PAMPLONA. Osasuna conquers Cádiz with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by C. Avila (37′) and a penalty scored by K. Garcia (79′). Osasuna capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31 degrees Celsius or 87.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Osasuna had a superior ball possession 56% while Cádiz was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Osasuna had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Osasuna won the match​.

Osasuna shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Osasuna received 2 yellow cards (L. Torro and C. Avila). On the other side, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (I. Alejo, T. Alarcon, V. Chust and C. Lozano).

Also, Cádiz didn’t finish the match with 11 players after T. Alarcon (Cádiz) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).

Standings

After this match, Osasuna has 6 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Osasuna will play away with Real Betis on the 26th of August with a 14-7 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).

Cádiz will host Athletic Club on the 29th of August with a 3-3 head to head.

Osasuna – Formation

Osasuna adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo decided to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera (7.4), Rubén Peña (7.6), Unai García (7.6), David García (7.4), Juan Cruz (7.1), Chimy Ávila (7.3), Jon Moncayola (6.6), Lucas Torró (6.8), Moi Gómez (7.1), Ante Budimir (7.3) and Aimar Oroz (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Roberto Torres (6.7), Kike Barja, Javi Martínez, Aitor Fernández, Nacho Vidal (6.6), Darko Brašanac (7.4), Pablo Ibáñez Lumbreras, Manuel Sánchez, Rubén García (6.7), Juan Pérez, Aridane Hernández and Kike García (7.8).

Substitutions

Osasuna made 5 changes: A. Budimir for K. Garcia (65′), C. Avila for R. Garcia (66′), R. Pena for N. Vidal (75′), J. Moncayola for D. Brasanac (76′) and A. Oroz for R. Torres (84′).

Best player: Kike García​

The player that probably impressed the most for Osasuna was Kike García.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.

Cádiz – Formation

Also Cádiz adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma (6.3), Joseba Zaldúa (6.7), Luis Hernández (7.4), Víctor Chust (6.2), Alfonso Espino (6.8), Mamady Diarra (6.5), Fali (6.7), Tomás Alarcón (6.1), Awer Mabil (6.7), Lucas Pérez (6.6) and Anthony Lozano (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Juan Cala, Álvaro Negredo (6.3), José Mari (6.5), Iván Alejo (6.6), David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Álvaro Giménez, Antonio Blanco, Santiago Arzamendia (7.0), Kikín and Fede San Emeterio (7.0).

Substitutions

Cádiz made 5 changes: M. Diarra for I. Alejo (62′), A. Mabil for Jose Mari (62′), Fali for S. Arzamendia (62′), A. Espino for A. Negredo (75′) and L. Perez for F. San Emeterio (80′).

Best player: Luis Hernández​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was Luis Hernández.

His rating is (7.4) with 42 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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

• Osasuna – Cádiz – 2-0
• Mallorca – Real Betis – 1-2
• Celta de Vigo – Real Madrid – 1-4