Espanyol vs Osasuna Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th December 2024

Espanyol enjoy home advantage, when visitors Osasuna swing by on Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 18th in the table Espanyol have amassed 13 points after 15 matches. On 24 points, Osasuna rank seventh with 15 matches played this season.

Both Espanyol and Osasuna aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Saturday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Espanyol go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 23. That amounts to an average of 2.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Osasuna scored 14 goals, conceded 14 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Espanyol played Osasuna. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Espanyol vs Osasuna Prediction

Espanyol Form

Espanyol managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-1 victory against Celta Vigo. They went on to lose 2-0 against Barbastro, before getting dumped in a 1-0 defeat against Getafe. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Espanyol but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 11 goals while conceding nine.

Osasuna Form

In their last three matches, Osasuna drew 1-1 with Sevilla, beat AD Ceuta FC 2-3 before a 2-2 draw with Deportivo Alaves. Osasuna managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in five.

Osasuna and Espanyol always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call on Saturday.

Osasuna recorded seven points following one wins from their last five games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored five goals, but also conceded four. Espanyol only drew once so far this season after 15 games played, in stead recording four wins and ten defeats in the LaLiga. Osasuna are looking at six wins, six draws and four defeats in the LaLiga.

Espanyol vs Osasuna Squads

Espanyol Squad

The 45-year-old coach of the home team, Manolo Gonzalez, will select the lineup against Osasuna from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/15), Pol Tristan (0/0), Alvaro Tejero (1/14), Brian Olivan (0/11), Carlos Romero (1/14), Fernando Calero (0/3), Leandro Cabrera (1/11), Marash Kumbulla (1/13), Omar El Hilali (0/15), Sergi Gomez (0/11), Alex Kral (0/15), Alvaro Aguado (0/9), Edu Exposito (0/0), Jose Gragera (0/10), Pol Lozano (0/11), Rafel Bauza (0/3), Alejo Veliz (1/13), Antoniu Roca (0/5), Irvin Cardona (1/13), Javier Puado (5/13), Jofre Carreras (2/15), Naci Unuvar (0/2), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/7), Salvi Sanchez (0/0), Walid Cheddira (1/12).

Osasuna Squad

Here is the full team squad of Osasuna. The 50 year-old Vicente Moreno will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Aitor Fernandez (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/16), Alejandro Catena (0/15), Diego Moreno (0/0), Enzo Boyomo (1/16), Jesus Areso (0/15), Jorge Herrando (0/6), Juan Cruz (0/9), Nacho Vidal (0/4), Ruben Pena (0/13), Unai Garcia (0/0), Abel Bretones (2/15), Aimar Oroz (1/16), Iker Munoz (0/6), Javi Martinez (0/1), Jon Moncayola (0/15), Lucas Torro (2/15), Pablo Ibanez (0/12), Ante Budimir (10/16), Bryan Zaragoza (1/15), Enrique Barja (0/1), Iker Benito (0/2), Jose Arnaiz (0/4), Moi Gomez (0/13), Raul Garcia (1/15), Ruben Garcia (2/15).

Espanyol vs Osasuna Team News

Espanyol have an almost full squad available against Osasuna at RCDE Stadium with only one player possibly missing. For their upcoming match in round 17, Espanyol are unable to call upon Omar El Hilali, who is suspended.

Apparently, Osasuna have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday. Jon Moncayola and Lucas Torro racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Osasuna travelling party for their next match.

Espanyol vs Osasuna Lineups

Espanyol vs Osasuna H2H

Espanyol and Osasuna had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/5. Espanyol go into their upcoming match against Osasuna with a 20% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-4-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Espanyol vs Osasuna Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Espanyol face Osasuna as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies.

Espanyol vs Osasuna Betting Tips

Look no further than Javier Puado, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Espanyol in the LaLiga, while Ante Budimir managed six goals in the last half dozen matches for Osasuna in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Espanyol won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at RCDE Stadium. They drew one and lost three as well, while Osasuna won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Espanyol have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at RCDE Stadium. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just two wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Espanyol and Osasuna as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Espanyol scored an average of one goal a game, with Osasuna averaging 1.1 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Osasuna, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves.