Mallorca draws 0-0 with Villarreal on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca and Villarreal played out a goalless draw.

Mallorca draws 0-0 with Villarreal on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca and Villarreal didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%)​.

The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 9,168 spectators.​ The referee was Carlos Del Cerro Grande who had the assistance of Roberto Alonso Fernández and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Sergio Pérez Muley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.8 degrees Celsius or 80.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Mallorca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the opposite side, Villarreal adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca
G
Manolo Reina 1.Spain
7.0
D
Jaume Costa 18.Spain
7.0
D
Brian Oliván 3.Spain
6.8
D
Pablo Maffeo 15.Argentina
7.3
38'
D
Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia
7.3
M
Salva Sevilla 8.Spain
7.3
M
Iddrisu Baba 12.Ghana
7.4
90'
M
Takefusa Kubo 17.Japan
7.3
90'
M
Amath Ndiaye 23.Senegal
6.3
60' 53'
F
Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain
6.8
F
Fer Niño 26.Spain
6.5
60'
Substitutes
G
Dominik Greif 13.Slovakia
D
Marc Carmona 28.Spain
D
Joan Sastre 2.Spain
6.8
38' 41'
D
Josep Gayá 29.Spain
M
Aleix Febas 6.Spain
M
Lee Kang-In 19.South Korea
90'
M
Antonio Sánchez 10.Spain
M
Rodrigo Battaglia 16.Argentina
90'
F
Jordi Mboula 7.Spain
F
Matthew Hoppe 25.United States
6.9
60'
F
Abdón Prats 9.Spain
F
Lago Júnior 11.Ivory Coast
6.8
60'

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Manolo Reina (7.0), Pablo Maffeo (7.3), Martin Valjent (7.3), Brian Oliván (6.8), Jaume Costa (7.0), Takefusa Kubo (7.3), Salva Sevilla (7.3), Iddrisu Baba (7.4), Amath Ndiaye (6.3), Dani Rodriguez (6.8) and Fernando Niño (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Marc Carmona, Joan Sastre (6.8), Aleix Febas, Jordi Mboula, Matthew Hoppe (6.9), Kang-in Lee, Abdón Prats, Dominik Greif, Antonio Sánchez, Josep Gaya, Lago Júnior (6.8), Rodrigo Battaglia and Marc Carmona.

Mallorca could not rely on the presence of J. Sastre (injured).

Best player: Iddrisu Baba​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Iddrisu Baba.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Gerónimo Rulli  13.Argentina
6.8
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
6.8
84'
D
7.0
73'
D
Pau Torres 4.Spain
7.2
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.4
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.7
M
Francis Coquelin 19.France
6.9
57'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.4
57'
F
Moi Gómez 23.Spain
6.9
F
Arnaut Danjuma 15.Netherlands
6.4
57'
F
Boulaye Dia 16.Senegal
6.2
57' 54'
Substitutes
G
Sergio Asenjo 1.Spain
D
Mario Gaspar 2.Spain
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.8
57'
D
Aïssa Mandi 22.Algeria
M
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
M
Rubén Peña 20.Spain
6.4
73'
M
Dani Parejo 5.Spain
6.8
57'
M
Vicente Iborra 10.Spain
F
Paco Alcácer 9.Spain
6.6
57'
F
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
6.8
57' 59'

On the opposite side, Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli (6.8), Juan Foyth (7.4), Raúl Albiol (6.8), Pau Torres (7.2), Pervis Estupiñán (7.0), Manu Trigueros (6.4), Francis Coquelin (6.9), Étienne Capoue (6.7), Moi Gómez (6.9), Boulaye Dia (6.2) and Arnaut Danjuma (6.4).

They had on the bench: Mario Gaspar, Alfonso Pedraza, Rubén Peña (6.4), Sergio Asenjo, Dani Parejo (6.8), Alberto Moreno (6.8), Paco Alcácer (6.6), Vicente Iborra, Aïssa Mandi and Yéremi Pino (6.8).

Best player: Juan Foyth​

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Juan Foyth.

His rating is (7.4) with 57 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 75 Attack 146
  • 23 Dangerous attack 46
  • 79 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 66% while Mallorca was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Villarreal was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Villarreal to win the contest​.

Mallorca shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Villarreal shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Mallorca received 2 yellow cards (J. Sastre and A. Ndiaye). On the other side, Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (B. Dia, Y. Pino and R. Albiol).

Match Timeline

38'
41'
53'
54'
57'
Dani Parejo- sub ->F. Coquelin
57'
Yéremy Pino- sub ->A. Danjuma
57'
57'
Alberto Moreno- sub ->M. Trigueros
59'
Yéremy Pino- Yellow
60'
60'
73'
84'
Raúl Albiol- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

After this match, Mallorca will have 8 points like FC Barcelona, Osasuna and Sevilla to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will have 4 points like Celta de Vigo and Levante to stay in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Mallorca will play away against Real Madrid on the 22nd of September with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).

Villarreal will host Elche on the 22nd of September with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Results of the day

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