Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th January 2023

We are zooming in on Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna, as the duo face each other at San Mames Barria on Monday in what surely will be an exciting La Liga clash. Athletic Bilbao no doubt look forward to their next match, as they ran out 3-1 and 2-0 winners when last playing Osasuna.

The two teams enter the match at San Mames Barria with two points separating them in the La Liga standings.

The sides seem to be evenly matched, but Osasuna can leapfrog Athletic Bilbao in the table with a win on Monday. They will, of course, be eager to do just that, the question is though, how will the hosts respond to the threat?

Athletic Bilbao scored 15 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Osasuna travel to their next La Liga match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 13 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Prediction

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Alzira by 0-2, before drawing 0-0 with Real Betis. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Eldense 1-6. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Athletic Bilbao but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six La Liga matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 11 goals while conceding four.

Not many people predicted Athletic Bilbao for medals, but if they keep producing results, they might spring a surprise on the league.

Osasuna Form

Osasuna have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-2 win against Celta Vigo. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against Barcelona, before handing over all three points in a 2-0 defeat against Real Sociedad. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Osasuna won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and five scored.

A top half finish seem very possibe for Osasuna who have been a surprise package with a string of good performances.

With Athletic Bilbao in relatively good shape these days, we aim for the home win, when they take on Osasuna. The value lies with the former, with form a little too dubious for the visitors.

Athletic Bilbao have taken ten points from their last six games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of five goals to seven. Osasuna took one win from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They collected four points, scored five goals and conceded 11. Athletic Bilbao so far pulled off a record of seven wins, four draws and four defeats in the La Liga this season. Osasuna put seven wins, two draws and six defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Team News

Athletic Bilbao seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Monday.

Inigo Martinez and Ander Capa are all absent from the Athletic Bilbao squad that faces Osasuna at San Mames Barria.

Osasuna just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames Barria.

Nacho Vidal won't be travelling with Osasuna this time, as he nurses an injury.

Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna H2H

Athletic Bilbao hope to extend their grip on Osasuna, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 3-1 and 2-0, respectively. Athletic Bilbao beat Osasuna four times in the last ten meetings. Their latest meeting handed Athletic Bilbao a 2-0 win against their opponent this coming Monday. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/3.

Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Results

In the past ten matches between home side Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna both teams found the back of the net six times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1/1.

Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Betting Tips

Athletic Bilbao against Osasuna is also a battle between Gorka Guruzeta and Ezequiel Avila with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three La Liga goals in their last six games respectively.

Athletic Bilbao won eight of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing two times. Osasuna won five of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and two defeats as well. Goals could at a premium on Monday at San Mames Barria, where just three of the last La Liga matches for Athletic Bilbao saw over 2.5 goals. Of the previous 10 league games away for Osasuna, one had over 2.5 goals.

In the last ten encounters between Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna over 2.5 goals came out five times, as Athletic Bilbao averaged 1.9 goals a game. Osasuna scored an average of 0.9 goals in these, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Athletic Bilbao’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Osasuna played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process.