CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol prevails over Cádiz with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. de (45′) and a goal from N. Melamed (65′).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who had the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Alberto Gómez Lameiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Cádiz that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cádiz was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Espanyol was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Espanyol shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cádiz shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 1 yellow card (O. Gil). On the opposite side, Cádiz didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Espanyol will have 12 points like Valencia to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Cádiz will stay with 7 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away against Elche on the 23rd of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (1 draw).
Cádiz will host Deportivo Alavés on the 23rd of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Cádiz (6 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
90'
68'
45'
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: Diego López , Óscar Gil , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Sergi Darder , David López , Loren Morón , Óscar Melendo , Adrián Embarba and Raúl de Tomás .
The home team had on the bench: Wu Lei, Oier Olazábal, Yangel Herrera, Dídac Vila, Nicolás Melamed , Fernando Calero, Joan Garcia, Landry Dimata, Manuel Morlanes , Ruben Sanchez Saez, Fran Mérida and Álvaro Vadillo.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: L. Moron for N. Melamed (58′), O. Melendo for M. Morlanes (58′), R. de Tomas for L. Dimata (86′), A. Embarba for Wu Lei (90′) and O. Gil for R. Sanchez (90′).
Best player: Raúl de Tomás
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Raúl de Tomás.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz
Cádiz started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Álvaro Cervera Díaz played with: Jeremías Ledesma , Isaac Carcelén , Varazdat Haroyan , Víctor Chust , Alfonso Espino , Fali , Salvi , Jens Jønsson , Tomás Alarcón , Rubén Sobrino and Anthony Lozano .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alberto Perea , Martín Calderón , Álvaro Jiménez , Juan Cala, Álvaro Bastida, Álex Fernandez , Carlos Akapo, Álvaro Negredo , David Gil, Santiago Arzamendia, Marcos Mauro and Ivan Chapela.
Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: Fali for A. Perea (60′), S. Sanchez for J. Cala (61′), T. Alarcon for A. Negredo (70′), J. Jonsson for A. Fernandez (70′) and C. Lozano for M. Calderon (70′).
Best player: Tomás Alarcón
The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was Tomás Alarcón.
His rating is with 35 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Deportivo Alavés – Real Betis – 0-1
- Espanyol – Cádiz – 2-0
