CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol overcame Levante to win 2-1. M. Braithwaite was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Espanyol to strike first with an early goal of Martin Braithwaite at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Martin Braithwaite gave the win to Espanyol in the 90′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Levante lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo with the support of Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Adrián Díaz González. The 4th official was Marta Huerta de Aza. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.18 degrees Celsius or 62.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Espanyol

2 - 1

Levante

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 104 Attack 105
  • 46 Dangerous attack 40
  • 91 Ball safe 91
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 19 Total 16
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Levante had a superior ball possession 58% while Espanyol was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Espanyol won the match​.

Espanyol shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Levante shot 16 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (Omar Sadik, Víctor Ruiz and Sergi Gómez). On the opposite side, Levante received 3 yellow cards (Adrián de la Fuente, Sergio Lozano and Alex Valle).

Match Timeline

Martin Braithwaite(goal)Víctor Ruiz
2'
Víctor Ruiz- Yellow
21'
25'
Sergio Lozano- Yellow
30'
Adrián de la Fuente- Yellow
37'
Álex Valle- Yellow
Sergi Gómez- Yellow
57'
58'
Adrián de la Fuente(goal)Pablo Martínez
Leandro Cabrera- sub ->Víctor Ruiz
66'
Salvi- sub ->Pere Milla
66'
67'
Iván Romero- sub ->Sergio Lozano
O. Sadik- Yellow
72'
Keita Baldé- sub ->Omar Sadik
76'
Rubén Sánchez- sub ->Ian Forns
76'
80'
Andrés García- sub ->Carlos Álvarez
81'
Óscar Clemente- sub ->Mohamed Bouldini
Keidi Bare- sub ->Álvaro Aguado
85'
89'
Rober Ibáñez- sub ->Pablo Martínez
Martin Braithwaite(penalty)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
70
40
Real Valladolid
69
40
SD Eibar
68
40
Racing Santander
64
40
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
40
Elche
59
40
Racing Ferrol
58
40
Levante
57
40
Burgos
57
40
Tenerife
52
40
FC Cartagena
51
40
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
47
40
Eldense
47
40
Huesca
45
40
Mirandés
45
40
Amorebieta
44
40
Alcorcón
42
40
FC Andorra
40
40
Villarreal II
39
39

After playing this match, Espanyol has 41 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Levante will stays with 37 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will play away with Racing Santander on the 11th of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Racing Santander (4 draws).

Levante will host Leganés on the 11th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Levante (2 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
7.3
D
Sergi Gómez 3.Spain
7.0
57'
D
Víctor Ruiz 4.Spain
7.3
66' 21'
D
O. El Hilali 23.Morocco
7.3
D
Ian Forns 38.
6.7
76'
M
Pol Lozano 10.Spain
7.1
M
Pere Milla 11.Spain
6.4
66'
M
Jofre Carreras 17.Spain
6.8
M
Álvaro Aguado 18.Spain
7.7
85'
F
Martin Braithwaite 22.Denmark
8.5
2', 90'
F
O. Sadik 34.Morocco
6.8
76' 72'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Angel Fortuno 33.Spain
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
D
Leandro Cabrera 6.Uruguay
7.0
66'
D
Rubén Sánchez 24.Spain
6.8
76'
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
6.7
85'
M
José Gragera 15.Spain
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
M
Salvi 19.Spain
6.8
66'
F
Keita Baldé 9.Senegal
6.8
76'

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

The manager Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco (7.3), Omar El Hilali (7.3), Sergi Gómez (7.0), Víctor Ruiz (7.3), Ian Forns (6.7), Jofre Carreras (6.8), Álvaro Aguado (7.7), Pol Lozano (7.1), Pere Milla (6.4), Martin Braithwaite (8.5) and Omar Sadik (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joan García, Óscar Gil, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera (7.0), Keidi Bare (6.7), Keita Baldé (6.8), José Gragera, José Carlos Lazo, Salvi (6.8), Rubén Sánchez (6.8) and Angel Fortuno.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Omar Sadik for Keita Baldé (76′), Víctor Ruiz for Leandro Cabrera (66′), Pere Milla for Salvi (66′), Álvaro Aguado for Keidi Bare (85′) and Ian Forns for Rubén Sánchez (76′).

Player of the match: Martin Braithwaite​

The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Martin Braithwaite.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 17 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Levante – Formation

Levante
G
Andrés Fernández 13.Spain
7.0
D
Ander Capa 2.Spain
7.3
D
Álex Muñoz 3.Spain
6.6
D
Adrián de la Fuente 4.Spain
7.9
30' 58'
D
Álex Valle 5.Spain
7.0
37'
M
Pablo Martínez 10.Spain
7.9
89'
M
Oriol Rey 20.Spain
6.4
M
Sergio Lozano 21.Spain
6.4
67' 25'
M
Carlos Álvarez 37.Spain
7.1
80'
F
Dani Gómez 9.Spain
6.4
F
Mohamed Bouldini 22.Morocco
6.8
81'
Substitutes
G
Joan Femenías 1.Spain
D
Nikola Maras 14.Serbia
D
Sergio Postigo 15.Spain
D
Xavi Grande 31.Spain
M
Roger Brugué 7.Spain
M
Alejandro Cantero 11.Spain
M
Álex Blesa 16.Spain
M
Óscar Clemente 17.Spain
6.8
81'
M
Rober Ibáñez 19.Spain
6.3
89'
M
Edgar Alcaniz 27.Spain
F
Iván Romero 18.Spain
7.0
67'
F
Andrés García 30.Spain
7.1
80'

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

Javier Calleja Revilla played with: Andrés Fernández (7.0), Ander Capa (7.3), Adrián de la Fuente (7.9), Álex Muñoz (6.6), Alex Valle (7.0), Carlos Álvarez (7.1), Sergio Lozano (6.4), Oriol Rey (6.4), Pablo Martínez  (7.9), Dani Gómez  (6.4) and Mohamed Bouldini (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joan Femenías, Roger Brugué, Alejandro Cantero, Nikola Maraš, Sergio Postigo, Álex Blesa, Óscar Clemente (6.8), Iván Romero (7.0), Rober Ibáñez (6.3), Edgar Alcaniz, Andrés García (7.1) and Xavi.

Levante could not rely on the presence of Rober Ibáñez (injured).

Substitutions

Levante made 4 changes: Sergio Lozano for Iván Romero (67′), Pablo Martínez  for Rober Ibáñez (89′), Mohamed Bouldini for Óscar Clemente (81′) and Carlos Álvarez for Andrés García (80′).

Player of the match: Adrián de la Fuente​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Adrián de la Fuente.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 86 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​