The final fixture of the weekend in the Spanish topflight involves a team pushing for European football next season.
The game between Osasuna and Valencia will be played on the 15th of April at Estadio El Sadar. The hosts begin this round of matches in 9th place on 39 points while the visitors are in 7th place on 44 points.
Osasuna come into the game on the back of a 3-0 victory at Almeria back on the 30th of March in La Liga.
🏋️♂️ ENTRENAMIENTO | #Osasuna se ejercita con la mente puesta en el encuentro ante el @valenciacf.#OsasunaValencia— C. A. OSASUNA (@Osasuna) April 11, 2024
🏋️♂️ ENTRENAMIENTO | #Osasuna se ejercita con la mente puesta en el encuentro ante el @valenciacf.#OsasunaValencia
Osasuna were heavy favourites going into the match against the bottom placed club and took the lead in just the 2nd minute. Osasuna quickly scored a second goal and added a third in the 61st minute to complete a comfortable win.
The victory at Osasuna was the first win in 3 fixtures for Osasuna. They lost their previous 2 matches at home against Real Madrid and away to Girona, both of which were played in the league.
Statistics show Osasuna are undefeated in 5 of their last 7 La Liga games. They have not lost in 7 of their 9 most recent home La Liga fixtures and have won 5 of their last 7 league matches on home soil.
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Osasuna’s 9 most recent home La Liga games.
Valencia make the trip to Estadio El Sadar having beaten Granada 1-0 away last weekend in La Liga. With the score 0-0 at the interval, Valencia scored the only goal of the second half in the 77th minute to take maximum points.
The win at Granada means Valencia are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 fixtures, all of which were played in La Liga.
There was a home victory over Getafe plus draws with Sevilla, Real Madrid, and Mallorca at home. The only defeat in those 6 matches came at Villarreal and was a 1-0 loss.
Trends show Valencia have won only 3 of their last 14 away La Liga matches. However, those 3 victories have all come in their 6 most recent away league games, so their away form has improved. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in each of Valencia’s last 4 La Liga fixtures on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Osasuna are without the injured duo of Unai Garcia and Enrique Barja.
Valencia have three players unavailable due to injury, with Roman Yaremchuk, Jose Gaya, and Mouctar Diakhaby in the treatment room.
The league table shows this is a game between two closely matched teams over the course of the season.
Given both teams form home and away respectively, we expect there to be under 2.5 goals in this match. However, that does not prevent both teams from scoring and our correct score prediction for this game is 1-1.