VALLADOLID. Atlético Madrid tops Real Valladolid 5-2 after playing a incredible match. Real Valladolid lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 23,321 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 19 Total 9
- 6 On Target 6
- 11 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 102 Attack 74
- 72 Dangerous attack 31
- 91 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Real Valladolid had a strong ball possession 58% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Valladolid was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Atlético Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Valladolid shot 20 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Real Valladolid received 2 yellow cards (Monchu and Kike Pérez). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (Mario Hermoso).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Real Valladolid will stay with 35 points like Cádiz to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will have 66 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 4th of May with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Real Valladolid (7 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Cádiz on the 3rd of May with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
Real Valladolid – Formation
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Real Valladolid started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez decided to play with the following team: Jordi Masip
, Joaquín Fernández , Martin Hongla , Jawad El Yamiq , Luis Pérez , Monchu , Kike Pérez , Iván Fresneda , Álvaro Aguado , Gonzalo Plata and Cyle Larin .The home team had on the bench: Lucas René Olaza Catrofe, Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento, Óscar Plano, Lucas Oliveira Rosa, David Torres Ortiz, Sergio León
, Sergio Asenjo Andrés, Sergio Escudero , Javier Sánchez de Felipe, Iván Sánchez and Roque Mesa Quevedo.Substitutions
Real Valladolid made 4 changes: Kike Pérez for Iván Sánchez (60′), Iván Fresneda for Escudero (60′), G. Plata for Sergio León (73′) and M. Hongla for Óscar Plano (88′).
Best player: Sergio Escudero
The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Sergio Escudero.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.
Atlético Madrid – Formation
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Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Ivo Grbić
, Nahuel Molina , Axel Witsel , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Yannick Carrasco , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Thomas Lemar , Álvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann .They had on the bench: Geoffrey Kondogbia
, Ángel Correa , Antonio Gomis Alemán, Pablo Barrios Rivas, Memphis Depay , Saúl Ñíguez , Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez, Marco Moreno Ojeda and Matt Doherty.Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Álvaro Morata for Ángel Correa (64′), Thomas Lemar for Geoffrey Kondogbia (67′), Yannick Carrasco for Memphis Depay (79′) and Koke for Saúl (79′).
Best player: Antoine Griezmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.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