ALMERíA. Almería prevails over Rayo Vallecano 3-1. Almería was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with L. Robertone (8′), S. Babic (17′) and E. B. Toure (40′). Rayo Vallecano reduced the distance with a goal (81′) by A. Catena, but there was not much to do for them. Rayo Vallecano was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
Almería remained in 10 after A. Embarba received a double yellow card in the 87′.
The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 10,783 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the help of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Jorge Tárraga Lájara. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 73 Attack 119
- 34 Dangerous attack 45
- 215 Ball safe 216
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 22 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rayo Vallecano had a superior ball possession 63% while Almería was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rayo Vallecano was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Almería found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Almería shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Almería received 3 yellow cards (S. Costa, A. Embarba and L. Ramazani). On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (S. Sanchez and O. Valentin).
A. Embarba (Almería) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Almería will have 7 points like Girona, Real Valladolid and Getafe to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano will stay with 10 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Girona on the 20th of October with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Almería (6 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host Getafe on the 14th of October with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Rayo Vallecano (2 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería
17'
90'
87'
66'
Almería started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez , Houboulang Mendes , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Sergio Akieme , César de la Hoz , Gonzalo Melero , Léo Baptistão , Lucas Robertone , Adrián Embarba and El Bilal Touré .
The home team had on the bench: Dyego Sousa, Arnau Puigmal, Kaiky, Íñigo Eguaras , Fernando Pacheco, Largie Ramazani , Alejandro Pozo , Martin Svidersky, Gui, Francisco Portillo, Samuel Costa and Lázaro.
Substitutions
Almería made 5 changes: Leo Baptistao for S. Costa (66′), G. Melero for A. Pozo (66′), E. B. Toure for L. Ramazani (79′), L. Robertone for I. Eguaras (79′) and H. Mendes for Kaiky (90′).
Best player: Adrián Embarba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Adrián Embarba even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 19. He performed 8 crosses.
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Diego López , Ivan Balliu , Florian Lejeune , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Isi Palazón , Unai López , Ismaila Ciss , Salvi , Óscar Trejo and Sergio Camello .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Esteban Saveljich, Abdul Mumin, Óscar Valentín , José Pozo, Mario Hernández, Randy Nteka, Bebé , Josep Chavarría, Santi Comesaña , Mario Suárez, Radamel Falcao and Stole Dimitrievski.
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: S. Sanchez for R. Falcao (47′), P. Ciss for S. Comesana (48′), F. Lejeune for O. Valentin (46′), O. Trejo for Bebe (72′) and I. Palazon for R. Nteka (86′).
Best player: Alejandro Catena
The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Alejandro Catena.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Almería – Rayo Vallecano – 3-1
- Sevilla – Athletic Club – 1-1
- Getafe – Real Madrid – 0-1
- Atlético Madrid – Girona – 2-1
