Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, May 12, 2019
Alavés LDLDL 1
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Valencia LLLWL 3
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ALA101
VAL213
Mestalla · 37,744 att.

Match Report

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Valencia in pole position for fourth with win over Alaves

Valencia took control of the battle for the final Champions League qualifying place in La Liga by beating Alaves 3-1 to climb above Getafe.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
56.7
Possession
43.3
10
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
348
Accurate Passes
249
450
Passes
346
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
52
29
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
11
10
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
30
18
Clearances
30

Head to Head

VAL leads series 3-2

Lineups

VAL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jaume DoménechG
  2. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-L
  3. 24Ezequiel GarayCD-R
  4. 14José GayàLB
  5. 21Cristiano PicciniRB
  6. 10Dani ParejoCM-L
  7. 18Daniel WassCM-R
  8. 7Gonçalo GuedesLM
  9. 8Carlos SolerRM
  10. 22Santi MinaCF-L
  11. 19RodrigoCF-R

ALA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Fernando PachecoG
  2. 15Ximo NavarroCD-L
  3. 5Víctor LaguardiaCD-R
  4. 3Rubén DuarteLB
  5. 2Carlos VigarayRB
  6. 8Tomás PinaCM-L
  7. 20Darko BrasanacCM-R
  8. 23JonyLM
  9. 21Martín AguirregabiriaRM
  10. 12Jonathan CalleriCF-L
  11. 9Diego RolánCF-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Valencia 0, Alavés 1. Ximo Navarro (Alavés) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jony with a cross following a corner.
  2. 17' Darko Brasanac (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Valencia 1, Alavés 1. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 34' Goal! Valencia 2, Alavés 1. Santi Mina (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
  5. 35' Tomás Pina (Alavés) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Ezequiel Garay (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Gabriel (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Alavés. Borja Bastón replaces Martín Aguirregabiria.
  9. 65' Substitution, Valencia. Kevin Gameiro replaces Rodrigo Moreno.
  10. 68' Goal! Valencia 3, Alavés 1. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Gayá with a cross.
  11. 72' Borja Bastón (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 75' Substitution, Alavés. Manu García replaces Tomás Pina.
  13. 75' Substitution, Alavés. Patrick Twumasi replaces Diego Rolan.
  14. 82' Substitution, Valencia. Mouctar Diakhaby replaces Daniel Wass.
  15. 83' Substitution, Valencia. Ferrán Torres replaces Santi Mina.
  16. 89' Víctor Laguardia (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+3' Patrick Twumasi (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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