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
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
Standings
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 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Rubén Baraja Vegas decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili
, Thierry Correia , Gabriel Paulista , Cenk Özkaçar , José Luis Gayà , Fran Pérez , Pepelu , Mouctar Diakhaby , Diego Lopez Noguerol , Javier Guerra and Hugo Duro .The home team had on the bench: André Almeida
, Jaume Doménech, Cristhian Mosquera , Hugo Guillamón, Sergi Canós , Cristian Rivero, Dimitri Foulquier , 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
with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.Osasuna – Formation
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
, Jesús Areso , Alejandro Catena , David García , Juan Cruz , Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras and Iker Munoz , Aimar Oroz , Kike Barja , Raúl García , José Manuel Arnáiz .These were the players on the bench: Jon Moncayola
, Rubén Peña , Ante Budimir , Johan Mojica , Nacho Vidal , 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
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.
- Villarreal – FC Barcelona – 3-4
- Athletic Club – Real Betis – 4-2
- Valencia – Osasuna – 1-2