Osasuna vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th September 2024

Barcelona go up against Osasuna this coming Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio El Sadar.

Barcelona have taken the lead in the LaLiga after collecting 21 points from their initial seven encounters. Osasuna trail them by 11 points after seven rounds, leaving them as number 7 in the table.

Although Osasuna trail after Barcelona by double digits, beating the league leaders in the LaLiga still holds a lot of prestige.

Osasuna are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 14 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.4 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 14 goals, or an average of 1.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Barcelona won 1-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Osasuna, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Osasuna vs Barcelona Prediction

Osasuna Form

In their last three matches, Osasuna lost 3-1 against Rayo Vallecano, won 2-1 against Las Palmas, before drawing 0-0 against Valencia. Osasuna won three of their previous six matches at Estadio El Sadar in the LaLiga. They drew three as well, but suffered no defeats, scoring nine goals to six against.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-1 against Monaco, before beating Villarreal 1-5. Another win followed, this time by 1-0 against Getafe. Barcelona are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six LaLiga matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 17 goals to five along the way.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Osasuna renew Barcelona their acquaintance.

Osasuna won two matches, scored five goals and conceded five in their last three games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. This earned them six points. Osasuna claimed three wins, two draws as well as two defeats in the LaLiga this season. Barcelona are looking at seven wins, zero draws and zero defeats in the LaLiga.

Osasuna vs Barcelona Squads

Osasuna Squad

Moreno will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Barcelona from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Aitor Fernandez (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/7), Alejandro Catena (0/6), Diego Moreno (0/0), Enzo Boyomo (1/7), Jesus Areso (0/6), Jorge Herrando (0/4), Juan Cruz (0/3), Nacho Vidal (0/2), Ruben Pena (0/5), Unai Garcia (0/0), Abel Bretones (1/6), Aimar Oroz (1/7), Iker Munoz (0/2), Javi Martinez (0/1), Jon Moncayola (0/7), Lucas Torro (0/7), Pablo Ibanez (0/6), Ante Budimir (1/7), Bryan Zaragoza (0/7), Enrique Barja (0/0), Iker Benito (0/2), Jose Arnaiz (0/1), Moi Gomez (0/7), Raul Garcia (1/7), Ruben Garcia (1/7).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Hans-Dieter Flick will choose from for the upcoming game:

Inaki Pena (0/2), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Alex Balde (0/6), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/6), Hector Fort (0/3), Inigo Martinez (0/7), Jules Kounde (1/7), Pau Cubarsi (0/7), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/3), Frenkie de Jong (0/0), Gavi (0/0), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/5), Pablo Torre (1/3), Pedri (2/7), Ansu Fati (0/0), Dani Olmo (3/3), Ferran Torres (1/6), Lamine Yamal (3/7), Pau Victor (0/5), Raphinha (5/7), Robert Lewandowski (7/7).

Osasuna vs Barcelona Team News

Apparently, Barcelona have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Alex Balde and Gavi all face a spell on the sidelines for Barcelona due to various injuries.

Osasuna vs Barcelona Lineups

Osasuna vs Barcelona H2H

Barcelona got the better of Osasuna in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. Barcelona go into the match against Osasuna with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 9/20.

Osasuna vs Barcelona Results

The past ten matches between Osasuna and Barcelona have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies.

Osasuna vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Ante Budimir will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Barcelona hope Robert Lewandowski can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.

Osasuna claimed three wins, drew five and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Barcelona won seven, drew one and lost two of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Osasuna on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target nine times in Barcelona''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored five times in the last ten encounters between Osasuna and Barcelona, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Osasuna scored 0.8 goals on average, while Barcelona pulled 2.1 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals came out seven 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 nine of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 2.6 times on average in these games.