VALLADOLID. Real Valladolid conquers Espanyol 1-0 after R. Moro scored just 1 goal (23′).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 22,027 spectators.​ The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the support of Israel Bárcena Rodríguez and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 29.66 degrees Celsius or 85.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Espanyol had a strong ball possession 55% while Real Valladolid was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Valladolid was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Valladolid won the match​.

Real Valladolid shot 12 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Real Valladolid received 2 yellow cards (Iván Sánchez and Lucas Rosa). On the opposite side, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Irvin Cardona and Antoniu Roca).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Real Valladolid has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Espanyol stays with 0 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away with Real Madrid on the 25th of August with a 14-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).

Espanyol will host Real Sociedad on the 24th of August with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez decided to play with the following team: André Ferreira, Karl Hein (7.7), Luis Pérez (7.9), Javi Sánchez (7.1), Enzo Boyomo (7.0), Lucas Rosa (7.1), Amath Ndiaye (7.6), Kike Pérez (7.3), Eray Cömert (6.8), Selim Amallah (7.3), Raúl Moro (7.8) and Mamadou Sylla (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Víctor Meseguer (6.8), Iván Sánchez (6.8), David Torres (6.7), Marcos André, César de la Hoz, Stipe Biuk, Darwin Machís, Stanko Juric (6.7), Arnau Rafús, Chuky San José (6.5), Raúl Chasco and Koke.

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Kike Pérez for Chuky San José (82′), Javi Sánchez for Stanko Juric (62′), Selim Amallah for Iván Sánchez (69′), Eray Cömert for David Torres (82′) and Amath Ndiaye for Antoniu Roca (70′).

Player of the match: Luis Pérez​

The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Luis Pérez even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Espanyol – Formation

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

José Manuel González Álvarez played with: Joan García (6.5), Álvaro Tejero (6.9), Omar El Hilali (6.7), Sergi Gómez (7.2), Leandro Cabrera (7.2), Carlos Romero (6.5), Pere Milla (6.5), José Gragera (6.5), Pol Lozano (6.6), Alejo Véliz (7.5), Javi Puado (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jofre Carreras (7.3), Álvaro Aguado (7.1), Fernando Calero, Fernando Pacheco, Brian Oliván, Salvi, Alex Král (6.9), Irvin Cardona (6.7), Antoniu Roca (6.8), Omar Sadik, Ángel Fortuño and Rafel Bauzà.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Pol Lozano for Alex Král (57′), Pere Milla for Irvin Cardona (57′), José Gragera for Álvaro Aguado (78′), Álvaro Tejero for Víctor Meseguer (70′) and Alejo Véliz for Jofre Carreras (70′).

Player of the match: Alejo Véliz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Alejo Véliz.

His rating is 7.5 with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Real Valladolid – Espanyol – 1-0
• Villarreal – Atlético Madrid – 2-2