OLIVA. Valencia conquers Osasuna 1-0 after J. Kluivert scored just 1 goal (74′).
Hugo Duro didn’t convert a penalty (90′) for Valencia.
The match was played at the Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1 stadium in Oliva on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva who was helped by Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Albert Catalá Ferrán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Valencia was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Osasuna that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Valencia had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Valencia won the match.
Valencia shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Osasuna shot 7 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 2 yellow cards (Hugo Duro and José Gayà). On the other side, Osasuna received 5 yellow cards (David García, Juan Cruz, Chimy Ávila, Lucas Torró and Aimar Oroz).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Valencia will have 26 points like Getafe to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Osasuna will stay with 34 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 18th of March with a 19-9 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (15 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
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72'
74'
Valencia adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Mouctar Diakhaby , Cenk Özkaçar , José Luis Gayà , Yunus Musah , Hugo Guillamón , André Almeida , Samu Castillejo , Hugo Duro and Justin Kluivert .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolás González , Javier Guerra, Ilaix Moriba, Alberto Marí, Jesús Vázquez, Iago Herrerín, Cristian Rivero, Eray Cömert, Francisco Pérez, Thierry Correia, Samuel Lino and Cristhian Mosquera.
Substitutions
Valencia made 4 changes: Samu Castillejo for Samuel Lino (58′), André Almeida for Nico González (72′), Justin Kluivert for Thierry Correia (82′) and Yunus Musah for Ilaix Kourouma (82′).
Best player: Justin Kluivert
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Justin Kluivert.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Osasuna – Formation
Osasuna
Also Osasuna adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo played with: Sergio Herrera , Jon Moncayola , Aridane Hernández , David García , Juan Cruz , Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras , Lucas Torró , Moi Gómez , Chimy Ávila , Kike García and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aimar Oroz , Unai García, Aitor Fernández, Ante Budimir , Diego Moreno, Nacho Vidal , Manuel Sánchez, Kike Barja , Rubén García and Darko Brašanac .
Substitutions
Osasuna made 5 changes: Chimy Ávila for Nacho Vidal (66′), Kike García for Ante Budimir (73′), Pablo Ibáñez for Darko Brašanac (73′), Lucas Torró for Kike Barja (78′) and Moncayola for Aimar Oroz (78′).
Best player: Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
The player that probably impressed the most for Osasuna was Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
His rating is with 14 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Rayo Vallecano – 3-0
- Elche – Real Valladolid – 1-1
- Real Madrid – Espanyol – 3-1
- Valencia – Osasuna – 1-0
