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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera
, Andoni Gorosabel , Abdel Abqar , Rafa Marín , Rubén Duarte , Antonio Blanco , Ander Guevara , Luis Rioja , Jon Guridi , Abderrahman Rebbach and Samuel Omorodion .The home team had on the bench: Álex Sola
, Jon Karrikaburu, Ianis Hagi , Nahuel Tenaglia , Kike García , Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Carlos Benavídez, Tomás Mendes, Jesús Owono, Egoitz Muñoz Larrea and Javi López .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
with 47 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9.Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Carlo Ancelotti played with: Ferland Mendy, Kepa Arrizabalaga
, Lucas Vázquez , Antonio Rüdiger , Nacho Fernández , Fran García , Federico Valverde , Toni Kroos , Luka Modric , Jude Bellingham and Brahim Díaz , Rodrygo .The following players were sitting on the bench: Joselu
, Dani Ceballos, Fran García, Nico Paz, Gonzalo García, Vinícius Tobías, Andriy Lunin and Aurélien Tchouaméni .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
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.
- Deportivo Alavés – Real Madrid – 0-1
- Cádiz – Real Sociedad – 0-0
- Mallorca – Osasuna – 3-2
- Real Betis – Girona – 1-1