Osasuna earned a point in their recent 1-1 draw away at Celta Vigo last time out in La Liga but nevertheless, this extended Osasuna’s run without a win in La Liga to 4 matches as they prepare to play host to Real Valladolid at home this weekend.
A 1-1 draw at home with 4th placed Sevilla was an encouraging result for the hosts but they promptly succumbed to back-to-back defeats against Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad thereafter, so Saturday’s hosts will be keen to get something from this clash.
With just 1 win out of their last 7 matches overall in the Spanish top flight which came in the shape of a 4-2 win away from home at Espanyol, Osasuna look to be up against it here if they’re to grab all three points, especially as they’ve lost 2 of their last 3 matches on home turf at their Estadio El Sadar in recent times.
Backing Osasuna for the straight win here would seem risky but goals have flowed where the hosts are concerned, with 6 of their 9 home matches resulting in over 2.5 goals scored.
With just 6 points separating the visitors from the bottom three in La Liga, Real Valladolid also have plenty of reason to be on the front foot here as they look to take advantage of Osasuna’s recent slump in form and grab a much-needed three points.
Real Valladolid head into this encounter having failed to win any of their last 7 matches overall which consists of 3 defeats and 4 draws as they look for the vital elusive ingredient to return to winning ways in the Spanish top flight.
The visitors currently occupy 14th place on the La Liga ladder and have managed to record just 1 away win out of their last 9 matches on their travels which was collected at Espanyol in a 2-0 win on the road.
Real Valladolid’s chances of grabbing all three points here, albeit against a shaky Osasuna outfit, seem slim at best but they may just fancy their chances of walking away from the Estadio El Sadar with a point for their troubles this Saturday afternoon.
Both teams therefore have reason to believe they can win this game but both are also suscpetible to conceding goals so we should see a few goals in this encounter.