CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol bested Mallorca to win 2-1. M. Braithwaite was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Espanyol to strike first with a goal of Martin Braithwaite at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Martin Braithwaite gave the win to Espanyol in the 51′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Mallorca was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
Espanyol
2 - 1
Mallorca
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 9 Total 15
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 88 Attack 120
- 21 Dangerous attack 47
- 92 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 4
Fouls
- 15 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Mallorca had a superior ball possession 61% while Espanyol was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Mallorca was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Espanyol succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Espanyol shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca shot 15 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (José Gragera and Nico Melamed). Regarding the opposition, Mallorca received 3 yellow cards (Javier Aguirre Onaindía, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta and Predrag Rajković ).
Match Timeline
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After playing this match, Espanyol will have 27 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca will stay with 31 points like Villarreal to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Espanyol will play away against Real Valladolid on the 5th of March with a 5-5 head to head record.
Mallorca will host Elche on the 4th of March with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
