ALMERIA. Almería had a surprising win over Burgos with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lazo (2′) and a goal from A. Puigmal (90′). Almería was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Sunday and it started at 5:15 pm local time. In front of 9,513 spectators. The referee was Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega with the collaboration of Javier Merino Sánchez and Eliana Fernández González. The 4th official was Sergiu Claudiu Muresan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Almería had a superior ball possession 66% while Burgos was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Almería was was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almería won the match.
Almería shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Burgos shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Almería received 4 yellow cards (Curro, U. Sadiq, C. de la Hoz and S. Costa). Regarding the opposition, Burgos received 6 yellow cards (M. Munoz, G. Sierra, M. Zabaco, U. Elgezabal, J. Garcia and Churripi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Almería will have 34 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Burgos will stay with 16 points like Lugo and Fuenlabrada to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Almería will play away against UD Ibiza on the 14th of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Burgos will host Ponferradina on the 14th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Burgos (0 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería
74'
71'
2'
Almería started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez , Alejandro Pozo , Chumi , Srđan Babić , Álex Centelles , Curro , César de la Hoz , Samuel Costa , Francisco Portillo , Umar Sadiq and José Carlos Lazo .
The home team had on the bench: Arvin Appiah , G. Makaridze, Juan Villar, Aitor Puñal, Juanjo Nieto , Arnau Puigmal , Iván Martos, Dyego Sousa , Sergio Akieme and Javi Robles.
Substitutions
Almería made 4 changes: F. Portillo for A. Puigmal (71′), Curro for J. Nieto (71′), J. Lazo for A. Appiah (77′) and U. Sadiq for D. Sousa (86′).
Best player: José Carlos Lazo
The most impressive player for Almería was José Carlos Lazo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Burgos – Formation
Burgos
Burgos started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Talking about the opposition, Julián Calero Fernández played with: José Antonio Caro , Alvaro Rodriguez , Miguel Rubio , Grego Sierra , Michel Zabaco , Matos , Eneko Undabarrena , Unai Elguezabal , Riki Rodríguez , Guillermo and Álex Alegría .
They had on the bench: Pablo Valcarce , Roberto Alarcón, Aitor Córdoba, Juanma García , Claudio Medina , Alfonso Herrero, Fran García, Ernesto Gómez, Miguel Muñoz Mora , Raúl Navarro, Andy and Saúl Berjón .
Substitutions
Burgos made 5 changes: M. Zabaco for M. Munoz (61′), R. Rodriguez for J. Garcia (62′), Guillermo for P. Valcarce (62′), E. Undabarrena for S. Berjon (62′) and A. Alegria for C. Medina (74′).
Best player: José Antonio Caro
The most impressive player for Burgos was the goalkeeper: José Antonio Caro. His rating is 7.35. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Real Sociedad II – UD Ibiza – 0-1
- Real Zaragoza – Sporting Gijón – 2-0
- Alcorcón – Amorebieta – 2-2
- Almería – Burgos – 2-0
- FC Cartagena – Málaga – 3-1
