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Osasuna

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Osasuna will be hoping for a better result after the 4-0 La Liga losing effort in their last game against Real Madrid.

In that game, Osasuna had 32% possession and 2 shots at goal with 0 on target. At the other end, Real Madrid had 18 shots on goal with 8 on target. Vinicius Júnior (34', 61', 69') and Jude Bellingham (42') scored for Real Madrid.

Vicente Moreno's Osasuna have hit the target 10 times in their last six outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 7.

Coming into this clash, Osasuna are winless against Villarreal in their previous 4 league matches.

Villarreal

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Villarreal head into the match after a 3-0 La Liga win over Alaves in their previous outing.

In that match, Villarreal had 63% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Villarreal, the scorers were Ilias Akhomach (38'), Dani Parejo (81') and Santi Comesaña (90'). Alaves had 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

The numbers tell their own story, and Villarreal have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. Defensively, Villarreal have some weaknesses to address. Let’s find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Coming into this contest, Villarreal are undefeated by Osasuna when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 17/10/2021 shows that Osasuna have won 2 of these games and Villarreal 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

An aggregate of 15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 from Los Rojillos and 10 belonging to El Submarino Amarillo. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The previous league fixture featuring these sides was La Liga match day 38 on 25/05/2024 when the final score was Osasuna 1-1 Villarreal.

On that occasion, Osasuna managed 43% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. The scorer was Ante Budimir (30').

Villarreal got 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. José Luis Morales (57') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Mario Melero López.

ℹ️ Team News: Osasuna

We are thinking that Los Rojillos could make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this one and select Sergio Herrera, Jesus Areso, Alejandro Catena, Enzo Boyomo, Abel Bretones, Lucas Torro, Jon Moncayola, Ruben Garcia, Aimar Oroz, Bryan Zaragoza and Ante Budimir.

📋 Team News: Villarreal

Villarreal manager Marcelino García Toral has not got a full squad to pick from. Nicolas Pépé (Muscle injury), Ilias Akhomach (Cruciate ligament injury) and Ayoze Pérez (Muscle injury) miss out here.

From our viewpoint, El Submarino Amarillo might make use of a 4-3-3 lineup, giving starts to Diego Conde, Pau Navarro, Raul Albiol, Logan Costa, Sergi Cardona, Santi Comesana, Daniel Parejo, Ramon Terrats, Yeremi Pino, Thierno Barry and Denis Suarez.

✨ Prediction

Villarreal and Osasuna could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

Will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw. We’re therefore expecting a close game with a 1-1 score at the end of the match.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 12:02 24/11/2024