GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés overcomes Almería 1-0 after A. Sedlar scored just 1 goal (79′). Deportivo Alavés took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

Ianis Hagi didn’t convert a penalty (45′) for Deportivo Alavés.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 16,380 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the help of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Alberto Fuente Martín. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.69 degrees Celsius or 54.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Deportivo Alavés

1 - 0

Almería

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 23 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 78 Attack 79
  • 81 Dangerous attack 30
  • 75 Ball safe 85
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Deportivo Alavés had a strong ball possession 56% while Almería was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Deportivo Alavés was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deportivo Alavés won the match​.

Deportivo Alavés shot 23 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Almería shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Alavés received 2 yellow cards (Luis Rioja and Andoni Gorosabel). On the opposite side, Almería received 3 yellow cards (Luís Maximiano, Lucas Robertone and Gonzalo Melero).

Match Timeline

14'
Gonzalo Melero- Yellow
Andoni Gorosabel- Yellow
25'
Kike García(VAR)
44'
Ianis Hagi- missed penaltyIanis Hagi
45'
46'
Sergio Arribas- sub ->Arnau Puigmal
46'
Adrián Embarba- sub ->Gonzalo Melero
52'
Luís Maximiano- Yellow
59'
Lucas Robertone- Yellow
Samu Omorodion- sub ->Kike García
68'
Abde Rebbach- sub ->Ianis Hagi
68'
71'
Iddrisu Baba- sub ->Lucas Robertone
71'
Marezi- sub ->Léo Baptistão
Aleksandar Sedlar (goal)
79'
Luis Rioja- Yellow
81'
Álex Sola- sub ->Luis Rioja
83'
Nahuel Tenaglia- sub ->Andoni Gorosabel
83'
87'
Rafa Marín- sub ->Aleksandar Sedlar
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this contest, Deportivo Alavés will have 12 points like Getafe and Villarreal to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Almería will stay with 3 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Las Palmas on the 26th of May with a 5-5 head to head stats.

Almería will host Cádiz on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Cádiz (8 draws).

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés
G
Antonio Sivera 1.Spain
7.3
D
Andoni Gorosabel 2.Spain
6.7
83' 25'
D
Aleksandar Sedlar 4.Serbia
7.5
90' 79'
D
Abdel Abqar 5.Morocco
7.3
D
Javi López 27.Spain
7.1
M
Ianis Hagi 10.Romania
7.1
68'
M
Ander Guevara 6.Spain
8.1
M
Antonio Blanco 8.Spain
7.3
M
Luis Rioja 11.Spain
7.3
83' 81'
M
Jon Guridi 18.Spain
7.0
F
Kike García 15.Spain
7.3
68'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea
D
Rubén Duarte 3.Spain
D
Nahuel Tenaglia 14.Argentina
6.8
83'
D
Álex Sola 7.Spain
7.0
83'
D
Rafa Marín 16.Spain
90'
D
Nikola Maras 19.Serbia
M
Mamadou Diallo 35.Spain
F
Jon Karrikaburu 9.Spain
F
Xeber Alkain 17.Spain
F
Samu Omorodion 32.Spain
6.7
68'
F
Abde Rebbach 21.Algeria
7.3
68'

Deportivo Alavés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera (7.3), Andoni Gorosabel (6.7), Abdelkabir Abqar (7.3), Aleksandar Sedlar (7.5), Javi López (7.1), Antonio Blanco (7.3), Ander Guevara (8.1), Ianis Hagi (7.1), Jon Guridi (7.0), Luis Rioja (7.3) and Kike García (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rubén Duarte, Álex Sola (7.0), Samuel Omorodion (6.7), Jon Karrikaburu, Nahuel Tenaglia (6.8), Rafa Marín, Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Abderrahman Rebbach (7.3), Jesús Owono, Mamadou Diallo and Rubén Montero Fernández.

Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of Rafa Marín (injured).

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Aleksandar Sedlar for Rafa Marín (90′), Ianis Hagi for Abderrahman Rebbach (68′), Kike García for Samuel Omorodion (68′), Luis Rioja for Álex Sola (83′) and Andoni Gorosabel for Nahuel Tenaglia (83′).

Best player: Ander Guevara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Ander Guevara even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 61 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
6.8
52'
D
Edgar González 3.Spain
7.5
D
Chumi 21.Spain
7.1
D
Houboulang Mendes 24.Guinea-Bissau
7.1
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
6.8
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
7.1
M
Gonzalo Melero 11.Spain
6.4
46' 14'
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
7.7
71' 59'
M
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.4
87'
M
Arnau Puigmal 8.Spain
6.8
46'
F
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
D
César Montes 22.Mexico
M
Iddrisu Baba 4.Ghana
6.7
71'
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
6.4
46'
F
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
7.0
46'
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
F
Marezi 29.Serbia
6.7
71'
F
Marciano Sanca 34.Guinea-Bissau
6.4
87'

Almería started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Gaizka Garitano Aguirre played with: Luís Maximiano (6.8), Houboulang Mendes (7.1), Chumi (7.1), Edgar González (7.5), Sergio Akieme (6.8), Dion Lopy (7.1), Lucas Robertone (7.7), Arnau Puigmal (6.8), Gonzalo Melero (6.4), Largie Ramazani (6.4) and Léo Baptistão (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Adrián Embarba (7.0), Fernando Martínez, Lázaro, Alejandro Pozo, Sergio Arribas (6.4), César Montes, Diego Mariño, Kaiky, Iddrisu Baba (6.7), Marko Milovanović (6.7) and Marciano Sanca (6.4).

Almería could not rely on the presence of Sergio Arribas (injured).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Lucas Robertone for Iddrisu Baba (71′), Léo Baptistão for Marko Milovanović (71′), Gonzalo Melero for Adrián Embarba (46′), Arnau Puigmal for Sergio Arribas (46′) and Largie Ramazani for Marciano Sanca (87′).

Best player: Lucas Robertone​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Lucas Robertone.

His rating is (7.7) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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