Levante defeats Deportivo Alavés 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Levante conquers Deportivo Alavés with a 2-0 win with a goal from Pepelu (7') and a goal from W. Moraes (31').

Mark Hall

April 30, 2023

VALENCIA. Levante prevails over Deportivo Alavés with a 2-0 win with a goal from Pepelu (7′) and a goal from W. Moraes (31′).

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer with the support of José Miguel Bordoy Homar and Víctor Jiménez Yustos. The 4th official was Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 68.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.

Match Statistics

Levante

2 - 0

Deportivo Alavés

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

14 Total 7
7 On Target 0
4 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 4

88 Attack 83
40 Dangerous attack 31
83 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 8
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

20 Total 13
6 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Levante was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Deportivo Alavés that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Levante had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levante won the match.

Levante shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés shot 7 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Levante received 6 yellow cards (Vicente Iborra, Joni Montiel, Son, Charly Musonda Jr., Andrzej Olszewski and Sergio Postigo). On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés received 2 yellow cards (Antonio Blanco and Jon Guridi).

Match Timeline

28'

31'

33'

Antonio Blanco- Yellow

37'

43'

46'

Jon Guridi- Yellow

59'

58'

59'

67'

Charly Musonda Jr.- sub ->Joni Montiel

67'

Mohamed Bouldini- sub ->Alejandro Cantero

67'

71'

Abde Rebbach- sub ->Rober González

Andrés García- sub ->Rober Ibáñez

79'

81'

Charly Musonda Jr.- Yellow

82'

88'

Sergio Postigo - Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Levante will have 65 points like Deportivo Alavés to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 65 points like Levante to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Levante will play away with Tenerife on the 6th of May with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Levante (1 draw).

Deportivo Alavés will host Granada on the 5th of May with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Granada (0 draws).

Levante – Formation

Levante

Joan Femenías 13.Spain

6.8

Sergio Postigo 15.Spain

6.8

90'

Álex Muñoz 16.Spain

6.4

37'

Róber Pier 4.Spain

7.0

Marc Pubill 29.Spain

6.4

Vicente Iborra 10.Spain

6.6

28'

Rober Ibáñez 19.Spain

7.4

79'

Pepelu 8.Spain

8.3

Joni Montiel 20.Spain

8.2

67'

43'

Alejandro Cantero 11.Spain

6.4

67'

Wesley 7.Brazil

7.7

67'

31'

Substitutes

Pablo Cuñat 26.Spain

Shkodran Mustafi 5.Germany

Son 2.Spain

6.4

37'

82'

Marcos Navarro 46.Spain

Carlos Gimenez 31.Spain

Charly Musonda Jr. 21.Belgium

6.9

67'

82'

C. Benítez 34.Spain

Edgar Alcaniz 42.Spain

Andrés García 41.Spain

6.7

79'

Mohamed Bouldini 22.Morocco

6.7

67'

Soldado 9.Spain

6.4

67'

88'

Levante started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

The manager Javier Calleja Revilla decided to play with the following team: Joan Femenías (6.8), Marc Pubill (6.4), Sergio Postigo (6.8), Róber Pier (7.0), Álex Muñoz (6.4), Pepelu (8.3), Vicente Iborra (6.6), Joni Montiel (8.2), Robert Ibáñez (7.4), Álejandro Cantero (6.4) and Wesley Moraes (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Shkodran Mustafi, Pablo Cuñat Campos, Charly Musonda Jr (6.9), Son (6.4), Andrés García (6.7), Mohamed Bouldini (6.7), Carlos Benítez Royo, Marcos Navarro, Roberto Soldado (6.4), Edgar Alcañiz Baldovi and Carlos Giménez Bachiller.

Substitutions

Levante made 4 changes: Álex Muñoz for Son (37′), Wesley Moraes for Soldado (67′), Joni Montiel for Charly Musonda Jr (67′) and Alejandro Cantero for Mohamed Bouldini (67′).

Best player: Pepelu

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Pepelu.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 45 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés

Antonio Sivera 1.Spain

7.2

Rubén Duarte 3.Spain

6.4

Anderson Arroyo 2.Colombia

6.8

Abdel Abqar 22.Morocco

7.0

Javi López 27.Spain

6.4

Jason 10.Spain

6.8

59'

Jon Guridi 18.Spain

6.6

58'

46'

Antonio Blanco 37.Spain

5.2

59'

33'

Rober González 20.Spain

6.2

71'

Luis Rioja 11.Spain

6.2

Miguel de la Fuente 9.Spain

6.1

81'

Substitutes

Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea

Laguardia 5.Spain

Joseda Álvarez 26.Spain

Aleksandar Sedlar 4.Serbia

Toni Moya 6.Spain

Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay

Álex Balboa 28.Equatorial Guinea

6.6

59'

Salva Sevilla 8.Spain

6.6

59'

Asier Villalibre 12.Spain

5.9

58'

Abde Rebbach 21.Algeria

6.6

71'

Mamadou Sylla 7.Senegal

81'

Xeber Alkain 17.Spain

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

Luis García Plaza played with: Antonio Sivera (7.2), Anderson Arroyo (6.8), Abdelkabir Abqar (7.0), Rubén Duarte (6.4), Javi López (6.4), Antonio Blanco (5.2), Jon Guridi (6.6), Jason (6.8), Rober González (6.2), Luis Rioja (6.2) and Miguel de la Fuente (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Antonio Moya Vega, Carlos Nahuel Benavídez Protesoni, Asier Villalibre (5.9), Víctor Laguardia Cisneros, Abderrahman Rebbach (6.6), Mamadou Sylla, Xeber Alkain, Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng, Alex Balboa (6.6), José David Álvarez Adsuar, Aleksandar Sedlar and Salva Sevilla (6.6).

Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of Asier Villalibre (injured).

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Jason for Álex Balboa Bandeira (59′), Jon Guridi for Asier Villalibre (58′), Antonio Blanco for Salva Sevilla (59′), Rober González for Abderrahman Rebbach (71′) and Miguel de la Fuente for Mamadou Sylla (81′).