Barcelona vs Osasuna Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2024

Osasuna could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Barcelona on Wednesday. Their current position in the La Liga standings naturally favours Barcelona, but Osasuna won't be short on motivation.

Ranked as number four in the La Liga standings, Barcelona, have so far collected 44 points this season, while Osasuna collected 26 points. This puts them up as number 12 after 21 rounds.

Barcelona are gunning for an equally successful outing against Osasuna this coming Wednesday, following their dominant performance in their latest encounter with their opponents.

Barcelona scored 20 goals, conceded 17, and pulled off two clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Osasuna managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Barcelona beat Osasuna in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 1-0 win with a 2-1 victory.

Barcelona vs Osasuna Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona collected four points from their last three matches, starting with a 2-4 win against Real Betis. It was followed by a 2-2 draw with Athletic Club and a 3-5 defeat against Villarreal. In their last six La Liga home matches, Barcelona have three wins, while they've drawn zero and lost three. They scored 12 and conceded 14 goals.

Osasuna Form

In their last three matches, Osasuna lost 0-2 against Real Sociedad, won 3-2 against Getafe, and drew 1-1 with Sevilla. Osasuna didn't manage a single away win in their last six La Liga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored six goals themselves.

In current form, it is very difficult to argue against Barcelona claiming yet another win. Osasuna don't look strong enough right now to push their hosts to dropping points.

Barcelona scored 25 goals and conceded 19 in their last 11 games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 24 points and seven victories. Osasuna fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Barcelona so far pulled off a record of 13 wins, five draws and three defeats in the La Liga this season. Osasuna show off seven wins, five draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.

Barcelona vs Osasuna Squads

Barcelona Squad

The 44-year-old Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, will select the lineup against Osasuna from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Inaki Pena (0/8), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/13), Alex Balde (0/18), Andreas Christensen (0/16), Hector Fort (0/1), Inigo Martinez (0/8), Joao Cancelo (2/17), Jules Kounde (1/18), Marcos Alonso (0/4), Ronald Araujo (1/15), Sergi Roberto (3/6), Fermin Lopez (1/14), Ferran Torres (7/20), Frenkie de Jong (1/13), Gavi (1/12), Ilkay Gundogan (4/21), Oriol Romeu (0/15), Pedri (2/10), Joao Felix (4/18), Lamine Yamal (1/21), Raphinha (3/15), Robert Lewandowski (8/19), Vitor Roque (0/3).

Osasuna Squad

Here is the full team squad of Osasuna. The 45 year-old Jagoba Arrasate will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aitor Fernandez (0/4), Pablo Valencia (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/18), Alejandro Catena (1/17), David Garcia (0/20), Jesus Areso (1/20), Jorge Herrando (0/3), Juan Cruz (0/15), Unai Garcia (0/2), Aimar Oroz (1/21), Darko Brasanac (0/1), Iker Munoz (2/14), Johan Mojica (0/13), Jon Moncayola (0/18), Jose Arnaiz (1/15), Lucas Torro (0/15), Moi Gomez (2/16), Pablo Ibanez (1/17), Ante Budimir (10/21), Enrique Barja (0/11), Ezequiel Avila (1/17), Raul Garcia (3/19), Ruben Garcia (2/13), Ruben Pena (0/17).

Barcelona vs Osasuna Team News

Barcelona are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match this coming Wednesday.

Barcelona-players Sergi Roberto, Alex Balde, Raphinha, Inigo Martinez, Marcos Alonso, Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen won't be playing in the upcoming match against Osasuna at a neutral venue due to nursing various injuries.

Osasuna have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Wednesday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Osasuna need to do without Jon Moncayola and Darko Brasanac, who are not fit enough to travel to a neutral venue.

Barcelona vs Osasuna Lineups

Barcelona vs Osasuna H2H

Barcelona go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Osasuna. Barcelona enjoy a good 7-2-1 advantage against Osasuna, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/3.

Barcelona vs Osasuna Results

In six of the previous ten matches between Barcelona and Osasuna both teams scored.

Barcelona vs Osasuna Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Ferran Torres brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Barcelona will start him against Osasuna, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Ante Budimir, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Barcelona claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing zero along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Osasuna won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing six in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Barcelona on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Osasuna in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Barcelona managed an average of 2.7 goals, with Osasuna averaging 0.9 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals scored nine times, and they scored 2.5 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Osasuna, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.