CáDIZ. Cádiz was able to reverse the scoreline against Villarreal. It was Villarreal to score first with a goal from Alexander Sørloth. Notwithstanding, later Cádiz found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Chris Ramos (18′), Darwin Machís (30′) and Darwin Machís (50′). Villarreal lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Also, Villarreal had 2 players sent off: Alfonso Pedraza (22′ for a red card) and Quique Setién (45′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cádiz on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 15,516 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana who had the assistance of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.73 degrees Celsius or 78.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Cádiz

3 - 1

Villarreal

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 89 Attack 87
  • 52 Dangerous attack 35
  • 81 Ball safe 81
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 21 Total 15
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 58% while Cádiz was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cádiz was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cádiz won the match​.

Cádiz shot 18 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Villarreal shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Cádiz received 5 yellow cards (Rubén Alcaraz, Fali, Luis Hernández, Chris Ramos and Iván Alejo). On the other side, Villarreal received 4 yellow cards (Santi Comesaña, Raúl Albiol, Alejandro Baena and Jorge Cuenca).

Also, Villarreal didn’t end the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

10'
Alexander Sørloth(goal)
Chris Ramos(goal)
18'
Chris Ramos- Yellow
19'
22'
Alfonso Pedraza- Red
Iván Alejo- Yellow
22'
27'
José Luis Morales- sub ->Alexander Sørloth
D. Machís(penalty)
30'
35'
Raúl Albiol - Yellow
D. Machís(goal)Gonzalo Escalante
50'
53'
Jorge Cuenca- Yellow
Rubén Sobrino- sub ->Iván Alejo
57'
61'
Álex Baena- Yellow
68'
68'
Santi Comesaña- sub ->Alejandro Baena
Álex Fernández- sub ->Chris Ramos
77'
Maxi Gómez- sub ->Darwin Machís
78'
Luis Hernández - Yellow
80'
Fali- Yellow
82'
83'
Étienne Capoue- sub ->Gerard Moreno
83'
Kiko Femenía- sub ->Ramón Terrats
Rubén Alcaraz- Yellow
86'
José Mari - sub ->Rubén Alcaraz
90'
90'
90'
Santi Comesaña- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this encounter, Cádiz will have 7 points like Atlético Madrid, Girona and FC Barcelona to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will stay with 3 points like Real Sociedad, Deportivo Alavés and Granada to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

Cádiz – Formation

Cádiz
G
Conan Ledesma 1.Argentina
7.0
D
Fali 3.Spain
6.7
82'
D
Javi Hernández 15.Spain
6.8
D
Iza Carcelén 20.Spain
6.6
D
Luis Hernández 23.Spain
7.0
80'
M
Rubén Alcaraz 4.Spain
7.3
90' 86'
M
Iván Alejo 11.Spain
6.4
57' 22'
M
Gonzalo Escalante 17.Argentina
6.7
M
D. Machís 18.Venezuela
8.5
78' 30', 50'
F
Chris Ramos 16.Spain
7.9
77' 19' 18'
F
Roger Martí 21.Spain
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
David Gil 13.Spain
D
Joseba Zaldua 2.Spain
D
Momo Mbaye 14.Senegal
D
Lucas Pires 33.Brazil
M
José Mari 6.Spain
90'
M
Álex Fernández 8.Spain
6.8
77'
F
Rubén Sobrino 7.Spain
7.0
57'
F
Álvaro Negredo 9.Spain
90'
F
Maxi Gómez 25.Uruguay
6.8
78'

Cádiz adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sergio González Soriano decided to play with the following team: Jeremías Ledesma (7.0), Iza Carcelén (6.6), Luis Hernández (7.0), Fali (6.7), Javier Hernández (6.8), Iván Alejo (6.4), Rubén Alcaraz (7.3), Gonzalo Escalante (6.7), Darwin Machís (8.5), Roger Martí (7.0) and Chris Ramos (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Joseba Zaldúa, José Mari, Rubén Sobrino (7.0), Álex Fernández (6.8), Álvaro Negredo, David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Maximiliano Gómez (6.8) and Lucas Pires.

Cádiz could not rely on the presence of Álvaro Negredo (injured).

Substitutions

Cádiz made 5 changes: Darwin Machís for Maximiliano Gómez (78′), Iván Alejo for Rubén Sobrino (57′), Chris Ramos for Álex Fernández (77′), Roger Martí for Álvaro Negredo (90′) and Rubén Alcaraz for José Mari (90′).

Best player: Darwin Machís​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was Darwin Machís.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 27 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
6.3
D
Matteo Gabbia 2.Italy
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
7.3
53'
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.0
D
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
6.4
22'
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
6.4
35'
M
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
7.3
83'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
6.4
68' 61'
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
6.8
83'
M
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
7.0
68'
M
Denis Suárez 22.Spain
7.3
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
7.3
27' 10'
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
83'
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
D
Adrià Altimira 26.Spain
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
83'
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
7.0
68' 90'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
F
Ben Brereton 9.Chile
6.6
68'
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
6.8
27'
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain

Also Villarreal adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Enrique Setién Solar played with: Matteo Gabbia, Dani Parejo, Filip Jörgensen (6.3), Juan Foyth (7.0), Raúl Albiol (6.4), Jorge Cuenca (7.3), Alfonso Pedraza (6.4), Ramón Terrats (6.8), Denis Suárez (7.3), Alejandro Baena (6.4) and Gerard Moreno (7.3), Alexander Sørloth (7.3), Yéremy Pino (7.0).

They had on the bench: Étienne Capoue, Pepe Reina, Santi Comesaña (7.0), Ben Brereton Díaz (6.6), Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales (6.8), Kiko Femenía, Aïssa Mandi, Adrià Altimira and Ilias Akhomach.

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of José Luis Morales (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Alexander Sørloth for José Luis Morales (27′), Yéremy Pino for Ben Brereton Díaz (68′), Gerard Moreno for Étienne Capoue (83′), Ramón Terrats for Kiko Femenía (83′) and Alejandro Baena for Santi Comesaña (68′).

Best player: Jorge Cuenca​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Jorge Cuenca.

His rating is (7.3) with 43 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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