Osasuna vs Elche Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th April 2023

Osasuna take on Elche for a match in the La Liga this coming Saturday at Estadio El Sadar.

Osasuna approach round 28 as number nine in the La Liga table with 35 points on their account so far. With 27 rounds behind them, Elche have amassed 13 points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.

A match between Osasuna and Elche has been such an equal encounter lately, that none of their last three matches produced a winner. This has the look of a match which could be decided by the odds mistake.

Osasuna scored five times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.5 goals a game. They conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets.

Elche are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 20 times, an average of two per game. They managed one clean sheet in of these.

Osasuna and Elche settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

Osasuna vs Elche Prediction

Osasuna Form

In their last three matches, Osasuna lost 0-3 against Villarreal, drew 0-0 with Mallorca, before losing to Athletic Bilbao by 1-0. Osasuna just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six La Liga matches at the Estadio El Sadar. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored two and conceded eight goals.

Elche Form

Elche got away with only one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 draw with Real Valladolid. Then Real Sociedad proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat, just like Barcelona who won 0-4. Elche only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the La Liga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to two.

Osasuna and Elche team up this coming Saturday in a match both will hate to lose. This could be a match that fizzles out in a draw, with both very focused on not risky anything at all.

Osasuna took 26 points from their last 15 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 16 times and conceding 11. Elche won one match and picked up four points from their last 15 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. They scored eight goals and conceded 38. Osasuna have a record of nine wins, eight draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Elche put two wins, seven draws and 18 defeats on the board in the La Liga.

Osasuna vs Elche Stats

Osasuna vs Elche Squads

Osasuna Squad

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

Aitor Fernandez (0/14), Dario Ramos (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/13), Aridane Hernandez (0/13), David Garcia (2/23), Juan Cruz (0/20), Manuel Sanchez (0/20), Nacho Vidal (0/16), Unai Garcia (0/18), Aimar Oroz (3/21), Darko Brasanac (1/24), Jon Moncayola (0/27), Lucas Torro (0/26), Moi Gomez (1/27), Pablo Ibanez (0/14), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (1/20), Ante Budimir (2/22), Enrique Barja (1/17), Enrique Garcia (0/1), Ezequiel Avila (7/23), Kike (2/26), Ruben Garcia (1/21), Ruben Pena (0/11).

Elche Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Elche head coach Beccacece will select from for his starting XI:

Axel Werner (0/0), Edgar Badia (0/27), Jesus Lopez (0/0), Carlos Clerc (0/22), Diego Gonzalez (0/15), Enzo Roco (0/19), Gonzalo Verdu (1/12), Helibelton Palacios (0/21), Jose Angel Carmona (3/19), Lautaro Blanco (0/9), Lisandro Magallan (0/7), Nicolas Fernandez (0/12), Pedro Bigas (0/21), Pol Lirola (1/9), Alejandro Alfaro (0/0), Alex Collado (1/9), Gerard Gumbau (0/25), John Nwankwo (0/3), Josan (1/17), Omar Mascarell (0/24), Pape Cheikh (0/1), Randy Nteka (0/16), Raul Guti (0/20), Rodrigo Mendoza (0/0), Tete Morente (1/21), Tobias Christensen (0/0), Ezequiel Ponce (3/26), Fidel (1/17), Lucas Boye (3/24), Pere Milla (6/20).

Osasuna vs Elche Team News

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

Nacho Vidal sit this one out for Osasuna due to an injury.

Elche are juggling with three absent players on on Saturday when travelling to Osasuna.

Names like Alex Collado, Josan and John Nwankwo most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Osasuna.

Osasuna vs Elche Lineups

Osasuna vs Elche H2H

Osasuna and Elche settled for a point in a 1-1 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Osasuna picked up two wins in their previous ten matches against Elche, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5/2.

Osasuna vs Elche Results

In the past seven matches between home side Osasuna and Elche both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 11/10.

Osasuna vs Elche Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the La Liga, David Garcia will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Elche hope Lucas Boye can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two La Liga goals in his last six La Liga games.

Osasuna won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio El Sadar. They drew two and lost four as well, while Elche won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six. Elche managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, Osasuna were first on target in five of their last 10 outings on home soil.

In the past seven encounters between Osasuna and Elche over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Osasuna scoring an average of 1.29 goals per game. Elche averaged 0.85 goals, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Osasuna, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Elche, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.