SEVILLA. Sevilla finds the way to recover against Deportivo Alavés with a goal on the V. Laguardia 5′ and a penalty kick on the J. 45′. Sevilla was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 3:15 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz who was helped by Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Alberto Gómez Lameiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 125 Attack 90
- 74 Dangerous attack 22
- 93 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 2
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sevilla had a superior ball possession 68% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sevilla was was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Sevilla to win the match.
Sevilla shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 4 yellow cards (R. Mir, L. Ocampos, F. Reges and M. Acuna). On the other side, Deportivo Alavés received 4 yellow cards (E. Mendez, R. Duarte, M. Ndiaye and F. Lejeune).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Sevilla will have 28 points like Real Sociedad to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés will have 14 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away against Real Madrid on the 28th of November with a 23-11 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).
Deportivo Alavés will host Celta de Vigo on the 27th of November with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (3 draws).
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Ludwig Augustinsson , Joan Jordán , Fernando , Óliver Torres , Lucas Ocampos , Rafa Mir and Oussama Idrissi .
The home team had on the bench: Javier Díaz, Alejandro Gómez , Nemanja Gudelj, Munir El Haddadi , Óscar Rodríguez, Iván Romero, Marko Dmitrović, Ivan Rakitić , Suso , Karim Rekik and Marcos Acuña .
Sevilla could not rely on the presence of M. El Haddadi (injured).
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: L. Augustinsson for Suso (46′), O. Torres for I. Rakitic (46′), O. Idrissi for M. Acuna (54′), Suso for M. El Haddadi (68′) and G. Montiel for Papu Gomez (68′).
Best player: Ivan Rakitić
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Javier Calleja Revilla played with: Fernando Pacheco , Martín Aguirregabiria , Víctor Laguardia , Florian Lejeune , Rubén Duarte , Mamadou Loum , Edgar Méndez , Pere Pons , Toni Moya , Luis Rioja and Joselu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alberto Rodríguez, Matthew Miazga , Javi López, Antonio Sivera, Mamadou Sylla, John Guidetti, Facundo Pellistri, Iván Martín, Manu García , Miguel De La Fuente , Saúl García and Tomás Pina .
Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of E. Mendez (injured).
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 4 changes: M. Ndiaye for T. Pina (59′), E. Mendez for M. Miazga (75′), L. Rioja for M. Garcia (86′) and P. Pons for M. de la Fuente (86′).
Best player: Joselu
The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Joselu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Osasuna – 1-0
- FC Barcelona – Espanyol – 1-0
- Celta de Vigo – Villarreal – 1-1
- Sevilla – Deportivo Alavés – 2-2