Prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 3-0
Best Odds: 14/1
Osasuna and Atletico Madrid will lock horns with each other in La Liga this week. The match between Vicente Moreno’s side and Diego Simeone’s team will be held at Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona and is scheduled to kick off at 6pm UK time on Thursday.
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 11 in the La Liga table last season. While it was unlikely that Los Rojillos were going to do as well this time around, they could do better.
Vicente Moreno’s side are 11th in the La Liga table at the moment. They have picked up 45 points from 35 matches. Osasuna are as many as 11 points above the relegation zone and are only two points behind Rayo Vallecano in eighth. It is very likely that Osasuna will finish the season in or around mid-table.
Osasuna will head into the La Liga match against Atletico Madrid on Thursday on the back of a 1-1 draw with Real Betis away from home in La Liga. It followed a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Villarreal away from home in the league, which came after a 1-0 victory over Sevilla at Estadio El Sadar.
Team News:
Osasuna are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Atletico Madrid. Sergio Herrera will be in goal for the home team. Jesus Areso, Flavien-Enzo Boyomo, Alejandro Catena and Juan Cruz will be the four defenders. Pablo Ibanez and Lucas Torro will be the two holding midfielders. Ruben Garcia, Aimar Oroz and Bryan Zaragoza will be the three attacking midfielders. Ante Budimir will lead the line for Osasuna.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in Spain who regularly challenge for the La Liga title and play in the UEFA Champions League. Just like in the last campaign, Atletico were keen on clinching La Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey this time around, but they will end up with none of them.
Diego Simeone’s side finished as high as fourth in the La Liga table last season. Atletico are third in the La Liga table at the moment with 70 points from 35 games. Los Colchoneros are five points behind second-placed and defending champions Real Madrid and 12 points behind leaders Barcelona.
Atletico will head into the La Liga match against Osasuna at Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona this week on the back of a 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad at the Metropolitano Stadium in the league. It came after a goalless draw with Alaves away from home in La Liga, which followed a 3-0 home victory over Rayo Vallecano.
Team News:
Atletico Madrid are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Osasuna. Jan Oblak will be in goal for the visiting team. Marcos Llorente, Jose Maria Gimenez, Robin Le Normand and Javi Galan will be the four defenders. Pablo Barrios, Rodrigo De Paul and Koke will be the three midfielders. Giuliano Simeone, Alexander Sorloth and Samuel Lino will be the three forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Ante Budimir has scored 19 goals and given 4 assists in 35 La Liga matches for Osauna.
- Alexander Sorloth has scored 17 goals and given 2 assists in 32 La Liga matches for Atletico Madrid.
- Julian Alvarez has scored 15 goals and provided 2 assists in 34 La Liga games for Atletico Madrid.
- Osasuna have won 3 of their last 6 La Liga games.
- Atletico Madrid have won 4 of their last 6 La Liga games.
Conclusion
While Osasuna are in good form at the moment, Atletico Madrid are better and have a better team. It is hard to see anything but a comfortable win for Diego Simeone’s side in this particular La Liga game.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid to win 3-0
Best Odds: 14/1
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