ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza and Levante didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Real Zaragoza was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés with the collaboration of Francisco José Arencibia Medina and Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.7 degrees Celsius or 85.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Zaragoza

0 - 0

Levante

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 86 Attack 92
  • 51 Dangerous attack 45
  • 82 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 10 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Zaragoza had a superior ball possession 57% while Levante was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Real Zaragoza to win the match​.

Real Zaragoza shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levante shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Levante received 1 yellow card (S. Postigo).

Match Timeline

46'
Víctor Mollejo- sub ->Sergio
56'
Francho Serrano- sub ->Eugeni
56'
63'
63'
69'
69'
74'
Sergio Postigo - Yellow
82'
82'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After this encounter, Real Zaragoza has 2 points to occupy the 13th place in the table. On the other side, Levante has 2 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will host Lugo on the 4th of September with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Real Zaragoza (8 draws).

Levante will play away agasint Real Oviedo on the 4th of September with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Cristian Álvarez 1.Argentina
7.4
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
8.0
D
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
6.9
82'
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
7.5
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
7.4
M
Manu Molina 23.Spain
6.8
M
Eugeni Valderrama 8.Spain
7.1
56'
M
Valentín Vada 11.Argentina
6.6
82'
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
7.3
M
Sergio Bermejo 10.Spain
6.8
56'
F
Juanjo Narváez 7.Colombia
6.2
63'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Ratón 13.Spain
G
Dani Rebollo 35.Spain
D
Marcos Luna 27.Spain
D
Carlos Nieto 17.Spain
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
M
R. Petrović 4.Serbia
M
Francho Serrano 14.Spain
6.4
56'
M
Alberto Zapater 21.Spain
M
Gaizka Larrazabal 12.Spain
6.7
82'
F
Víctor Mollejo 28.Spain
6.7
56'
F
Giuliano Simeone 20.Argentina
6.8
63'
F
Miguel Puche 33.Spain
6.7
82'

Real Zaragoza started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones decided to play with the following team: Cristian Álvarez (7.4), Fran Gámez (6.9), Alejandro Francés (7.4), Jair Amador (8.0), Josep Chavarría (7.5), Manu Molina (6.8), Jaume Grau (7.3), Sergio Bermejo Lillo (6.8), Eugeni Valderrama (7.1), Valentín Vada (6.6) and Juan Narváez (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Víctor Mollejo (6.7), Marcos Luna Marcos Ruiz, Radosav Petrović, Giuliano Simeone (6.8), Carlos Nieto, Álvaro Ratón, Lluís López, Francho Serrano (6.4), Miguel Puche (6.7), Alberto Zapater, Daniel Rebollo and Gaizka Larrazabal (6.7).

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: Sergio for V. Mollejo (56′), Eugeni for F. Serrano (56′), J. Narvaez for G. Simeone (63′), V. Vada for Puche (82′) and F. Gamez for G. Larrazabal (82′).

Best player: Jair Amador​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Jair Amador.

His rating is (8.0) with 65 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Levante – Formation

Levante
G
Dani Cárdenas 1.Spain
8.4
D
Sergio Postigo 15.Spain
7.4
74'
D
Rúben Vezo 14.Portugal
7.2
D
Álex Muñoz 16.Spain
7.0
88'
D
Son 2.Spain
6.9
D
Róber Pier 4.Spain
6.8
46'
M
Vicente Iborra 10.Spain
7.2
M
Gonzalo Melero 22.Spain
6.7
63'
M
Pepelu 8.Spain
7.2
F
Alejandro Cantero 28.Spain
6.4
69'
F
Wesley 7.Brazil
6.4
69'
Substitutes
G
Pablo Cuñat 26.Spain
D
Shkodran Mustafi 5.Germany
D
Marc Pubill 29.Spain
D
Enric Franquesa 3.Spain
6.4
88'
M
José Campaña 24.Spain
7.0
46'
M
Jorge de Frutos 18.Spain
6.5
63'
M
Joni Montiel 20.Spain
7.2
69'
M
Pablo Martínez 6.Spain
F
Soldado 9.Spain
6.3
69'

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

Mehdi Nafti played with: Dani Cárdenas (8.4), Son (6.9), Róber Pier (6.8), Sergio Postigo (7.4), Rúben Vezo (7.2), Álex Muñoz (7.0), Pepelu (7.2), Vicente Iborra (7.2), Gonzalo Melero (6.7), Álejandro Cantero (6.4) and Wesley Moraes (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Shkodran Mustafi, Pablo Cunat, Marc Pubill, José Campaña (7.0), Jorge de Frutos (6.5), Joni Montiel (7.2), Enric Franquesa (6.4), Pablo Martínez and Roberto Soldado (6.3).

Substitutions

Levante made 5 changes: Rober Pier for J. Campana (46′), G. Melero for J. de Frutos (63′), Wesley for R. Soldado (69′), A. Cantero for J. Montiel (69′) and A. Munoz for E. Franquesa (88′).

Best player: Dani Cárdenas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was the goalkeeper: Dani Cárdenas. His rating is 8.44. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​