VALENCIA. Mallorca was able to reverse the score against Valencia to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Valencia to strike first with a penalty of E. Cavani at the 51′. Then it was a penalty in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Lee Kang-In gave the win to Mallorca in the 83′ minute. Valencia was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez who had the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Fulgencio Madrid Martínez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Valencia

1 - 2

Mallorca

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 141 Attack 64
  • 79 Dangerous attack 29
  • 63 Ball safe 76
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 19
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Valencia had a superior ball possession 68% while Mallorca was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Valencia was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Mallorca was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Valencia shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Valencia received 3 yellow cards (Gabriel Paulista, Y. Musah and H. Guillamon). On the opposite side, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (R. Battaglia, V. Muriqi, I. Ruiz de Galarreta, D. Rodriguez and A. Raillo).

Match Timeline

Cenk Özkacar- sub ->M. Diakhaby
4'
16'
51'
55'
57'
Dani Rodríguez- sub ->J. Copete
55'
60'
Vedat Muriqi- Yellow
65'
66'
Vedat Muriqi(penalty)
Hugo Guillamón- sub ->Nico
67'
71'
Hugo Duro- sub ->J. Kluivert
74'
74'
76'
Matija Nastasic- sub ->M. Valjent
79'
Giovanni González- sub ->J. Costa
83'
86'
Hugo Guillamón- Yellow
90'
90'
Dani Rodríguez- Yellow
90'
Antonio Raíllo - Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Valencia will stay with 15 points like Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Mallorca will have 12 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will host FC Barcelona on the 29th of October with a 22-7 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).

Mallorca will play away agasint Villarreal on the 6th of November with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
6.3
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
6.2
65'
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
7.1
D
Mouctar Diakhaby 12.Guinea
4'
D
Thierry Correia 2.Portugal
7.2
M
André Almeida 18.Portugal
6.8
74'
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.7
71'
M
Nico González 17.Spain
6.1
67'
F
Justin Kluivert 9.Netherlands
6.6
74'
F
Samuel Lino 16.Brazil
6.5
F
Edinson Cavani 7.Uruguay
7.4
51'
Substitutes
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
G
Iago Herrerín 1.Spain
D
Toni Lato 3.Spain
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
D
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.4
67' 90'
D
Cristhian Mosquera 33.Spain
D
Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
6.6
4'
M
Ilaix Moriba 8.Guinea
M
Fran Pérez 29.Spain
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
6.4
74'
F
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
6.2
74'

Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili (6.3), Thierry Correia (7.2), Gabriel Paulista (6.2), Mouctar Diakhaby, José Luis Gayà (7.1), Yunus Musah (6.7), Nicolás González (6.1), André Almeida (6.8), Justin Kluivert (6.6), Edinson Cavani (7.4) and Samuel Lino (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Rivero, Ilaix Moriba, Francisco Perez, Toni Lato, Dimitri Foulquier, Iago Herrerín, Hugo Guillamón (6.4), Cristhian Mosquera, Marcos André (6.4), Jesús Vázquez, Hugo Duro (6.2) and Cenk Özkaçar (6.6).

Substitutions

Valencia made 4 changes: M. Diakhaby for C. Ozkacar (4′), Nico for H. Guillamon (67′), J. Kluivert for H. Duro (74′) and A. Almeida for Marcos Andre (74′).

Best player: Edinson Cavani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was Edinson Cavani.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 23 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca
G
Predrag Rajkovic 1.Serbia
6.9
D
Jaume Costa 18.Spain
6.3
79'
D
Antonio Raíllo 21.Spain
7.0
90'
D
Pablo Maffeo 15.Argentina
6.8
D
Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia
6.4
76'
D
José Copete 6.Spain
7.1
57'
M
Rodrigo Battaglia 16.Argentina
6.8
16'
M
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 4.Spain
6.8
86'
M
Lee Kang-In 19.South Korea
7.4
83'
M
Antonio Sánchez 10.Spain
6.1
55'
F
Vedat Muriqi 7.Kosovo
7.4
60' 66'
Substitutes
G
Leo Román 31.Spain
D
Brian Cufré 3.Argentina
D
Josep Gayá 29.Spain
D
Franco Russo 5.Argentina
D
Matija Nastasic 2.Serbia
6.5
76'
D
Giovanni González 20.Uruguay
6.6
79'
M
Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain
7.4
57' 90'
M
Iddrisu Baba 12.Ghana
6.2
55'
F
Amath Ndiaye 23.Senegal
6.9
F
Lago Júnior 11.Ivory Coast
F
Abdón Prats 9.Spain
F
Ángel Rodríguez 22.Spain

Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Predrag Rajković (6.9), Pablo Maffeo (6.8), Martin Valjent (6.4), Antonio Raíllo (7.0), Copete (7.1), Jaume Costa (6.3), Antonio Sánchez (6.1), Rodrigo Battaglia (6.8), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (6.8), Kang-in Lee (7.4) and Vedat Muriqi (7.4).

They had on the bench: Dani Rodríguez (7.4), Brian Cufré, Josep Gayá, Franco Russo, Matija Nastasić (6.5), Leo Román, Amath Ndiaye (6.9), Iddrisu Baba (6.2), Lago Júnior, Abdón Prats, Giovanni González (6.6) and Ángel Rodríguez.

Substitutions

Mallorca made 5 changes: R. Battaglia for A. Ndiaye (55′), J. Copete for D. Rodriguez (57′), A. Sanchez for I. Baba (55′), M. Valjent for M. Nastasic (76′) and J. Costa for G. Gonzalez (79′).

Best player: Dani Rodríguez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mallorca was Dani Rodríguez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 9 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 57′.

Results of the day

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