FERROL. Racing Ferrol and Espanyol didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de A Malata stadium in Ferrol on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 7,227 spectators.​ The referee was Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid assisted by Javier Garrido Concha and Ángel Ramos Cinos. The 4th official was . The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.92 degrees Celsius or 55.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Racing Ferrol was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Espanyol to win the contest​.

Racing Ferrol shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Racing Ferrol received 2 yellow cards (David Castro and Jon Garcia). Regarding the opposition, Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (Edu Expósito, Javi Puado and Omar El Hilali).

Standings

After this encounter, Racing Ferrol has 38 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol will has 35 points like Sporting Gijón, SD Eibar, Levante and Real Valladolid to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Racing Ferrol will host Real Oviedo on the 21st of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Espanyol will host Villarreal II on the 21st of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal II (0 draws).

Racing Ferrol – Formation

Racing Ferrol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Cristóbal Parralo Aguilera decided to play with the following team: Ander Cantero (7.3), Julián Delmás (7.1), Jon Garcia (7.1), David Castro (7.5), Moises Delgado (7.0), Jesús Bernal (7.0), Alex López (7.3), Álvaro Vadillo (6.4), Iker Losada (7.0), Heber Pena Picos (6.0) and Álvaro Giménez (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gianfranco Gazzaniga, Fernando Pumar, Manu Justo (6.7), Nacho Sánchez (6.6), Emilio Bernad, Francisco De La Manzanara, Chuca (6.4), Brais Martínez, Sabin Merino (6.7) and Sergio Cubero.

Substitutions

Racing Ferrol made 4 changes: Alex López for Chuca (57′), Álvaro Vadillo for Nacho Sánchez (57′), Heber Pena Picos for Manu Justo (75′) and Álvaro Giménez for Sabin Merino (75′).

Player of the match: David Castro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Racing Ferrol was David Castro.

His rating is 7.5 with 79 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort played with: Fernando Pacheco (7.0), Omar El Hilali (8.4), Sergi Gómez (7.0), Fernando Calero (7.7), Brian Oliván (7.5), Javi Puado (7.0), Pol Lozano (6.6), Álvaro Aguado (7.5), Edu Expósito (7.5), Martin Braithwaite (6.7) and Pere Milla (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joan García, Víctor Ruiz, Leandro Cabrera (7.0), Keidi Bare (6.8), Keita Baldé (6.8), José Gragera, Jofre Carreras (6.6), Salvi, Roger Martínez, Angel Fortuno, Omar Sadik and Ian Forns.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: Fernando Calero for Leandro Cabrera (69′), Edu Expósito for Jofre Carreras (69′), Álvaro Aguado for Keidi Bare (85′) and Pere Milla for Keita Baldé (84′).

Player of the match: Omar El Hilali​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Omar El Hilali.

His rating is 8.4 with 34 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 20 duels out of 23. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Alcorcón – Mirandés – 0-0
• Racing Ferrol – Espanyol – 0-0
• Tenerife – Elche – 0-1
• Real Oviedo – Amorebieta – 1-1
• Levante – Albacete – 3-2
• Burgos – Real Valladolid – 1-0