PALMA DE MALLORCA. Mallorca found a way to turn the tables against Cádiz to win 2-1. It was Cádiz to strike first with an early goal of R. Alcaraz at the 8′. Then it was a penalty in the 20′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Muriqi gave the win to Mallorca in the 66′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 13,226 spectators. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande assisted by Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Mallorca was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Cádiz that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Mallorca had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mallorca won the match.
Mallorca shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Cádiz shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Mallorca received 2 yellow cards (I. Ruiz de Galarreta and A. Ndiaye). On the other side, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (I. Carcelen, J. Ledesma, L. Perez and V. Chust).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Mallorca will have 23 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz will stay with 18 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Mallorca will host Athletic Club on the 14th of February with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (7 draws).
Cádiz will host Celta de Vigo on the 12th of February with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Celta de Vigo (2 draws).
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca
82'
20'
69'
Mallorca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Sergio Rico , Pablo Maffeo , Martin Valjent , Antonio Raillo , Brian Oliván , Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta , Salva Sevilla , Takefusa Kubo , Ángel Rodríguez , Dani Rodriguez and Vedat Muriqi .
The home team had on the bench: Matthew Hoppe, Rodrigo Battaglia , Kang-in Lee, Giovanni González, Abdón Prats , Jaume Costa, Leo Román, Amath Ndiaye , Manolo Reina, Antonio Sánchez , Fernando Niño and Aleksandar Sedlar.
Substitutions
Mallorca made 4 changes: Angel for A. Ndiaye (70′), S. Sevilla for A. Sanchez (82′), T. Kubo for R. Battaglia (89′) and V. Muriqi for A. Prats (89′).
Best player: Takefusa Kubo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mallorca was Takefusa Kubo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 13 passes (92% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma , Isaac Carcelén , Varazdat Haroyan , Víctor Chust , Alfonso Espino , Iván Alejo , Álex Fernandez , Rubén Alcaraz , Salvi , Álvaro Negredo and Lucas Pérez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Luis Hernández , Tomás Alarcón, Rubén Sobrino , Alberto Perea, Jens Jønsson , Juan Cala, Oussama Idrissi, José Mari, Carlos Akapo, Santiago Arzamendia, David Gil and V. Aznar Ussen.
Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: I. Alejo for R. Sobrino (62′), S. Sanchez for J. Jonsson (62′), A. Fernandez for L. Hernandez (75′), L. Perez for A. Perea (90′) and V. Haroyan for O. Idrissi (90′).
Best player: Rubén Alcaraz
The most impressive player for Cádiz was Rubén Alcaraz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Rayo Vallecano – 2-0
- Mallorca – Cádiz – 2-1
- Osasuna – Sevilla – 0-0
- Elche – Deportivo Alavés – 3-1
