ALMERíA. Almería was able to snatch a draw against Cádiz with a late goal from G. Melero scored in the (90′) after Cádiz got a lead with a goal from R. Martí (49′). Almería was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who had the assistance of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Gonzalo Romero Freixas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Almería was in firm control of the ball 67% while Cádiz was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Almería was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Almería to win the match.
Almería shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Cádiz shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Almería received 1 yellow card (Iñigo Eguaras). Talking about the opposition, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (Rubén Sobrino, Sergi Guardiola, Chris Ramos and Momo Mbaye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Almería will have 26 points like Valencia and Getafe to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz will have 28 points like Sevilla and Real Valladolid to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will play away with Celta de Vigo on the 2nd of April with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Celta de Vigo (1 draw).
Cádiz will host Sevilla on the 1st of April with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez , Alejandro Pozo , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Álex Centelles , César de la Hoz , Íñigo Eguaras , Léo Baptistão , Lucas Robertone , Adrián Embarba and Luis Javier Suárez .
The home team had on the bench: Francisco Portillo , Largie Ramazani, Martin Svidersky, Arnau Puigmal , Houboulang Mendes, Diego Mariño, Chumi, Dyego Sousa , Lázaro , Kaiky, Samuel Costa and Gonzalo Melero .
Substitutions
Almería made 5 changes: Iñigo Eguaras for Melero (46′), Léo Baptistão for Lazaro (65′), César de la Hoz for Francisco Portillo (73′), Alejandro Pozo for Arnau Martínez (79′) and Adrián Embarba for Dyego Sousa (79′).
Best player: Adrián Embarba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Adrián Embarba.
His rating is with 29 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergio González Soriano played with: David Gil , Raúl Parra , Luis Hernández , Jorge Meré , Alfonso Espino , Theo Bongonda , Fede San Emeterio , Gonzalo Escalante , Rubén Sobrino , Sergi Guardiola and Roger Martí .
These were the players on the bench: Álex Fernández , Santiago Arzamendia, Víctor Chust , Mamadou Mbaye , José Mari, Youba Diarra , Álvaro Negredo, Victor Wehbi Aznar, Anthony Lozano, Chris Ramos and Iván Alejo.
Cádiz could not rely on the presence of Álex Fernández (injured) and Momo Mbaye (injured).
Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: Gonzalo Escalante for Álex (61′), Roger Martí for Chris Ramos (69′), Jorge Meré for Mamadou Mbaye (69′), Fede San Emeterio for Víctor Chust (80′) and Fede San Emeterio for Youba Diarra (80′).
Best player: Theo Bongonda
The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was Theo Bongonda.
His rating is with 14 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Valencia – 3-0
- Almería – Cádiz – 1-1
- Espanyol – Celta de Vigo – 1-3
- Rayo Vallecano – Girona – 2-2