LiontipsAthletic B vs Osasuna. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
One of three Spanish clubs that have never relegated from the top divison won the Spanish Super Cup this season in January, Athleticbeat Real and then Barcelona in the final, which brought them their third Spanish Super Cup in their history.
Team also participated in two Copa del Rey finals this year, but failed to win in both of them. In the first one Athletic narrowly lost to Real Sociedad (0:1) and then got Barca as their opponent again, but this time Catalonians didn't left any chance to Basques (0:4).
In La Liga, after 34 rounds Lions have 45 points and they are on ninth spot in the standings. Team has 11 wins and 12 draws in asset. They are six points behind seventh placed Betis. In last five games Red-Whites have three draws and two victories, over Atletico (2:1) and Sevilla (1:0).
Team has a great offensive line, they scored 44 goals. Their best scorer is Berenguer, who scored 8 goals.
Berchiche, Zarraga, Capa, Martinez, Nolaskoain and Muniain, who has a muscle injury, won't be able to play in this game.
After a great debut in the previous season, in which Osasuna finished 10th, Pamplonians had a shaky start and dropped to the bottom of the standings after the first rounds of the current season. But during the winter team got back on track and not only left the danger zone, they also got to their previous season position.
After 34 rounds Health has 10 wins and the same number of draws, which brought them 40 points and 11th place. After three consecutive wins over Villarreal (2:1), Elche (2:0) and Valencia (3:1) Gorritxoak lost twice - to Celta (1:2) and to Real Madrid (0:2).
Team's weakest link is their offensive line - they scored 31 goals this season, seven of them were scored by Budimir.
Ruben, who has a finger injury, won't be able to play in this game.
Trends
СтавкаExact score 2:1
Athletic won last two H2H games with a 2:1 score
СтавкаGoals in both halves - no
In 3 out of last 5 head-to-head games teams scored in both halves
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in last four H2H games
СтавкаPenalty: yes
In every third head-to-head game penalty was given
Tip and bets
Osasuna settled in the mid-table and lost any motivation for this tournament. Athletic has a slim chance to get to the seventh place, but for that they need a win in this game. In our opinion, Bilbao will succeed in this match.
Our prediction - Athletic to win.
Teams rarely score many goals, but guests can open up in this game, which will bring some tension to the hosts' goal. We offer to put a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 2,5 goals
