Valencia 1-1 Levante: Draw on Saturday
VALENCIA. Valencia and Levante draw 1-1. H. Duro scored the first goal (28') for Valencia. O. Duarte settled the score 1-1 (82').
VALENCIA. Valencia and Levante draw 1-1. H. Duro scored the first goal (28′) for Valencia. O. Duarte settled the score 1-1 (82′). Levante was far superior when it came to possession ball (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 Jorge Figueroa Vázquez with the assistance of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.76 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
Levante was in firm control of the ball 68% while Valencia was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Levante was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Levante to win the match.
Valencia shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Levante shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 4 yellow cards (G. Guedes, O. Alderete, G. Mamardashvili and H. Guillamon). On the other side, Levante received 3 yellow cards (N. Radoja, Son and O. Duarte).
(Valencia) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (32′).
After playing this match, Valencia will have 42 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Levante will have 25 points like Deportivo Alavés to move up in the 20th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
G. Guedes
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28'28'
H. Duro
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32'32'
J. Gaya
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36'36'
N. Radoja
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38'38'
Son
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41'41'
O. Alderete
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46'46'
J. Vazquez
H. Guillamon
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46'46'
E. Bardhi
N. Radoja
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57'57'
M. Saracchi
Son
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62'62'
R. Soldado
J. Campana
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62'62'
G. Melero
R. Vezo
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70'70'
G. Mamardashvili
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73'73'
M. Gomez
G. Guedes
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74'74'
D. Foulquier
T. Correia
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80'80'
M. Pubill Pages
J. Miramon
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82'82'
O. Duarte
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84'84'
H. Guillamon
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85'85'
O. Duarte
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90'90'
B. Gil
H. Duro
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90'90'
Y. Musah
C. Soler
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Valencia will play away against Athletic Club on the 7th of May with a 14-10 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (13 draws).
Levante will host Real Sociedad on the 6th of May with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Levante (8 draws).
Valencia: Formation and Lineups
Valencia adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager José Bordalás Jiménez chose to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Mouctar Diakhaby , Gabriel Paulista , Omar Alderete , José Luis Gayà , Uroš Račić , Hugo Guillamón , Carlos Soler , Gonçalo Guedes and Hugo Duro .
Substitutes
Valencia made 5 changes: H. Guillamon for J. Vazquez (46′), G. Guedes for M. Gomez (73′), T. Correia for D. Foulquier (74′), H. Duro for B. Gil (90′) and C. Soler for Y. Musah (90′).
Best player: Giorgi Mamardashvili
The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was the goalkeeper: Giorgi Mamardashvili. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Levante: Formation and Lineups
Also Levante adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Alessio Lisci played with: Dani Cárdenas , Jorge Miramón , Róber Pier , Óscar Duarte , Rúben Vezo , Son , Nemanja Radoja , Pepelu , José Campaña , Dani Gómez and José Luis Morales .
Substitutes
Levante made 5 changes: N. Radoja for E. Bardhi (46′), Son for M. Saracchi (57′), J. Campana for R. Soldado (62′), R. Vezo for G. Melero (62′) and J. Miramon for M. Pubill Pages (80′).
Top player: Óscar Duarte
Probably the most impressive player in Levante was Óscar Duarte.
His rating is with 1 goal, 64 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
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