CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol and Eldense went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Espanyol was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 20,773 spectators.​ The referee was Álvaro Moreno Aragón with the help of Rodrigo Blázquez Sánchez and Mario Martín-Consuegra Díaz. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.4 degrees Celsius or 81.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Espanyol

3 - 3

Eldense

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 23 Total 6
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 10 Shots blocked 0
  • 126 Attack 68
  • 61 Dangerous attack 51
  • 77 Ball safe 67
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Espanyol was in firm control of the ball 64% while Eldense was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Espanyol to win the match​.

Espanyol shot 23 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Eldense shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (Omar El Hilali, Keidi Bare and Fernando Calero). On the other side, Eldense received 4 yellow cards (Sergio Ortuño Díaz, Dario Đumić, Toni Abad and Iván Chapela).

Match Timeline

8'
Sergio Ortu- Yellow
10'
Mario Soberón(goal)
15'
Iván Chapela(goal)Marc Mateu
O. El Hilali- Yellow
25'
Fernando Calero- Yellow
30'
45'
Toni Abad- Yellow
Keidi Bare- sub ->Salvi
46'
47'
D. Đumić- Yellow
Martin Braithwaite(goal)Edu Expósito
50'
51'
F. Andone(goal)Mario Soberón
58'
Javi Puado(goal)Nico Melamed
59'
Brian Oliván- sub ->Ramon
60'
68'
Álex Bernal- sub ->Marc Mateu
68'
Y. Lachhab- sub ->Florin Andone
Jofre Carreras- sub ->Pol Lozano
69'
77'
Iván Chapela- Yellow
79'
Joel Jorquera- sub ->Iván Chapela
José Carlos Lazo- sub ->Edu Expósito
88'
Keidi Bare- Yellow
90'
Javi Puado(penalty)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Valladolid
68
39
Leganés
67
39
SD Eibar
65
39
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Racing Santander
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
39
Elche
58
39
Burgos
57
39
Racing Ferrol
57
39
Levante
56
39
Tenerife
52
39
FC Cartagena
51
39
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
46
39
Eldense
46
39
Huesca
45
39
Mirandés
44
39
Amorebieta
41
39
Alcorcón
41
39
Villarreal II
39
39
FC Andorra
37
39

After this encounter, Espanyol will have 14 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Eldense will have 8 points like Amorebieta, Elche and Albacete to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will host Sporting Gijón on the 5th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (3 draws).

Eldense will host Sporting Gijón on the 2nd of June with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
6.1
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
7.0
30'
D
Leandro Cabrera 6.Uruguay
7.3
D
Ramon 12.Brazil
6.0
60'
D
O. El Hilali 31.Morocco
6.7
25'
M
Pol Lozano 10.Spain
6.8
69'
M
Salvi 19.Spain
6.3
46'
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
7.8
88'
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
7.9
F
Javi Puado 7.Spain
9.1
59', 90'
F
Martin Braithwaite 22.Denmark
7.5
50'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Angel Fortuno 33.Spain
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
D
Sergi Gómez 3.Spain
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
6.7
60'
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
7.1
46' 90'
M
José Gragera 15.Spain
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
6.4
88'
M
Álvaro Aguado 18.Spain
F
Jofre Carreras 17.Spain
6.8
69'
F
Antoniu Roca 29.Spain

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

The manager Luis García Fernández decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco (6.1), Omar El Hilali (6.7), Fernando Calero (7.0), Leandro Cabrera (7.3), Ramon (6.0), Salvi (6.3), Pol Lozano (6.8), Edu Expósito (7.8), Nico Melamed (7.9), Martin Braithwaite (7.5) and Javi Puado (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Joan García, Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez, Keidi Bare (7.1), Brian Oliván (6.7), José Gragera, José Carlos Lazo (6.4), Jofre Carreras (6.8), Álvaro Aguado, Antoniu Roca and Angel Fortuno.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: Salvi for Keidi Bare (46′), Pol Lozano for Jofre Carreras (69′), Ramon for Brian Oliván (60′) and Edu Expósito for José Carlos Lazo (88′).

Best player: Javi Puado​

The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Javi Puado.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Eldense – Formation

Eldense
G
Guille Vallejo 1.Spain
6.7
D
Toni Abad 2.Spain
6.6
45'
D
D. Đumić 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
47'
D
Carlos Hernández 6.Spain
7.0
D
Derick Poloni 12.Brazil
6.6
M
Sergio Ortu 8.Spain
7.0
8'
M
Iván Chapela 20.Spain
7.7
79' 77' 15'
M
Marc Mateu 23.Spain
7.3
68'
M
David Timor 24.Spain
7.7
F
F. Andone 7.Romania
7.5
68' 51'
F
Mario Soberón 9.Spain
8.4
58' 10'
Substitutes
G
Andoni Zubiaurre 13.Spain
D
Piña 5.Spain
D
Miguel Llambrich 14.Spain
M
Cris Montes 10.Spain
M
Y. Lachhab 16.Morocco
7.0
68'
M
Pedro Capó 18.Spain
M
Álex Bernal 21.Spain
7.0
68'
F
Juanto 11.Spain
F
Jesús Clemente 17.Spain
F
Joel Jorquera 19.Spain
6.3
79'
F
Eddie Salcedo 27.Italy
6.3
58'
F
Arnau Ortiz 29.Spain

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

Fernando Estévez Martín played with: Guillermo Vallejo Delgado (6.7), Toni Abad (6.6), Dario Đumić (6.3), Carlos (7.0), Derick Poloni (6.6), Iván Chapela (7.7), Sergio Ortuño Díaz (7.0), David Timor (7.7), Marc Mateu (7.3), Mario Soberón (8.4) and Florin Andone (7.5).

They had on the bench: Piña, Christian Montes, Juanto Ortuño, Andoni Zubiaurre, Miguel Llambrich, Youness Lachab Didi (7.0), Jesús Clemente, Pedro Capó, Joel Jorquera (6.3), Alex Bernal (7.0), Eddie Salcedo (6.3) and Arnau Ortiz.

Eldense could not rely on the presence of Youness Lachab Didi (injured).

Substitutions

Eldense made 4 changes: Mario Soberón for Eddie Salcedo (58′), Marc Mateu for Alex Bernal (68′), Florin Andone for Youness Lachab Didi (68′) and Iván Chapela for Joel Jorquera (79′).

Best player: Mario Soberón​

The player that probably impressed the most for Eldense was Mario Soberón.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​