VITORIA-GASTEIZ. FC Barcelona snatched a late win Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after F. de scored just 1 goal (87′). FC Barcelona was much superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
J. Mendilibar received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Deportivo Alavés lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 14,056 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez assisted by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno.
Match Statistics
- ! 24 Ball Possession 76
Shots
- 5 Total 9
- 2 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 83 Attack 142
- 26 Dangerous attack 62
- 79 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 10
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 76% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
(Deportivo Alavés) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 17 points to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 35 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Elche on the 5th of February with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (3 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Atlético Madrid on the 6th of February with a 24-9 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
88'
Deportivo Alavés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco , Martín Aguirregabiria , Víctor Laguardia , Florian Lejeune , Javi López , Gonzalo Escalante , Tomás Pina , Jason , Pere Pons , Luis Rioja and Joselu .
The home team had on the bench: Alberto Rodríguez, Facundo Pellistri, Antonio Sivera, Mamadou Sylla, Miguel De La Fuente , Matthew Miazga, Manu García, Toni Moya, Iván Martín and Edgar Méndez.
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 3 changes: P. Pons for M. de la Fuente (71′), T. Pina for T. Moya (88′) and L. Rioja for E. Mendez (90′).
Best player: Gonzalo Escalante
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Gonzalo Escalante.
His rating is with 19 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
87'
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Sergiño Dest , Gerard Piqué , Ronald Araújo , Jordi Alba , Frenkie de Jong , Sergio Busquets , Pedri , Ferran Torres , Luuk de Jong and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Óscar Mingueza, Ferran Jutglà , Nicolás González , Clément Lenglet, Riqui Puig, Alejandro Balde, Martin Braithwaite, Dani Alves, Neto and Arnau Tenas.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: A. Ezzalzouli for Nico (71′), L. de Jong for F. Jutgla (84′) and Pedri for C. Lenglet (90′).
Best player: Frenkie de Jong
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Frenkie de Jong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 72 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – FC Barcelona – 0-1
- Granada – Osasuna – 0-2
- Real Madrid – Elche – 2-2
- Real Sociedad – Getafe – 0-0
- Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club – 0-1
