GRANADA. Granada beats Sevilla 1-0 after R. Rochina scored just 1 goal (25′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
Diego Carlos received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sevilla lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who was helped by Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 68% while Granada was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Sevilla was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Granada was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Granada shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Granada received 3 yellow cards (M. Gonalons, Quini and L. Suarez). On the opposite side, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Diego Carlos, M. Acuna and L. Ocampos).
Also, Sevilla didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Diego Carlos (Sevilla) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Granada will have 6 points to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Sevilla will stay with 14 points like Osasuna to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Granada will play away against Osasuna on the 22nd of October with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Granada (3 draws).
Sevilla will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 17th of October with a 12-8 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).
Granada – Formation
Granada
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75'
25'
90'
Granada started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Robert Moreno decided to play with the following team: Luis Maximiano , Quini , Víctor Díaz , Luis Abram , Carlos Neva , Luis Milla , Maxime Gonalons , Ruben Rochina , Ángel Montoro , Alberto Soro and Luis Javier Suárez .
The home team had on the bench: Germán Sánchez , Aarón Escandell, Santiago Arias, Darwin Machís, Sergio Escudero , Monchu , Antonio Puertas , Jorge Molina, Isma Ruiz , Raúl Torrente and Carlos Bacca.
Substitutions
Granada made 5 changes: A. Montoro for A. Puertas (46′), A. Soro for S. Escudero (64′), V. Diaz for G. Sanchez (76′), L. Milla for Monchu (86′) and M. Gonalons for I. Ruiz (86′).
Best player: Luis Abram
The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was Luis Abram even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
Sevilla started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono , Gonzalo Montiel , Jules Koundé , Diego Carlos , Marcos Acuña , Joan Jordán , Fernando , Ivan Rakitić , Erik Lamela , Rafa Mir and Suso .
They had on the bench: Munir El Haddadi , Javier Díaz, Lucas Ocampos , Óliver Torres, Nemanja Gudelj, Alejandro Gómez , Ludwig Augustinsson, Óscar Rodríguez , Jesús Navas , Oussama Idrissi, Marko Dmitrović and Karim Rekik.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: Suso for M. El Haddadi (46′), G. Montiel for J. Navas (46′), J. Jordan for Papu Gomez (46′), E. Lamela for O. Rodriguez (64′) and I. Rakitic for L. Ocampos (70′).
Best player: Jesús Navas
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Jesús Navas.
His rating is with 36 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Getafe – Real Sociedad – 1-1
- Espanyol – Real Madrid – 2-1
- Granada – Sevilla – 1-0
- Villarreal – Real Betis – 2-0
- Elche – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
