VALENCIA. Valencia finds its way back against Espanyol with a goal on the C. Montes 41′ and a goal on the M. Braithwaite 50′.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 44,141 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the assistance of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Valencia was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Valencia was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Valencia to win the match.
Valencia shot 19 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Valencia didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (César Montes, Óscar Gil, Aleix Vidal and Martin Braithwaite).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 41 points like Cádiz and Getafe to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will have 36 points to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away against Real Betis on the 4th of June with a 18-10 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (6 draws).
Espanyol will host Almería on the 4th of June with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Espanyol (4 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
63'
38'
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 , Diego Lopez Noguerol , André Almeida , Toni Lato and Justin Kluivert .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Lino , Hugo Duro , Dimitri Foulquier , Jaume Doménech, Cenk Özkaçar, Alberto Mari, Hugo Guillamón, Yunus Musah, Edinson Cavani, Eray Cömert, Ilaix Moriba and Jesús Vázquez.
Valencia could not rely on the presence of Hugo Duro (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 4 changes: Toni Lato for Samuel Lino (34′), Nico González for Hugo Duro (62′), Thierry Correia for Dimitri Foulquier (63′) and Diego López for Edinson Cavani (82′).
Best player: André Almeida
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was André Almeida.
His rating is with 57 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
12'
Espanyol started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Luis García Fernández played with: Fernando Pacheco , Óscar Gil , César Montes , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Javi Puado , Sergi Darder , Denis Suárez , Joselu and Nicolás Melamed .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luca Koleosho, Keidi Bare, Fernando Calero, Álvaro Fernández, Edu Expósito, Joan García, Martin Braithwaite , Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel, Aleix Vidal , Adrià Pedrosa , Vinícius Souza and José Carlos Lazo.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Nico Melamed for Martin Braithwaite (46′), Brian Oliván for Adrià Pedrosa (67′), Denis Suárez for Vinicius Costa (67′), Javi Puado for Aleix Vidal (85′) and Sergi Gómez for Fernando Calero (90′).
Best player: Sergi Gómez
The most impressive player for Espanyol was Sergi Gómez.
His rating is with 61 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Elche – 0-1
- Atlético Madrid – Real Sociedad – 2-1
- FC Barcelona – Mallorca – 3-0
- Getafe – Osasuna – 2-1
- Cádiz – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
- Rayo Vallecano – Villarreal – 2-1
- Almería – Real Valladolid – 0-0
- Girona – Real Betis – 1-2
- Valencia – Espanyol – 2-2
