Granada vs Valencia

30 December 2020 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Adrián Cordero Vega

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kenedy 45+3’
  • Jorge Molina 88’
  • Kevin Gameiro 36’

Match summary

Granada came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Valencia, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Kevin Gameiro put Valencia ahead in the 36th minute, set up by Denis Cheryshev, Kenedy equalised with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time, and Jorge Molina won it with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Alberto Soro.

The chances backed that up: Granada created 2.25 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Valencia's 1.28 from 16. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Granada Valencia
24 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 2
2.24 xG 1.27
2.24 Non-penalty xG 1.27
11 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Granada Valencia
Kick-off
36’
Kevin Gameiro
Assist: Denis Cheryshev0-1 (Valencia)
Kenedy1-1 (Granada)
45+3’
Half-time1-1
Jorge Molina
Assist: Alberto Soro2-1 (Granada)
88’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Granada
  • Domingos Duarte
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Maxime Gonalons
  • Yangel Herrera
  • Antonio Puertas
Valencia
  • Jason
  • Gonçalo Guedes
  • Daniel Wass
  • Eliaquim Mangala

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 1.28 36’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), 0-1 36’ 45+3’ Kenedy (Granada), 1-1 45+3’ 88’ Jorge Molina (Granada), 2-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.25 1.28 36’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), 0-1 Gameiro 36’ 45+3’ Kenedy (Granada), 1-1 Kenedy 45+3’ 88’ Jorge Molina (Granada), 2-1 Molina 88’
Granada 2.25 xGValencia 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Granada attacking 
36’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 85’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.56 xG, blocked 67’ Dimitri Foulquier (Granada), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 65’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 53’ Luis Suárez (Granada), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Luis Suárez (Granada), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 69’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Jason (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Manu Vallejo (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Domingos Duarte (Granada), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Eliaquim Mangala (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Kenedy (Granada), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 90+6’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Manu Vallejo (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 28’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Carlos Neva (Granada), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Quini (Granada), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 85’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.56 xG, blocked 67’ Dimitri Foulquier (Granada), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 65’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 53’ Luis Suárez (Granada), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Luis Suárez (Granada), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 69’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Jason (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 79’ Manu Vallejo (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+6’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Domingos Duarte (Granada), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Germán Sánchez (Granada), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Denis Cheryshev (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 23’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Kenedy (Granada), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 63’ Eliaquim Mangala (Valencia), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Manu Vallejo (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Kevin Gameiro (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 28’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ José Gayá (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Carlos Neva (Granada), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Quini (Granada), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Silva GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF761 0.390.031
Germán Sánchez DEF901 0.050.000
Domingos Duarte DEF791 0.060.000
Carlos Neva DEF901 0.010.051
Maxime Gonalons MID900 0.000.323
Yangel Herrera MID901 0.020.000
Antonio Puertas MID760 0.000.000
Luis Suárez MID909 0.880.000
Kenedy MID9015 0.160.733
Roberto Soldado FWD712 0.060.051
Jorge Molina Sub1912 0.590.143
Quini Sub141 0.010.000
Alberto Soro Sub1410 0.000.031
Jesús Vallejo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Granada win 41% Avg odds 2.33
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Valencia win 29% Avg odds 3.24

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Granada LDWWL
Valencia LDDDL

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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.