GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés and Villarreal draw 1-1. S. Omorodion scored the first goal (25′) for Deportivo Alavés. J. Cuenca made it even (42′).
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Gasteiz on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 14,523 spectators. The referee was Mario Melero López with the collaboration of José Luis Martínez Serrato and José Francisco García Lozano. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.24 degrees Celsius or 45.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 17 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 80
- 55 Dangerous attack 48
- 88 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Deportivo Alavés was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Villarreal that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Deportivo Alavés was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Deportivo Alavés to win the match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Deportivo Alavés received 1 yellow card (Luis García Plaza). On the other side, Villarreal received 2 yellow cards (Alexander Sørloth and Jorge Cuenca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Deportivo Alavés has 27 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Villarreal will has 25 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Real Betis on the 18th of February with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Real Betis (4 draws).
Villarreal will host Getafe on the 18th of February with a 19-9 head to head in favor of Villarreal (7 draws).
Deportivo Alavés – Formation
Deportivo Alavés
69'
25'
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 , Andoni Gorosabel , Abdel Abqar , Rafa Marín , Javi López , Ander Guevara , Antonio Blanco , Álex Sola , Jon Guridi , Luis Rioja and Samuel Omorodion .
The home team had on the bench: Rubén Duarte , Ianis Hagi , Kike García, Xeber Alkain, Giuliano Simeone, Abderrahman Rebbach , Carlos Vicente , Joaquin Panichelli, Tomás Mendes, Jesús Owono, Egoitz Muñoz Larrea and Victor Parada.
Deportivo Alavés could not rely on the presence of Carlos Vicente (injured) and Rubén Duarte (injured).
Substitutions
Deportivo Alavés made 4 changes: Javi López for Carlos Vicente (69′), Luis Rioja for Abderrahman Rebbach (86′), Jon Guridi for Ianis Hagi (86′) and Rafa Marín for Rubén Duarte (15′).
Player of the match: Samuel Omorodion
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Samuel Omorodion.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Villarreal – Formation
Villarreal
44'
Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Marcelino García Toral played with: Filip Jörgensen , Kiko Femenía , Raúl Albiol , Yerson Mosquera , Jorge Cuenca , Ilias Akhomach , Santi Comesaña , Francis Coquelin , Álex Baena , Gerard Moreno and Alexander Sørloth .
They had on the bench: Pepe Reina, Étienne Capoue , Gonçalo Guedes , Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales , Aïssa Mandi, Bertrand Traoré and Alberto Moreno .
Substitutions
Villarreal made 4 changes: Gerard Moreno for Gonçalo Guedes (74′), Álex Baena for Alberto Moreno (79′), Francis Coquelin for Étienne Capoue (80′) and Ilias Akhomach for José Luis Morales (85′).
Player of the match: Ilias Akhomach
The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was Ilias Akhomach.
His rating is with 26 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – Villarreal – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – Osasuna – 0-1
- Real Madrid – Girona – 4-0
- Las Palmas – Valencia – 2-0
