Osasuna clutches a 2-1 win against Valencia. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Osasuna topped Valencia to win 2-1. A goal from N. Vidal was decisive in the 90min.

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David Brown
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Osasuna clutches a 2-1 win against Valencia. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Osasuna conquered Valencia to win 2-1. A goal from N. Vidal was decisive in the 90min. It was Osasuna to strike first with a penalty of Aimar Oroz at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nacho Vidal gave the win to Osasuna in the 90′ minute with a goal. Valencia was definitely better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 42,478 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana who was helped by José Carlos Escuela Melo and Eliana Fernández González. The 4th official was David Cambronero González. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Valencia

1 - 2

Team 1

Osasuna

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 124 Attack 102
  • 73 Dangerous attack 37
  • 123 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Valencia had a strong ball possession 65% while Osasuna was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Valencia was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Osasuna managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Valencia shot 16 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Osasuna shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Valencia received 3 yellow cards (Hugo Duro, Mouctar Diakhaby and Thierry Correia). On the opposite side, Osasuna received 4 yellow cards (Ante Budimir, Kike Barja, Iker Munoz and Jon Moncayola).

Match Timeline

22'
Pablo Ibáñez(VAR)
Thierry Correia- Yellow
23'
24'
Aimar Oroz(penalty)
Mouctar Diakhaby- Yellow
27'
35'
Kike Barja- Yellow
André Almeida- sub ->Mouctar Diakhaby
46'
46'
Nacho Vidal- sub ->Kike Barja
Dimitri Foulquier- sub ->Fran Pérez
58'
Hugo Duro- Yellow
59'
62'
Iker Muñoz- Yellow
67'
67'
Moncayola- sub ->Aimar Oroz
74'
Ante Budimir- sub ->Raúl García
Sergi Canós- sub ->Diego Lopez Noguerol
75'
Cristhian Mosquera- sub ->Gabriel Paulista
75'
77'
Rubén Peña- sub ->Jesús Areso
Hugo Duro(goal)Javier Guerra
80'
90'
Ante Budimir- Yellow
90'
Moncayola- Yellow
90'
Nacho Vidal(goal)Ante Budimir

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this encounter, Valencia stays with 6 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. On the opposite side, Osasuna has 6 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 2nd of September with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (4 draws).

Osasuna will host FC Barcelona on the 3rd of September with a 20-4 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
6.4
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
6.7
75'
D
Thierry Correia 12.Portugal
6.4
23'
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
8.4
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
6.4
M
Mouctar Diakhaby 4.Guinea
6.7
46' 27'
M
Diego López 16.Spain
7.0
75'
M
Pepelu 18.Spain
7.8
M
Fran Pérez 23.Spain
7.0
58'
F
Hugo Duro 9.Spain
7.1
59' Goals80'
F
Javi Guerra 8.Spain
7.5
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
D
Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain
6.8
75'
D
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
7.0
58'
D
Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain
M
André Almeida 10.Portugal
7.3
46'
M
Sergi Canós 7.Spain
6.8
75'
M
Pablo Gozálbez 27.Spain
M
César Tárrega 29.Spain
M
Hugo González 30.Spain
F
Mario Dominguez 36.Spain

Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili (6.4), Thierry Correia (6.4), Gabriel Paulista (6.7), Cenk Özkaçar (6.4), José Luis Gayà (8.4), Fran Pérez (7.0), Pepelu (7.8), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.7), Diego Lopez Noguerol (7.0), Javier Guerra (7.5) and Hugo Duro (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: André Almeida (7.3), Jaume Doménech, Cristhian Mosquera (6.8), Hugo Guillamón, Sergi Canós (6.8), Cristian Rivero, Dimitri Foulquier (7.0), Jesús Vázquez, Pablo Gozálbez, César Tárrega, Hugo González and Mario Dominguez.

Valencia could not rely on the presence of Cristhian Mosquera (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 4 changes: Mouctar Diakhaby for André Almeida (46′), Fran Pérez for Dimitri Foulquier (58′), Gabriel Paulista for Cristhian Mosquera (75′) and Diego Lopez Noguerol for Sergi Canós (75′).

Best player: José Luis Gayà​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was José Luis Gayà.

His rating is (8.4) with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Osasuna – Formation

Osasuna
G
Aitor Fernández 13.Spain
G
Sergio Herrera 1.Spain
7.0
D
David García 5.Spain
7.0
D
Alejandro Catena 24.Spain
6.8
D
Juan Cruz 3.Spain
7.0
D
Jesús Areso 12.Spain
7.5
77'
M
Lucas Torró 6.Spain
M
Aimar Oroz 10.Spain
7.0
67' Goals24'
M
Kike Barja 11.Spain
6.6
46' 35'
M
Pablo Ibáñez 19.Spain
7.0
M
José Manuel Arnáiz 20.Spain
7.0
67'
M
Iker Muñoz 34.Spain
6.7
62'
F
Rubén García 14.Spain
F
Moi Gómez 16.Spain
F
Raúl García 23.Spain
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Dimitrios Stamatakis 32.Greece
D
Rubén Peña 15.Spain
6.6
77'
D
Johan Mojica 22.Colombia
6.3
67'
D
Nacho Vidal 2.Spain
6.4
46' Goals90'
D
Unai García 4.Spain
D
Jorge Herrando 28.Spain
M
Moncayola 7.Spain
6.3
67' 90'
F
Ante Budimir 17.Croatia
6.8
74' 90'

Osasuna started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo played with: Lucas Torró, Aitor Fernández, Rubén García, Moi Gómez, Sergio Herrera (7.0), Jesús Areso (7.5), Alejandro Catena (6.8), David García (7.0), Juan Cruz (7.0), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (7.0) and Iker Munoz (6.7), Aimar Oroz (7.0), Kike Barja (6.6), Raúl García (7.1), José Manuel Arnáiz (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jon Moncayola (6.3), Rubén Peña (6.6), Ante Budimir (6.8), Johan Mojica (6.3), Nacho Vidal (6.4), Unai García, Jorge Herrando and Dimitrios Stamatakis.

Osasuna could not rely on the presence of Nacho Vidal (injured) and Jon Moncayola (injured).

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: Jesús Areso for Rubén Peña (77′), Kike Barja for Nacho Vidal (46′), José Manuel Arnáiz for Johan Mojica (67′), Aimar Oroz for Jon Moncayola (67′) and Raúl García for Ante Budimir (74′).

Best player: Jesús Areso​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Osasuna was Jesús Areso even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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