GIRONA. Girona had a narrow win over Atlético Madrid.
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Wednesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 13,804 spectators. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the help of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Fernández Vidal. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.02 degrees Celsius or 62.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 17 Total 18
- 9 On Target 12
- 5 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 78 Attack 101
- 61 Dangerous attack 56
- 79 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Girona was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Atlético Madrid that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Girona was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the match.
Girona shot 17 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 18 times, 12 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Girona didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (Mario Hermoso).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Girona has 48 points like Real Madrid to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will stays with 38 points like FC Barcelona to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away against Almería on the 14th of January with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Almería (6 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Rayo Vallecano on the 14th of January with a 15-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
Girona – Formation
Girona
39'
89'
Girona started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Paulo Gazzaniga , Yan Couto , Eric García , Daley Blind , Miguel Gutiérrez , Sávio , Iván Martín , Aleix García , Valery Fernández , Pablo Torre and Artem Dovbyk .
The home team had on the bench: Juan Carlos, Arnau Martínez , Ibrahima Kébé , Cristhian Stuani , Jhon Solis , Portu, Toni Fuidias, Antal Yaakobishvili and Juanpe.
Girona could not rely on the presence of Arnau Martínez (injured).
Substitutions
Girona made 4 changes: Valery Fernández for Jhon Solis (59′), Artem Dovbyk for Cristhian Stuani (67′), Sávio for Portu (89′) and Pablo Torre for Arnau Martínez (67′).
Player of the match: Paulo Gazzaniga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was the goalkeeper: Paulo Gazzaniga. His rating is 8.87. He performed 9 saves.
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
90'
Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Axel Witsel , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Koke , Rodrigo Riquelme , Marcos Llorente , Rodrigo de Paul , Samuel Lino , Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata .
They had on the bench: Saúl Ñíguez, Ivo Grbić, Memphis Depay , Ángel Correa , Stefan Savic, Nahuel Molina , Javi Galán, Marco Moreno, Antonio Gomis and César Azpilicueta.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Samuel Lino for Nahuel Molina (46′), Rodrigo Riquelme for Ángel Correa (77′), Álvaro Morata for César Azpilicueta (89′), Rodrigo de Paul for Memphis Depay (86′) and Antoine Griezmann for Saúl Ñíguez (89′).
Player of the match: Álvaro Morata
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Álvaro Morata .
His rating is with 3 goals, 12 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Granada – Cádiz – 2-0
- Celta de Vigo – Real Betis – 2-1
- Girona – Atlético Madrid – 4-3
- Real Madrid – Mallorca – 1-0
