VALENCIA. Racing Santander succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Levante. Levante lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Iosu Galech Apezteguía assisted by Marcos Barroso Galán and Álvaro González Narváez. The 4th official was Manuel Camacho Garrote. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.54 degrees Celsius or 72.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Levante

2 - 4

Racing Santander

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 26 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 2
  • 13 Shots blocked 2
  • 131 Attack 86
  • 75 Dangerous attack 47
  • 73 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 8 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Levante had a superior ball possession 60% while Racing Santander was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levante was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Racing Santander found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Levante shot 26 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Racing Santander shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Levante received 2 yellow cards (Adrián de la Fuente and Mohamed Bouldini). On the other side, Racing Santander received 1 yellow card (Germán Sánchez).

Match Timeline

Óscar Clemente(goal)
11'
15'
Lago Júnior- sub ->Andrés Martín
22'
Juan Carlos Arana(goal)Íñigo Sainz-Maza
Iván Romero(goal)
45'
53'
Peque Fernández(penalty)
60'
Juan Carlos Arana(goal)Álvaro Mantilla
Mohamed Bouldini- sub ->Carlos Álvarez
62'
66'
Ekain Zenitagoia- sub ->Juan Carlos Arana
Roger Brugué- sub ->Iván Romero
69'
Rober Ibáñez- sub ->Óscar Clemente
69'
71'
Peque Fernández(goal)Iñigo Vicente
81'
Dani Fernández- sub ->Íñigo Sainz-Maza
81'
Marco Sangalli- sub ->Peque Fernández
82'
Clément Grenier- sub ->Iñigo Vicente
84'
Germán Sánchez- Yellow
Mohamed Bouldini- Yellow
85'
Adrián de la Fuente- Yellow
89'
Ángel Algobia - sub ->Oriol Rey
88'
Alejandro Cantero- sub ->Alex Valle
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
70
40
Real Valladolid
69
40
SD Eibar
68
40
Racing Santander
64
40
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
40
Elche
59
40
Racing Ferrol
58
40
Levante
57
40
Burgos
57
40
Tenerife
52
40
FC Cartagena
51
40
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
47
40
Eldense
47
40
Huesca
45
40
Mirandés
45
40
Amorebieta
44
40
Alcorcón
42
40
FC Andorra
40
40
Villarreal II
39
39

After this match, Levante will stay with 24 points like Racing Santander to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Racing Santander will have 24 points like Levante to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Levante will host Alcorcón on the 26th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Levante (0 draws).

Racing Santander will host Mirandés on the 12th of May with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Racing Santander (3 draws).

Levante – Formation

Levante
G
Joan Femenías 1.Spain
6.3
D
Adrián de la Fuente 4.Spain
6.6
89'
D
Álex Valle 5.Spain
6.0
88'
D
Rúben Vezo 14.Portugal
7.7
D
Xavi Grande 31.Spain
6.1
M
Pablo Martínez 10.Spain
7.0
M
Óscar Clemente 17.Spain
7.3
69' 11'
M
Oriol Rey 20.Spain
7.0
88'
M
Carlos Álvarez 37.Spain
7.0
62'
F
Dani Gómez 9.Spain
7.0
F
Iván Romero 18.Spain
7.5
69' 45'
Substitutes
G
Primo 32.Spain
D
Marcos Navarro 29.Spain
D
Sellés 41.Spain
M
Roger Brugué 7.Spain
6.8
69'
M
Alejandro Cantero 11.Spain
6.4
88'
M
Álex Blesa 16.Spain
M
Rober Ibáñez 19.Spain
6.3
69'
M
Ángel Algobia 23.Spain
6.7
88'
F
Fabrício 12.Brazil
F
Mohamed Bouldini 22.Morocco
6.3
62' 85'

Levante adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Javier Calleja Revilla decided to play with the following team: Joan Femenías (6.3), Xavi (6.1), Adrián de la Fuente (6.6), Rúben Vezo (7.7), Alex Valle (6.0), Carlos Álvarez (7.0), Oriol Rey (7.0), Óscar Clemente (7.3), Pablo Martínez  (7.0), Iván Romero (7.5) and Dani Gómez  (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Roger Brugué (6.8), Alejandro Cantero (6.4), Fabrício, Álex Blesa, Rober Ibáñez (6.3), Mohamed Bouldini (6.3), Ángel Algobia (6.7), Marcos Navarro, Primo, Borja Cortina, Sellés and Aboubacar Sangaré Traoré.

Levante could not rely on the presence of Alejandro Cantero (injured).

Substitutions

Levante made 5 changes: Carlos Álvarez for Mohamed Bouldini (62′), Iván Romero for Roger Brugué (69′), Óscar Clemente for Rober Ibáñez (69′), Oriol Rey for Ángel Algobia (88′) and Alex Valle for Alejandro Cantero (88′).

Best player: Rúben Vezo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Rúben Vezo.

His rating is (7.7) with 89 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Racing Santander – Formation

Racing Santander
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
6.3
D
Álvaro Mantilla 2.Spain
9.1
D
Saúl García 3.Spain
7.5
D
Germán Sánchez 5.Spain
7.3
84'
D
Rubén Alves 15.Brazil
7.1
M
Íñigo Sainz-Maza 6.Spain
7.9
81'
M
Iñigo Vicente 10.Spain
7.9
82'
M
Andrés Martín 11.Spain
6.4
15'
M
Peque Fernández 17.Spain
9.1
81' 53', 71'
M
Aritz Aldasoro 21.Spain
7.0
F
Juan Carlos Arana 9.Spain
8.7
66' 22', 60'
Substitutes
G
Miquel Parera 1.Spain
D
Pol Moreno 4.Spain
D
Juan Gutiérrez 22.Spain
D
Dani Fernández 23.Spain
7.0
81'
D
Mario García 40.Spain
M
Marco Sangalli 7.Spain
7.0
81'
M
Jorge Pombo 8.Spain
M
Iván Morante 16.Spain
M
Clément Grenier 19.France
7.0
82'
M
Lago Júnior 20.Ivory Coast
6.8
15'
M
Yeray Cabanzón 27.Spain
F
Ekain Zenitagoia 14.Spain
6.4
66'

Also Racing Santander adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

José Alberto López Menéndez played with: Jokin Ezkieta (6.3), Álvaro Mantilla (9.1), Germán Sánchez (7.3), Rubén Alves (7.1), Saúl García (7.5), Andrés Martín (6.4), Íñigo Sainz-Maza (7.9), Aritz Aldasoro (7.0), Iñigo Vicente (7.9), Peque Fernández (9.1) and Juan Carlos Arana (8.7).

They had on the bench: Miquel Parera, Pol Moreno, Marco Sangalli (7.0), Jorge Pombo, Ekain Zenitagoia (6.4), Iván Morante, Clément Grenier (7.0), Lago Júnior (6.8), Juan Gutiérrez, Dani Fernández (7.0), Yeray Cabanzón and Mario Garcia.

Racing Santander could not rely on the presence of Lago Júnior (injured).

Substitutions

Racing Santander made 5 changes: Andrés Martín for Lago Júnior (15′), Juan Carlos Arana for Ekain Zenitagoia (66′), Peque Fernández for Marco Sangalli (81′), Iñigo Vicente for Clément Grenier (82′) and Íñigo Sainz-Maza for Dani Fernández (81′).

Best player: Álvaro Mantilla​

The most impressive player for Racing Santander was Álvaro Mantilla even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 37 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​