Valencia vs Granada

21 March 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Javier Alberola Rojas

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Daniel Wass 4’
  • Álex Blanco 66’
  • Roberto Soldado 90’

Match summary

Valencia beat Granada 2-1. Valencia led 1-0 at half-time.

Daniel Wass put Valencia ahead in the 4th minute, set up by José Gayá, Álex Blanco made it 2-0 in the 66th minute, set up by Gonçalo Guedes, and Roberto Soldado pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 90th minute, set up by Jorge Molina.

The chances backed that up: Valencia created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Granada's 0.93 from 15.

Match stats

Valencia Granada
18 Shots 15
9 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.92
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.92
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Valencia Granada
Kick-off
Daniel Wass
Assist: José Gayá
1-0 (Valencia)
4’
Half-time1-0
Álex Blanco
Assist: Gonçalo Guedes
2-0 (Valencia)
66’
90’
Roberto Soldado
Assist: Jorge Molina
2-1 (Granada)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Granada
  • Quini
  • Germán Sánchez
  • Montoro

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.93 4’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), 1-0 4’ 66’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), 2-0 66’ 90’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), 2-1 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.93 4’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), 1-0 Wass 4’ 66’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), 2-0 Blanco 66’ 90’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), 2-1 Soldado 90’
Valencia 1.44 xGGranada 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Granada attacking Valencia attacking 
90’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 89’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 81’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 21’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 34’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 83’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 88’ Quini (Granada), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 10’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 16’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 86’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 38’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Kenedy (Granada), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Fede Vico (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Domingos Quina (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Kenedy (Granada), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Víctor Díaz (Granada), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Víctor Díaz (Granada), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 89’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 81’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 34’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 21’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 83’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 88’ Quini (Granada), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 21’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 10’ Álex Blanco (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 16’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 86’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 38’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 65’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Kenedy (Granada), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+7’ Lee Kang-In (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 68’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Fede Vico (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Kenedy (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Domingos Quina (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Kenedy (Granada), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Roberto Soldado (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Víctor Díaz (Granada), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Víctor Díaz (Granada), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jasper Cillessen GK900 0.000.000
Thierry Correia DEF900 0.000.112
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF900 0.000.000
José Gayá DEF9010 0.000.202
Daniel Wass MID8812 0.130.204
Uros Racic MID903 0.200.000
Carlos Soler MID902 0.140.111
Álex Blanco MID8012 0.180.142
Gonçalo Guedes FWD9012 0.120.122
Maxi Gómez FWD906 0.620.000
Lee Kang-In Sub101 0.040.000
Yunus Musah Sub20 0.000.000
Manu Vallejo Sub10 0.000.332

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 46% Avg odds 2.08
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Granada win 25% Avg odds 3.82

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

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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.