After a convincing win against Cádiz in their opening La Liga fixture, Osasuna traveled to Madrid to face José Bordalás Getafe. Getafe, after finishing eighth despite looking good to grab at the UEFA Champions League spot until February, looked to re-organise things with their first fixture of the season. Jagoba Arrastes side, despite having the momentum coming into this match, fell narrowly by a goal at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez with a well-executed Jaime Mata goal.
In this tactical analysis of Getafe vs. Osasuna, well look at how the sides lined up, how Getafe executed their tactics very well yet again. In addition, the analysis will also focus on how the teams pressing strategies made a significant difference in the way both the teams played.
Lineups
Both Arraste and Bordalás sides lined-up in a 4-4-2 in papers. However, Getafes lineup favored a flat 4-4-2, with Jamie Mata and Cucho Hernández being the two target men up front. Hernández, on loan from EPL side Watford, partnered with Mata in place of Jorge Molina, who departed to Granada this summer. As expected, Marc Cucurella and Allan Nyom started as the wide players who were given freedom to invert whenever required.
On the other hand, Osasunas shape rather looked like a 4-4-1-1, as Rubén García played slightly behind Adrián López to connect the four man midfield with the striker. The only change for Arrastes side was the inclusion of Facundo Roncaglia in place of Nacho Vidal.
