SAN SEBASTIáN. Osasuna tops Real Sociedad 1-0 after A. Budimir scored just 1 goal (49′). Real Sociedad was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 32,905 spectators.​ The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the support of Diego Santaursula Aguado and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.44 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 68% while Osasuna was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Osasuna was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Real Sociedad shot 21 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Osasuna shot 9 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Real Sociedad stays with 37 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Osasuna will has 29 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away with Mallorca on the 18th of February with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (3 draws).

Osasuna will host Cádiz on the 18th of February with a 11-2 head to head statistic in favor of Osasuna (2 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

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

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.0), Jon Aramburu (7.3), Igor Zubeldia (7.5), Jon Pacheco (7.0), Javi Galán (8.4), Beñat Turrientes (6.7), Martín Zubimendi (7.3), Mikel Merino (7.9), Takefusa Kubo (7.3), André Silva (6.4) and Arsen Zakharyan (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Umar Sadiq (6.4), Unai Marrero, Urko González, Jon Ander Olasagasti (7.1), Jon Magunazelaia, Pablo Marín, Jon Martín, Rupérez, Hamari Traoré (6.7), Robin Le Normand, Brais Méndez (6.7) and Ander Barrenetxea (6.4).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Jon Aramburu for Hamari Traoré (72′), Beñat Turrientes for Jon Ander Olasagasti (72′), Mikel Merino for Brais Méndez (62′), André Silva for Umar Sadiq (62′) and Arsen Zakharyan for Ander Barrenetxea (62′).

Player of the match: Javi Galán​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Javi Galán.

His rating is 8.4 with 69 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.

Osasuna – Formation

Osasuna started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo played with: Sergio Herrera (7.5), Jesús Areso (7.5), Unai García (7.0), David García (7.9), Jorge Herrando (7.7), Johan Mojica (6.4), Jon Moncayola (7.3), Lucas Torró (6.4), Aimar Oroz (7.5), Rubén Peña (6.4) and Ante Budimir (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Kike Barja, Aitor Fernández, Rubén García (6.8), Pablo Valencia, Alejandro Catena (6.6), Juan Cruz (6.6), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (6.4), Iker Munoz, Moi Gómez and Raúl García (6.8).

Osasuna could not rely on the presence of Alejandro Catena (injured).

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: Rubén Peña for Rubén García (65′), Ante Budimir for Raúl García (74′), Johan Mojica for Juan Cruz (73′), Jon Moncayola for Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras (73′) and Unai García for Alejandro Catena (80′).

Player of the match: David García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Osasuna was David García even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Deportivo Alavés – Villarreal – 1-1
• Real Sociedad – Osasuna – 0-1
• Real Madrid – Girona – 4-0
• Las Palmas – Valencia – 2-0