ELCHE. Elche and Granada didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Adrián Cordero Vega with the assistance of Aitor Villate Martínez and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Elche was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Granada that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Elche was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Elche to win the match.
Elche shot 17 times, 1 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Elche received 5 yellow cards (F. Rodriguez, Fidel, F. Rodriguez, J. Pastore and Tete Morente). Regarding the opposition, Granada received 3 yellow cards (D. Machis, L. Suarez and Quini).
(Elche) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (47′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Elche will have 16 points like Deportivo Alavés to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Granada will have 23 points like Celta de Vigo to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Elche will play away with Espanyol on the 10th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (2 draws).
Granada will host FC Barcelona on the 8th of January with a 13-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
Elche – Formation
Elche
47'
69'
45'
Elche started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez decided to play with the following team: Edgar Badia , Helibelton Palacios , Diego Gonzalez , Pedro Bigas , Johan Mojica , Jose Morente , Omar Mascarell , Gerard Gumbau , Fidel , Javier Pastore and Guido Carrillo .
The home team had on the bench: Pablo Piatti , Lluís Andreu, Josema Sánchez, John Nwankwo, Josan , Barragán, Pere Milla , Gonzalo Verdú , Jony Álamo, A. Werner and José Friaza.
Elche could not rely on the presence of P. Piatti (injured).
Substitutions
Elche made 4 changes: J. Pastore for G. Verdu (54′), Tete Morente for Josan (69′), Fidel for P. Milla (69′) and G. Carrillo for P. Piatti (80′).
Best player: Gerard Gumbau
The most impressive player for Elche was Gerard Gumbau.
His rating is with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Granada – Formation
Granada
Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano , Quini , Germán Sánchez , Raul Torrente Navarro , Carlos Neva , Antonio Puertas , Luis Milla , Maxime Gonalons , Darwin Machís , Luis Javier Suárez and Jorge Molina .
These were the players on the bench: Domingos Duarte, Víctor Díaz , Adrián Butzke, Bryan Zaragoza, Isma Ruiz , Alberto Soro , Y. Eteki, Monchu, Pepe Sánchez, C. Sarr and L. Abram.
Substitutions
Granada made 3 changes: Quini for V. Diaz (64′), A. Puertas for A. Soro (81′) and M. Gonalons for I. Ruiz (81′).
Best player: Luis Milla
The most impressive player for Granada was Luis Milla.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – Real Sociedad – 1-1
- Atlético Madrid – Rayo Vallecano – 2-0
- Real Betis – Celta de Vigo – 0-2
- Mallorca – FC Barcelona – 0-1
- Getafe – Real Madrid – 1-0
- Elche – Granada – 0-0
