Sevilla kept the ball, but Getafe kept the points

Getafe beat Sevilla 3-1 at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez with the smaller share of the ball and the stronger chances, and Sevilla finished with ten men.

Sevilla kept more of the ball at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, but Getafe took the points. Getafe had 47% possession, well up on the 36.9% they usually have at home, while Sevilla's 53% was also above the 41.1% they average away from home. Possession only tells us who held the ball, and here it told us much less than it would for a side that normally dominates it.

The more revealing measure was expected goals, or xG, which values each shot by how often shots from that spot tend to go in. Getafe finished with 1.62, close to three times their home average of 0.55, and they managed it from a modest number of efforts, because both sides had 11 shots. Sevilla's total of 0.63 came in below their usual 1.3 away, even though 10 of their efforts came from inside the box.

Sevilla were ahead inside 20 minutes, when Kike Salas scored from a pass by Félix Correia. Getafe needed until the 68th minute to level, Enes Ünal finishing from a Martin Satriano pass, and Satriano himself put them in front five minutes later. That second goal was confirmed after a VAR check. Satriano scored and assisted, and his rating of 8.7 was the highest mark in the match.

Sevilla were reduced to ten men in the 90th minute, when Manuel Bueno Sebastián was sent off. Orel Mangala scored Getafe's third in that same minute, set up by Andrés García, so the closing moments changed the look of the scoreline more than the play leading up to them. Sevilla had also picked up four bookings, three of them in the 77th minute, which gave the last quarter of an hour a stop-start feel.

The defensive numbers are where the result stands out most. Getafe scored three goals against a home average of 0.5, and they conceded only one against a usual 1.5. Sevilla gave up three against an away average of 1.6, which is the kind of figure that tends to decide a match before the last ten minutes arrive.

Andrés García deserves a mention for his work out of possession, winning 10 duels and making four tackles, though he was rated 7.4 and did not score. Félix Correia, rated 6.9, provided the assist for Sevilla's opening goal and created two chances in his time on the pitch. Their contributions show how the sides' fortunes split across the 90 minutes.

Before kick-off, Getafe sat 18th in the table and Sevilla sixth.

Player of the matchM. Satriano1 goal · 1 assist8.7

E. Ünal1 goal · 1 assist8.3

Andrés García1 assist7.4

O. Mangala1 goal7.1