaras , Lucas Robertone , Luis Javier Suárez and El Bilal Touré .The home team had on the bench: Lázaro, Samuel Costa, Adrián Embarba
, Francisco Portillo, Dyego Sousa, Diego Mariño, Largie Ramazani , Arnau Puigmal, Álex Centelles, Alejandro Pozo, Kaiky and Houboulang Mendes.Substitutions
Almería made 5 changes: Lucas Robertone for Largie Ramazani (76′), Luis Suárez for Adrián Embarba (76′), Léo Baptistão for Samuel Costa (83′), Iñigo Eguaras for Alejandro Pozo (83′) and E. Touré for Kaiky Fernandes Melo (89′).
Best player: Rodrigo Ely
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Rodrigo Ely even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 18 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen
, Sergi Roberto , Andreas Christensen , Eric García , Jordi Alba , Franck Kessié , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Ferran Torres , Robert Lewandowski and Gavi .They had on the bench: Marcos Alonso
, Jules Koundé, Ángel Alarcón , Pablo Torre , Iñaki Peña, Alejandro Baldé, Ronald Araújo , Raphinha and Arnau Tenas.Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: F. Kessie for Raphinha (46′), Eric García for Ronald Araujo (67′), Jordi Alba for Marcos Alonso (67′) and Sergi Roberto for Pablo Torre Carral (76′).
Best player: Ferran Torres
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ferran Torres.
His rating is
with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 14 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Girona – 2-3
- Celta de Vigo – Real Valladolid – 3-0
- Almería – FC Barcelona – 1-0
- Sevilla – Osasuna – 2-3