VILLARREAL. Las Palmas defeated Villarreal to win 2-1. A goal from G. Moreno was decisive in the 90min. It was Las Palmas to strike first with a goal of Saúl Coco at the 45′. Then Marc Cardona scored again for Las Palmas in the 51′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Gerard Moreno reduced the distance for Villarreal (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 16,249 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the collaboration of Eliana Fernández González and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Armando Ramo Andrés. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.09 degrees Celsius or 80.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 4 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 81 Attack 119
- 45 Dangerous attack 34
- 92 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Las Palmas that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Las Palmas succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Villarreal shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Las Palmas shot 8 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 4 yellow cards (Dani Parejo, Ilias Akhomach, Étienne Capoue and Yéremy Pino). Regarding the opposition, Las Palmas received 4 yellow cards (Sory Kaba, Sergi Cardona, Kirian Rodríguez and Marvin Park).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Villarreal will stay with 8 points like Sevilla, Mallorca and Deportivo Alavés to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Las Palmas will have 11 points like Valencia to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Deportivo Alavés on the 22nd of October with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Deportivo Alavés (1 draw).
Las Palmas will play away agasint Almería on the 29th of October with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Almería (9 draws).
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
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Villarreal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Juan José Rojo Martín decided to play with the following team: Filip Jörgensen , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Aïssa Mandi , Alfonso Pedraza , Dani Parejo , Étienne Capoue , Yéremy Pino , Manu Trigueros , Ben Brereton Díaz and Alexander Sørloth .
The home team had on the bench: Matteo Gabbia, José Luis Morales , Kiko Femenía , Pepe Reina, Santi Comesaña, Jorge Cuenca, Gerard Moreno , Alberto Moreno , Ramón Terrats, Adrià Altimira and Ilias Akhomach .
Villarreal could not rely on the presence of José Luis Morales (injured).
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: Yéremy Pino for José Luis Morales (46′), Raúl Albiol for Ilias Akhomach (66′), Alfonso Pedraza for Alberto Moreno (58′), Ben Brereton Díaz for Kiko Femenía (58′) and Manu Trigueros for Gerard Moreno (75′).
Best player: Gerard Moreno
The most impressive player for Villarreal was Gerard Moreno.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.
Las Palmas – Formation
Las Palmas
Las Palmas started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Francisco Javier García Pimienta played with: Álvaro Valles , Alex Suárez , Saúl Coco , Mika Mármol , Sergi Cardona , Munir El Haddadi , Javier Muñoz , Kirian Rodríguez , Enzo Loiodice , Pejiño and Marc Cardona .
They had on the bench: Máximo Perrone , Álvaro Lemos, Sory Kaba , Jonathan Viera , Aarón Escandell, Marvin Park , Cristian Herrera , Daley Sinkgraven, Juan Herzog and Alex Gonzalez.
Las Palmas could not rely on the presence of Marvin Park (injured).
Substitutions
Las Palmas made 5 changes: Enzo Loiodice for Jonathan Viera (76′), Pejiño for Marvin Park (58′), Marc Cardona for Sory Kaba (58′), Munir El Haddadi for Cristian Herrera (88′) and Javier Muñoz for Máximo Perrone (76′).
Best player: Saúl Coco
The player that probably impressed the most for Las Palmas was Saúl Coco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (97% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Granada – FC Barcelona – 2-2
- Deportivo Alavés – Real Betis – 1-1
- Celta de Vigo – Getafe – 2-2
- Atlético Madrid – Real Sociedad – 2-1
- Villarreal – Las Palmas – 1-2
