SEVILLA. Deportivo Alavés conquered Sevilla. Sevilla was truly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 34,225 spectators. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the assistance of Diego Sánchez Rojo and José Carlos Escuela Melo. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Campos Salinas. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.02 degrees Celsius or 75.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 19 Total 16
- 4 On Target 8
- 13 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 133 Attack 70
- 87 Dangerous attack 38
- 90 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sevilla had a strong ball possession 68% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sevilla was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Deportivo Alavés was able to find the solution to win this match.
Sevilla shot 19 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés shot 16 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 4 yellow cards (Jesús Navas, Mariano Díaz, Boubakary Soumaré and Marcão). On the other side, Deportivo Alavés received 4 yellow cards (Kike García, Carlos Benavídez, Rafa Marín and Kike García).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sevilla stays with 16 points like Celta de Vigo to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Deportivo Alavés will has 20 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away against Girona on the 21st of January with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Girona (0 draws).
Deportivo Alavés will host Cádiz on the 21st of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Cádiz (6 draws).
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Enrique Sánchez Flores decided to play with the following team: Marko Dmitrović
, Jesús Navas , Sergio Ramos , Marcão , Kike Salas , Suso , Boubakary Soumaré , Ivan Rakitić , Óliver Torres , Lucas Ocampos and Isaac Romero .The home team had on the bench: Adrià Pedrosa
, Rafa Mir , Djibril Sow , Loïc Badé, Juanlu Sánchez , Joan Jordán, Mariano Díaz , Tanguy Nianzou, Adnan Januzaj, Alberto Flores, Matías Árbol and Lucien Agoumé.Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Adrià Pedrosa (injured).
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: Kike Salas for Adrià Pedrosa (42′), Isaac Romero for Mariano Díaz (55′), Boubakary Soumaré for Rafa Mir (55′), Ivan Rakitić for Djibril Sow (55′) and Jesús Navas for Juanlu Sánchez (69′).
Player of the match: Suso
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Suso.
His rating is
with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 11 crosses.Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luis García Plaza played with: Antonio Sivera
, Andoni Gorosabel , Nahuel Tenaglia , Rafa Marín , Javi López , Carlos Benavídez , Ander Guevara , Carlos Vicente , Jon Guridi , Luis Rioja and Kike García .These were the players on the bench: Antonio Blanco, Abderrahman Rebbach, Samuel Omorodion
, Rubén Duarte , Álex Sola , Ianis Hagi, Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Giuliano Simeone, Tomás Mendes, Adrián Rodríguez and Victor Parada.Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Kike García for Samuel Omorodion (72′), Carlos Vicente for Victor Parada González (90′), Ander Guevara for Antonio Blanco (90′), Luis Rioja for Rubén Duarte (77′) and Jon Guridi for Álex Sola (77′).
Player of the match: Kike García
The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Kike García.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.