VITORIA-GASTEIZ. Deportivo Alavés overcomes Ponferradina 3-1. Deportivo Alavés got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from L. Rioja (10′) and M. de la Fuente (30′). Ponferradina tried to recover with a goal from D. Ojeda (45′). However, the match was closed by an own goal (71′) scored by Yuri for Deportivo Alavés. Ponferradina lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer with the support of José Miguel Bordoy Homar and Víctor Jiménez Yustos. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente.

Match Statistics​

Deportivo Alavés

3 - 1

Ponferradina

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 17 Total 10
  • 10 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 132
  • 59 Dangerous attack 43
  • 70 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ponferradina had a superior ball possession 60% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Deportivo Alavés was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Deportivo Alavés won the match​.

Deportivo Alavés shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Ponferradina shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Deportivo Alavés received 2 yellow cards (S. Sevilla and R. Duarte). Talking about the opposition, Ponferradina received 3 yellow cards (P. A. Adot Barandiaran, K. Nwakali and A. Pascanu).

Match Timeline

Luis Rioja(goal)
10'
22'
30'
34'
Rubén Duarte- Yellow
45'
45'
46'
Yuri- sub ->E. Moran
61'
61'
61'
63'
71'
Yuri(own-goal)
73'
Javi López- sub ->R. Duarte
73'
73'
78'
82'
90'
90'

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 playing this match, Deportivo Alavés will have 18 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Ponferradina will stay with 10 points like Levante and UD Ibiza to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Burgos on the 8th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Ponferradina will host Granada on the 8th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Granada (1 draw).

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés
G
Antonio Sivera 1.Spain
6.8
D
Rubén Duarte 3.Spain
7.4
73' 45'
D
Nikola Maras 19.Serbia
6.9
D
Nahuel Tenaglia 14.Argentina
6.8
D
Abdel Abqar 22.Morocco
6.5
M
Salva Sevilla 8.Spain
7.0
63' 34'
M
Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay
6.8
M
Luis Rioja 11.Spain
9.1
90' 10'
M
Xeber Alkain 17.Spain
6.6
73'
F
Jon Guridi 18.Spain
7.1
F
Miguel de la Fuente 9.Spain
7.0
73' 30'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea
D
Imanol Baz 32.Spain
D
Abdallahi Mahmoud 29.Mauritania
90'
D
Javi López 27.Spain
6.3
73'
D
Adrian Perez 38.Spain
D
Anderson Arroyo 2.Colombia
M
Toni Moya 6.Spain
7.2
63'
M
Rober González 20.Spain
7.0
73'
M
Álex Balboa 28.Equatorial Guinea
F
Jason 10.Spain
F
Abde Rebbach 21.Algeria
F
Taichi Hara 24.Japan
6.4
73'

Deportivo Alavés adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Antonio Sivera (6.8), Nahuel Tenaglia (6.8), Abdelkabir Abqar (6.5), Nikola Maraš (6.9), Rubén Duarte (7.4), Xeber Alkain (6.6), Carlos Benavídez (6.8), Salva Sevilla (7.0), Luis Rioja (9.1), Jon Guridi (7.1) and Miguel de la Fuente (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Imanol Baz Bergara, David Remeseiro Salgueiro, Abdallahi Mahmoud, Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng, Toni Moya (7.2), Javi López (6.3), Abderrahman Rebbach, Taichi Hara (6.4), Adrián Pérez Galiano, Rober González (7.0), Álex Balboa Bandeira and Anderson Arroyo Córdoba.

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: S. Sevilla for T. Moya (63′), X. Alkain for R. Gonzalez (73′), R. Duarte for J. Lopez (73′), M. de la Fuente for T. Hara (73′) and L. Rioja for A. Mahmoud (90′).

Best player: Luis Rioja​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Deportivo Alavés was Luis Rioja.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 33 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Ponferradina – Formation

Ponferradina
G
Giorgi Makaridze 13.Georgia
6.3
D
J. Lukaku 12.Belgium
6.8
D
Paris Barandiaran 22.Spain
6.1
22'
D
José Amo 5.Spain
7.1
82'
D
A. Pașcanu 4.Romania
6.7
90'
M
Erik Morán 18.Spain
6.1
46'
M
K. Nwakali 11.Nigeria
7.7
61'
M
Sabit Abdulai 24.Ghana
6.9
61'
M
José Naranjo 20.Spain
6.6
61'
M
Dani Ojeda 7.Spain
6.8
78' 45'
F
Derik Lacerda 23.Brazil
6.8
Substitutes
G
Amir Abedzadeh 1.Iran
D
Moi Delgado 16.Spain
D
Ricard Pujol 14.Spain
D
Adrián Castellano 15.Spain
D
Adrián Diéguez 3.Spain
M
Agus Medina 8.Spain
6.0
61'
F
Aldair 2.Portugal
F
Hugo Vallejo 30.Spain
6.2
61'
F
Edu Espiau 19.Spain
82'
F
Yuri 10.Brazil
6.4
46'
F
Heri Tavares 17.Portugal
78'

Also Ponferradina adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes played with: Giorgi Makaridze (6.3), Paris Barandiaran (6.1), Alexandru Paşcanu (6.7), José Amo (7.1), Jordan Lukaku (6.8), Daniel Ojeda (6.8), Kelechi Nwakali (7.7), Erik Morán (6.1), Sabit Abdulai (6.9), José Naranjo (6.6) and Derik Lacerda (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Aldair Neves Paulo Faustino, Hugo Vallejo (6.2), Moisés Delgado López, Agus Medina (6.0), Eduardo Espiau, Yuri (6.4), Ricard Pujol Amat, Adrián Rafael Castellano Cobacho, Amir Abedzadeh, Adrián Diéguez Grande and Heriberto Tavares.

Substitutions

Ponferradina made 5 changes: E. Moran for Yuri (46′), J. Naranjo for H. Vallejo (61′), S. Abdulai for Agus Medina (61′), D. Ojeda for Heriberto Tavares (78′) and Jose Amo for E. D. Espiau Hernandez (82′).

Best player: Kelechi Nwakali​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ponferradina was Kelechi Nwakali.

His rating is (7.7) with 74 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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