Sevilla seizes a 2-1 win against Villarreal. HIGHLIGHTS

SEVILLA. Sevilla topped Villarreal to win 2-1. A goal from Y. En-Nesyri was decisive in the 90min.

April 24, 2023

SEVILLA. Sevilla defeated Villarreal to win 2-1. A goal from Y. En-Nesyri was decisive in the 90min. It was Sevilla to strike first with a goal of Rafa Mir at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Youssef En-Nesyri gave the win to Sevilla in the 90′ minute with a goal. Villarreal was much better in terms of ball possession (62%).

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who was helped by Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Gorka Etayo Herrera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 72.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

Sevilla

2 - 1

Villarreal

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

17 Total 17
4 On Target 5
10 Off Target 10
3 Shots blocked 2

102 Attack 103
44 Dangerous attack 36
79 Ball safe 104

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

12 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sevilla was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sevilla won the match.

Sevilla shot 17 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Villarreal shot 17 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 1 yellow card (Erik Lamela). On the opposite side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Juan Foyth and Aïssa Mandi).

Match Timeline

19'

Rafa Mir(goal)Suso

34'

45'

57'

Youssef En-Nesyri- sub ->Rafa Mir

58'

Lucas Ocampos- sub ->Bryan Gil

58'

66'

Álex Baena- sub ->Yéremy Pino

66'

Étienne Capoue- sub ->Ramón Terrats

70'

Juan Foyth- Yellow

71'

73'

Aïssa Mandi- Yellow

Erik Lamela- sub ->Suso

80'

Jesús Navas- sub ->Alex Telles

80'

82'

Jorge Cuenca- sub ->Aïssa Mandi

82'

Alberto Moreno- sub ->Giovani Lo Celso

Erik Lamela- Yellow

85'

Youssef En-Nesyri(goal)Ivan Rakitic

90'

Youssef En-Nesyri(goal)Ivan Rakitic

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Sevilla will have 38 points like Girona to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will stay with 47 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away against Athletic Club on the 27th of April with a 21-15 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (5 draws).

Villarreal will host Espanyol on the 27th of April with a 13-5 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (15 draws).

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla

Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia

7.3

Alex Telles 3.Brazil

6.4

80'

Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina

6.8

Loïc Badé 22.France

6.3

Tanguy Nianzou 14.France

6.2

I. Rakitić 10.Croatia

6.8

Suso 7.Spain

7.2

80'

Óliver Torres 21.Spain

6.9

Pape Gueye 18.Senegal

7.0

71'

Bryan Gil 25.Spain

6.8

58'

Rafa Mir 12.Spain

7.6

58'

34'

Substitutes

Bono 13.Morocco

Alberto Flores 31.Spain

K. Rekik 4.Netherlands

Jesús Navas 16.Spain

6.6

80'

Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia

Erik Lamela 17.Argentina

6.8

80'

85'

Papu Gómez 24.Argentina

Lucas Ocampos 5.Argentina

7.1

58'

Fernando 20.Brazil

6.8

71'

Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco

6.4

58'

90', 90'

Jesús Corona 9.Mexico

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

The manager José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria decided to play with the following team: Marko Dmitrović (7.3), Gonzalo Montiel (6.8), Tanguy Nianzou (6.2), Loïc Badé (6.3), Alex Telles (6.4), Pape Gueye (7.0), Ivan Rakitić (6.8), Suso (7.2), Óliver Torres (6.9), Bryan Gil (6.8) and Rafa Mir (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Youssef En-Nesyri (6.4), Nemanja Gudelj, Bono, Karim Rekik, Alberto Flores, Erik Lamela (6.8), Papu Gómez, Lucas Ocampos (7.1), Jesús Navas (6.6), Jesús Corona and Fernando (6.8).

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Lucas Ocampos (injured) and Fernando (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: Rafa Mir for Youssef En-Nesyri (58′), Bryan Gil for Lucas Ocampos (58′), Pape Gueye for Fernando (71′), Alex Telles for Navas (80′) and Suso for Érik Lamela (80′).

Best player: Rafa Mir

The most impressive player for Sevilla was Rafa Mir.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 10 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal

Pepe Reina 1.Spain

7.1

Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria

7.4

82'

73'

Pau Torres 4.Spain

7.2

57'

Juan Foyth 8.Argentina

7.0

70'

Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain

6.3

Dani Parejo 10.Spain

7.4

Yéremy Pino 21.Spain

6.8

66'

Ramón Terrats 39.Spain

6.7

66'

Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria

6.4

Giovani Lo Celso 17.Argentina

8.1

82'

José Luis Morales 22.Spain

6.4

19'

Substitutes

Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark

Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain

82'

Alberto Moreno 18.Spain

82'

Johan Mojica 12.Colombia

Étienne Capoue 6.France

6.7

66'

Álex Baena 16.Spain

6.8

66'

Manu Trigueros 14.Spain

Haissem Hassan 40.France

Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal

6.4

19'

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

Enrique Setién Solar played with: Pepe Reina (7.1), Juan Foyth (7.0), Aïssa Mandi (7.4), Pau Torres (7.2), Alfonso Pedraza (6.3), Samuel Chukwueze (6.4), Dani Parejo (7.4), Ramón Terrats (6.7), Yéremy Pino (6.8), Giovani Lo Celso (8.1) and José Luis Morales (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jorge Cuenca, Haissem Hassan, Filip Jörgensen, Étienne Capoue (6.7), Alejandro Baena (6.8), Alberto Moreno, Johan Mojica, Manu Trigueros and Nicolas Jackson (6.4).

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Alberto Moreno (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: José Luis Morales for Nicolas Jackson (19′), Yéremy Pino for Álex Baena (66′), Ramón Terrats for Étienne Capoue (66′), Aïssa Mandi for Jorge Cuenca (82′) and Giovani Lo Celso for Alberto Moreno (82′).