VALENCIA. Valencia prevails over Granada 3-1. Valencia got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from G. Guedes (48′) and M. Gomez (51′). Granada tried to recover with a goal from J. Domenech (56′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a penalty (61′) scored by C. Soler for Valencia.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez with the assistance of José Antonio Garrido Romero and Iván Masso Granado. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.5 degrees Celsius or 50.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Valencia was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Granada that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Valencia was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Valencia won the match.
Valencia shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 3 yellow cards (E. Comert, Y. Musah and Marcos Andre). On the other side, Granada received 3 yellow cards (V. Diaz, R. Rochina and Quini).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 36 points to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Granada will stay with 25 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away against Getafe on the 12th of March with a 17-11 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (8 draws).
Granada will host Elche on the 12th of March with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Granada (8 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager José Bordalás Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Jaume Doménech , Dimitri Foulquier , Eray Cömert , Hugo Guillamón , Toni Lato, Yunus Musah , Uroš Račić , Carlos Soler , Gonçalo Guedes , Maximiliano Gómez and Marcos de Sousa .
The home team had on the bench: Denis Cheryshev, Rubén Iranzo, Jesús Vázquez , Hugo Duro , Hélder Costa , Cristhian Mosquera , Bryan Gil , Gabriel Paulista and Carlos Perez.
Valencia could not rely on the presence of J. Vazquez (injured) and H. Duro (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: T. Lato for J. Vazquez (5′), Y. Musah for B. Gil (73′), M. Gomez for H. Duro (73′), Marcos Andre for H. Costa (86′) and C. Soler for C. Mosquera (86′).
Best player: Carlos Soler
The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was Carlos Soler.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 5 crosses.
Granada – Formation
Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano , Víctor Díaz , Germán Sánchez , Raul Torrente Navarro , Carlos Neva , Antonio Puertas , Luis Milla , Njegoš Petrović , Ángel Montoro , Myrto Uzuni and Luis Javier Suárez .
These were the players on the bench: Dani Raba, Quini , Ruben Rochina , Alberto Soro, Carlos Bacca, Aarón Escandell, Matías Arezo , Isma Ruiz, Darwin Machís , Alex Collado, Jorge Molina and Pepe Sánchez.
Substitutions
Granada made 5 changes: A. Puertas for D. Machis (62′), A. Montoro for J. Molina (66′), V. Diaz for Quini (76′), L. Suarez for M. Arezo (76′) and L. Milla for R. Rochina (76′).
Best player: Myrto Uzuni
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Myrto Uzuni.
His rating is with 23 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Espanyol – Getafe – 2-0
- Osasuna – Villarreal – 1-0
- Real Madrid – Real Sociedad – 4-1
- Valencia – Granada – 3-1