There are three fixtures to be played in La Liga on the 4th of January, including the meeting between Osasuna and Almería.
The game will take place at Estadio El Sadar and the hosts begin this round of matches in 13th place on 19 points while the visitors are bottom of the table with just 5 points to their name.
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Osasuna come into the game having lost 3-2 at Mallorca last time out in La Liga. It was Osasuna who opened the scoring in the 7th minute but they conceded the equaliser just 5 minutes later.
Into the second half and Mallorca scored twice in the space of 9 minutes with Osasuna getting their second goal at the end of the match.
The defeat at Mallorca means Osasuna are undefeated in 3 of their 4 most recent fixtures in all competitions. They have defeated Rayo Vallecano at home and picked up a point against Real Sociedad at home plus Cadiz away.
Trends show Osasuna are on a poor run of just 1 win in 8 matches in La Liga. Osasuna are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home league games and there have been under 2.5 goals in each of those 4 matches, including their last 3 on home soil.
Almería travel to the Estadio El Sadar on the back of a 3-2 defeat at Barcelona last weekend. Having conceded the opening goal in the 33rd minute, Almería equalised shortly before half time.
Barcelona regained their advantage in the 60th minute but Almería showed good fighting spirit to equalise for the second time 11 minutes later. However, Barcelona were not done and they scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute.
The loss at Barcelona means Almería have failed to win any of their 8 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been defeats against Real Sociedad at home plus Alaves, Getafe, and Atletico Madrid away in La Liga.
Almería lost in the Copa del Rey to lower league Barbastro but did manage to pick up a point at home against Real Betis in La Liga.
Trends show Almería have won just 2 of their last 31 away matches in all competitions. They have lost each of their last 8 away La Liga fixtures and have failed to score a goal in 2 of their 4 most recent league games.
Team news and Osasuna are without the injured duo of Rubén García and Johan Mojica.
Almería make the trip without suspended midfielder Iddrisu Baba. Gonzalo Melero, Lucas Robertone, Ibrahima Koné, Luis Suarez, and Martin Svidersky are all on the treatment table.
Osasuna will see this is a great chance to move further clear of the relegation zone.
Almería have been struggling all season and that is unlikely to change in this match. We expect to see Osasuna come out on top, with under 2.5 goals scored.