VALENCIA. Valencia topped Almería to win 2-1. It was Valencia to strike first with a goal of Hugo Duro at the 14′. Then Roman Yaremchuk scored again for Valencia in the 23′ minute. Eventually, Sergio Arribas reduced the distance for Almería (50′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

Léo Baptistão received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Almería lost the match.

Pepelu didn’t convert a penalty (62′) for Valencia.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 42,877 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz assisted by Eliana Fernández González and Fabián Blanco Rodríguez. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was foggy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.84 degrees Celsius or 69.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Valencia

2 - 1

Almería

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 7 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 99 Attack 93
  • 43 Dangerous attack 32
  • 55 Ball safe 57
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Valencia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Almería that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Valencia was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Valencia won the match​.

Valencia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almería shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Valencia received 4 yellow cards (Hugo Guillamón, Roman Yaremchuk, Cristhian Mosquera and Javier Guerra). On the other side, Almería received 6 yellow cards (Álex Centelles, Largie Ramazani, Edgar González, Choco Lozano , Gaizka Garitano Aguirre and Lucas Robertone).

Also, Almería didn’t end the match with 11 players after Léo Baptistão (Almería) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

Hugo Duro(goal)Diego Lopez Noguerol
14'
Roman Yaremchuk (goal)Pepelu
23'
Roman Yaremchuk - Yellow
24'
Javi Guerra- Yellow
25'
32'
Edgar González(VAR)
34'
Iddrisu Baba- sub ->César Montes
50'
Sergio Arribas(goal)Álex Centelles
61'
Álex Centelles- Yellow
Diego López(VAR)
60'
61'
Choco Lozano - sub ->Gonzalo Melero
Fran Pérez- sub ->Diego Lopez Noguerol
61'
61'
Luka Romero- sub ->Léo Baptistão
Pepelu- missed penaltyPepelu
62'
Cristhian Mosquera- Yellow
62'
64'
Edgar González- Yellow
Alberto Marí- sub ->Roman Yaremchuk
70'
Jesús Vázquez- sub ->Javier Guerra
70'
72'
Choco Lozano - Yellow
Hugo Guillamón- Yellow
73'
82'
Marezi- sub ->Chumi
82'
Lucas Robertone- sub ->Sergio Arribas
Selim Amallah- sub ->Hugo Duro
90'
90'
Léo Baptistão- Red
90'
Largie Ramazani- Yellow
90'
Lucas Robertone- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this contest, Valencia has 35 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Almería will stays with 6 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away against Las Palmas on the 11th of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Las Palmas (2 draws).

Almería will host Athletic Club on the 11th of February with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (3 draws).

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
7.3
D
Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain
7.7
62'
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
7.0
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.8
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
7.5
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
7.1
73'
M
Javi Guerra 8.Spain
6.4
70' 25'
M
Diego López 16.Spain
7.1
61'
M
Pepelu 18.Spain
7.5
F
Hugo Duro 9.Spain
7.7
90' 14'
F
Roman Yaremchuk 17.Ukraine
7.1
70' 24' 23'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
D
Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain
6.3
70'
D
Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 31.Spain
D
Yarek Gąsiorowski 34.Spain
M
Fran Pérez 23.Spain
6.3
61'
M
Selim Amallah 19.Morocco
90'
M
Pablo Gozálbez 27.Spain
M
Hugo González 30.Spain
F
Peter Federico 11.Spain
F
Alberto Marí 22.Spain
6.8
70'

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

The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Paulista, Giorgi Mamardashvili (7.3), Dimitri Foulquier (6.8), Cristhian Mosquera (7.7), Cenk Özkacar  (7.5), José Gayà (7.0), Diego Lopez Noguerol (7.1), Pepelu (7.5), Hugo Guillamón (7.1), Javier Guerra (6.4), Roman Yaremchuk (7.1) and Hugo Duro (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Peter González, Cristian Rivero, Selim Amallah, Jesús Vázquez (6.3), Alberto Mari (6.8), Pablo Gozálbez, Hugo González, Ruben Iranzo Lendinez, Yarek Gasiorowski and Fran Pérez (6.3).

Valencia could not rely on the presence of Fran Pérez (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 4 changes: Javier Guerra for Jesús Vázquez (70′), Diego Lopez Noguerol for Fran Pérez (61′), Hugo Duro for Selim Amallah (90′) and Roman Yaremchuk for Alberto Mari (70′).

Player of the match: Cristhian Mosquera​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Cristhian Mosquera even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 44 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10.

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Luís Maximiano 25.Portugal
6.6
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
D
Marc Pubill 18.Spain
7.1
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.8
82'
D
César Montes 22.Mexico
6.6
34'
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
7.1
61'
M
Edgar González 3.Spain
7.0
64'
M
Dion Lopy 6.Senegal
7.7
M
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.6
90'
M
Sergio Arribas 19.Spain
7.5
82' 50'
M
Gonzalo Melero 11.Spain
6.3
61'
F
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
7.0
61' 90'
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Aleksandar Radovanović 16.Serbia
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
D
Bruno Langa 24.Mozambique
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
6.7
82' 90'
M
Iddrisu Baba 4.Ghana
7.0
34'
F
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
F
Choco Lozano 15.Honduras
6.8
61' 72'
F
Marezi 29.Serbia
6.4
82'
F
Luka Romero 38.Argentina
6.8
61'

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

Gaizka Garitano Aguirre played with: Luís Maximiano (6.6), Marc Pubill (7.1), César Montes (6.6), Chumi (6.8), Sergio Akieme, Álex Centelles (7.1), Edgar González (7.0), Dion Lopy (7.7), Sergio Arribas (7.5), Gonzalo Melero (6.3), Largie Ramazani (6.6) and Léo Baptistão (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Diego Mariño, Iddrisu Baba (7.0), Adrián Embarba, Fernando Martínez, Lázaro, A. Radovanović, Alejandro Pozo, Bruno Langa , Marko Milovanović (6.4), Luka Romero (6.8), Choco Lozano  (6.8) and Lucas Robertone (6.7).

Almería could not rely on the presence of Luka Romero (injured).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Chumi for Marko Milovanović (82′), César Montes for Iddrisu Baba (34′), Sergio Arribas for Lucas Robertone (82′), Léo Baptistão for Luka Romero (61′) and Gonzalo Melero for Choco Lozano  (61′).

Player of the match: Dion Lopy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Dion Lopy.

His rating is 7.7 with 33 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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