GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés overcomes Cádiz 1-0 after L. Rioja scored a penalty (51′).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 15,838 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the support of Eliana Fernández González and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.79 degrees Celsius or 37.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 13 Total 9
- 3 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 103 Attack 92
- 67 Dangerous attack 32
- 86 Ball safe 107
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 17
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Deportivo Alavés was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Cádiz that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Deportivo Alavés was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deportivo Alavés won the match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cádiz shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (Fali, Iván Alejo, Sergi Guardiola and Lucas Pires).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Deportivo Alavés has 23 points like Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz will stays with 15 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Almería on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Deportivo Alavés (2 draws).
Cádiz will host Athletic Club on the 28th of January with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (0 draws).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera , Andoni Gorosabel , Rafa Marín , Rubén Duarte , Javi López , Antonio Blanco , Ander Guevara , Carlos Vicente , Jon Guridi , Luis Rioja and Kike García .
The home team had on the bench: Nahuel Tenaglia, Álex Sola , Ianis Hagi, Xeber Alkain, Nikola Maraš, Giuliano Simeone, Abderrahman Rebbach, Carlos Benavídez , Samuel Omorodion , Adrián Rodríguez, Mamadou Diallo and Victor Parada.
Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of Samuel Omorodion (injured).
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Carlos Vicente for Álex Sola (76′), Kike García for Samuel Omorodion (75′), Jon Guridi for Carlos Benavídez (84′), Antonio Blanco for Nahuel Tenaglia (90′) and Antonio Blanco for Nahuel Tenaglia (90′).
Player of the match: Kike García
The most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Kike García even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergio González Soriano played with: Luis Hernández, Jeremías Ledesma , Joseba Zaldúa , Fali , Víctor Chust , Lucas Pires , Iván Alejo , Gonzalo Escalante , Rubén Alcaraz , Robert Navarro and Chris Ramos , Sergi Guardiola .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rominigue Kouamé, Iza Carcelén , Maximiliano Gómez, José Mari, Álex Fernández , Álvaro Negredo , Brian Ocampo , David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Jorge Meré and Etta Eyong .
Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: Gonzalo Escalante for Álex Fernández (75′), Sergi Guardiola for Etta Eyong (70′), Iván Alejo for Brian Ocampo (70′), Joseba Zaldúa for Álvaro Negredo (87′) and Lucas Pires for Iza Carcelén (88′).
Player of the match: Robert Navarro
The most impressive player for Cádiz was Robert Navarro.
His rating is with 19 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – Cádiz – 1-0