VALENCIA. Sevilla and Valencia draw 1-1. M. Diakhaby scored the first own goal (7′) for Sevilla. G. Guedes settled the score (44′). Sevilla was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 26,049 spectators. The referee was César Soto Grado with the collaboration of Roberto Alonso Fernández and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sevilla had a strong ball possession 68% while Valencia was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Valencia had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Valencia to win the match.
Valencia shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sevilla shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 2 yellow cards (J. Gaya and T. Lato). Regarding the opposition, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (M. Acuna, G. Montiel and O. Torres).
J. Gaya (Valencia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Valencia will have 29 points like Villarreal to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Sevilla will have 45 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 22nd of January with a 17-9 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (15 draws).
Sevilla will host Celta de Vigo on the 22nd of January with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
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89'
44'
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Valencia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager José Bordalás Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Jasper Cillessen , Thierry Correia , Mouctar Diakhaby , Cristhian Mosquera , Omar Alderete , José Luis Gayà , Dimitri Foulquier , Hugo Guillamón , Yunus Musah , Hugo Duro and Gonçalo Guedes .
The home team had on the bench: Javier Guerra, Marcos de Sousa , Uroš Račić , Jesús Vázquez, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Manu Vallejo, Toni Lato , Jaume Doménech , Diego Lopez Noguerol, Rubén Iranzo, Hélder Costa and Denis Cheryshev.
Valencia could not rely on the presence of J. Domenech (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 4 changes: J. Cillessen for J. Domenech (18′), C. Mosquera for T. Lato (46′), T. Correia for Marcos Andre (77′) and Y. Musah for U. Racic (85′).
Best player: Gonçalo Guedes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Gonçalo Guedes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Javier Díaz , Gonzalo Montiel , Diego Carlos , Karim Rekik , Marcos Acuña , Óliver Torres , Fernando , Ivan Rakitić , Lucas Ocampos , Rafa Mir and Alejandro Gómez .
These were the players on the bench: Joan Jordán , Luismi Cruz, Oussama Idrissi, Jesús Corona , Iván Romero, Alfonso Pastor, Antonio Zarzana, José Ángel Carmona, Nacho Quintana and Alberto Flores.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 2 changes: M. Acuna for J. Jordan (46′) and Papu Gomez for J. Corona (74′).
Best player: Ivan Rakitić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 60 passes (93% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
