VILLARREAL. Villarreal was capable to reverse the score against Almería to win 2-1. It was Almería to strike first with a goal of G. Melero at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Jackson gave the win to Villarreal in the 90′ minute.

Villarreal remained in 9 people redcard A. Baena (57′ for a double yellow card) and M. Morlanes (58′ for a red card) were sent off.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the support of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Gerard Brull Acerete. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal

2 - 1

Almería

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 11
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 123 Attack 92
  • 53 Dangerous attack 40
  • 63 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Almería that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Villarreal won the match​.

Villarreal shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Almería shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (A. Moreno, A. Baena and P. Torres). Talking about the opposition, Almería received 1 yellow card (S. Akieme).

A. Baena (Villarreal) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (57′).

A. Baena (Villarreal) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (58′).

Match Timeline

Alberto Moreno- Yellow
7'
31'
Gonzalo Melero(goal)
Kiko Femenía- sub ->A. Mandi
46'
46'
Álex Baena- Yellow
50'
55'
Adrián Embarba- sub ->Leo Baptistao
Álex Baena(goal)
56'
Álex Baena(yellowred)
57'
57'
58'
61'
Manu Trigueros- sub ->S. Chukwueze
62'
78'
78'
86'
Largie Ramazani- sub ->E. B. Toure
86'
87'
Yéremy Pino - sub ->F. Coquelin
87'
90'

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 this match, Villarreal will have 18 points like Athletic Club to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Almería will stay with 10 points like Espanyol, Sevilla and Celta de Vigo to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Mallorca on the 6th of November with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Almería will host Celta de Vigo on the 29th of October with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Celta de Vigo (1 draw).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Gerónimo Rulli 13.Argentina
7.4
D
Raúl Albiol 3.Spain
6.9
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
6.6
46'
D
Johan Mojica 12.Colombia
6.9
D
Pau Torres 4.Spain
6.8
57'
M
Alberto Moreno 18.Spain
6.5
46' 7'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.8
M
Francis Coquelin 19.France
7.1
87'
M
Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria
6.6
62'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
6.7
57' 56'
F
José Luis Morales 22.Spain
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Iker Álvarez 31.Andorra
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Kiko Femenía 2.Spain
7.1
46'
D
Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain
M
Yéremy Pino 21.Spain
87'
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.4
62'
M
Manu Morlanes 20.Spain
58'
M
Giovani Lo Celso 17.Argentina
F
Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal
7.8
46' 90'
F
Arnaut Danjuma 9.Netherlands
6.3
87'

Villarreal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Gerónimo Rulli (7.4), Aïssa Mandi (6.6), Raúl Albiol (6.9), Pau Torres (6.8), Johan Mojica (6.9), Dani Parejo (7.8), Francis Coquelin (7.1), Samuel Chukwueze (6.6), Alejandro Baena (6.7), Alberto Moreno (6.5) and José Luis Morales (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Iker Álvarez, Yéremy Pino, Manu Trigueros (6.4), Nicolas Jackson (7.8), Kiko Femenía (7.1), Jorge Cuenca, Manuel Morlanes, Giovani Lo Celso, Arnaut Danjuma (6.3) and Pepe Reina.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: A. Moreno for N. Jackson (46′), A. Mandi for Kiko (46′), S. Chukwueze for M. Trigueros (62′), J. L. Morales for A. Danjuma (87′) and F. Coquelin for Y. Pino (87′).

Best player: Nicolas Jackson​

The most impressive player for Villarreal was Nicolas Jackson.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Fernando Pacheco 1.Spain
7.1
D
Rodrigo Ely 19.Brazil
6.7
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.8
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
7.1
61'
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
6.9
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
6.1
M
Íñigo Eguaras 4.Spain
6.9
78'
M
Gonzalo Melero 3.Spain
7.2
86' 31'
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
6.8
78'
F
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
6.3
55'
F
El BilalTouré 9.Mali
6.6
86'
Substitutes
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
D
Srdjan Babic 22.Serbia
D
Houboulang Mendes 24.Guinea-Bissau
M
César de la Hoz 6.Spain
6.1
78'
M
Arnau Puigmal 18.Spain
6.8
78'
M
Martin Svidersky 26.Slovakia
M
Francisco Portillo 8.Spain
M
Samú Costa 23.Portugal
M
Gui 28.Portugal
F
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
7.1
55'
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
6.5
86'
F
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.6
86'

Almería started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia played with: Fernando Pacheco (7.1), Alejandro Pozo (6.1), Kaiky (6.9), Rodrigo Ely (6.7), Chumi (6.8), Sergio Akieme (7.1), Lucas Robertone (6.8), Íñigo Eguaras (6.9), Gonzalo Melero (7.2), Léo Baptistão (6.3) and El Bilal Touré (6.6).

They had on the bench: Francisco Portillo, Samuel Costa, Houboulang Mendes, Gui, César de la Hoz (6.1), Arnau Puigmal (6.8), Fernando Martínez, Srđan Babić, Adrián Embarba (7.1), Lázaro (6.5), Martin Svidersky and Largie Ramazani (6.6).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Leo Baptistao for A. Embarba (55′), I. Eguaras for C. de la Hoz (78′), L. Robertone for A. Puigmal (78′), E. B. Toure for L. Ramazani (86′) and G. Melero for Lazaro (86′).

Best player: Gonzalo Melero​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Gonzalo Melero.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 49 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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