Prediction: Barcelona vs Osasuna

Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-1

Best Odds: 8/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Barcelona and Osasuna will face each other in La Liga this weekend. The match between Hansi Flick’s side and Alessio Lisci’s team will be held at Camp Nou and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Saturday.

Barcelona

Barcelona won the La Liga title last season and also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The Blaugrana are aiming to retain the Spanish league title and also become the champions of Spain this campaign.

Hansi Flick’s side are doing well in La Liga. Barcelona are at the top of the La Liga table right now with 40 points from 16 matches, four points ahead of bitter rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona will take on Eintracht Frankfurt at Camp Nou in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening, before facing Osasuna at home in La Liga. Hansi Flick’s side beat Real Betis 5-3 on the road in the league last weekend, which came after a 3-1 win against Atletico Madrid in front of their fans in La Liga.

Team News:

Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Osasuna. Joan García will be in goal for Hansi Flick’s side and will have Jules Kounde, Paul Cubarsi, Gerard Martin and Alejandro Balde in front of him in defence. Eric Garcia and Pedri will be the two holding midfielders. Roony Bardghji, Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford will be the three attacking midfielders. Ferran Torres will lead the line for Barcelona.

Osasuna

Osasuna are a modest club who are happy to be just in La Liga. They do tend to push as high as they can and ended up as high as ninth in the La Liga table last season. While it may not be too likely that Alessio Lisci’s side will do as well this time around, one suspects that they will be happy if they end up in the top half of the table.

Los Rojillos, though, are in danger of getting relegated to the second tier of Spanish football at the end of the season. Osasuna are currently 15th in the La Liga table with 15 points from 15 matches, three points above the relegation zone.

Osauna will head into the La Liga match against Barcelona at Camp Nou on Saturday on the back of a 2-0 win against Levante at home in the league. It came after a 5-3 victory over CD Ebro away from home in the Copa del Rey, which followed a a 2-2 draw with Real Mallorca on the road in La Liga.

Team News:

Osasuna are likely to line up in a 3-4-3 formation against Levante. Sergio Herrera will be in goal and will have Enzo Boyomo, Jorge Herrando and Asier Osambela in front of him in defence. Lucas Torro and Aimar Oroz will be the two holding midfielders. Jon Moncayola and Abel Bretones will be the two wide players. Víctor Munoz, Ante Budimir and Ruben Garcia will lead the line for Osasuna.

Key Factors to Consider

• Ferran Torres has scored 11 goals and given 1 assist in 15 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far this season.
• Robert Lewandowski has scored 8 goals and given 1 assist in 12 La Liga matches for Barcelona so far this season.
• Barcelona have won their last 5 La Liga games.
• Osasuna have won 4 of their 15 La Liga matches so far this campaign.
• Osusuna have scored 14 goals and conceded 23 goals in 15  matches so far this campaign.

Conclusion

While Osauna won their last La Liga match, Barcelona are in better form and should be able to pick up all three points from this particular La Liga match.

Prediction: Barcelona to win 3-1

Best Odds: 8/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet