CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol conquers Getafe 1-0 after Joselu scored a penalty (38′). Espanyol made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 26,953 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Guillermo Conejero Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Espanyol was in firm control of the ball 57% while Getafe was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Getafe was more pushing with 45 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Espanyol was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Espanyol shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Getafe shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Álvaro Fernández, Martin Braithwaite, Nico Melamed and Aleix Vidal). Talking about the opposition, Getafe received 5 yellow cards (Carles Aleñá, Domingos Duarte, Nemanja Maksimović, Gonzalo Villar and Juanmi Latasa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Espanyol will have 31 points like Getafe to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Getafe will stay with 31 points like Espanyol to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away with Sevilla on the 4th of May with a 21-8 head to head in favor of Sevilla (9 draws).
Getafe will host Celta de Vigo on the 3rd of May with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (8 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Luis García Fernández decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco , Óscar Gil , Fernando Calero , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Nicolás Melamed , Denis Suárez , Sergi Darder , Martin Braithwaite and Joselu .
The home team had on the bench: Javi Puado , Álvaro Fernández, Vinícius Souza , Keidi Bare, Daniel Villahermosa, Dani Gómez, Aleix Vidal , Ruben Sanchez Saez, Joan García, Brian Oliván , Wassim Keddari and José Carlos Lazo.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 4 changes: Denis Suárez for Vinicius Costa (68′), Adrià Pedrosa for Brian Oliván (74′), Óscar Gil for Aleix Vidal (86′) and Martin Braithwaite for Javi Puado (86′).
Best player: Joselu
The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Joselu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Getafe – Formation
Getafe started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
José Bordalás Jiménez played with: David Soria , Damián Suárez , Domingos Duarte , Omar Alderete , Gastón Álvarez , Portu , Nemanja Maksimović , Gonzalo Villar , Carles Aleñá , Enes Ünal and Borja Mayoral .
These were the players on the bench: Juanmi Latasa , Fabrizio Angileri , Stefan Mitrović , Jaime Mata, Ángel Algobia, Munir El Haddadi , Jaime Seoane, Jordan Amavi, Diego Conde, Santi García and Kiko Casilla.
Substitutions
Getafe made 5 changes: Carles Aleñá for Munir (64′), Enes Ünal for Latasa (80′), Omar Alderete for Stefan Mitrovic (81′), G. Álvarez for Fabrizio Angileri (81′) and Gonzalo Villar for Mata (90′).
Best player: David Soria
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Getafe was the goalkeeper: David Soria. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – Valencia – 2-1
- Espanyol – Getafe – 1-0
- Real Valladolid – Atlético Madrid – 2-5
- Villarreal – Celta de Vigo – 3-1