LiontipsOsasuna vs Barcelona. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Osasuna finished the previous season at 11th position, but team got off to a great start in the current campaign. Pamplonians put up a great team performance and scored many goals, but they failed to keep the same level of form for a long time and now team is only at the 10th position.
Health have five victories and six draws in their asset, which brought 21 points. Team's weakest link is their offensive line, they have scored only 15 goals so far, but conceded more than one goal per game on average.
After a string of defeats The Red-Blueshad two draws - against Elche (1:1) and Levante (0:0). In the most recent match at Valencia it became clear that team has some problems with converting chances, they hit only one shot on target in 90 minutes, it is surely not a performance of La Liga level.
Hosts got off to a confident start in the Spanish Cup, they beat San Agustin (4:0) in the first match.
Areso, Ibanezand Juan Perezwon't play in this match.
This week, Barcelona ended the Champions League campaign. Catalan side lost an away match to Bayern, German team recorded a 3:0 victory and Barcelona dropped to the 3rd position in the group, so now team will be relegated to the Europa League knock-out stages. We should note that team scored only two goals in the group stage.
On November 6, 41-year old Xavi became a new head coach of the team, board and fans are pretty optimistic about his future in the club. After 15 rounds of La Liga The Blaugrana have six victories and five draws, which brought 23 points and a 7th position in the standings. Team's offensive line is looking weak without Messi, while Barca's defensive line conceded more than one goal per game on average.
After successful matches against Espanyol (1:0) and Villarreal (3:1) visitors suffered a home defeat to Betis (0:1).
Alba, Pedri, Depay, Braithwaite, Fati and Aguero won't feature in this match.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
Visitors won 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 out of 6 most recent matches of the visitors
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
In 3 out of 5 most recent matches of the visitors goals were scored in both halves
СтавкаYellow cards: total under 3,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent matches of the visitors
Tip and bets
In our opinion, visitors are a clear favourite of the match. Osasuna are out of form now and it is clear that team needs a strengthening to the squad. Barcelona are improving and it seems like Xavi found communication with his players. We think that visitors will be able to break the opponent due to their class and experience. Moreover, Basques were always a comfortable opponent for the Catalans.
Our prediction - Barcelona to win
In the previous season Catalan team recorded two confident victories in head-to-head matches. Hosts have some problems with their performance and Xavi will try to get advantage of that. We are not expecting a blowout, but visitors should be able to record a confident victory.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by two goals
