IRUñEA. Osasuna snatched a late win Rayo Vallecano 1-0 after R. García scored just 1 goal (90′). Osasuna was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 8,334 spectators. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva who was helped by Diego Barbero Sevilla and Jorge Bueno Mateo. The 4th official was Carlos Muñiz Muñoz. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.36 degrees Celsius or 52.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 98
- 51 Dangerous attack 29
- 71 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
Fouls
- 20 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Osasuna was in firm control of the ball 61% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Osasuna was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osasuna won the match.
Osasuna shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Osasuna received 2 yellow cards (Raúl García and José Manuel Arnáiz). Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Pathé Ciss, Kike Pérez and Alfonso Espino).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Osasuna has 19 points like Valencia to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stays with 20 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Osasuna will play away with Mallorca on the 20th of December with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Osasuna (10 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host Valencia on the 19th of December with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (6 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 , Jesús Areso , David García , Juan Cruz , Rubén Peña , Aimar Oroz , Iker Munoz , Moi Gómez , Chimy Ávila , Ante Budimir and Rubén García .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Torró, Alejandro Catena, Nacho Vidal , Unai García, Jon Moncayola , Darko Brašanac, Aitor Fernández, Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras , José Manuel Arnáiz , Raúl García , Jorge Herrando and Pablo Valencia.
Substitutions
Osasuna made 5 changes: Rubén García for José Manuel Arnáiz (69′), Moi Gómez for Jon Moncayola (69′), Rubén Peña for Nacho Vidal (83′), Aimar Oroz for Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (84′) and Chimy Ávila for Raúl García (84′).
Player of the match: Raúl García
The most impressive player for Osasuna was Raúl García.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 3.
His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 84′.
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Stole Dimitrievski , Iván Balliu , Abdul Mumin , Florian Lejeune , Alfonso Espino , Isi Palazón , Pathé Ciss , Óscar Valentín , Álvaro García , Raúl de Tomás and Kike Pérez .
These were the players on the bench: Unai López , Pep Chavarría, Martín Pascual, Aridane Hernández, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao, Bebé , Randy Nteka , Dani Cárdenas, Jorge de Frutos , Diego Mendez and Sergio Camello .
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Kike Pérez for Randy Nteka (63′), Álvaro García for Bebé (72′), Pathé Ciss for Unai López (73′), Raúl de Tomás for Sergio Camello (88′) and Isi Palazón for Jorge de Frutos (88′).
Player of the match: Randy Nteka
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Randy Nteka.
His rating is with 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 63′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano – 1-0