La Liga: Athletic Club vs Osasuna – Betting preview
Bookmakers favour Athletic Club to be victorious against Osasuna in their upcoming La Liga encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely on Saturday. They should not underestimate Osasuna, though.
Ranked as number 5 in the La Liga standings, Athletic Club, have so far collected 61 points this season, while Osasuna collected 39 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 34 rounds.
Athletic Club delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Granada brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Getafe by 0-2. Athletic Club claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 11 and conceded four goals.
Osasuna were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Rayo Vallecano. Next up, Granada won 3-0, before losing 0-2 against Real Betis. In their last six away matches in the La Liga, Osasuna won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and six scored.
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Athletic Club and Osasuna played across all tournaments.
It is a great season for Gorka Guruzeta, who currently has 14 league goals to his name during this season. Athletic Club will rely on his services to gun down Osasuna.
Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at San Mames, Athletic Club won six and drew four. Osasuna won three of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost five. Amazingly, Athletic Club are on a streak of 16 home matches without defeat. Osasuna lost their previous 4 matches. Athletic Club have not lost to Osasuna in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Surprisingly, Athletic Club only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Osasuna scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Athletic Club managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Athletic Club, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Osasuna’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Athletic Club and Osasuna seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this La Liga match.