GASTEIZ. FC Barcelona defeats Deportivo Alavés 3-1. FC Barcelona got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Robert Lewandowski (22′) and İlkay Gündoğan (49′). Deportivo Alavés tried to recover with a goal from Samuel Omorodion (51′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (63′) scored by Vitor Roque for FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 19,480 spectators. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the support of Diego Barbero Sevilla and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Francisco García Riesgo. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 13.92 degrees Celsius or 57.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 13 Total 8
- 2 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 90 Attack 97
- 56 Dangerous attack 39
- 60 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 64% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Deportivo Alavés was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, FC Barcelona was able to find the solution to win this match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 13 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés received 2 yellow cards (Álex Sola and Samuel Omorodion). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (Vitor Roque).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Deportivo Alavés stays with 26 points like Osasuna to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will has 50 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will host Villarreal on the 11th of February with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Deportivo Alavés (2 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Granada on the 11th of February with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (3 draws).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
77'
90'
51'
Deportivo Alavés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera , Nahuel Tenaglia , Rafa Marín , Rubén Duarte , Javi López , Antonio Blanco , Ander Guevara , Álex Sola , Jon Guridi , Luis Rioja and Samuel Omorodion .
The home team had on the bench: Ianis Hagi , Abdel Abqar, Xeber Alkain, Giuliano Simeone , Abderrahman Rebbach , Carlos Benavídez , Joaquin Panichelli , Tomás Mendes, Jesús Owono, Adrián Rodríguez, Egoitz Muñoz Larrea and Victor Parada.
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Antonio Blanco for Carlos Benavídez (77′), Nahuel Tenaglia for Ianis Hagi (77′), Luis Rioja for Abderrahman Rebbach (63′), Jon Guridi for Giuliano Simeone (63′) and Samuel Omorodion for Joaquin Panichelli (88′).
Player of the match: Álex Sola
The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Álex Sola.
His rating is with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 13 crosses.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Iñaki Peña , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Pau Cubarsí , João Cancelo , Frenkie de Jong , Andreas Christensen , İlkay Gündoğan , Lamine Yamal , Robert Lewandowski and Pedri .
They had on the bench: Vitor Roque , Iñigo Martínez , Fermín López , Oriol Romeu , Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó, Diego Kochen, Unai Hernández, Pau Victor, Marc Guiu and Héctor Fort .
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Vitor Roque (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: João Cancelo for Héctor Fort (46′), İlkay Gündoğan for Vitor Roque (59′), Andreas Christensen for Iñigo Martínez (82′), Pau Cubarsí for Oriol Romeu (83′) and Pedri for Fermín López (74′).
Player of the match: İlkay Gündoğan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was İlkay Gündoğan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Valencia – Almería – 2-1
- Deportivo Alavés – FC Barcelona – 1-3
- Granada – Las Palmas – 1-1
- Girona – Real Sociedad – 0-0
