SEVILLA. Sevilla and Villarreal draw 1-1. K. Salas scored the first goal (75′) for Sevilla. J. Luis made it even (77′). Sevilla was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 33,898 spectators.​ The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the assistance of Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Antonio Alberola Rojas. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.1 degrees Celsius or 73.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Sevilla

1 - 1

Villarreal

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 18 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 57 Attack 38
  • 65 Dangerous attack 15
  • 77 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 5 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 57% while Villarreal was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sevilla to win the match​.

Sevilla shot 18 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal shot 5 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Ivan Rakitić, Juanlu Sánchez and Djibril Sow). Talking about the opposition, Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (Adrià Altimira, Marcelino and Alfonso Pedraza).

Match Timeline

45'
Alfonso Pedraza- Yellow
Djibril Sow- Yellow
45'
Adrià Pedrosa- sub ->Marcos Acuña
46'
Juanlu Sánchez- Yellow
52'
54'
Adrià Altimira- Yellow
71'
Étienne Capoue- sub ->Santi Comesaña
71'
Alberto Moreno- sub ->Adrià Altimira
Kike Salas- sub ->Tanguy Nianzou
72'
Kike Salas(goal)Adrià Pedrosa
75'
77'
José Luis Morales(goal)
84'
Ilias Akhomach- sub ->Alberto Moreno
84'
Francis Coquelin- sub ->Dani Parejo
87'
Óliver Torres- sub ->Fernando
90'
90'
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 playing this match, Sevilla has 13 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will has 16 points like Deportivo Alavés to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will host FC Barcelona on the 26th of May with a 30-7 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).

Villarreal will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 5th of May with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (7 draws).

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla
G
Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia
7.3
D
Marcos Acuña 19.Argentina
7.3
46'
D
Juanlu Sánchez 26.Spain
7.7
52'
D
Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia
6.7
D
Tanguy Nianzou 14.France
8.1
72'
M
Djibril Sow 18.Switzerland
6.7
45'
M
Fernando 20.Brazil
7.7
90'
M
I. Rakitić 10.Croatia
8.5
90'
F
Lucas Ocampos 5.Argentina
7.7
F
Dodi Lukébakio 11.Belgium
7.1
F
Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco
6.6
Substitutes
G
Alberto Flores 31.Spain
G
Rafael Romero 32.Spain
D
Federico Gattoni 2.Argentina
D
Adrià Pedrosa 3.Spain
7.9
46'
D
Kike Salas 27.Spain
7.5
72' 75'
D
Darío Benavides 29.Spain
M
Joan Jordán 8.Spain
M
Óliver Torres 21.Spain
90'
M
Adnan Januzaj 25.Belgium
M
Manu Bueno 28.Spain
F
Rafa Mir 9.Spain
F
I. Sow 30.Senegal

Sevilla adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Diego Martín Alonso López decided to play with the following team: Marko Dmitrović (7.3), Juanlu Sánchez (7.7), Tanguy Nianzou (8.1), Nemanja Gudelj (6.7), Marcos Acuña (7.3), Djibril Sow (6.7), Fernando (7.7), Ivan Rakitić (8.5), Lucas Ocampos (7.7), Youssef En-Nesyri (6.6) and Dodi Lukébakio (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Federico Gattoni, Adrià Pedrosa (7.9), Joan Jordán, Rafa Mir, Óliver Torres, Adnan Januzaj, Kike Salas (7.5), Manu Bueno, Darío Benavides, Ibrahima Sow, Alberto Flores and Rafael Romero Jiménez.

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Óliver Torres (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 3 changes: Marcos Acuña for Adrià Pedrosa (46′), Fernando for Óliver Torres (90′) and Tanguy Nianzou for Kike Salas (72′).

Player of the match: Ivan Rakitić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.

His rating is (8.5) with 67 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 11 crosses.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
7.0
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
7.1
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
6.8
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
7.0
D
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
7.3
45'
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
6.7
71'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.0
84'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
6.1
M
Adrià Altimira 26.Spain
6.1
71' 54'
F
Gerard Moreno 7.Spain
7.0
F
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
7.3
87' 77'
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Matteo Gabbia 2.Italy
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
D
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.3
71'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
6.6
71'
M
Francis Coquelin 19.France
6.7
84'
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
F
Ben Brereton 9.Chile
6.3
87'
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
6.4
84'

Also Villarreal adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marcelino García Toral played with: Filip Jörgensen (7.0), Juan Foyth (7.0), Raúl Albiol (7.1), Jorge Cuenca (6.8), Alfonso Pedraza (7.3), Adrià Altimira (6.1), Santi Comesaña (6.7), Dani Parejo (7.0), Álex Baena (6.1), Gerard Moreno (7.0) and José Luis Morales (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pepe Reina, Manu Trigueros, Matteo Gabbia, Étienne Capoue (6.6), Ben Brereton Díaz (6.3), Kiko Femenía, Alberto Moreno (6.3), Francis Coquelin (6.7), Ramón Terrats and Ilias Akhomach (6.4).

Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Francis Coquelin (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Alberto Moreno for Ilias Akhomach (84′), Dani Parejo for Francis Coquelin (84′), José Luis Morales for Ben Brereton Díaz (87′), Santi Comesaña for Étienne Capoue (71′) and Adrià Altimira for Alberto Moreno (71′).

Player of the match: José Luis Morales​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was José Luis Morales.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 12 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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