Villarreal vs Osasuna Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th November 2023

The La Liga game at Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday sees visitors Osasuna facing home side Villarreal.

Placed 14th in the table Villarreal have amassed 12 points after 13 matches. On 14 points, Osasuna rank 12th with 13 matches played this season.

Separated only by a narrow margin, a win for Villarreal in their upcoming La Liga clash will see them swap positions with Osasuna. Thus, a highly competitive match surely awaits at Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 18 goals, or an average of 1.8 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Osasuna are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while Osasuna claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.

Villarreal no doubt look forward to their next match, as they ran out 2-0 and 3-0 winners when last playing Osasuna.

Villarreal vs Osasuna Prediction

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Athletic Bilbao by a 2-3 score, before winning 1-2 against Maccabi Haifa. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 3-1 against Atletico Madrid. In their last six La Liga matches at home, Villarreal have one win, while they've drawn one and lost four.

Osasuna Form

In their previous three games, Osasuna lost 2-1 and 2-4 against Real Betis and Girona, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Las Palmas. In their last six La Liga away matches, Osasuna have three wins, they've drawn zero and lost one three. They scored nine while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Villarreal and Osasuna are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet at Estadio de la Ceramica

Villarreal have a record of three wins, three draws and seven defeats in the La Liga this season. Osasuna have four wins, two draws and seven defeats in the La Liga.

Villarreal vs Osasuna Squads

Villarreal Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Miguel Tena, will select the lineup against Osasuna from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Filip Joergensen (0/13), Pepe Reina (0/0), Adria Altimira (0/4), Aissa Mandi (0/7), Alberto Moreno (0/9), Jorge Cuenca (1/7), Juan Foyth (1/9), Kiko (0/6), Raul Albiol (0/11), Alejandro Baena (1/11), Daniel Parejo (1/12), Denis Suarez (0/4), Etienne Capoue (0/13), Francis Coquelin (0/0), Manuel Trigueros (0/3), Ramon Terrats (0/10), Santi Comesana (0/8), Alexander Soerloth (6/13), Alfonso Pedraza (0/8), Ben Brereton (0/9), Gerard Moreno (8/11), Ilias Akhomach (0/9), Jose Luis Morales (0/8), Yeremi Pino (0/7).

Osasuna Squad

Below is the full team squad of Osasuna. The manager Arrasate will pick his starting XI against Villarreal from these players:

Aitor Fernandez (0/4), Sergio Herrera (0/10), Alejandro Catena (0/12), David Garcia (0/12), Jesus Areso (0/12), Jorge Herrando (0/2), Juan Cruz (0/8), Nacho Vidal (1/3), Unai Garcia (0/0), Aimar Oroz (1/13), Darko Brasanac (0/0), Iker Munoz (1/7), Johan Mojica (0/9), Jon Moncayola (0/11), Jose Arnaiz (1/8), Lucas Torro (0/10), Moi Gomez (1/8), Pablo Ibanez (0/11), Ante Budimir (7/13), Enrique Barja (0/10), Ezequiel Avila (1/11), Raul Garcia (0/12), Ruben Garcia (2/10), Ruben Pena (0/11).

Villarreal vs Osasuna Team News

Villarreal are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match on Sunday. There is no need for Alfonso Pedraza to show up in the Villarreal dressing room, as he is suspended.

Due to various ailments Alexander Soerloth, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Denis Suarez, Ramon Terrats, Jorge Cuenca and Francis Coquelin will be absent from the squad, Villarreal are able to field against Osasuna this coming Sunday.

Osasuna face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Villarreal.

Osasuna need to do without Darko Brasanac, Jon Moncayola and Darko Brasanac, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio de la Ceramica.

Villarreal vs Osasuna Lineups

Villarreal vs Osasuna H2H

Villarreal no doubt look forward to their next match, as they ran out 2-0 and 3-0 winners when last playing Osasuna. Villarreal hold a 6-0-4 advantage over Osasuna from their latest matches, which is always good to look back on before their next meeting. In the most previous encounter, Villarreal outclassed their coming opponent in a 3-0 win. The bookmakers have the hosts to win this match at best price odds of 1/1.

Villarreal vs Osasuna Results

In the last ten matches between Villarreal and Osasuna, both teams to score came up seven times.

Villarreal vs Osasuna Betting Tips

Villarreal against Osasuna is also a battle between Gerard Moreno and Ante Budimir with both in decent form. The former scored six while the latter has six La Liga goals in their last six games respectively.

Estadio de la Ceramica witnessed Villarreal winning two of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost six in this run. Osasuna won three of their previous 10 games away, drew one and lost six. Osasuna managed to score the opener six times in 10 away games, with Villarreal scoring the first goal of the game in three times in their last 10 games at Estadio de la Ceramica.

In the past ten encounters between Villarreal and Osasuna over 2.5 goals came out eight times, with Villarreal scoring an average of 2.1 goals per game. Osasuna averaged 1.1 goals, while both teams scored seven times. Villarreal performed an average of 1.7 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Osasuna, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.