VITORIA-GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés beat Málaga to win 2-1. A goal from T. Moya was decisive in the 87min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Deportivo Alavés to strike first with a goal of Asier Villalibre at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Toni Moya gave the win to Deportivo Alavés in the 87′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 19,450 spectators. The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez who was helped by Fernando Estela Bravo and Ricardo Landrove Lago. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 15 Total 16
- 5 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 11
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 78 Attack 132
- 37 Dangerous attack 33
- 80 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 23 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Deportivo Alavés was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Málaga that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Deportivo Alavés was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deportivo Alavés won the match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 15 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Málaga shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés received 4 yellow cards (Nahuel Tenaglia, Toni Moya, Antonio Blanco and Antonio Blanco). Talking about the opposition, Málaga received 2 yellow cards (Alberto Escassi and Julián Delmás).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Deportivo Alavés will have 70 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Málaga will stay with 43 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Las Palmas on the 27th of May with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Málaga will host UD Ibiza on the 27th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of UD Ibiza (2 draws).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
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Deportivo Alavés started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera , Nahuel Tenaglia , Abdelkabir Abqar , Aleksandar Sedlar , Rubén Duarte , Jon Guridi , Antonio Blanco , Salva Sevilla , Rober González , Asier Villalibre and Abderrahman Rebbach .
The home team had on the bench: Toni Moya , Álex Balboa Bandeira, Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng, Mamadou Sylla Diallo, Javier López Carballo, David Remeseiro Salgueiro, Joaquín Panichelli, Xeber Alkain , Víctor Laguardia Cisneros, Adrián Rodríguez Giménez, Miguel de la Fuente and Anderson Arroyo .
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 4 changes: Rober González for Xeber Alkain (64′), Salva Sevilla for Toni Moya (70′), Nahuel Tenaglia for Anderson Arroyo Córdoba (71′) and Abde Rebbach for Miguel De la Fuente (79′).
Best player: Asier Villalibre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Asier Villalibre.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Málaga – Formation
Málaga
Málaga started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Sergio Pellicer García played with: Rubén Yáñez , Jonas Ramalho , Alberto Escassi , Juande Rivas , Julián Delmás , Luis Muñoz , Aleix Febas , Cristian Gutiérrez , Francisco Villalba , Pablo Chavarría and Lago Júnior .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alfred John Momar N’Diaye, Unai Bustinza Martínez, Arvin Appiah , Javier Jiménez Moreno, Arturo Enrique Ramírez Araguez, Alex Calvo , Alejandro Gallar Falguera, Esteban Rodrigo Burgos, Rubén Castro , Manuel Reina Rodríguez, Jozabed Sánchez Ruiz and Genaro Rodríguez Serrano.
Substitutions
Málaga made 3 changes: Julián Delmás for Alejandro Calvo Mata (46′), Alberto Escassi for Rubén Castro (50′) and Lago Júnior for Arvin Appiah (61′).
Best player: Luis Muñoz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Luis Muñoz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Villarreal II – Levante – 2-3
- UD Ibiza – Real Zaragoza – 1-0
- Ponferradina – Albacete – 1-1
- Lugo – Huesca – 1-2
- Mirandés – Granada – 1-3
- Tenerife – Burgos – 2-1
- SD Eibar – Sporting Gijón – 2-2
- Deportivo Alavés – Málaga – 2-1
- FC Cartagena – Las Palmas – 1-4
