ALMERIA. Almería comes back against Valencia with a goal on the D. Lopez 14′ and a goal on the J. Guerra 63′. Almería was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 14,266 spectators.​ The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer with the assistance of Gonzalo García González and Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana. The 4th official was Álvaro Rodríguez Recio. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.62 degrees Celsius or 81.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Almería

2 - 2

Valencia

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 87
  • 40 Dangerous attack 27
  • 77 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Almería had a strong ball possession 61% while Valencia was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Almería was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Almería to win the match​.

Almería shot 17 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Valencia shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Almería received 5 yellow cards (Léo Baptistão, Largie Ramazani, Gonzalo Melero, Moreno and César Montes). On the other side, Valencia received 2 yellow cards (Mouctar Diakhaby and Fran Pérez).

Match Timeline

14'
Diego López(goal)Javier Guerra
Largie Ramazani- sub ->Adrián Embarba
46'
51'
Fran Pérez- Yellow
Sergio Arribas(goal)
59'
César Montes- Yellow
60'
Ibrahima Koné- sub ->Dion Lopy
62'
63'
Javi Guerra(goal)Fran Pérez
65'
65'
Hugo Guillamón- sub ->Javier Guerra
Sergio Arribas(goal)
69'
75'
Iddrisu Baba- sub ->Lucas Robertone
76'
Gonzalo Melero- Yellow
83'
Léo Baptistão- sub ->Sergio Arribas
85'
86'
Mouctar Diakhaby- Yellow
87'
Largie Ramazani- Yellow
89'
90'
Hugo González- sub ->Diego Lopez Noguerol
90'
Léo Baptistão- Yellow
90'

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 playing this match, Almería will have 2 points like Las Palmas to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Valencia will have 10 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Las Palmas on the 29th of October with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Almería (9 draws).

Valencia will play away agasint Athletic Club on the 29th of October with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Valencia (14 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
7.0
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
6.8
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
6.8
D
Chumi 21.Spain
7.0
D
César Montes 22.Mexico
6.7
60'
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
7.7
76'
M
Gonzalo Melero 11.Spain
7.0
83'
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
8.5
85' 59', 69'
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
7.1
62'
M
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
6.7
46'
F
Luis Javier Suárez 9.Colombia
7.3
75'
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
D
Houboulang Mendes 24.Guinea-Bissau
M
Iddrisu Baba 4.Ghana
6.4
76'
M
Arnau Puigmal 8.Spain
F
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.1
46' 89'
F
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
6.3
85' 90'
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
6.7
75'
F
Ibrahima Koné 23.Mali
6.4
62'
F
Marciano Sanca 34.Guinea-Bissau

Almería adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: Luís Maximiano (7.0), Chumi (7.0), César Montes (6.7), Edgar González (6.8), Sergio Akieme (6.8), Dion Lopy (7.1), Lucas Robertone (7.7), Adrián Embarba (6.7), Gonzalo Melero (7.0), Sergio Arribas (8.5) and Luis Javier Suárez (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Mariño, Kaiky, Arnau Puigmal, Léo Baptistão (6.3), Fernando Martínez, Lázaro (6.7), Álex Centelles, Ibrahima Kone (6.4), Houboulang Mendes, Marciano Sanca, Iddrisu Baba (6.4) and Largie Ramazani (6.1).

Almería could not rely on the presence of Ibrahima Kone (injured), Largie Ramazani (injured), Iddrisu Baba (injured), Lázaro (injured) and Léo Baptistão (injured).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Dion Lopy for Ibrahima Kone (62′), Adrián Embarba for Largie Ramazani (46′), Lucas Robertone for Iddrisu Baba (76′), Luis Javier Suárez for Lázaro (75′) and Sergio Arribas for Léo Baptistão (85′).

Best player: Sergio Arribas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Sergio Arribas.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
8.5
D
Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain
6.3
D
Mouctar Diakhaby 4.Guinea
6.4
86'
D
Thierry Correia 12.Portugal
7.1
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
7.1
M
Javi Guerra 8.Spain
8.1
65' 63'
M
André Almeida 10.Portugal
6.8
87'
M
Diego López 16.Spain
7.3
90' 14'
M
Pepelu 18.Spain
7.0
M
Fran Pérez 23.Spain
7.1
65' 51'
F
Hugo Duro 9.Spain
6.7
90'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
D
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.7
65'
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
D
Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 31.Spain
M
Selim Amallah 19.Morocco
7.3
65'
M
Pablo Gozálbez 27.Spain
6.4
87'
M
César Tárrega 29.Spain
M
Hugo González 30.Spain
90'
F
Mario Dominguez 36.Spain
90'

Also Valencia adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili (8.5), Thierry Correia (7.1), Cristhian Mosquera (6.3), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.4), José Luis Gayà (7.1), Pepelu (7.0), Javier Guerra (8.1), Fran Pérez (7.1), André Almeida (6.8), Diego Lopez Noguerol (7.3) and Hugo Duro (6.7).

They had on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Hugo Guillamón (6.7), Cristian Rivero, Cenk Özkaçar, Selim Amallah (7.3), Pablo Gozálbez (6.4), César Tárrega, Hugo González, Ruben Iranzo Lendinez and Mario Dominguez.

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Fran Pérez for Selim Amallah (65′), Javier Guerra for Hugo Guillamón (65′), Diego Lopez Noguerol for Hugo González (90′), André Almeida for Pablo Gozálbez (87′) and Hugo Duro for Mario Dominguez (90′).

Best player: Giorgi Mamardashvili​

The most impressive player for Valencia was the goalkeeper: Giorgi Mamardashvili. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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