Elche CF vs Osasuna Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Elche CF

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Elche CF go into this match coming off the back of a 1-1 La Liga draw vs Cádiz.

In that match, Elche CF had 50% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Elche CF was Ezequiel Ponce (81'). Cádiz got 16 shots at goal with 3 on target. Brian Ocampo (7') was the scorer for Cádiz.

A recurring feature of more recent Elche CF games is the number of results with a nil in them.

From their prior six clashes before this one, in 5 of them a wager on both teams scoring would've been a loser.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Elche CF:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Osasuna in their last 2 matches.
• have not beaten Osasuna in their last 7 league games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 8 league matches. It's been disappointing.

Osasuna

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In their previous game, Osasuna drew 2-2 in the Copa del Rey match with Real Betis.

In that game, Osasuna managed 46% possession and 21 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Osasuna, goals were scored by David García (91') and Rubén García (106'). At the other end, Real Betis had 17 shots on goal with 6 on target. William Carvalho (62') and Youssouf Sabaly (103') scored for Real Betis. After a tense 4-2 penalty shootout, Osasuna were victorious.

In the course of their six most recent matches, Jagoba Arrasate's Osasuna have fired home 8 times thus earning them the goals scored per game average of 1.33.

Analysis of their past results shows that Osasuna:

• have not registered a win against Elche CF when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• have not been beaten by Elche CF in games played away from home for the previous 3 league games.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head meetings going back to 26/08/2018 tells us that Elche CF have won 0 of these & Osasuna 2, with the number of draws standing at 4.

A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 6 for Los Franjiverdes and 9 being from Los Rojillos. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.

The last league clash between these clubs was La Liga match day 34 on 01/05/2022 when the final score was Elche CF 1-1 Osasuna.

On that occasion, Elche CF had 57% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Pere Milla (84').

Osasuna got 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Ante Budimir (67') scored.

The referee was Carlos Del Cerro Grande.

📋 Team News: Elche CF

There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Elche CF manager Pablo Machín to be concerned with from an otherwise complete squad. Álex Collado (Tear in the abductor muscle) will miss out.

📋 Team News: Osasuna

Osasuna manager Jagoba Arrasate has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Nacho Vidal (Hamstring Injury) and Rubén Peña (Torn Muscle Fibre) will not be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

We believe that Elche CF will really need to work well to register a score against this Osasuna team who should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re therefore tipping a very even contest with a 0-1 winning margin for Osasuna when all is said and done.

Looking forward to this.

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Lucas Pereira, 01:39 18/01/2023