VILLARREAL. Villarreal and Cádiz didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Villarreal was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 17,183 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes assisted by Iván Masso Granado and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.66 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 19 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 99
- 79 Dangerous attack 37
- 78 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Villarreal was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cádiz was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Villarreal to win the match.
Villarreal shot 19 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Cádiz shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 4 yellow cards (Álex Baena, Francis Coquelin, Marcelino and Santi Comesaña). On the other side, Cádiz received 1 yellow card (Iza Carcelén).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Villarreal has 24 points like Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz will has 17 points like Sevilla to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 11th of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Deportivo Alavés (2 draws).
Cádiz will host Real Betis on the 11th of February with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (6 draws).
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
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Villarreal adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Filip Jörgensen , Kiko Femenía , Eric Bailly, Raúl Albiol , Jorge Cuenca , Alberto Moreno , Ilias Akhomach , Santi Comesaña , Francis Coquelin , Álex Baena , Gerard Moreno and Alexander Sørloth .
The home team had on the bench: Yerson Mosquera, Étienne Capoue , Manu Trigueros , José Luis Morales , Aïssa Mandi, Adrià Altimira, Iker Álvarez and Gonçalo Guedes .
Villarreal could not rely on the presence of Manu Trigueros (injured).
Substitutions
Villarreal made 4 changes: Ilias Akhomach for Gonçalo Guedes (46′), Alexander Sørloth for José Luis Morales (46′), Santi Comesaña for Étienne Capoue (70′) and Francis Coquelin for Manu Trigueros (89′).
Player of the match: Álex Baena
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Álex Baena.
His rating is with 37 passes (84% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 18 crosses.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz
Also Cádiz adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mauricio Pellegrino played with: Jeremías Ledesma , Iza Carcelén , Jorge Meré , Víctor Chust , Lucas Pires , Iván Alejo , Gonzalo Escalante , Álex Fernández , Robert Navarro , Rubén Sobrino , Chris Ramos .
They had on the bench: Joseba Zaldúa, Juanmi , Brian Ocampo , David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Darwin Machís, Sergi Guardiola, Aiham Ousou, Maximiliano Gómez and Rominigue Kouamé.
Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: Gonzalo Escalante for Rominigue Kouamé (90′), Iván Alejo for Juanmi (75′), Chris Ramos for Brian Ocampo (82′), Robert Navarro for Maximiliano Gómez (82′) and Rubén Sobrino for Joseba Zaldúa (90′).
Player of the match: Jeremías Ledesma
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was the goalkeeper: Jeremías Ledesma. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Osasuna – Celta de Vigo – 0-3
- Villarreal – Cádiz – 0-0
- Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid – 1-1
- Real Betis – Getafe – 1-1
