CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol beats Mallorca 1-0 after R. de scored just 1 goal (42′).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz with the collaboration of Marcos Cerdán Aguilar and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Sergiu Claudiu Muresan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Mallorca was in firm control of the ball 55% while Espanyol was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mallorca had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Espanyol succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Espanyol shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Mallorca shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (K. Bare, M. Morlanes and A. Vidal). On the other side, Mallorca received 3 yellow cards (J. Costa, V. Muriqi and A. Raillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Espanyol will have 36 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Mallorca will stay with 26 points to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vicente Moreno Peris decided to play with the following team: .
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of Oier (injured).
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: D. Lopez for Oier (46′), T. Vilhena for A. Vidal (54′), K. Bare for M. Morlanes (55′), A. Embarba for N. Melamed (71′) and R. de Tomas for L. Moron (86′).
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luis García Plaza played with: .
Substitutions
Mallorca made 5 changes: Angel for A. Prats (46′), Lee Kang-In for T. Kubo (60′), A. Sanchez for S. Sevilla (60′), I. Baba for J. Llabres (82′) and G. Gonzalez for F. Nino (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Real Betis – 0-0
- Cádiz – Villarreal – 1-0
- Espanyol – Mallorca – 1-0
- Real Madrid – FC Barcelona – 0-4
- Sevilla – Real Sociedad – 0-0