§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 22

Espanyol 1–2 Deportivo Alavés

  • Fernández 15'
  • Blanco 27'
  • Boyé 71'

30 January 2026

The match in data

Deportivo Alavés got the better of Espanyol, 2–1, on 30 January 2026, on matchday 22 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Deportivo Alavés came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 15'.

Player of the match: Fernando Calero (Espanyol), rated 61, thanks above all to 65 passes and 5 final-third passes. Calero produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

For Deportivo Alavés, the highest-rated player was Jon Pacheco, with 59.

61
Player of the match

Fernando Calero

Espanyol · 84'

Produced 1.16× and cost 0.48× their position's average

Added
  • 65 passes 1.5×
  • 5 final-third passes 1.0×
  • 3 aerials won 2.1×
Took away
  • 7 misplaced passes 1.1×
  • 3 duels lost 0.9×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Espanyol
PlayerPositionMinRating
Fernando Calero ★ Defender 84 61
Roberto Fernández Forward 90 59
Tyrhys Dolan Forward 33 55
Pere Milla Forward 33 53
Ludovic Taillandier Defender 90 51
Clemens Riedel Defender 78 51
Edu Expósito Midfielder 90 49
Kike García Forward 90 41
Urko González de Zárate Midfielder 84 40
Marko Dmitrovic Goalkeeper 90 39
Jofre Carreras Forward 57 31
Carlos Romero Defender 90 25
Ramón Terrats Midfielder 57 18
Rubén Sánchez Defender 12 no rating
Charles Pickel Midfielder 6 no rating
Miguel Rubio Defender 6 no rating
Deportivo Alavés
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jon Pacheco Defender 90 59
Lucas Boyé Forward 90 59
Toni Martínez Forward 74 59
Antonio Blanco Midfielder 90 57
Carles Aleñá Midfielder 90 51
Antonio Sivera Goalkeeper 90 47
Ander Guevara Midfielder 29 44
Youssef Enríquez Defender 29 43
Carlos Protesoni Midfielder 46 42
Pablo Ibáñez Midfielder 90 41
Facundo Garcés Defender 44 40
Jonny Otto Defender 90 33
Victor Parada Defender 61 33
Calebe Midfielder 61 31
Jon Guridi Midfielder 16 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Deportivo Alavés player won the most duels?

Toni Martínez, with 13 duels won. Next: Carles Aleñá 8, Pablo Ibáñez 8.

Toni Martínez led Deportivo Alavés with 13 duels won in the 1–2 away victory. Carles Aleñá and Pablo Ibáñez followed with 8 apiece.

Which Espanyol player won the most duels?

Kike García, with 11 duels won. Next: Ludovic Taillandier 10, Edu Expósito 9.

Despite Espanyol's 1–2 defeat against Deportivo Alavés, Kike García led the physical contest with 11 duels won. Garcia edged out Ludovic Taillandier (10) and Edu Expósito (9) in a tight battle across the pitch.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Espanyol 1–2 Deportivo Alavés, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Fernando Calero, 61
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.