GIRONA. Girona and Real Sociedad didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 13,755 spectators. The referee was who was helped by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Armando Ramo Andrés. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.26 degrees Celsius or 68.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 3 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 89 Attack 114
- 39 Dangerous attack 41
- 51 Ball safe 39
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 4 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 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. Girona was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Real Sociedad that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the encounter.
Girona shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Girona received 2 yellow cards (Daley Blind and Yangel Herrera). Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad received 4 yellow cards (Igor Zubeldia, Brais Méndez, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea and Beñat Turrientes).
(Girona) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Girona has 56 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad will has 37 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away with Real Madrid on the 11th of February with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (1 draw).
Real Sociedad will host Osasuna on the 11th of February with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).
Girona – Formation
Girona
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Girona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Artem Dovbyk, Paulo Gazzaniga , Yan Couto , Eric García , Daley Blind , Miguel Gutiérrez , Yangel Herrera , Aleix García , Viktor Tsygankov , Iván Martín , Sávio and Portu .
The home team had on the bench: Cristhian Stuani , Borja García, Valery Fernández , Juanpe, Pablo Torre , Jhon Solis , Toni Fuidias, Antal Yaakobishvili, Ricard Artero and Arnau Martínez.
Substitutions
Girona made 4 changes: Portu for Cristhian Stuani (70′), Iván Martín for Pablo Torre (70′), Aleix García for Jhon Solis (80′) and Viktor Tsygankov for Valery Fernández (80′).
Player of the match: Yangel Herrera
The most impressive player for Girona was Yangel Herrera.
His rating is with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 25. He performed 1 cross.
Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro , Álvaro Odriozola, Igor Zubeldia , Jon Pacheco , Javi Galán , Sheraldo Becker , Beñat Turrientes , Martín Zubimendi , Mikel Oyarzabal , Brais Méndez , André Silva .
They had on the bench: Ander Barrenetxea , Arsen Zakharyan, Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti , Jon Magunazelaia, Jon Martín, Rupérez, Jon Aramburu , Robin Le Normand, Mikel Merino and Umar Sadiq .
Real Sociedad could not rely on the presence of Jon Aramburu (injured) and Ander Barrenetxea (injured).
Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Álvaro Odriozola for Jon Aramburu (3′), Sheraldo Becker for Ander Barrenetxea (52′), Beñat Turrientes for Mikel Merino (52′), Brais Méndez for Jon Ander Olasagasti (87′) and André Silva for Umar Sadiq (87′).
Player of the match: Ander Barrenetxea
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Ander Barrenetxea.
His rating is with 10 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was amazing also because he commenced the contest from the bench before entering in the 52′.
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
