CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol beats Real Valladolid 1-0 after Joselu scored just 1 goal (78′).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the help of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 2 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 12
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 121 Attack 77
- 47 Dangerous attack 29
- 87 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Real Valladolid that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Espanyol was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Espanyol won the match.
Espanyol shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Real Valladolid shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 1 yellow card (V. Costa). Talking about the opposition, Real Valladolid received 4 yellow cards (Z. Feddal, S. Escudero, Monchu and R. Mesa).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Espanyol will have 9 points like Mallorca and Sevilla to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Valladolid will stay with 8 points like Girona and Getafe to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will host Elche on the 23rd of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Elche (2 draws).
Real Valladolid will host Real Sociedad on the 22nd of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Sociedad (6 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
72'
64'
78'
Espanyol started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte , Óscar Gil , Fernando Calero , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Vinícius Souza , Aleix Vidal , Sergi Darder , Edu Expósito , Joselu and Javi Puado .
The home team had on the bench: Joan García Pons, Álvaro Fernández Llorente, Omar El Hilali, José Carlos Lazo , Keidi Bare , Pol Lozano Vizuete, Wassim Keddari Boulif, Nicolás Melamed and Luca Koleosho.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 3 changes: Exposito for K. Bare (71′), A. Vidal for J. C. Lazo (72′) and J. Puado for N. Melamed (88′).
Best player: Vinícius Souza
The most impressive player for Espanyol was Vinícius Souza even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 19.
Real Valladolid – Formation
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Juan José Rojo Martín played with: Jordi Masip , Sergio Escudero , Javi Sánchez , Zouhair Feddal , Lucas Olaza , Kike Pérez , Roque Mesa , Monchu , Iván Sánchez , Sergio León and Óscar Plano .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Álvaro Aguado , Joaquín Fernández , Mickaël Malsa, Lucas Oliveira Rosa, Sergi Guardiola , Juan Narváez , David Torres Ortiz, Álvaro Aceves Catalina and Shon Weissman .
Substitutions
Real Valladolid made 5 changes: Z. Feddal for J. Fernandez (46′), S. Leon for S. Weissman (62′), I. Sanchez for J. Narvaez (62′), K. Perez for S. Guardiola (80′) and R. Mesa for A. Aguado (80′).
Best player: Lucas Olaza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Lucas Olaza.
His rating is with 31 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Real Sociedad – 1-2
- Real Betis – Almería – 3-1
- Real Madrid – FC Barcelona – 3-1
- Espanyol – Real Valladolid – 1-0
