Alaves vs Espanyol

2 September 2018 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Nacho Iglesias Villanueva

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Borja Bastón 57’
  • Rubén Sobrino 59’
  • Leo Baptistao 42’ (pen)

Match summary

Alaves came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Espanyol. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

Leo Baptistao put Espanyol ahead from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, Borja Bastón equalised with a header in the 57th minute, and Rubén Sobrino won it in the 59th minute, set up by Jony.

There was little between the sides on chances: Alaves created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Espanyol 1.05 from 11.

Match stats

Alaves Espanyol
8 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 7
0 Corners 12
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.05
1.16 Non-penalty xG 0.30
2 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Alaves Espanyol
Kick-off
42’
Leo Baptistao
Penalty0-1 (Espanyol)
Half-time0-1
Borja Bastón1-1 (Alaves)
57’
Rubén Sobrino
Assist: Jony2-1 (Alaves)
59’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Alaves
  • Fernando Pacheco
  • Víctor Laguardia
  • Mubarak Wakaso
  • Manu García
Espanyol
  • Sergi Darder
  • Leo Baptistao
  • Borja Iglesias

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.05 42’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), 0-1 42’ 57’ Borja Bastón (Alaves), 1-1 57’ 59’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), 2-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.05 42’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), 0-1 Baptistao 42’ 57’ Borja Bastón (Alaves), 1-1 Bastón 57’ 59’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), 2-1 Sobrino 59’
Alaves 1.16 xGEspanyol 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Alaves attacking 
42’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 19’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 57’ Borja Bastón (Alaves), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 59’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 90’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 21’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Jony (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Jony (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Mubarak Wakaso (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ David López (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Jony (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 19’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 57’ Borja Bastón (Alaves), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 59’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 90’ Rubén Sobrino (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 21’ Esteban Granero (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Jony (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Borja Iglesias (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Sergio García (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Jony (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Leo Baptistao (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Mubarak Wakaso (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Dídac Vilá (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Marc Roca (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ David López (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Jony (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Pacheco GK900 0.000.000
Martín Aguirregabiria DEF900 0.000.000
Guillermo Maripán DEF900 0.000.000
Víctor Laguardia DEF900 0.000.000
Rubén Duarte DEF900 0.000.411
Ibai Gómez MID900 0.000.011
Mubarak Wakaso MID901 0.020.000
Manu García MID900 0.000.000
Jony MID8813 0.090.141
Rubén Sobrino FWD9013 0.630.072
Borja Bastón FWD7111 0.420.000
John Guidetti Sub190 0.000.000
Adrián Marín Sub20 0.000.000
Ximo Navarro Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 33% Bet365 odds 2.90
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.10
Espanyol win 37% Bet365 odds 2.54

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Alaves LD
Espanyol DW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Espanyol 2-1 Alaves, 13 Apr 19  All Alaves vs Espanyol meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.