Real Valladolid grabs a 2-1 win against Espanyol. HIGHLIGHTS

VALLADOLID. Real Valladolid overcome Espanyol to win 2-1. A goal from M. Braithwaite was decisive in the 87min.

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Real Valladolid grabs a 2-1 win against Espanyol. HIGHLIGHTS

VALLADOLID. Real Valladolid overcome Espanyol to win 2-1. A goal from M. Braithwaite was decisive in the 87min. It was Real Valladolid to strike first with a goal of Iván Sánchez at the 25′. Then Álvaro Aguado scored again for Real Valladolid in the 62′ minute. Eventually, Martin Braithwaite reduced the distance for Espanyol (87′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Espanyol lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez who was helped by Fernando Tresaco Escabosa and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Valladolid

2 - 1

Team 1

Espanyol

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 100 Attack 101
  • 46 Dangerous attack 52
  • 90 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 4 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Espanyol had a strong ball possession 56% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Valladolid was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Real Valladolid shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Real Valladolid received 3 yellow cards (Roque Mesa, Sergio Escudero and M. Hongla). Regarding the opposition, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Óscar Gil and Joselu).

Match Timeline

9'
24'
Óscar Gil- Yellow
Iván Sánchez(goal)G. Plata
25'
28'
Sergio Escudero- Yellow
44'
45'
46'
Rubén Sánchez- sub ->Óscar Gil
60'
Álvaro Aguado- sub ->Roque Mesa
62'
Álvaro Aguado(goal)
65'
71'
Nico Melamed- sub ->Denis Suárez
75'
76'
Monchu- sub ->Cyle Larin
76'
76'
81'
Edu Expósito- sub ->Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
81'
José Carlos Lazo- sub ->Javi Puado
87'
Martin Braithwaite(goal)Sergi Darder

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Real Valladolid will have 27 points like Celta de Vigo and Espanyol to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol will stay with 27 points like Celta de Vigo and Real Valladolid to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away with Elche on the 11th of March with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Real Valladolid (9 draws).

Espanyol will play away agasint Real Madrid on the 11th of March with a 28-4 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid
G
Sergio Asenjo 13.Spain
6.7
D
Sergio Escudero 18.Spain
6.8
76' 44'
D
Jawad El Yamiq 15.Morocco
7.3
D
Iván Fresneda 27.Spain
6.4
D
Joaquín Fernández 24.Spain
6.7
M
Iván Sánchez 21.Spain
7.7
65' Goals25'
M
Roque Mesa 17.Spain
6.5
60' 28'
M
Martin Hongla 20.Cameroon
6.9
45'
F
G. Plata 11.Ecuador
7.7
F
Óscar Plano 10.Spain
7.1
76'
F
Cyle Larin 25.Canada
6.6
76'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Aceves Catalina 31.Spain
D
Lucas Rosa 39.Brazil
D
Lucas Olaza  12.Uruguay
6.8
76'
D
Luis Pérez 2.Spain
D
David Torres 32.Spain
M
Álvaro Aguado 6.Spain
7.4
60' Goals62'
M
Monchu 8.Spain
6.4
76'
F
Sergio León 7.Spain
6.8
76'
F
D. Machís 22.Venezuela
6.4
65'

Real Valladolid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Juan José Rojo Martín decided to play with the following team: Sergio Asenjo (6.7), Iván Fresneda (6.4), Joaquín Fernández (6.7), Jawad El Yamiq (7.3), Sergio Escudero (6.8), Iván Sánchez (7.7), Martin Hongla (6.9), Roque Mesa (6.5), Gonzalo Plata (7.7), Cyle Larin (6.6) and Óscar Plano (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Rosa, Lucas Olaza (6.8), Sergio León (6.8), Luis Pérez, Darwin Machís (6.4), Álvaro Aguado (7.4), David Torres, Monchu (6.4) and Alvaro Aceves Catalina.

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Roque Mesa for Álvaro Aguado (60′), Iván Sánchez for Darwin Machís (65′), Sergio Escudero for Lucas Olaza (76′), Cyle Larin for Monchu (76′) and Óscar Plano for Sergio León (76′).

Best player: Gonzalo Plata​

The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Gonzalo Plata even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 20 passes (65% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
6.2
D
Sergi Gómez 24.Spain
6.7
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
9'
D
César Montes 23.Mexico
6.6
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.2
46' 24'
M
Denis Suárez  6.Spain
7.0
71'
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
7.0
M
Vini Souza 12.Brazil
6.6
M
Martin Braithwaite 17.Denmark
6.6
Goals87'
M
Javi Puado 7.Spain
6.8
81'
F
Joselu  9.Spain
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Fernández 25.Spain
G
Joan García 1.Spain
D
Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
D
Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain
6.6
46'
D
Aleix Vidal 22.Spain
D
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel 18.France
6.1
9'
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
81'
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
81'
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
6.6
71'
M
José Gragera 15.Spain

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

Diego Martínez Penas played with: Fernando Pacheco (6.2), Óscar Gil (6.2), César Montes (6.6), Sergi Gómez (6.7), Brian Oliván, Sergi Darder (7.0), Vinícius Souza (6.6), Javi Puado (6.8), Denis Suárez (7.0), Martin Braithwaite (6.6) and Joselu (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Álvaro Fernández, Leandro Daniel Cabrera Sasía, José Carlos Lazo, Fernando Calero Villa, Edu Expósito, Ruben Sanchez Saez (6.6), Aleix Vidal Parreu, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (6.1), Joan García Pons, Nicolás Melamed (6.6) and José Gragera Amado.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Brian Oliván for Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (9′), Óscar Gil for R. Sánchez Sáez (46′), Denis Suárez for Nico Melamed (71′), Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel for Edu Expósito (81′) and Javi Puado for José Carlos Lazo (81′).

Best player: Joselu​

The most impressive player for Espanyol was Joselu.

His rating is (7.0) with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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