CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol manages to recover against Valencia with a goal on the G. Paulista 53′ and a goal on the E. Comert 90′. Valencia was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 19,766 spectators. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez assisted by Iván Masso Granado and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.4 degrees Celsius or 81.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Valencia had a strong ball possession 63% while Espanyol was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Valencia was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Valencia to win the contest.
Espanyol shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valencia shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (S. Darder and B. Olivan). On the other side, Valencia received 1 yellow card (M. Diakhaby).
(Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Also, Valencia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Marcos Andre (Valencia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Espanyol will have 5 points like Sevilla to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will have 10 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away against Cádiz on the 9th of October with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (1 draw).
Valencia will play away agasint Osasuna on the 7th of October with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (7 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández , Fernando Calero , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Sergi Darder , Vinícius Souza , Javi Puado , Edu Expósito , Martin Braithwaite and Joselu .
The home team had on the bench: Dani Gómez, Luca Koleosho, Benjamin Lecomte, Pol Lozano , Keidi Bare , Simo, Nicolás Melamed , Aleix Vidal , Omar El Hilali and Joan García.
Espanyol could not rely on the presence of N. Melamed (injured).
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: J. Puado for A. Vidal (46′), Exposito for K. Bare (62′), F. Calero for N. Melamed (78′), S. Darder for Simo (87′) and V. Costa for P. Lozano (87′).
Best player: Sergi Darder
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Sergi Darder.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Valencia – Formation
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ivan Gennaro Gattuso played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Gabriel Paulista , Mouctar Diakhaby , José Luis Gayà , André Almeida , Hugo Guillamón , Ilaix Moriba , Samu Castillejo , Edinson Cavani and Samuel Lino .
These were the players on the bench: Iago Herrerín, Toni Lato, Dimitri Foulquier, Justin Kluivert , Cristhian Mosquera, Jesús Vázquez, Hugo Duro , Cristian Rivero, Nicolás González , Marcos André , Cenk Özkaçar and Eray Cömert .
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: S. Castillejo for J. Kluivert (46′), E. Cavani for Marcos Andre (78′), A. Almeida for Nico (78′), Gabriel Paulista for E. Comert (74′) and I. Moriba for H. Duro (85′).
Best player: Gabriel Paulista
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Gabriel Paulista.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Real Betis – 1-0
- Real Madrid – Osasuna – 1-1
- Girona – Real Sociedad – 3-5
- Espanyol – Valencia – 2-2