GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés conquers Valencia 1-0 after C. Özkaçar scored an own goal 6min. Valencia lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
Kike García didn’t score a penalty (5′) for Deportivo Alavés.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 16,641 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes who was helped by Israel Bárcena Rodríguez and Abraham Pérez Dapía. The 4th official was Armando Ramo Andrés. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.56 degrees Celsius or 69.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 1 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 106 Attack 111
- 45 Dangerous attack 39
- 42 Ball safe 60
- 2 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 2
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Valencia had a strong ball possession 59% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Deportivo Alavés had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deportivo Alavés won the match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés received 5 yellow cards (Carlos Benavídez, Luis García Plaza, Andoni Gorosabel, Ander Guevara and Jon Guridi). On the other side, Valencia received 2 yellow cards (Mouctar Diakhaby and José Luis Gayà).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Deportivo Alavés will have 6 points like Real Sociedad, Athletic Club, Osasuna, Valencia and Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will stay with 6 points like Real Sociedad, Athletic Club, Osasuna, Deportivo Alavés and Rayo Vallecano to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
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Deportivo Alavés started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Abdelkabir Abqar, Antonio Sivera , Andoni Gorosabel , Rafa Marín , Aleksandar Sedlar , Rubén Duarte , Ander Guevara , Antonio Blanco , Xeber Alkain , Jon Guridi , Luis Rioja and Kike García .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Benavídez , Álex Sola , Jon Karrikaburu, Ianis Hagi, Nahuel Tenaglia , Nikola Maraš, Abderrahman Rebbach, Joseda Álvarez, Javi López, Ander Sánchez, Jesús Owono and Samuel Omorodion .
Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of Álex Sola (injured).
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Kike García for Samuel Omorodion (75′), Jon Guridi for Ianis Hagi (87′), Antonio Blanco for Carlos Benavídez (88′), Aleksandar Sedlar for Nahuel Tenaglia (75′) and Xeber Alkain for Álex Sola (66′).
Best player: Antonio Sivera
The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was the goalkeeper: Antonio Sivera. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Mouctar Diakhaby , Cenk Özkaçar , José Luis Gayà , Thierry Correia , Javier Guerra , Pepelu , Diego Lopez Noguerol , André Almeida , Hugo Duro .
These were the players on the bench: Fran Pérez , Jaume Doménech, Cristhian Mosquera , Hugo Guillamón, Sergi Canós , Cristian Rivero, Roman Yaremchuk, Selim Amallah , Jesús Vázquez, Pablo Gozálbez, César Tárrega and Mario Dominguez.
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Cenk Özkaçar for Cristhian Mosquera (46′), Thierry Correia for Fran Pérez (46′), Hugo Duro for Mario Dominguez (81′), Diego Lopez Noguerol for Selim Amallah (70′) and André Almeida for Sergi Canós (61′).
Best player: Javier Guerra
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Javier Guerra.
His rating is with 43 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.
- Deportivo Alavés – Valencia – 1-0
- Real Sociedad – Granada – 5-3
- Real Madrid – Getafe – 2-1
- Real Betis – Rayo Vallecano – 1-0
