LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Rayo Vallecano snatched a late win Las Palmas 1-0 after Bebé scored a penalty (90′). Las Palmas was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
Munir El Haddadi didn’t convert a decisive penalty (34′). That would have allowed Las Palmas to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 24,548 spectators. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva with the assistance of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Daniel Palencia Caballero. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.76 degrees Celsius or 74.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 6 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 126 Attack 91
- 64 Dangerous attack 32
- 66 Ball safe 67
- 1 Penalties 1
- 10 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Las Palmas had a strong ball possession 61% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Las Palmas had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Rayo Vallecano was able to find the solution to win this match.
Las Palmas shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Las Palmas received 4 yellow cards (Saúl Coco, Javier Muñoz, Alex Suárez and Máximo Perrone). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Sergio Camello, Óscar Valentín and Francisco).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Las Palmas will stay with 11 points like Valencia and Getafe to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano will have 16 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Las Palmas will play away against Almería on the 29th of October with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Almería (9 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host Real Sociedad on the 29th of October with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).
Las Palmas – Formation
Las Palmas started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Valles , Alex Suárez , Saúl Coco , Mika Mármol , Sergi Cardona , Pejiño , Javier Muñoz , Kirian Rodríguez , Enzo Loiodice , Munir El Haddadi and Marc Cardona .
The home team had on the bench: Sory Kaba , Aarón Escandell, Marvin Park , Cristian Herrera, Máximo Perrone , Alberto Moleiro , Benito Ramírez, Álvaro Lemos, Daley Sinkgraven, Julian Araujo , Juan Herzog and Alex Gonzalez.
Substitutions
Las Palmas made 5 changes: Saúl Coco for Julian Araujo (46′), Enzo Loiodice for Máximo Perrone (62′), Marc Cardona for Sory Kaba (83′), Munir El Haddadi for Alberto Moleiro (74′) and Pejiño for Marvin Park (62′).
Best player: Pejiño
The most impressive player for Las Palmas was Pejiño.
His rating is with 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Stole Dimitrievski , Iván Balliu , Aridane Hernández , Florian Lejeune , Alfonso Espino , Isi Palazón , Pathé Ciss , Óscar Valentín , Álvaro García , Raúl de Tomás and Kike Pérez .
These were the players on the bench: Unai López , Sergio Camello , Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarría, José Pozo, Óscar Trejo , Radamel Falcao, Bebé , Dani Cárdenas, Abdul Mumin, Jorge de Frutos and Diego Mendez.
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Kike Pérez for Jorge de Frutos (46′), Isi Palazón for Óscar Trejo (77′), Álvaro García for Bebé (89′), Raúl de Tomás for Sergio Camello (66′) and Pathé Ciss for Unai López (66′).
Best player: Stole Dimitrievski
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was the goalkeeper: Stole Dimitrievski. His rating is 9.08. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Villarreal – Deportivo Alavés – 1-1
- FC Barcelona – Athletic Club – 1-0
- Girona – Almería – 5-2
- Las Palmas – Rayo Vallecano – 0-1