SEVILLA. Sevilla defeats Villarreal 1-0 after L. Ocampos scored just 1 goal (16′).
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 30,865 spectators. The referee was who had the assistance of Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 63.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 81 Attack 120
- 43 Dangerous attack 55
- 71 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal had a superior ball possession 55% while Sevilla was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal has a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Sevilla was able to find the solution to win this match.
Sevilla shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 2 yellow cards (I. Rakitic and R. Mir). Talking about the opposition, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (R. Albiol and B. Dia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sevilla will have 31 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Villarreal will stay with 16 points like Celta de Vigo to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will host Atlético Madrid on the 18th of December with a 14-11 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (12 draws).
Villarreal will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 18th of December with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (11 draws).
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
63'
45'
16'
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 , Marcos Acuña , Joan Jordán , Fernando , Ivan Rakitić , Lucas Ocampos , Rafa Mir and Alejandro Gómez .
The home team had on the bench: Ludwig Augustinsson , Óliver Torres , Óscar Rodríguez, Karim Rekik, Marko Dmitrović, Munir El Haddadi , Nacho Quintana, Iván Romero, Oussama Idrissi, Nemanja Gudelj, Javier Díaz and Thomas Delaney .
Sevilla could not rely on the presence of L. Augustinsson (injured).
Substitutions
Sevilla made 4 changes: I. Rakitic for T. Delaney (57′), M. Acuna for L. Augustinsson (63′), Papu Gomez for M. El Haddadi (80′) and L. Ocampos for O. Torres (80′).
Best player: Fernando
The most impressive player for Sevilla was Fernando even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Juan Foyth , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Alfonso Pedraza , Yéremi Pino , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Moi Gómez , Manu Trigueros and Paco Alcácer .
They had on the bench: Sergio Asenjo, Dani Raba, Samuel Chukwueze , Boulaye Dia , Rubén Peña, Pervis Estupiñán , Gerard Moreno , Filip Jörgensen, Mario Gaspar, Vicente Iborra, Alberto Moreno and Aïssa Mandi.
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: M. Gomez for G. Moreno (46′), P. Alcacer for A. Moreno (62′), M. Trigueros for B. Dia (62′), Y. Pino for S. Chukwueze (72′) and Alfonso Pedraza for P. Estupinan (72′).
Best player: Manu Trigueros
The most impressive player for Villarreal was Manu Trigueros.
His rating is with 24 passes (58% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 0-2
- Sevilla – Villarreal – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 1-2
- FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 0-1
