GRANADA. Granada had a surprising win over Leganés with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Uzuni (42′) and a goal from B. Zaragoza (58′).

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 18,222 spectators.​ The referee was Adrián Cordero Vega with the collaboration of Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana and Fernando Estela Bravo. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Granada

2 - 0

Leganés

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 16 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 12 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 69 Attack 124
  • 42 Dangerous attack 31
  • 74 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 16 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Granada was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Leganés that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Granada was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Granada won the match​.

Granada shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leganés shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Granada didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Leganés received 2 yellow cards (Jon Karrikaburu and Kenneth Omeruo).

Match Timeline

35'
Myrto Uzuni (goal)
42'
47'
58'
64'
66'
José Callejón- sub ->Bryan Zaragoza
66'
Víctor Díaz - sub ->Sergio Ruiz
66'
76'
77'
81'
Allan Nyom- sub ->Jon Karrikaburu
81'
81'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After playing this encounter, Granada will have 75 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Leganés will stay with 53 points like Real Zaragoza to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
6.7
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
7.1
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.8
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
7.3
D
Ricard Sánchez 30.Spain
6.9
M
Pol Lozano 3.Spain
6.5
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.8
66'
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
6.8
66'
F
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
7.7
76'
F
Bryan Zaragoza 26.Spain
7.3
66' 58'
F
Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania
6.9
89' 42'
Substitutes
G
Adri López 33.Spain
D
Jonathan Silva 5.Argentina
D
Erick Cabaco 24.Uruguay
D
Víctor Díaz 16.Spain
6.6
66'
M
Víctor Meseguer 12.Spain
M
Y. Bodiger 6.France
6.4
66'
M
Njegoš Petrović 18.Serbia
6.8
76'
M
Alberto Soro 7.Spain
F
Alberto Perea 22.Spain
F
Shon Weissman 25.Israel
89'
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
6.8
66'
F
F. Diédhiou 8.Senegal

Granada started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Francisco José López Fernández decided to play with the following team: André Ferreira (6.7), Ricard Sánchez (6.9), Miguel Rubio (7.3), Ignasi Miquel (7.1), Carlos Neva (6.8), Óscar Melendo (6.8), Pol Lozano (6.5), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (6.8), Bryan Zaragoza (7.3), Myrto Uzuni (6.9) and Antonio Puertas (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Adri López, Jonathan Silva, Víctor Meseguer, Yann Bodiger (6.4), Njegoš Petrović (6.8), Erick Cabaco, Alberto Soro, Alberto Perea, Shon Weissman, Víctor Díaz (6.6), José Callejón (6.8) and Famara Diédhiou.

Granada could not rely on the presence of Shon Weissman (injured).

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Óscar Melendo for Yann Bodiger (66′), Sergio Ruiz for Víctor Díaz (66′), Bryan Zaragoza for José Callejón (66′), Antonio Puertas for Njegos Petrovic (76′) and Myrto Uzuni for Shon Weissman (89′).

Best player: Antonio Puertas​

The most impressive player for Granada was Antonio Puertas even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Leganés – Formation

Leganés
G
Dani Jiménez 1.Spain
6.2
D
Kenneth Omeruo 4.Nigeria
6.8
77'
D
Jorge Miramón 21.Spain
6.7
81'
D
Sergio González 6.Spain
6.8
D
Enric Franquesa 15.Spain
6.2
M
Fede Vico 14.Spain
6.8
64'
M
Iker Undabarrena 20.Spain
6.6
81'
M
Y. Neyou 16.Cameroon
6.6
M
Seydouba Cissé 32.Guinea
6.8
M
Jon Karrikaburu 19.Spain
6.4
81' 47'
F
Yacine Qasmi 9.Morocco
6.6
35'
Substitutes
G
Belman 25.Spain
G
Asier Riesgo 13.Spain
D
Allan Nyom 2.Cameroon
81'
D
Lalo Aguilar 33.Spain
D
Josema 5.Spain
6.4
35'
D
Jorge Sáenz 3.Spain
D
Rodrigo Abajas 44.Spain
M
Gaku Shibasaki 8.Japan
6.5
64'
F
Piotr Parzyszek 24.Poland
81'
F
Dorian Hanza 39.Equatorial Guinea
81'

Leganés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carlos Martínez Fernández played with: Dani Jiménez (6.2), Jorge Miramón (6.7), Kenneth Omeruo (6.8), Sergio González (6.8), Enric Franquesa (6.2), Iker Undabarrena (6.6), Yvan Neyou (6.6), Fede Vico (6.8), Jon Karrikaburu (6.4), Seydouba Cisse (6.8) and Yacine Qasmi (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Allan Nyom, Lalo Aguilar, Javier Belman, Piotr Parzyszek, Josema (6.4), Dorian Hanza, Jorge Sáenz, Gaku Shibasaki (6.5), Asier Riesgo and Rodrigo Abajas.

Leganés could not rely on the presence of Josema (injured) and Piotr Parzyszek (injured).

Substitutions

Leganés made 5 changes: Yacine Qasmi for Josema Sánchez (35′), Fede Vico for Gaku Shibasaki (64′), Jon Karrikaburu for Allan Nyom (81′), Iker Undabarrena for Piotr Parzyszek (81′) and Jorge Miramón for Dorian Junior Hanza Meha (81′).

Best player: Kenneth Omeruo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leganés was Kenneth Omeruo.

His rating is (6.8) with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​