ELCHE. Elche prevails over Atlético Madrid 1-0 after Fidel scored just 1 goal (41′).
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the help of Ignacio Alonso López and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Manrique Antequera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 15 Total 13
- 4 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 118 Attack 103
- 55 Dangerous attack 45
- 113 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 3
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Elche was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Atlético Madrid that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Elche was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elche won the match.
Elche shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Elche received 2 yellow cards (Fidel and Lautaro Blanco). Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Elche will have 19 points to hold in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will stay with 69 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away against Getafe on the 20th of May with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Atlético Madrid will host Osasuna on the 21st of May with a 19-7 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
Elche – Formation
Elche
83'
36'
41'
Elche started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Sebastián Beccacece decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía , Helibelton Palacios , Pedro Bigas , Carlos Clerc , Tete Morente , John Nwankwo , Gerard Gumbau , Lautaro Blanco , Fidel , Randy Nteka and Lucas Boyé .
The home team had on the bench: Pape Cheikh, Gonzalo Verdú, Lisandro Magallán , Diego González, Josan , Alex Collado, Pere Milla , Enzo Roco, Raúl Guti , Ezequiel Ponce, Axel Werner and Nicolás Fernández.
Elche could not rely on the presence of Pere Milla (injured).
Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: Lautaro Blanco for Pere Milla (67′), Randy Nteka for Josan (67′), Fidel for Raúl Guti (83′), Pedro Bigas for Lisandro Magallán (83′) and Lucas Boyé for Ezequiel Ponce (90′).
Best player: Édgar Badía
The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was the goalkeeper: Édgar Badía. His rating is 8.02. He performed 4 saves.
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Ivo Grbić , Axel Witsel , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Nahuel Molina , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Thomas Lemar , Yannick Carrasco , Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata .
They had on the bench: Antonio Gomis, Pablo Barrios , Ilias Kostis, Ángel Correa , Matt Doherty, Carlos Martín , Geoffrey Kondogbia, Sergio Reguilón , Saúl Ñíguez and Ilias Kostis.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Thomas Lemar for Ángel Correa (53′), Mario Hermoso for Reguilón (61′), Rodrigo de Paul for P. Rivas (61′) and Koke for Carlos Martín Domínguez (82′).
Best player: José María Giménez
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was José María Giménez.
His rating is with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Valencia – 1-2
- Elche – Atlético Madrid – 1-0
- Espanyol – FC Barcelona – 2-4
- Real Valladolid – Sevilla – 0-3
