SEVILLA. Sevilla had a surprising win over Elche with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Gomez (70′) and a goal from R. Mir (75′). Sevilla capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the support of Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Daniel Palencia Caballero. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sevilla had a superior ball possession 57% while Elche was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sevilla won the match​.

Sevilla shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elche shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 1 yellow card (M. Acuna). Talking about the opposition, Elche received 5 yellow cards (G. Verdu, G. Gumbau, E. Badia, J. Pastore and E. Roco).

Standings

After this match, Sevilla will have 50 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Elche will stay with 26 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away with Espanyol on the 20th of February with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).

Elche will host Rayo Vallecano on the 18th of February with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (4 draws).

Sevilla – Formation

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

The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Bono (7.2), Jules Koundé (7.1), Diego Carlos (7.3), Karim Rekik (7.1), Jesús Corona (6.8), Joan Jordán (7.1), Ivan Rakitić (7.5), Marcos Acuña (7.5), Alejandro Gómez (7.5), Anthony Martial (7.1) and Youssef En-Nesyri (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Delaney (6.9), Ludwig Augustinsson, Luismi Cruz, Óliver Torres, Fernando (6.2), Rafa Mir (7.2), Marko Dmitrović, José Ángel Carmona, Javier Díaz, Munir El Haddadi (6.5), Nemanja Gudelj and Iván Romero.

Sevilla could not rely on the presence of R. Mir (injured).

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: Y. En Nesyri for M. El Haddadi (46′), J. Corona for R. Mir (60′), J. Jordan for T. Delaney (60′), A. Martial for F. Reges (82′) and I. Rakitic for O. Torres (90′).

Best player: Marcos Acuña​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Marcos Acuña even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 61 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.

Elche – Formation

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

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Edgar Badia (6.6), Helibelton Palacios (6.9), Enzo Roco (6.4), Gonzalo Verdú (6.1), Johan Mojica (6.5), Jose Morente (6.3), Omar Mascarell (6.2), Gerard Gumbau (6.8), Fidel (6.6), Guido Carrillo (7.0) and Pere Milla (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pablo Piatti (6.4), Kike Pérez (6.7), Javier Pastore (6.0), Lluis Andreu, Iván Marcone, Kiko Casilla, Antonio Barragán (6.2), Lucas Olaza, Raúl Guti, Josan (6.7), Pedro Bigas and Diego González.

Elche could not rely on the presence of A. Barragan (injured).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: H. Palacios for A. Barragan (39′), Fidel for J. Pastore (58′), Tete Morente for Josan (73′), P. Milla for P. Piatti (74′) and E. Roco for Kike (74′).

Best player: Guido Carrillo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Guido Carrillo.

His rating is (7.0) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

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

• Sevilla – Elche – 2-0