SEVILLA. Sevilla beat Real Sociedad. Real Sociedad was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 35,884 spectators. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer who was helped by Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.58 degrees Celsius or 70.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 89 Attack 129
- 40 Dangerous attack 50
- 65 Ball safe 64
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 61% while Sevilla was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Sevilla found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Sevilla shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 1 yellow card (Tanguy Nianzou). Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Jon Pacheco and Igor Zubeldia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sevilla has 27 points to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad will stays with 40 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away against Almería on the 10th of March with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (0 draws).
Real Sociedad will play away against Granada on the 10th of March with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (3 draws).
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Enrique Sánchez Flores decided to play with the following team: Ørjan Nyland
, Jesús Navas , Loïc Badé , Sergio Ramos , Kike Salas , Adrià Pedrosa , Hannibal Mejbri , Boubakary Soumaré , Óliver Torres , Isaac Romero and Youssef En-Nesyri .The home team had on the bench: Marko Dmitrović, Alejo Véliz
, Tanguy Nianzou , Juanlu Sánchez , Manu Bueno, Darío Benavides, Matías Árbol, Xavi Sintes, Lulo Dasilva, Stanis Idumbo Muzambo and Suso .Sevilla could not rely on the presence of Juanlu Sánchez (injured) and Tanguy Nianzou (injured).
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: Jesús Navas for Juanlu Sánchez (46′), Hannibal Mejbri for Suso (53′), Loïc Badé for Tanguy Nianzou (86′), Isaac Romero for Alejo Véliz (86′) and Óliver Torres for Manu Bueno (90′).
Player of the match: Youssef En-Nesyri
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Youssef En-Nesyri.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 19 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.Real Sociedad – Formation
Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro
, Jon Aramburu , Igor Zubeldia , Jon Pacheco , Kieran Tierney , Martín Zubimendi , Arsen Zakharyan , Jon Ander Olasagasti , Beñat Turrientes , Umar Sadiq and André Silva .These were the players on the bench: Unai Marrero, Takefusa Kubo, Urko González
, Brais Méndez , Robin Le Normand, Javi Galán , Jon Magunazelaia , Pablo Marín, Hamari Traoré, Mikel Merino, Sheraldo Becker and Mikel Oyarzabal.Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Arsen Zakharyan for Brais Méndez (61′), André Silva for Sheraldo Becker (73′), Martín Zubimendi for Urko González (73′), Kieran Tierney for Javi Galán (84′) and Jon Ander Olasagasti for Jon Magunazelaia (84′).
Player of the match: Brais Méndez
The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Brais Méndez.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 22 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was amazing also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 61′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Rayo Vallecano – Cádiz – 1-1
- Sevilla – Real Sociedad – 3-2
- Valencia – Real Madrid – 2-2
- Getafe – Las Palmas – 3-3