On Sunday afternoon, Athletic Club hosts Osasuna at San Mames in La Liga in the penultimate round of matches in the Spanish top-flight.
The Lion's hopes of playing European football were ended on Thursday night, as sixth-place Real Sociedad recorded a victory over Cadiz. The victory means that the boys from Bilbao are seven points behind La Real with just six points left to play for in the current campaign.
🔜 ¡Este domingo despedimos @LaLiga 2021-22 en San Mamés frente a @CAOsasuna! 💪 ¡A por el pleno de derbis en casa!#AthleticOsasuna #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/4QeSB9hekM— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) May 12, 2022
🔜 ¡Este domingo despedimos @LaLiga 2021-22 en San Mamés frente a @CAOsasuna! 💪 ¡A por el pleno de derbis en casa!#AthleticOsasuna #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/4QeSB9hekM
A recent run of inconsistency in La Liga has certainly not helped Marcelino’s team in their hunt for a top-six finish. Their recent record of three wins in their last nine outings in the Spanish top-flight illustrated just how inconsistent Athletic’s form has been of late.
On the flip side though, a 1-0 defeat against Granada last time out ended a three-game unbeaten run in La Liga.
Athletic has been hard to beat at San Mames in La Liga, losing just one of their last eight home matches in the Spanish top-flight, while recording five wins in the process.
The visitors are ninth-place in the table, five points adrift of the home team in the standings. The team from Pamplona heads into this game on the back of three straight league draws, but has failed to win four matches in La Liga.
Last time out, they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Getafe. The result means that both teams have scored in Osasuna’s last five La Liga outings.
Arrasate’s team is unbeaten in their last three away matches but has won just one of their last five league games on their travels in La Liga.
Forebet predicts that this game will end in a low-scoring draw, which wouldn’t be a major surprise considering Osasuna’s recent history of draws.