First Team
Stats reflect UD Almería's positive attitude and strong performance
The Rojiblancos' performance data collected at the Pepico Amat stadium indicate that the team ran the fastest and the furthest and were superior in intensity and other aspects of physical performance despite the defeat
Football is a sport full of subjectivities that sometimes reflect reality and other times may cause confusion. However, statistics is a tool that leads to a more reliable and useful analysis. UD Almería's first defeat of the season camouflaged a series of numbers that were not reflected on the scoreboard. Shots on goal, corner kicks, losing and regaining possession, fouls and so on... All these 'inputs' were favourable to Rubi's side. And although the shots on goal can be more or less dangerous (UD Almería's shots in Elda hit the post) and the ball possession spells can be more or less unproductive, there is another fact about the game that is very significant and that is sometimes used unfairly: the intensity.
UD Almería generally covered more distance in yards than their adversaries during the full 90 minutes, especially in the second half. When it comes to those players most prolific in terms of distance ran in the fixture (more than 21 km/h and more than 24 km/h), Rubi's team were also better than CD Eldense despite the 'vibes' that could be felt from the outside.
Those teams that have the ball the least are the ones that run the fastest, for obvious reasons, not being the case of UD Almería in Elda, who had more of the ball than the hosts and despite this, also ran the furthest at a higher intensity. In fact, the Indálicos after the first four Matchdays are in the ranking of the best teams in terms of intensity statistics of all the LaLiga Hypermotion clubs.