Real Madrid prevails over Deportivo Alavés 1-0 with a late goal scored by L. Vázquez. HIGHLIGHTS

GASTEIZ. Real Madrid snatched a late win Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after L. Vázquez scored just 1 goal (90').

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Luke Meyer
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Real Madrid prevails over Deportivo Alavés 1-0 with a late goal scored by L. Vázquez. HIGHLIGHTS

GASTEIZ. Real Madrid snatched a late win Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after L. Vázquez scored just 1 goal (90′). Real Madrid took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

Real Madrid remained in players after Nacho Fernández received a red card in the 54′. Nonetheless, Real Madrid still found a way to win this match playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 19,275 spectators.​ The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos who had the assistance of Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.89 degrees Celsius or 48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Deportivo Alavés

0 - 1

Team 1

Real Madrid

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 8 Total 9
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 78 Attack 104
  • 43 Dangerous attack 52
  • 80 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 9 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Real Madrid had a strong ball possession 60% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Madrid was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Madrid won the encounter.​

Deportivo Alavés shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Alavés received 3 yellow cards (Javi López, Nahuel Tenaglia and Rubén Duarte). On the other side, Real Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Jude Bellingham  and Carlo Ancelotti).

Also, Real Madrid didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Nacho Fernández (Real Madrid) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (54′).

Match Timeline

Rubén Duarte- Yellow
45'
Javi López- Yellow
82'
54'
Nacho Fernández - Red
54'
Nacho Fernández (VAR_CARD)
55'
Aurélien Tchouaméni- sub ->Luka Modric 
Ianis Hagi- sub ->Jon Guridi
59'
Javi López- sub ->Rubén Duarte
59'
Álex Sola- sub ->Abderrahman Rebbach
72'
76'
Joselu - sub ->Brahim Díaz
Kike García- sub ->Samuel Omorodion
78'
Nahuel Tenaglia- sub ->Andoni Gorosabel
78'
84'
Jude Bellingham- Yellow
Nahuel Tenaglia- Yellow
90'
90'
Lucas Vázquez(goal)Toni Kroos
90'
Dani Ceballos- sub ->Rodrygo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
FC Barcelona
73
33
Girona
71
33
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
33
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
33
Osasuna
39
33
Sevilla
38
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Las Palmas
37
33
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
33
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
33
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After playing this contest, Deportivo Alavés stays with 16 points like Sevilla to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Madrid will has 45 points like Girona to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away against Real Sociedad on the 3rd of January with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (4 draws).

Real Madrid will host Mallorca on the 3rd of January with a 16-6 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (2 draws).

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés
G
Antonio Sivera 1.Spain
7.5
D
Andoni Gorosabel 2.Spain
7.3
78'
D
Rubén Duarte 3.Spain
6.6
59' 45'
D
Abdel Abqar 5.Morocco
6.6
D
Rafa Marín 16.Spain
7.7
M
Abde Rebbach 21.Algeria
6.4
72'
M
Ander Guevara 6.Spain
6.7
M
Antonio Blanco 8.Spain
7.0
M
Luis Rioja 11.Spain
7.1
M
Jon Guridi 18.Spain
7.0
59'
F
Samu Omorodion 32.Spain
6.7
78'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea
D
Nikola Maras 19.Serbia
D
Javi López 27.Spain
6.8
59' 82'
D
Álex Sola 7.Spain
6.4
72'
D
Nahuel Tenaglia 14.Argentina
6.4
78' 90'
M
Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay
M
Tomás Mendes 30.Spain
M
Ianis Hagi 10.Romania
6.8
59'
F
Kike García 15.Spain
6.4
78'
F
Xeber Alkain 17.Spain
F
Jon Karrikaburu 9.Spain

Deportivo Alavés started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera (7.5), Andoni Gorosabel (7.3), Abdel Abqar (6.6), Rafa Marín (7.7), Rubén Duarte (6.6), Antonio Blanco (7.0), Ander Guevara (6.7), Luis Rioja (7.1), Jon Guridi (7.0), Abderrahman Rebbach (6.4) and Samuel Omorodion (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Álex Sola (6.4), Jon Karrikaburu, Ianis Hagi (6.8), Nahuel Tenaglia (6.4), Kike García (6.4), Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Carlos Benavídez, Tomás Mendes, Jesús Owono, Egoitz Muñoz Larrea and Javi López (6.8).

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Abderrahman Rebbach for Álex Sola (72′), Samuel Omorodion for Kike García (78′), Andoni Gorosabel for Nahuel Tenaglia (78′), Rubén Duarte for Javi López (59′) and Jon Guridi for Ianis Hagi (59′).

Player of the match: Rafa Marín​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Rafa Marín.

His rating is 7.7 with 47 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.

Real Madrid – Formation

Real Madrid
G
Kepa Arrizabalaga 25.Spain
7.5
D
Fran García 20.Spain
7.0
D
Nacho Fernández  6.Spain
6.3
54'
D
Lucas Vázquez 17.Spain
8.5
Goals90'
D
Antonio Rüdiger 22.Germany
7.3
D
Ferland Mendy 23.France
M
Luka Modric  10.Croatia
6.7
55'
M
Jude Bellingham 5.England
7.7
84'
M
Toni Kroos 8.Germany
7.8
M
Federico Valverde 15.Uruguay
7.5
M
Brahim Díaz 21.Spain
7.9
76'
F
Rodrygo 11.Brazil
6.7
90'
Substitutes
G
Fran González 30.Spain
G
Andriy Lunin 13.Ukraine
D
Vinícius Tobías 36.Brazil
M
Dani Ceballos 19.Spain
90'
M
Nicolás Paz 32.Argentina
M
Aurélien Tchouaméni 18.France
7.0
55'
F
Joselu  14.Spain
6.8
76'
F
Gonzalo García 33.Spain

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

Carlo Ancelotti played with: Ferland Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga (7.5), Lucas Vázquez (8.5), Antonio Rüdiger (7.3), Nacho Fernández (6.3), Fran García (7.0), Federico Valverde (7.5), Toni Kroos (7.8), Luka Modric  (6.7), Jude Bellingham  (7.7) and Brahim Díaz (7.9), Rodrygo (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joselu (6.8), Dani Ceballos, Fran García, Nico Paz, Gonzalo García, Vinícius Tobías, Andriy Lunin and Aurélien Tchouaméni (7.0).

Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of Dani Ceballos (injured).

Substitutions

Real Madrid made 3 changes: Luka Modric  for Aurélien Tchouaméni (55′), Brahim Díaz for Joselu (76′) and Rodrygo for Dani Ceballos (90′).

Player of the match: Lucas Vázquez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Lucas Vázquez.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 52 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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