SEVILLA. Sevilla succeeded in reverse the score against Espanyol. Sevilla was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 35,391 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas with the collaboration of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.9 degrees Celsius or 76.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Sevilla

3 - 2

Espanyol

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 131 Attack 80
  • 65 Dangerous attack 36
  • 74 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 64% while Espanyol was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sevilla won the match​.

Sevilla shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 7 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 1 yellow card (Bryan Gil). On the other side, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Denis Suárez and Vini Souza).

Match Timeline

22'
24'
29'
32'
Lucas Ocampos- sub ->Suso
33'
43'
Javi Puado(goal)
45'
46'
Marcos Acuña- sub ->Alex Telles
46'
60'
63'
66'
Lucas Ocampos(penalty)
69'
Gonzalo Montiel- sub ->Bryan Gil
76'
81'
Edu Expósito- sub ->Denis Suárez
82'
88'
90'
Loïc Badé- sub ->Óliver Torres
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this contest, Sevilla will have 44 points like Osasuna to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Espanyol will stay with 31 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla
G
Marko Dmitrovic 1.Serbia
6.2
D
Jesús Navas 16.Spain
7.0
D
Alex Telles 3.Brazil
6.5
46'
D
K. Rekik 4.Netherlands
5.9
D
Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia
7.0
M
Ivan Rakitić 10.Croatia
7.8
M
Erik Lamela 17.Argentina
M
Suso 7.Spain
6.2
33'
M
Óliver Torres 21.Spain
6.4
90'
M
Pape Gueye 18.Senegal
8.4
88'
M
Bryan Gil 25.Spain
6.7
76' 45' 22'
F
Rafa Mir 12.Spain
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Matías Árbol 36.Spain
G
Bono 13.Morocco
D
Loïc Badé 22.France
90'
D
Marcos Acuña 19.Argentina
7.1
46'
D
Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina
6.7
76'
M
Lucas Ocampos 5.Argentina
7.3
33' 69'
M
Xavi Sintes 45.Spain
M
Papu Gómez 24.Argentina
F
Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco
6.6
46'

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 (6.2), Jesús Navas (7.0), Nemanja Gudelj (7.0), Karim Rekik (5.9), Alex Telles (6.5), Ivan Rakitić (7.8), Pape Gueye (8.4), Suso (6.2), Erik Lamela, Óliver Torres (6.4), Bryan Gil (6.7) and Rafa Mir (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Ocampos (7.3), Loïc Badé, Marcos Acuña (7.1), Xavi Sintes, Matías Árbol, Papu Gómez, Bono, Gonzalo Montiel (6.7) and Youssef En-Nesyri (6.6).

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Lucas Ocampos (injured), Youssef En-Nesyri (injured) and Gonzalo Montiel (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: Suso for Lucas Ocampos (33′), Rafa Mir for Youssef En-Nesyri (46′), Alex Telles  for Marcos Acuña (46′), Bryan Gil for Gonzalo Montiel (76′) and Óliver Torres for Loic Bade (90′).

Best player: Pape Gueye​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Pape Gueye.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 59 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
6.2
D
Leandro Cabrera 4.Uruguay
6.6
D
Sergi Gómez 24.Spain
7.0
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
7.1
66'
D
César Montes 23.Mexico
6.7
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.5
M
Denis Suárez 6.Spain
7.0
81' 63'
M
Sergi Darder 10.Spain
6.2
60'
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
6.8
82'
F
Joselu 9.Spain
5.9
F
Javi Puado 7.Spain
7.3
43'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Álvaro Fernández 25.Spain
D
Adrià Pedrosa 3.Spain
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
D
Rubén Sánchez 27.Spain
6.3
66'
D
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel 18.France
D
Aleix Vidal 22.Spain
M
Vini Souza 12.Brazil
5.5
60' 90'
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
81'
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
82'
F
Dani Gómez 19.Spain

Espanyol started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Luis García Fernández played with: Fernando Pacheco (6.2), Óscar Gil (6.5), César Montes (6.7), Sergi Gómez (7.0), Leandro Cabrera (6.6), Brian Oliván (7.1), Nicolás Melamed (6.8), Denis Suárez (7.0), Sergi Darder (6.2), Javi Puado (7.3), Joselu (5.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Adrià Pedrosa, Dani Gómez, Vinícius Souza (5.5), José Carlos Lazo, Joan García, Fernando Calero, Ruben Sanchez Saez (6.3), Álvaro Fernández, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Aleix Vidal, Edu Expósito and Keidi Bare.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: Sergi Darder for Vinicius Costa (60′), Brian Oliván for R. Sánchez Sáez (66′), Denis Suárez for Edu Expósito (81′) and Nico Melamed for Keidi Bare (82′).

Best player: Javi Puado​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Javi Puado.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​