ALMERíA. Almería was able to reverse the scoreline against Sevilla to win 2-1. It was Sevilla to strike first with a goal of O. Torres at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, U. Sadiq gave the win to Almería in the 55′ minute. Sevilla was vastly better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. In front of 13,788 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the assistance of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was David Cambronero González. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sevilla had a strong ball possession 69% while Almería was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sevilla was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Almería was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Almería shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Sevilla shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Almería received 5 yellow cards (I. Eguaras, Kaiky, C. de la Hoz, Leo Baptistao and S. Costa). Talking about the opposition, Sevilla received 8 yellow cards (E. Lamela, K. Rekik, R. Mir, J. Navas, J. A. Carmona, Isco, T. Delaney and A. Telles).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Almería has 4 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Sevilla stays with 1 points (15th).
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Osasuna on the 12th of September with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Osasuna (4 draws).
Sevilla will play away agasint Espanyol on the 10th of September with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Sevilla (9 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez , Kaiky , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Alejandro Pozo , Íñigo Eguaras , Samuel Costa , Sergio Akieme Rodríguez , Lucas Robertone , Largie Ramazani and Umar Sadiq .
The home team had on the bench: Fernando Pacheco, Léo Baptistão , Houboulang Mendes , A. Appiah, Curro , Portillo, Chumi , Arnau Puigmal, Dyego Sousa, César de la Hoz , Carlos Rojas and M. Milovanović.
Almería could not rely on the presence of C. de la Hoz (injured).
Substitutions
Almería made 5 changes: I. Eguaras for C. de la Hoz (46′), Kaiky for Chumi (74′), A. Pozo for H. Mendes (74′), L. Ramazani for Leo Baptistao (80′) and L. Robertone for Curro (82′).
Best player: Alejandro Pozo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Alejandro Pozo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Julen Lopetegui Argote played with: Bono , Jesús Navas , Tanguy Nianzou , Karim Rekik , Alex Telles , Joan Jordán , Fernando , Papu Gómez , Óliver Torres , Rafa Mir and Erik Lamela .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. El-Haddadi, Lucas Ocampos , Alberto Flores, N. Gudelj, Thomas Delaney , I. Rakitić, Isco , G. Montiel, José Ángel Carmona , Suso, Youssef En-Nesyri and M. Dmitrović.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 5 changes: O. Torres for T. Delaney (58′), K. Rekik for J. A. Carmona (58′), J. Jordan for Isco (58′), J. Navas for L. Ocampos (65′) and E. Lamela for Y. En Nesyri (65′).
Best player: Alex Telles
The player that probably impressed the most for Sevilla was Alex Telles.
His rating is with 57 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Rayo Vallecano – Mallorca – 0-2
- Almería – Sevilla – 2-1
- Elche – Real Sociedad – 0-1