Villarreal II draws 0-0 with Real Zaragoza on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal II and Real Zaragoza played out a goalless draw.

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Mark Hall
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Villarreal II draws 0-0 with Real Zaragoza on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal II and Real Zaragoza didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Real Zaragoza was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 6,325 spectators.​ The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés who had the assistance of Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.02 degrees Celsius or 57.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Villarreal II

0 - 0

Team 1

Real Zaragoza

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 91 Attack 109
  • 33 Dangerous attack 58
  • 86 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 16 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Zaragoza had a superior ball possession 58% while Villarreal II was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Real Zaragoza to win the match​.

Villarreal II shot 13 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Zaragoza shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Villarreal II received 1 yellow card (Javi Ontiveros). Regarding the opposition, Real Zaragoza received 2 yellow cards (Alejandro Francés and Quentin Lecoeuche).

Match Timeline

5'
Quentin Lecoeuche- Yellow
54'
Santiago Mouriño- sub ->Quentin Lecoeuche
54'
Toni Moya- sub ->Francho Serrano
59'
Manu Vallejo- sub ->Ivan Azón Monzón
Javi Ontiveros- Yellow
62'
68'
72'
Alejandro Francés- Yellow
A. Ferrari- sub ->Alex Forés
80'
Reque- sub ->Aitor Gelardo
80'
83'
Sergi Enrich- sub ->Germán Valera
83'
Jaume Grau- sub ->Maikel Mesa
Lanchi- sub ->Diego Collado
87'
Hugo Novoa- sub ->Rodri Alonso
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
64
37
SD Eibar
61
36
Real Valladolid
61
36
Espanyol
60
37
Elche
58
37
Real Oviedo
55
36
Racing Santander
55
37
Sporting Gijón
55
37
Racing Ferrol
54
36
Burgos
54
37
Levante
52
36
Real Zaragoza
46
37
Tenerife
46
36
Huesca
42
36
Eldense
42
36
FC Cartagena
42
36
Mirandés
41
36
Alcorcón
40
36
Albacete
39
36
Villarreal II
39
37
Amorebieta
38
37
FC Andorra
37
37

After this match, Villarreal II has 30 points like Albacete to sit in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Real Zaragoza will has 37 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Villarreal II will play away against Eldense on the 3rd of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Villarreal II (0 draws).

Real Zaragoza will host Amorebieta on the 3rd of March with a 0-0 head to head record.

Villarreal II – Formation

Villarreal II
G
Iker Álvarez 1.Andorra
7.1
D
Adrià Altimira 2.Spain
8.1
D
Dani Tasende 3.Spain
7.0
D
S. Leković 12.Serbia
6.7
D
Espigares 29.Spain
6.8
M
Carlo García 8.Spain
7.0
M
Javi Ontiveros 10.Spain
6.3
68' 62'
M
Aitor Gelardo 14.Spain
6.7
80'
M
Rodri Alonso 21.Spain
6.7
87'
F
Diego Collado 7.Spain
6.7
87'
F
Alex Forés 9.Spain
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
Miguel Ángel Morro 13.Spain
G
Rubén Gómez 35.Spain
D
Abraham del Moral 5.Spain
D
Marcos Sánchez 15.Spain
D
Lanchi 16.Spain
6.8
87'
D
Pau Navarro 33.Spain
M
T. Geralnik 22.Argentina
M
Reque 27.Spain
6.7
80'
F
Jorge Pascual 11.Spain
7.0
68'
F
Hugo Novoa 17.Spain
6.4
87'
F
A. Ferrari 24.Uruguay
6.4
80'

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

The manager Miguel Álvarez Jurado decided to play with the following team: Iker Álvarez (7.1), Adrià Altimira (8.1), Antonio Espigares (6.8), Stefan Leković (6.7), Dani Tasende (7.0), Javi Ontiveros (6.3), Aitor Gelardo (6.7), Carlo García (7.0), Rodri Alonso (6.7), Diego Collado (6.7) and Alex Forés (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Abraham del Moral, Jorge Pascual (7.0), Miguel Ángel Morro, Marcos Sánchez, Lanchi (6.8), Hugo Novoa (6.4), Tiago Geralnik, Andrés Ferrari (6.4), Daniel Requena (6.7), Facundo Viveros, Pau Navarro Badenes and Rubén Gómez.

Substitutions

Villarreal II made 5 changes: Javi Ontiveros for Jorge Pascual (68′), Alex Forés for Andrés Ferrari (80′), Aitor Gelardo for Daniel Requena (80′), Diego Collado for Lanchi (87′) and Rodri Alonso for Hugo Novoa (87′).

Player of the match: Adrià Altimira​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal II was Adrià Altimira.

His rating is 8.1 with 26 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Edgar Badia 25.Spain
7.5
D
Akim Zedadka 2.Algeria
8.2
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
7.0
72'
D
Quentin Lecoeuche 22.France
6.7
54' 5'
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
7.3
M
Germán Valera 7.Spain
7.0
83'
M
Marc Aguado 8.Spain
7.5
M
Maikel Mesa 11.Spain
7.0
83'
M
Francho Serrano 14.Spain
7.1
54'
M
Víctor Mollejo 20.Spain
7.0
F
Iván Azón 9.Spain
7.3
59'
Substitutes
G
Cristian Álvarez  1.Argentina
G
Gaëtan Poussin 13.France
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
D
Santiago Mouriño 15.Uruguay
6.7
54'
D
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
6.8
83'
M
Toni Moya 21.Spain
7.5
54'
M
P. García 30.Spain
F
Manu Vallejo 19.Spain
7.0
59'
F
Sergi Enrich 23.Spain
6.8
83'

Real Zaragoza started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Édgar Badía (7.5), Akim Zedadka (8.2), Alejandro Francés (7.0), Lluís López (7.3), Quentin Lecoeuche (6.7), Francho Serrano (7.1), Marc Aguado (7.5), Germán Valera (7.0), Maikel Mesa (7.0), Víctor Mollejo (7.0) and Ivan Azón Monzón (7.3).

They had on the bench: Cristian Álvarez, Jair Amador, Jaume Grau (6.8), Gaetan Poussin, Santiago Mouriño (6.7), Fran Gámez, Manu Vallejo (7.0), Toni Moya (7.5), Sergi Enrich (6.8), Pablo Cortés, Lucas Terrer and Pablo Cortés García.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: Ivan Azón Monzón for Manu Vallejo (59′), Francho Serrano for Toni Moya (54′), Quentin Lecoeuche for Santiago Mouriño (54′), Germán Valera for Sergi Enrich (83′) and Maikel Mesa for Jaume Grau (83′).

Player of the match: Akim Zedadka​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Zaragoza was Akim Zedadka.

His rating is 8.2 with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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