GIRONA. Girona was eventually too strong for Deportivo Alavés with the goal of Artem Dovbyk (23′), Portu (42′) and Artem Dovbyk (59′ pen). Girona was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 11,812 spectators. The referee was Francisco José Hernández Maeso with the support of Iván Masso Granado and Abraham Pérez Dapía. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 4 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 118 Attack 69
- 67 Dangerous attack 33
- 66 Ball safe 49
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Girona had a superior ball possession 63% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the match.
Girona shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Deportivo Alavés shot 12 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Girona didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (Nahuel Tenaglia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Girona has 44 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés will stays with 16 points like Villarreal to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away against Real Betis on the 21st of December with a 10-1 head to head in favor of Real Betis (1 draw).
Deportivo Alavés will host Real Madrid on the 21st of December with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (0 draws).
Girona – Formation
Girona
79'
42'
Girona started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Viktor Tsygankov, Paulo Gazzaniga , Eric García , David López , Daley Blind , Yan Couto , Iván Martín , Aleix García , Miguel Gutiérrez , Portu , Sávio and Artem Dovbyk .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Carlos, Bernardo Espinosa, Arnau Martínez , Ibrahima Kébé , Valery Fernández , Juanpe , Pablo Torre , Jhon Solis and Toni Fuidias.
Girona could not rely on the presence of Arnau Martínez (injured).
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: David López for Juanpe (79′), Yan Couto for Arnau Martínez (79′), Iván Martín for Jhon Solis (73′), Sávio for Valery Fernández (64′) and Portu for Pablo Torre (64′).
Player of the match: Artem Dovbyk
The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Artem Dovbyk.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
39'
Deportivo Alavés started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Luis García Plaza played with: Antonio Sivera , Nahuel Tenaglia , Rafa Marín , Rubén Duarte , Andoni Gorosabel , Antonio Blanco , Ander Guevara , Javi López , Jon Guridi , Samuel Omorodion , Luis Rioja .
These were the players on the bench: Álex Sola , Ianis Hagi , Kike García , Jon Karrikaburu, Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Carlos Benavídez , Jesús Owono, Egoitz Muñoz Larrea, Rubén Montero Fernández, Victor Parada and Abderrahman Rebbach .
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Jon Guridi for Ianis Hagi (61′), Antonio Blanco for Carlos Benavídez (78′), Luis Rioja for Abderrahman Rebbach (61′), Andoni Gorosabel for Álex Sola (73′) and Samuel Omorodion for Kike García (73′).
Player of the match: Ander Guevara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Ander Guevara.
His rating is with 46 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
