GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés had a narrow win over Sevilla. Sevilla was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 15,308 spectators.​ The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who had the assistance of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.36 degrees Celsius or 93.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sevilla had a superior ball possession 67% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Deportivo Alavés found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Deportivo Alavés shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 12 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (Andoni Gorosabel). Regarding the opposition, Sevilla received 2 yellow cards (Nemanja Gudelj and Óliver Torres).

Standings

After playing this match, Deportivo Alavés has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. On the other side, Sevilla stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will host Valencia on the 2nd of September with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (4 draws).

Sevilla will play away agasint Atlético Madrid on the 3rd of September with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (14 draws).

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera (6.4), Andoni Gorosabel (6.4), Abdelkabir Abqar (6.6), Aleksandar Sedlar (6.8), Rubén Duarte (8.1), Xeber Alkain (6.8), Carlos Benavídez (6.8), Ander Guevara (6.6), Luis Rioja (9.4), Jon Guridi (7.3) and Kike García (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Antonio Blanco (6.4), Rafa Marín, Mamadou Sylla (6.8), Nikola Maraš, Abderrahman Rebbach, Joseda Álvarez, Javi López (6.4), Ander Sánchez, Jesús Owono, Adrián Rodríguez, José Menargues and Miguel de la Fuente.

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Xeber Alkain for Javi López (67′), Kike García for Mamadou Sylla (79′), Carlos Benavídez for Antonio Blanco (79′), Rubén Duarte for Rafa Marín (87′) and Luis Rioja for Miguel de la Fuente (87′).

Best player: Luis Rioja​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Luis Rioja.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 16 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Sevilla – Formation

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

José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria played with: Federico Gattoni, Gonzalo Montiel, Marko Dmitrović (5.7), Jesús Navas (6.4), Nemanja Gudelj (6.4), Kike Salas (6.4), Marcos Acuña (6.7), Joan Jordán (6.8), Ivan Rakitić (6.7), Lucas Ocampos (7.0) and Suso (6.7), Erik Lamela (7.0), Youssef En-Nesyri (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rafa Mir (6.7), Óliver Torres (6.7), Adrià Pedrosa (6.3), Jesús Corona (6.4), Djibril Sow, Fernando (7.0), Papu Gómez, Matías Árbol, Ørjan Nyland, Juanlu Sánchez and Manu Bueno.

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: Ivan Rakitić for Fernando (46′), Marcos Acuña for Adrià Pedrosa (46′), Lucas Ocampos for Óliver Torres (60′), Joan Jordán for Jesús Corona (75′) and Suso for Rafa Mir (75′).

Best player: Lucas Ocampos​

The most impressive player for Sevilla was Lucas Ocampos.

His rating is (7.0) with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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

• Deportivo Alavés – Sevilla – 4-3
• Granada – Rayo Vallecano – 0-2