Features
THU 11.06.2015
Albert Dorca and Pere Pons will face off against one another for the first round of the promotion playoff. The two midfielders will duke it out in what could be one of the most intriguing battles of the upcoming clash between R. Zaragoza and Girona FC. Both men are highly valued by their managers and their performances could decide the outcome of this knockout tie.
Dorca has the home advantage for the first leg of this first round duel. The Olot native has played 39 matches this season for Zaragoza, starting all of them. He has clocked up 3,510 minutes of playing time with the Aragonese outfit, scoring one goal in the process. Of his 12 efforts on goal, 4 have been on target (33%). He has pulled off 20 of his 33 attempts at dribbling (60%), and he has recovered 171 balls.
Standing across from him will be Pere Pons. The Catalan has played and started 40 games with Girona FC this season, racking up 3,532 minutes of playing time, albeit without scoring a single goal. Pons has tried his luck in front of goal on 11 occasions, with four of his shots going on target (36%). He has attempted 91 dribbles, of which 60 were successful (65%), and has recovered 232 balls.
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Statistics/players |
Dorca (Spain) |
Pere Pons (Spain) |
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Total matches |
39 |
40 |
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Starts |
39 |
40 |
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Total Minutes |
3510 |
3532 |
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Goals |
1 |
0 |
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Total shots |
12 |
11 |
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Shots on target |
4 (33%) |
4 (36%) |
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Total dribbles |
33 |
91 |
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Total successful dribbles |
20 (60%) |
60 (65%) |
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Total passes |
1925 |
1337 |
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Total completed passes |
1551 (80%) |
991 (74%) |
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Long balls |
108/222 (48%) |
57/149 (38%) |
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Short-range passes |
1443/1703 (84%) |
934/1188 (78%) |
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Assists |
5 |
2 |
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Ball recoveries |
171 |
232 |
Albert Dorca has managed to complete more passes than Pere Pons. The Zaragoza player has passed the ball 1,925 times, with 1,551 finding their intended targets (80%), while the Girona FC man has completed 991 of his 1,337 passes (74%). The La Romareda midfielder has completed 108 of the 222 long balls (48%) he has attempted and has pulled off 1,443 of his 1,703 (84%) short-range passes. On the other hand, Pere Pons has found a team-mate with 57 of the 149 long balls (38%) and 934 of the 1,188 short-range passes (78%) he has tried. Dorca holds the upper hand in terms of assists, having provided 5 compared with his counterpart’s 2.
These two midfielders will act as the focal points for their teams, and will therefore play massively important roles in this decisive encounter. Dorca and Pere Pons will hold the keys for Zaragoza and Girona in the fight for Liga BBVA promotion.
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