SEVILLA. Sevilla overcomes Valencia 3-1. Sevilla was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Papu Gomez (3′), T. Lato (15′) and R. Mir (22′). Valencia reduced the distance with a goal (31′) by H. Duro, but there was not much to do for them. Sevilla took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Wednesday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 23,654 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the help of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and José Gallego García. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was thunderstorm. The temperature was hot at 25.3 degrees Celsius or 77.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3). On the other side, Valencia adopted a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Sevilla – Formation
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Karim Rekik , Joan Jordán , Fernando , Alejandro Gómez , Erik Lamela , Rafa Mir and Lucas Ocampos .
The home team had on the bench: Youssef En-Nesyri , Javier Díaz, Jesús Navas , Thomas Delaney , Ivan Rakitić , Munir El Haddadi, Ludwig Augustinsson, Óscar Rodríguez, Marcos Acuña, Marko Dmitrović, Oussama Idrissi and Nemanja Gudelj .
Sevilla could not rely on the presence of N. Gudelj (injured).
Best player: Erik Lamela
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Erik Lamela even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.
Valencia – Formation
On the opposite side, José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Gabriel Paulista , Omar Alderete , Toni Lato , Jason , Daniel Wass , Hugo Guillamón , Hugo Duro , Maximiliano Gómez and Gonçalo Guedes .
They had on the bench: Mouctar Diakhaby , Manu Vallejo , Jasper Cillessen, Joseda, Cristhian Mosquera, Marcos de Sousa , Yunus Musah , Uroš Račić, Jesús Vázquez, Hélder Costa and Koba Koindredi .
Best player: Hugo Duro
The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was Hugo Duro.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18.
Match Statistics
Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 58% while Valencia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Sevilla was more aggressive with 33 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sevilla won the match.
Sevilla shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Valencia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 5 yellow cards (E. Lamela, G. Montiel, R. Mir, J. Jordan and N. Gudelj). On the other side, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (T. Lato, O. Alderete and M. Diakhaby).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sevilla will have 11 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will stay with 10 points like Rayo Vallecano to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will host Espanyol on the 25th of September with a 19-8 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).
Valencia will host Athletic Club on the 25th of September with a 13-10 head to head in favor of Valencia (11 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Espanyol – Deportivo Alavés – 1-0
- Sevilla – Valencia – 3-1
- Villarreal – Elche – 4-1
- Real Madrid – Mallorca – 6-1