PAMPLONA. Real Sociedad prevails over Osasuna with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored byA. Januzaj (82′) and a goal from M. Merino (72′). Real Sociedad took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias who was helped by Julián Villaseñor Julián and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Gonzalo Romero Freixas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 3 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 127 Attack 105
- 36 Dangerous attack 43
- 104 Ball safe 119
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Real Sociedad was in firm control of the ball 57% while Osasuna was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Real Sociedad was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Sociedad won the encounter.
Osasuna shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Osasuna didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (D. Rico and M. Zubimendi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Osasuna will stay with 19 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad will have 28 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Osasuna will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 20th of November with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
Real Sociedad will host Valencia on the 21st of November with a 11-10 head to head statistic in favor of Real Sociedad (5 draws).
Osasuna – Formation
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Osasuna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo decided to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera
, Nacho Vidal , Unai García , David García , Manuel Sánchez , Lucas Torró , Jon Moncayola , Kike Barja , Darko Brašanac , Rubén García and Kike García .The home team had on the bench: Oier, Chimy Ávila
, Ante Budimir , Juan Cruz, Juan Pérez, Roberto Torres , Javi Martínez, Iñigo Pérez, Jesus Areso, José Ángel , Javier Ontiveros and Robert Ibáñez.Substitutions
Osasuna made 4 changes: K. Barja for C. Avila (71′), K. Garcia for A. Budimir (83′), M. Sanchez for Cote (83′) and R. Garcia for R. Torres (83′).
Best player: Rubén García
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Osasuna was Rubén García.
His rating is
with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.Real Sociedad – Formation
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Real Sociedad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro
, Joseba Zaldúa , Aritz Elustondo , Robin Le Normand , Diego Rico , Mikel Merino , Martín Zubimendi , David Silva , Ander Barrenetxea , Alexander Isak and Adnan Januzaj .These were the players on the bench: Andoni Gorosabel, Aihen Muñoz
, Portu , Mathew Ryan, Beñat Turrientes , Alexander Sørloth , Ander Guevara, Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Julen Lobete and Robert Navarro.Substitutions
Real Sociedad made 5 changes: D. Rico for A. Munoz (46′), A. Isak for A. Sorloth (70′), A. Barrenetxea for Portu (71′), D. Silva for B. Turrientes (83′) and A. Januzaj for J. Lobete (87′).
Best player: Adnan Januzaj
The most impressive player for Real Sociedad was Adnan Januzaj.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 49 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Betis – Sevilla – 0-2
- Mallorca – Elche – 2-2
- Osasuna – Real Sociedad – 0-2
- Valencia – Atlético Madrid – 3-3
- Villarreal – Getafe – 1-0