GRANADA. Sevilla was in the end too strong for Granada with the goal of Adrià Pedrosa (23′), L. Ocampos (32′) and Sergio Ramos (49′).
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 16,534 spectators. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer with the help of Gonzalo García González and Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Granada was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Sevilla that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Granada was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Sevilla managed to find the solution to win this match.
Granada shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Granada received 2 yellow cards (Gerard Gumbau and Raúl Torrente). On the other side, Sevilla received 1 yellow card (Manu Bueno).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Granada stays with 8 points to sit in the 19th place. On the other side, Sevilla will has 16 points like Deportivo Alavés and Villarreal to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Granada will host Cádiz on the 3rd of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Cádiz (5 draws).
Sevilla will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 23rd of December with a 16-12 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (14 draws).
Granada – Formation
Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco decided to play with the following team: André Ferreira , Ricard Sánchez , Ignasi Miquel , Raúl Torrente , Carlos Neva , Gerard Gumbau , Antonio Puertas , Gonzalo Villar , Sergio Ruiz Alonso , Bryan Zaragoza and Lucas Boyé .
The home team had on the bench: Wilson Manafá, Miguel Rubio, José Callejón , Víctor Díaz, Shon Weissman, Njegoš Petrović , Famara Diédhiou, Óscar Melendo, Adri López, Álvaro Fernández , Fran Árbol and Myrto Uzuni .
Substitutions
Granada made 4 changes: Carlos Neva for Álvaro Fernández (64′), Sergio Ruiz Alonso for Njegoš Petrović (64′), Gonzalo Villar for Myrto Uzuni (46′) and Antonio Puertas for José Callejón (78′).
Player of the match: Ricard Sánchez
The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was Ricard Sánchez.
His rating is with 65 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Enrique Sánchez Flores played with: I. Rakitić, D. Sow, M. Dmitrović , N. Gudelj , Sergio Ramos , Kike Salas , Juanlu Sánchez , Suso , B. Soumaré , Óliver Torres and Adrià Pedrosa , L. Ocampos , Y. En-Nesyri .
The following players were sitting on the bench: F. Gattoni, Rafa Mir , Marcão, A. Januzaj , Manu Bueno , Darío Benavides, I. Sow, Alberto Flores, Matías Árbol, Diego Hormigo, Lulo Dasilva and Miguel Capi.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 4 changes: L. Ocampos for Rafa Mir (71′), Suso for Manu Bueno (71′), Y. En-Nesyri for A. Januzaj (81′) and B. Soumaré for Marcão (87′).
Player of the match: Sergio Ramos
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Sergio Ramos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Getafe – 3-3
- Granada – Sevilla – 0-3
- Rayo Vallecano – Valencia – 0-1