VITORIA-GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés didn’t concede much to Lugo to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Deportivo Alavés was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

The match was played at the Estadio Olaranbe stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez with the help of Fernando Estela Bravo and Francisco José Arencibia Medina. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez.

Match Statistics​

Deportivo Alavés

0 - 0

Lugo

• ! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

• 18 Total 9
• 6 On Target 3
• 9 Off Target 5
• 3 Shots blocked 1

• 107 Attack 88
• 94 Dangerous attack 29
• 89 Ball safe​ 74

• 0 Penalties 0
• 6 Corners 5

Fouls

• 13 Total 13
• 2 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Deportivo Alavés had a superior ball possession 62% while Lugo was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Deportivo Alavés was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Deportivo Alavés to win the match​.

Deportivo Alavés shot 18 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lugo shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Alavés received 3 yellow cards (Jason, Miguel de la Fuente and Abde Rebbach). On the other side, Lugo received 3 yellow cards (Gui, Marc Carbó and Miguel Loureiro).

Also, Lugo didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Standings

After this match, Deportivo Alavés will have 54 points like Granada and Levante to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Lugo will have 24 points like UD Ibiza to sit in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Ponferradina on the 18th of March with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Deportivo Alavés (1 draw).

Lugo will host Ponferradina on the 2nd of April with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Ponferradina (5 draws).

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés

G

Antonio Sivera 1.Spain

7.0

D

Aleksandar Sedlar 4.Serbia

6.7

D

Rubén Duarte 3.Spain

7.2

D

Nahuel Tenaglia 14.Argentina

7.4

87'

D

Abdel Abqar 22.Morocco

6.6

M

Salva Sevilla 8.Spain

7.4

75'

M

Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay

7.3

M

Roberto González 20.Spain

6.4

58'

M

Luis Rioja 11.Spain

7.7

F

Asier Villalibre 12.Spain

6.3

F

Xeber Alkain 17.Spain

6.6

58'

Substitutes

G

Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea

D

Anderson Arroyo Córdoba 2.Colombia

D

Javi López 27.Spain

D

Laguardia 5.Spain

M

Toni Moya 6.Spain

M

Antonio Blanco 37.Spain

M

Jason 10.Spain

6.7

87' 83'

M

Jon Guridi 18.Spain

6.8

75'

M

Álex Balboa Bandeira 28.Equatorial Guinea

F

Miguel De la Fuente 9.Spain

6.4

58' 83'

F

Mamadou Sylla 7.Senegal

F

Abderrahman Rebbach 21.Morocco

6.1

58' 87'

Deportivo Alavés started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera (7.0), Nahuel Tenaglia (7.4), Abdelkabir Abqar (6.6), Aleksandar Sedlar (6.7), Rubén Duarte (7.2), Rober González (6.4), Carlos Benavídez (7.3), Salva Sevilla (7.4), Luis Rioja (7.7), Xeber Alkain (6.6) and Asier Villalibre (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel de la Fuente (6.4), Antonio Moya Vega, Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng, Antonio Blanco Conde, Mamadou Sylla Diallo, Jason (6.7), Anderson Arroyo Córdoba, Abderrahman Rebbach (6.1), Javier López Carballo, Jon Guridi (6.8), Álex Balboa Bandeira and Víctor Laguardia Cisneros.

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 4 changes: Xeber Alkain for Abderrahman Rebbach (58′), Rober González for Miguel De la Fuente (58′), Salva Sevilla for Jon Guridi (75′) and Nahuel Tenaglia for Jason (87′).

Best player: Luis Rioja​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Luis Rioja.

His rating is (7.7) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 13 crosses.

Lugo – Formation

Lugo

G

Óscar Whalley 13.Spain

7.6

D

Bruno Pires 20.Brazil

7.2

D

Aleksandar Pantić 3.Serbia

6.6

26'

D

A. Rodriguez Martin 21.Spain

6.8

M

Andoni López 17.Spain

6.9

M

Miguel Loureiro 15.Spain

7.1

90'

M

Xavi Torres 14.Spain

6.8

60'

M

Pablo Claveria 4.Spain

6.7

75'

M

Guilherme Borges Guedes 38.Portugal

6.1

83'

F

Manu Barreiro 9.Spain

7.0

75'

F

Javier Avilés 19.Spain

7.3

75'

Substitutes

G

Patrick Sequeira Mejías 1.Costa Rica

D

José Ricardo 12.Brazil

D

Jordi Calavera 23.Spain

6.6

26'

M

Jaume Cuellar Mendoza 29.Bolivia

6.2

75'

M

Sebas Moyano 7.Spain

6.4

60'

M

Juanpe 6.Spain

85'

M

Hacen 18.Mauritania

6.2

75'

M

Marc Carbó 22.Spain

6.2

75' 85'

F

Marko Šćepović 16.Serbia

F

Ángel Baena 11.Spain

Lugo started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Íñigo Vélez De Mendizábal Fernández De García played with: Óscar Whalley (7.6), Bruno Pirri (7.2), Alberto Rodríguez (6.8), Aleksandar Pantić (6.6), Miguel Loureiro (7.1), Gui (6.1), Xavi Torres (6.8), Pablo Clavería (6.7), Andoni López (6.9), Javier Avilés (7.3) and Manu Barreiro (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jaume Cuéllar (6.2), José Ricardo Avelar Ribeiro, Marko Šćepović, Patrick Gilmar Sequeira Mejías, Ángel Baena Pérez, Sebas Moyano (6.4), Juan Pedro Jiménez Melero, Jordi Calavera (6.6), El Hacen (6.2) and Marc Carbo (6.2).

Lugo could not rely on the presence of Jordi Calavera (injured) and Sebas Moyano (injured).

Substitutions

Lugo made 5 changes: Aleksandar Pantic for Jordi Calavera (26′), Xavi Torres for Sebas Moyano (60′), Javier Avilés for Marc Carbó (75′), Manu Barreiro for Jaume Cuellar Mendoza (75′) and Pablo Clavería for Hacen (75′).

Best player: Óscar Whalley​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugo was the goalkeeper: Óscar Whalley. His rating is 7.64. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• UD Ibiza – Villarreal II – 0-0
• SD Eibar – Burgos – 1-0
• Deportivo Alavés – Lugo – 0-0
• Las Palmas – Málaga – 2-2