ELDA. Eldense was able to reverse the scoreline against Espanyol.
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat stadium in Elda on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban with the help of David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Álvaro González Narváez. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.91 degrees Celsius or 62.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Eldense was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Eldense was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eldense won the match.
Eldense shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Eldense received 2 yellow cards (David Timor and Piña). Regarding the opposition, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Martin Braithwaite and Brian Oliván).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Eldense has 33 points like Racing Santander and Real Zaragoza to sit in the 13th place. On the other side, Espanyol will stays with 38 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Eldense will play away against Real Oviedo on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Real Oviedo (0 draws).
Espanyol will host Levante on the 4th of February with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (10 draws).
Eldense – Formation
Eldense
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Eldense started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Fernando Estévez Martín decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Aceves Catalina , Toni Abad , Dario Đumić , Piña , Marc Mateu , Jesús Clemente , Sergio Ortuño Díaz , David Timor , Iván Chapela , Alex Bernal and Mario Soberón .
The home team had on the bench: Guillermo Vallejo Delgado, Álex Martínez, Christian Montes, Juanto Ortuño , Derick Poloni, Ian Mackay Abad, Miguel Llambrich, Dauda Mohammed , Pedro Capó, Joel Jorquera , Marc-Olivier Doué and Nacho Monsalve.
Substitutions
Eldense made 5 changes: Jesús Clemente for Pedro Capó (90′), David Timor for Christian Montes (90′), Iván Chapela for Dauda Mohammed (73′), Alex Bernal for Joel Jorquera (84′) and Mario Soberón for Juanto Ortuño (84′).
Player of the match: Iván Chapela
The player that probably impressed the most for Eldense was Iván Chapela.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
Espanyol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort played with: Fernando Pacheco , Óscar Gil , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Salvi , Álvaro Aguado , Pol Lozano , Edu Expósito , Martin Braithwaite and Pere Milla .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joan García, Víctor Ruiz, Fernando Calero, Keidi Bare , Keita Baldé , José Gragera, José Carlos Lazo, Jofre Carreras , Angel Fortuno, Omar Sadik and Ian Forns.
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of Jofre Carreras (injured).
Substitutions
Espanyol made 3 changes: Edu Expósito for Jofre Carreras (9′), Álvaro Aguado for Keita Baldé (56′) and Salvi for Keidi Bare (56′).
Player of the match: Martin Braithwaite
The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Martin Braithwaite.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Sporting Gijón – Racing Ferrol – 1-2
- Villarreal II – Huesca – 1-1
- Burgos – Albacete – 2-1
- Eldense – Espanyol – 3-2
- FC Andorra – Elche – 0-1
