LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Las Palmas was after all too good for Villarreal with the goal of Kirian Rodríguez (8′), Juan Herzog (51′) and Kirian Rodríguez (63′). Las Palmas made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 24,485 spectators. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva with the help of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Expósito Jaramillo. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.94 degrees Celsius or 76.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 8 Total 17
- 3 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 10
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 99 Attack 81
- 23 Dangerous attack 54
- 64 Ball safe 45
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 8
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Las Palmas had a superior ball possession 56% while Villarreal was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Las Palmas found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Las Palmas shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Villarreal shot 17 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Las Palmas received 4 yellow cards (Alex Suárez, Javier Muñoz, Juan Herzog and Sergi Cardona). Regarding the opposition, Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (Eric Bailly, Adrià Altimira and Álex Baena).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Las Palmas has 28 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will stays with 19 points like Mallorca to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Las Palmas will play away with Rayo Vallecano on the 21st of January with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Rayo Vallecano (7 draws).
Villarreal will host Mallorca on the 21st of January with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).
Las Palmas – Formation
Las Palmas
34'
51'
73'
Las Palmas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Juan Herzog, Álvaro Valles , Alex Suárez , Juan Herzog , Mika Mármol , Sergi Cardona , Javier Muñoz , Máximo Perrone , Kirian Rodríguez , Munir El Haddadi , Sandro Ramírez and Alberto Moleiro .
The home team had on the bench: Aarón Escandell, Marvin Park , Cristian Herrera, Benito Ramírez , Enzo Loiodice , Sory Kaba, Marc Cardona , Pejiño, Iñaki González and Alex Gonzalez.
Substitutions
Las Palmas made 5 changes: Javier Muñoz for Enzo Loiodice (73′), Sandro Ramírez for Benito Ramírez (73′), Kirian Rodríguez for Marc Cardona (86′), Munir El Haddadi for Iñaki González Zambrano (86′) and Alberto Moleiro for Marvin Park (61′).
Player of the match: Kirian Rodríguez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Las Palmas was Kirian Rodríguez.
His rating is with 2 goals, 65 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 10.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
Villarreal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcelino García Toral played with: Filip Jörgensen , Adrià Altimira , Eric Bailly , Jorge Cuenca , Alfonso Pedraza , Ilias Akhomach , Santi Comesaña , Dani Parejo , Álex Baena , Gerard Moreno , José Luis Morales .
They had on the bench: Étienne Capoue, Alexander Sørloth , Alberto Moreno , Pepe Reina, Manu Trigueros , Kiko Femenía , Francis Coquelin and Stefan Leković.
Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: José Luis Morales for Alexander Sørloth (56′), Adrià Altimira for Kiko Femenía (56′), Álex Baena for Manu Trigueros (75′), Santi Comesaña for Francis Coquelin (68′) and Alfonso Pedraza for Alberto Moreno (68′).
Player of the match: Ilias Akhomach
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Ilias Akhomach.
His rating is with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Mallorca – Celta de Vigo – 1-1
- Athletic Club – Real Sociedad – 2-1
- Las Palmas – Villarreal – 3-0
- Real Betis – Granada – 1-0
