GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés tops Granada 3-1. Deportivo Alavés was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Raúl Torrente (11′), Abderrahman Rebbach (38′) and Samuel Omorodion (55′). Granada reduced the distance with a penalty (86′) by Myrto Uzuni, but there was not much to do for them. Granada lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 15,705 spectators.​ The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.72 degrees Celsius or 49.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Deportivo Alavés

3 - 1

Granada

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 99 Attack 113
  • 40 Dangerous attack 48
  • 75 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Granada was in firm control of the ball 57% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Granada was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Deportivo Alavés found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Deportivo Alavés shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Granada shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (Ander Guevara). On the opposite side, Granada received 2 yellow cards (Gonzalo Villar and Lucas Boyé).

Match Timeline

Ander Guevara- Yellow
9'
11'
16'
Gonzalo Villar- Yellow
Abde Rebbach(goal)Javi López
38'
55'
59'
Lucas Boyé- Yellow
62'
Famara Diedhiou- sub ->Lucas Boyé
62'
62'
Sergio Ruiz- sub ->Gonzalo Villar
Carlos Benavidez- sub ->Ander Guevara
69'
69'
Kike García- sub ->Samuel Omorodion
74'
74'
79'
Shon Weissman- sub ->Óscar Melendo
79'
Ricard Sánchez- sub ->Wilson Manafá
86'
Myrto Uzuni(penalty)
Nahuel Tenaglia- sub ->Luis Rioja
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 15 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Granada will stay with 7 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 19th 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.

Granada will host Celta de Vigo on the 19th of May with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Celta de Vigo (10 draws).

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés
G
Antonio Sivera 1.Spain
7.3
D
Andoni Gorosabel 2.Spain
6.8
D
Rafa Marín 16.Spain
7.5
D
Javi López 27.Spain
7.5
D
Abdel Abqar 5.Morocco
7.0
M
Ander Guevara 6.Spain
7.0
69' 9'
M
Antonio Blanco 8.Spain
7.3
M
Luis Rioja 11.Spain
7.8
90'
M
Jon Guridi 18.Spain
6.4
74'
M
Abde Rebbach 21.Algeria
7.3
69' 38'
F
Samu Omorodion 32.Spain
7.0
74' 55'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea
G
Adrián Rodríguez 33.Spain
D
Rubén Duarte 3.Spain
D
Álex Sola 7.Spain
7.0
69'
D
Nahuel Tenaglia 14.Argentina
90'
D
Nikola Maras 19.Serbia
D
V. Parada 44.Spain
M
Ianis Hagi 10.Romania
6.3
74'
M
Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay
6.3
69'
F
Jon Karrikaburu 9.Spain
F
Kike García 15.Spain
6.4
74'
F
Xeber Alkain 17.Spain

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 (6.8), Abdel Abqar (7.0), Rafa Marín (7.5), Javi López (7.5), Antonio Blanco (7.3), Ander Guevara (7.0), Luis Rioja (7.8), Jon Guridi (6.4), Abderrahman Rebbach (7.3) and Samuel Omorodion (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Rubén Duarte, Ianis Hagi (6.3), Álex Sola (7.0), Jon Karrikaburu, Nahuel Tenaglia, Kike García (6.4), Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Carlos Benavídez (6.3), Jesús Owono, Adrián Rodríguez and Victor Parada.

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Ander Guevara for Carlos Benavídez (69′), Jon Guridi for Ianis Hagi (74′), Samuel Omorodion for Kike García (74′), Abderrahman Rebbach for Álex Sola (69′) and Luis Rioja for Nahuel Tenaglia (90′).

Player of the match: Luis Rioja​

The most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Luis Rioja even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 36 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
6.4
D
Wilson Manafá 3.Portugal
6.4
79'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
7.5
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.4
D
Raúl Torrente 28.Spain
6.4
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.7
79'
M
Gerard Gumbau 23.Spain
7.0
M
Gonzalo Villar 24.Spain
6.8
62' 16'
F
Lucas Boyé 7.Argentina
6.7
62' 59'
F
Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania
7.1
86'
F
Álvaro Fernández 33.Spain
6.4
62'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Fernández 1.Spain
G
Adri López 31.Spain
D
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
6.4
79'
D
Víctor Díaz 16.Spain
D
Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis 32.Spain
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
7.3
62'
M
Njegos Petrovic 18.Serbia
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
7.0
62'
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
F
Shon Weissman 17.Israel
6.7
79'
F
Famara Diedhiou 19.Senegal
7.3
62'

Granada started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Francisco José López Fernández played with: André Ferreira (6.4), Wilson Manafá (6.4), Ignasi Miquel (7.5), Raúl Torrente (6.4), Carlos Neva (6.4), Óscar Melendo (6.7), Gerard Gumbau (7.0), Gonzalo Villar (6.8), Myrto Uzuni (7.1), Lucas Boyé (6.7) and Álvaro Fernández (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: José Callejón, Raúl Fernández, Antonio Puertas (7.3), Ricard Sánchez (6.4), Víctor Díaz, Shon Weissman (6.7), Njegoš Petrović, Famara Diédhiou (7.3), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (7.0), Adri López and Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Álvaro Fernández for Antonio Puertas (62′), Gonzalo Villar for Sergio Ruiz Alonso (62′), Lucas Boyé for Famara Diédhiou (62′), Wilson Manafá for Ricard Sánchez (79′) and Óscar Melendo for Shon Weissman (79′).

Player of the match: Ignasi Miquel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Ignasi Miquel.

His rating is (7.5) with 61 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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