VILLARREAL. Villarreal obliterates Levante 5-0 with goals of B. Dia (8′), P. Torres (13′), G. Moreno (37′), M. Trigueros (74′) and G. Moreno (79′). Villarreal took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández assisted by José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Gonzalo Romero Freixas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 7 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 99 Attack 74
- 51 Dangerous attack 36
- 76 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal had a strong ball possession 58% while Levante was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal won the match.
Villarreal shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Levante shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (S. Aurier, V. Iborra and M. Trigueros). Talking about the opposition, Levante received 2 yellow cards (E. Bardhi and C. Clerc).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Villarreal will have 28 points like Valencia to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Levante will stay with 8 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Atlético Madrid on the 9th of January with a 11-10 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (10 draws).
Levante will host Mallorca on the 8th of January with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Mallorca (5 draws).
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli , Serge Aurier , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Pervis Estupiñán , Samuel Chukwueze , Vicente Iborra , Manu Trigueros , Moi Gómez , Gerard Moreno and Boulaye Dia .
The home team had on the bench: Dani Raba , Sergio Asenjo, Nikita Iosifov, Alberto Moreno , Carlo Adriano García , Mario Gaspar, Filip Jörgensen, Yéremi Pino , Étienne Capoue, Aïssa Mandi and Nicolas Jackson .
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: M. Gomez for A. Moreno (73′), S. Chukwueze for Y. Pino (73′), G. Moreno for D. Raba (81′), B. Dia for N. Jackson (81′) and M. Trigueros for Carlo (84′).
Best player: Gerard Moreno
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Gerard Moreno.
His rating is with 2 goals, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Levante – Formation
Levante started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Alessio Lisci played with: Aitor Fernández , Marc Pubill , Rúben Vezo , Óscar Duarte , Carlos Clerc , Nemanja Radoja , Enis Bardhi , José Campaña , Gonzalo Melero , Jorge de Frutos and Roger Martí .
They had on the bench: Enric Franquesa , O. Faraj, Dani Gómez , Carlos Benítez, Sergio Postigo, Coke, Alex Blesa, Pablo Martínez , Jorge Miramón, Róber Pier , Mickaël Malsa and Dani Cárdenas.
Substitutions
Levante made 5 changes: N. Radoja for M. Malsa (59′), G. Melero for P. Martinez (59′), C. Clerc for E. Franquesa (60′), J. de Frutos for D. Gomez (78′) and E. Bardhi for Rober Pier (78′).
Best player: Nemanja Radoja
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Nemanja Radoja.
His rating is with 19 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – Sevilla – 0-1
- Osasuna – Athletic Club – 1-3
- Villarreal – Levante – 5-0