Osasuna vs Villarreal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2026

Osasuna welcome Villarreal on Saturday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 22 match.

Osasuna are placed nineth with 25 points after 21 matches. Villarreal occupy a position as fourth in the league on 41 points.

Villarreal got hammered last time out and have no intention of letting that go by unnoticed. Osasuna need to strap up before the ride on Saturday, as the visitors look for revenge.

Osasuna only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Villarreal are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.9 goals per game. They conceded 11 goals for an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

Villarreal won 2-1 and 4-2 in the two most recent meetings with Osasuna, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Osasuna vs Villarreal Prediction

Osasuna Form

Osasuna recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad. Next up was a 3-2 win against Real Oviedo, before Rayo Vallecano were defeated in 1-3 win. Osasuna won three of their previous six matches at Estadio El Sadar in the LaLiga. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 12 goals to nine against.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Ajax, before Real Madrid ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bayer Leverkusen, who came out 3-0 winners. Villarreal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, in which they banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding eight. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

We don't quite trust Osasuna enough to go for the home win, but form is not impressive enough for Villarreal to back them. In stead, we have our eyes fixed on the draw-no-bet or double-chance.

Osasuna have taken zero points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They won zero of these matches with a scoreline of four goals to 16. Villarreal took four wins from their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the LaLiga table. They collected 14 points, scored 16 goals and conceded 17. Osasuna are looking at a record of seven wins, four draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga this season. Villarreal are looking at 13 wins, two draws and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Osasuna vs Villarreal Squads

Osasuna Squad

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

Aitor Fernandez (0/0), Rafael Fernandez (0/0), Sergio Herrera (0/21), Alejandro Catena (2/19), Flavien Boyomo (1/18), Javi Galan (0/9), Jorge Herrando (0/17), Juan Cruz (0/12), Valentin Rosier (0/14), Abel Bretones (1/17), Aimar Oroz (0/15), Iker Munoz (0/8), Inigo Arguibide (0/5), Jon Moncayola (0/20), Lucas Torro (0/20), Ander Yoldi (0/0), Ante Budimir (9/20), Asier Osambela (1/8), Enrique Barja (0/15), Iker Benito (1/5), Moi Gomez (0/16), Raul Garcia (3/20), Raul Moro (0/0), Ruben Garcia (2/19), Sheraldo Becker (0/9), Victor Munoz (3/21).

Villarreal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Villarreal players that the manager Marcelino Garcia will choose from for the upcoming game:

Arnau Tenas (0/3), Diego Conde (0/0), Luiz Junior (0/17), Alfonso Pedraza (1/15), Ismael Sierra (0/0), Juan Foyth (0/13), Logan Costa (0/0), Pau Navarro (0/9), Rafa Marin (1/14), Santiago Mourino (0/13), Sergi Cardona (0/16), Willy Kambwala (0/0), Alberto Moleiro (8/20), Carlos Macia (0/4), Daniel Parejo (0/17), Mahamoud Barry (0/0), Pape Gueye (2/14), Renato Veiga (0/17), Santi Comesana (2/18), Tajon Buchanan (5/19), Thomas Partey (0/14), Alfon Gonzalez (0/0), Ayoze Perez (2/13), Georges Mikautadze (5/15), Gerard Moreno (5/11), Nicolas Pepe (2/19), Pau Cabanes (0/0), Tani Oluwaseyi (2/16).

Osasuna vs Villarreal Team News

Osasuna could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Villarreal. Osasuna have to alter their line-up, as both Lucas Torro, Sheraldo Becker and Lucas Torro get a day in the shade.

Sidelined with an injury, Osasuna can't field Sheraldo Becker this coming Saturday against Villarreal.

Villarreal have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Osasuna this coming Saturday. Alfonso Pedraza, Pape Gueye, Daniel Parejo, Georges Mikautadze and Pape Gueye can't be called upon by Villarreal, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Osasuna vs Villarreal Lineups

Osasuna vs Villarreal H2H

Villarreal won 2-1 and 4-2 in the two most recent meetings with Osasuna, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. All in all, Villarreal have a fine reading on Osasuna in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Villarreal to win this match at best price odds of 3/2.

Osasuna vs Villarreal Results

The past ten matches between Osasuna and Villarreal 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 on Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies.

Osasuna vs Villarreal Betting Tips

Ante Budimir look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Georges Mikautadze adds to his three LaLiga goals come on Saturday.

Osasuna claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Villarreal won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Osasuna on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened four times for Villarreal in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Osasuna and Villarreal, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Osasuna scored 1.2 goals on average, while Villarreal pulled 1.9 goals on average. Osasuna saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Villarreal, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.