SAN SEBASTIáN. Real Sociedad prevails over Osasuna with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Méndez (22′) and a goal from A. Sörloth (64′).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez who was helped by Álvaro Granel Peiró and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Real Sociedad was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Osasuna that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Osasuna shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 1 yellow card (Brais Méndez). Regarding the opposition, Osasuna received 1 yellow card (Unai García).

Standings

After playing this contest, Real Sociedad will have 29 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Osasuna will stay with 23 points like Rayo Vallecano to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away with Almería on the 8th of January with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Almería (2 draws).

Osasuna will host Mallorca on the 14th of January with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of Osasuna (9 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.1), Aritz Elustondo (6.8), Igor Zubeldia (7.2), Robin Le Normand (7.5), Diego Rico (7.2), Martín Zubimendi (7.1), Takefusa Kubo (6.4), Brais Méndez (8.3), David Silva (6.3), Alexander Sørloth (6.8) and Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Asier Illarramendi (6.2), Pablo Marín Tejada, Andoni Gorosabel (6.8), Robert Navarro (6.8), Ander Martín (6.4), Jon Karrika, Unai Marrero Larrañaga, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Aihen Muñoz Capellán, Andoni Zubiaurre Dorronsoro, Mikel Oyarzabal and Ander Guevara Lajo.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Mohamed-Ali Cho for Robert Navarro (75′), Takefusa Kubo for Ander Martín (81′), Brais Méndez for Jiri Malik (80′), Gilbert Agius for Gorosabel (81′) and Alexander Sörloth for Mikel Oyarzabal (87′).

Best player: Brais Méndez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Brais Méndez.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 41 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Osasuna – Formation

Osasuna started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo played with: Aitor Fernández (6.3), Rubén Peña (6.6), Unai García (6.4), David García (6.5), Juan Cruz (6.8), Manuel Sánchez (7.0), Jon Moncayola (6.8), Lucas Torró (6.8), Moi Gómez (6.5), Chimy Ávila (6.6) and Aimar Oroz (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Aridane Hernández Umpiérrez, Kike García (6.4), Darko Brašanac (6.8), Jorge Herrando Oroz, Rubén García (6.4), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (6.6), Roberto Torres Morales, Kike Barja (6.7), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras, Ante Budimir, Sergio Herrera and Juan Pérez.

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: Aimar Oroz for Kike García (58′), Unai García for Rubén García (65′), Lucas Torró for Darko Brasanac (66′), Chimy Ávila for Kike Barja (77′) and Juan Cruz for Ez Abde  (78′).

Best player: Manuel Sánchez​

The most impressive player for Osasuna was Manuel Sánchez.

His rating is (7.0) with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Villarreal – Valencia – 2-1
• Real Sociedad – Osasuna – 2-0
• FC Barcelona – Espanyol – 1-1