VALENCIA. Villarreal and Valencia draw 1-1. N. Jackson scored the first goal (62′) for Villarreal. S. Lino made it even (72′). Villarreal was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 43,634 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the help of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 3 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 73 Attack 111
- 43 Dangerous attack 54
- 69 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 67% while Valencia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Villarreal to win the match.
Valencia shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Villarreal shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 4 yellow cards (Nico González , Samuel Lino, Thierry Correia and Edinson Cavani ). On the other side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Nicolas Jackson and Dani Parejo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 34 points like Getafe to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Villarreal will have 54 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away with Celta de Vigo on the 14th of May with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Valencia (4 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
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Valencia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Mouctar Diakhaby , Gabriel Paulista , José Luis Gayà , Javier Guerra , Nicolás González , Yunus Musah , André Almeida , Samuel Lino and Edinson Cavani .
The home team had on the bench: Alberto Mari, Hugo Guillamón, Diego Lopez Noguerol , Eray Cömert, Toni Lato, Ilaix Moriba , Jaume Doménech, Dimitri Foulquier, Samu Castillejo, Cenk Özkaçar, Jesús Vázquez and Hugo Duro .
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Yunus Musah for Diego López Noguerol (46′), Nico González for Ilaix Kourouma (56′), André Almeida for Hugo Duro (70′), Edinson Cavani for Alberto Mari Sánchez (86′) and Samuel Lino for Toni Lato (86′).
Best player: Gabriel Paulista
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Gabriel Paulista.
His rating is with 14 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enrique Setién Solar played with: Pepe Reina , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Alfonso Pedraza , Ramón Terrats , Dani Parejo , Alejandro Baena , Samuel Chukwueze , Nicolas Jackson and Yéremy Pino .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Gerard Moreno , Aïssa Mandi, Alberto Moreno, Étienne Capoue , Manu Trigueros , Johan Mojica, Filip Jörgensen, Jorge Cuenca and Haissem Hassan.
Substitutions
Villarreal made 3 changes: Yéremy Pino for Étienne Capoue (66′), Ramón Terrats for Manu Trigueros (74′) and Samuel Chukwueze for Gerard Moreno (80′).
Best player: Juan Foyth
The most impressive player for Villarreal was Juan Foyth.
His rating is with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Cádiz – 5-1
- Valencia – Villarreal – 1-1
- Getafe – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
