Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th May 2023

The La Liga game at Estadio El Sadar this coming Thursday sees visitors Athletic Bilbao facing home side Osasuna.

While Athletic Bilbao could be closing on the top six with a win here, Osasuna will be hoping to add some distance to the lower regions. Of these two possible scenarios, the former definitely looks more likely than the latter.

Osasuna scored ten goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Athletic Bilbao scored 13 goals, conceded 12 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Osasuna Form

Osasuna are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Real Madrid by a 2-1 score, before winning 3-1 against Almeria. They were back on the losing side in a 3-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid. In their last six La Liga home matches, Osasuna have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao collected one win from their last three matches, as Real Betis won by 0-1. Villarreal were too strong as well, winning 5-1, before Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 against Celta Vigo. Athletic Bilbao managed a decent return of three wins in their last six La Liga away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding nine times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Osasuna welcome Athletic Bilbao this coming Thursday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Athletic Bilbao won two of their last 16 matches against teams from the top half of the La Liga table, scoring nine and conceding 25 goals. They collected nine points from these. Osasuna claimed 13 wins, eight draws as well as 14 defeats in the La Liga this season. Athletic Bilbao so far pulled off 14 wins, eight draws and 13 defeats in the La Liga.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Squads

Osasuna Squad

Arrasate will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Athletic Bilbao from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Aitor Fernandez (0/19), Dario Ramos (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/16), Yoel Ramirez (0/0), Aridane Hernandez (0/20), David Garcia (2/29), Jorge Herrando (0/1), Juan Cruz (0/26), Manuel Sanchez (0/28), Nacho Vidal (0/20), Unai Garcia (0/21), Aimar Oroz (3/28), Darko Brasanac (1/25), Iker Munoz (0/6), Jon Moncayola (1/34), Lucas Torro (0/30), Moi Gomez (3/32), Pablo Ibanez (0/22), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (4/25), Ante Budimir (5/29), Enrique Barja (1/24), Ezequiel Avila (7/27), Iker Benito (0/4), Kike Garcia (2/33), Ruben Garcia (2/26), Ruben Pena (0/17).

Athletic Bilbao Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Athletic Bilbao players that the manager Ernesto Valverde will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Ander Iruarrizaga (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/7), Unai Simon (0/29), Aitor Paredes (0/13), Ander Capa (0/7), Daniel Vivian (1/26), Inigo Lekue (0/19), Inigo Martinez (1/15), Mikel Balenziaga (0/3), Oscar de Marcos (1/34), Yeray Alvarez (1/28), Yuri Berchiche (1/26), Ander Herrera (0/16), Dani Garcia (0/25), Mikel Vesga (3/33), Oier Zarraga (0/23), Oihan Sancet (9/33), Raul Garcia (2/32), Unai Vencedor (0/9), Alex Berenguer (4/34), Gorka Guruzeta (6/27), Iker Muniain (0/27), Inaki Williams (10/33), Jon Morcillo (0/10), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (6/34).

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

Osasuna have an almost full squad available against Athletic Bilbao at Estadio El Sadar with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Osasuna can't field Nacho Vidal this coming Thursday against Athletic Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Osasuna at the Estadio El Sadar.

Inigo Martinez is too injured to face Athletic Bilbao.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Lineups

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

Neither Osasuna nor Athletic Bilbao managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 0-0 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4. All in all, Athletic Bilbao have a fine reading on Osasuna in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Athletic Bilbao to win this match at best price odds of 7/5.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Results

Of the last ten encounters between Osasuna Athletic Bilbao over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 1/1 with bookies.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

Estadio El Sadar saw Osasuna winning five, drawing one and losing four of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Athletic Bilbao won four of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost four. Athletic Bilbao managed just two clean sheets in their last 10 away matches, while Osasuna pulled off one clean sheets in their last 10 matches Estadio El Sadar.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao. Osasuna managed an average of 0.9 goals, while the latter scored 1.7 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Osasuna, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Athletic Bilbao, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.