IRUñEA. Osasuna tops Granada 2-0 after A. Budimir scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar (Pamplona (Iruñea)) stadium in Iruñea on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 19,739 spectators.​ The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer with the help of Gonzalo García González and Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.55 degrees Celsius or 54.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Osasuna was in firm control of the ball 56% while Granada was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Osasuna was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osasuna won the match​.

Osasuna shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Osasuna received 3 yellow cards (Rubén Peña, Aimar Oroz and Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras). On the other side, Granada received 4 yellow cards (Bryan Zaragoza, Ignasi Miquel, Gerard Gumbau and André Ferreira).

Also, Granada didn’t end the match with 11 players after Lucas Boyé (Granada) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (76′).

Standings

After playing this match, Osasuna will have 13 points like Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Granada will stay with 6 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Osasuna will play away with Real Betis on the 29th of October with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (4 draws).

Granada will host Villarreal on the 29th of October with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Osasuna – Formation

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

The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo decided to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera (7.5), Jesús Areso (7.3), Alejandro Catena (7.5), David García (7.7), Rubén Peña (7.0), Jon Moncayola (7.0), Lucas Torró (7.5), Aimar Oroz (6.8), Chimy Ávila (8.2), Ante Budimir (8.5) and Moi Gómez (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Cruz (7.0), Kike Barja (6.7), Nacho Vidal (6.4), Darko Brašanac, Aitor Fernández, Rubén García, Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (6.7), Johan Mojica, Raúl García (7.0), Jorge Herrando, Pablo Valencia and Iker Munoz.

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: Jesús Areso for Nacho Vidal (85′), Rubén Peña for Kike Barja (85′), Ante Budimir for Raúl García (80′), Aimar Oroz for Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (80′) and Jon Moncayola for Juan Cruz (68′).

Best player: Ante Budimir​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Osasuna was Ante Budimir.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 11 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Granada – Formation

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

Francisco José López Fernández played with: Jesús Vallejo, André Ferreira (6.7), Ricard Sánchez (6.8), Miguel Rubio (7.0), Ignasi Miquel (6.8), Carlos Neva (6.8), Gerard Gumbau (7.3), Gonzalo Villar (6.7), Óscar Melendo (7.0), Bryan Zaragoza (6.7) and Álvaro Fernández (7.1), Lucas Boyé (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: José Callejón (7.0), Myrto Uzuni (6.3), Wilson Manafá, Antonio Puertas (6.4), Víctor Díaz, Njegoš Petrović (6.6), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (6.8), Alberto Perea, Raúl Torrente and Adri López.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Gonzalo Villar for Sergio Ruiz Alonso (83′), Gerard Gumbau for Njegoš Petrović (87′), Óscar Melendo for Myrto Uzuni (63′), Álvaro Fernández for Antonio Puertas (63′) and Ricard Sánchez for José Callejón (83′).

Best player: Gerard Gumbau​

The most impressive player for Granada was Gerard Gumbau.

His rating is (7.3) with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Osasuna – Granada – 2-0