Osasuna vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th October 2022

Osasuna enjoy home advantage, when visitors Espanyol swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the La Liga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count. It finished all square on when Osasuna last faced Espanyol. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3.60.

The current difference in the La Liga standings between the two teams clashing at Estadio El Sadar on Thursday is 4 points. The hosts are currently 9th in the La Liga standings with 13 points after nine rounds. Espanyol are trailing behind them on nine points, which makes them 13th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Osasuna are aiming to extend the lead on Espanyol in the standings as they go toe-to-toe on Thursday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.

Osasuna are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 12 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Espanyol hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded 1.6 goals per match for a total of 16 goals, while claiming three clean sheets as well.

Osasuna vs Espanyol Prediction

Osasuna form

A single point is all Osasuna can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid, before getting trounced 1-2 against Valencia while Villarreal won 2-0. Osasuna won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Few people saw Osasuna at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol claimed five points in their previous three matches, which started with a 2-2 draw with Valencia. This was followed by another draw with Cadiz, this time 2-2, before they outclassed Real Valladolid by 1-0. Espanyol claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to seven.

Aiming for a mid-table finish Espanyol would require a quick upturn in form to achieve even that.

Going forward, Osasuna and Espanyol are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net on Thursday.

Osasuna took nine points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. This amounts to three wins after scoring five times and conceding three. Espanyol claimed one wins and four points from their last five encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga, while scoring five goals to nine against.

Osasuna vs Espanyol Team News

Osasuna are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Espanyol.

Osasuna are unable to field Kike Saverio this coming Thursday against Espanyol, as he is sidelined with an injury.

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

Adria Pedrosa nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Espanyol.

Osasuna vs Espanyol H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Osasuna played Espanyol. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Osasuna go into their upcoming match against Espanyol with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-3-3 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.

Osasuna vs Espanyol Results

In four of the previous ten matches between Osasuna and Espanyol both teams scored.

Osasuna vs Espanyol Betting Tips

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

In their last 10 matches at Estadio El Sadar across all tournaments Osasuna won five times, drew two and lost three times. Espanyol claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Osasuna managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Espanyol kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Osasuna managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Espanyol averaging 1.1 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Osasuna saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.2 times in those matches.