Levante prevails over Real Valladolid 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Levante beat Real Valladolid to win 2-1.

December 3, 2023

VALENCIA. Levante beat Real Valladolid to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Levante to strike first with an early goal of Dani Gómez at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 8′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Pablo Martínez gave the win to Levante in the 45′ minute with a goal. Real Valladolid lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Monchu didn’t score a decisive penalty (88′). That would have allowed Real Valladolid to draw the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Guzmán Mansilla with the support of Ángel Valverde Martínez and Ángel Munuera Montero. The 4th official was Albert Ávalos Martos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.47 degrees Celsius or 74.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Levante

2 - 1

Real Valladolid

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

19 Total 11
7 On Target 3
4 Off Target 3
8 Shots blocked 5

97 Attack 94
43 Dangerous attack 47
68 Ball safe 74

1 Penalties 1
12 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

16 Total 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Real Valladolid was in firm control of the ball 60% while Levante was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Valladolid was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Levante managed to find the solution to win this match.

Levante shot 19 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Real Valladolid shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Levante received 4 yellow cards (Giorgi Kochorashvili, Mohamed Bouldini, Dani Gómez and Álex Muñoz). On the opposite side, Real Valladolid received 3 yellow cards (Monchu, Iván Sánchez and Anuar).

Match Timeline

Dani Gómez(goal)Sergio Lozano

Mamadou Sylla(goal)Raúl Moro

Álex Muñoz- Yellow

20'

39'

Iván Cédric- sub ->Mamadou Sylla

45'

Monchu- Yellow

Pablo Martínez(goal)

45'

Anuar- Yellow

Dani Gómez- Yellow

45'

Ángel Algobia - sub ->Sergio Lozano

56'

Mohamed Bouldini- sub ->Fabrício

56'

68'

Iván Sánchez- Yellow

Adrián de la Fuente- sub ->Xavi

70'

74'

Lucas Rosa- sub ->Sergio Escudero

74'

Anuar- sub ->Raúl Moro

Óscar Clemente- sub ->Dani Gómez

81'

Roger Brugué- sub ->Pablo Martínez

81'

Giorgi Kochorashvili- missed penaltyGiorgi Kochorashvili

83'

88'

Monchu- missed penaltyFlavien Boyomo

90'

Giorgi Kochorashvili- Yellow

90'

Mohamed Bouldini- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Levante will have 27 points like Racing Santander and Tenerife to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Real Valladolid will stay with 32 points like Sporting Gijón to remain in the 3rd 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 statistic in favor of Levante (0 draws).

Real Valladolid will play away agasint Alcorcón on the 19th of May with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Real Valladolid (5 draws).

Levante – Formation

Levante

Andrés Fernández 13.Spain

7.5

Álex Muñoz 3.Spain

6.0

20'

Álex Valle 5.Spain

7.0

Sergio Postigo 15.Spain

7.0

Xavi Grande 31.Spain

6.7

70'

Giorgi Kochorashvili 6.Georgia

7.0

90'

Pablo Martínez 10.Spain

7.5

81'

45'

Oriol Rey 20.Spain

7.5

Sergio Lozano 21.Spain

7.3

56'

Dani Gómez 9.Spain

7.3

81'

45'

Fabrício 12.Brazil

6.8

56'

Substitutes

Joan Femenías 1.Spain

Adrián de la Fuente 4.Spain

6.7

70'

Marcos Navarro 29.Spain

Roger Brugué 7.Spain

6.8

81'

Alejandro Cantero 11.Spain

Álex Blesa 16.Spain

Óscar Clemente 17.Spain

6.6

81'

Rober Ibáñez 19.Spain

Ángel Algobia 23.Spain

7.1

56'

Carlos Álvarez 37.Spain

Mohamed Bouldini 22.Morocco

6.6

56'

90'

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

The manager Javier Calleja Revilla decided to play with the following team: Andrés Fernández (7.5), Xavi (6.7), Sergio Postigo (7.0), Álex Muñoz (6.0), Alex Valle (7.0), Oriol Rey (7.5), Giorgi Kochorashvili (7.0), Sergio Lozano (7.3), Pablo Martínez (7.5), Dani Gómez (7.3) and Fabrício (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joan Femenías, Adrián de la Fuente (6.7), Roger Brugué (6.8), Alejandro Cantero, Álex Blesa, Óscar Clemente (6.6), Rober Ibáñez, Mohamed Bouldini (6.6), Ángel Algobia (7.1), Marcos Navarro, Carlos Álvarez and Aboubacar Sangaré Traoré.

Substitutions

Levante made 5 changes: Sergio Lozano for Ángel Algobia (56′), Fabrício for Mohamed Bouldini (56′), Xavi for Adrián de la Fuente (70′), Dani Gómez for Óscar Clemente (81′) and Pablo Martínez for Roger Brugué (81′).

Player of the match: Pablo Martínez

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Pablo Martínez .

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 16 crosses.

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid

Jordi Masip 1.Spain

7.5

Luis Pérez 2.Spain

7.1

David Torres 3.Spain

6.6

90'

Enzo Boyomo 6.Cameroon

7.0

Sergio Escudero 18.Spain

7.0

74'

Monchu 8.Spain

7.0

45'

Iván Sánchez 10.Spain

6.4

68'

Raúl Moro 11.Spain

7.1

74'

Stanko Juric 20.Croatia

7.5

Mamadou Sylla 7.Senegal

7.3

39'

Kenedy 24.Brazil

6.3

Substitutes

John 25.Brazil

Gustavo Henrique 15.Brazil

90'

Lucas Rosa 22.Brazil

6.8

74'

Víctor Meseguer 4.Spain

Mickaël Malsa 14.Martinique

César de la Hoz 16.Spain

Anuar 23.Morocco

6.4

74'

45'

Alberto Quintana 26.Spain

Iván Cédric 35.Spain

6.6

39'

Babatunde Akinsola 36.Nigeria

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

Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez played with: Jordi Masip (7.5), Luis Pérez (7.1), Flavien Boyomo (7.0), David Torres (6.6), Sergio Escudero (7.0), Iván Sánchez (6.4), Stanko Jurić (7.5), Monchu (7.0), Raúl Moro (7.1), Kenedy (6.3) and Mamadou Sylla (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Víctor Meseguer, Mickaël Malsa, Gustavo Henrique , César de la Hoz, Lucas Rosa (6.8), Anuar (6.4), John, Alberto Quintana, Iván Cédric (6.6) and Babatunde Akinsola.

Real Valladolid could not rely on the presence of Iván Cédric (injured).

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 4 changes: Mamadou Sylla for Iván Cédric (39′), David Torres for Gustavo Henrique (90′), Sergio Escudero for Lucas Rosa (74′) and Raúl Moro for Anuar (74′).

Player of the match: Jordi Masip

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Valladolid was the goalkeeper: Jordi Masip. His rating is 7.45. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.