MáLAGA. Almería beats Málaga 1-0 after U. Sadiq scored just 1 goal (53′).
The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 17,267 spectators. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban with the assistance of David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Málaga 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
Almería was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Almería won the contest.
Málaga shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almería shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Málaga received 3 yellow cards (A. Escassi, M. Peybernes and V. Gomez). Regarding the opposition, Almería received 2 yellow cards (S. Akieme and L. Robertone).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Málaga will stay with 32 points to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Almería will have 52 points like SD Eibar to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will play away against Real Sociedad II on the 19th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Málaga (0 draws).
Almería will host Mirandés on the 20th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Almería (4 draws).
Málaga – Formation
Málaga
76'
77'
Málaga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager José Ignacio González Sáenz decided to play with the following team: Dani Barrio , Victor Gómez , Mathieu Peybernes , David Lombán , Javi Jiménez , Jairo Samperio , Alberto Escassi , Ramón Enríquez , Antoñin , Roberto Fernández and Paulino De la Fuente .
The home team had on the bench: Ismael Gutiérrez, Kevin Villodres , Ismael Casas, Alejandro Benítez, Dani Martín, Sekou Gassama , Brian Cufre, Aleix Febas, Brandon , Jozabed Sánchez , Álvaro Vadillo and Daniel Lorenzo.
Substitutions
Málaga made 4 changes: Antonin for K. Villodres (63′), J. Samperio for B. Llamas (63′), R. Fernandez Jaen for S. Gassama (76′) and A. Escassi for Jozabed (77′).
Best player: Paulino De la Fuente
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Paulino De la Fuente.
His rating is with 45 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 18 duels out of 28. He performed 4 crosses.
Almería – Formation
Almería
53'
Almería started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia played with: Fernando Martínez , Alejandro Pozo , Chumi , Srđan Babić , Sergio Akieme Rodriguez , César de la Hoz , Samuel Costa , Francisco Portillo , Lucas Robertone , Arvin Appiah and Umar Sadiq .
These were the players on the bench: Juanjo Nieto , Íñigo Eguaras, Juan Villar, Arnau Puigmal, Iván Martos, Daniel Carriço, Javi Robles, Dyego Sousa, Álex Centelles, Curro , Giorgi Makaridze and Aitor Buñuel .
Substitutions
Almería made 4 changes: A. Appiah for A. Bunuel (66′), A. Pozo for J. Nieto (79′), F. Portillo for Curro (79′) and L. Robertone for I. Eguaras (88′).
Best player: Sergio Akieme Rodriguez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Sergio Akieme Rodriguez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Real Valladolid – Girona – 2-2
- Mirandés – Sporting Gijón – 0-3
- Málaga – Almería – 0-1
- UD Ibiza – FC Cartagena – 2-1
