Osasuna vs Real Sociedad Prediction & Tips
Osasuna and Real Sociedad meet at Estadio El Sadar, in a match for the 32nd round of LaLiga. It was Real Sociedad who won at home by (2-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 31-12-2022. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams faced each other in this stadium was on 07-11-2021, in a match for LaLiga that ended with Real Sociedad’s victory by (0-2). M. Merino (72′ ) and A. Januzaj (82′ ) scored the goals of the match for Real Sociedad.
After 12 wins, 8 draws and 11 defeats, the home team is currently in 9th position, with 41 points won. In their last match, they beat Cadiz away by (0-1), after in the previous match having won by (3-2) at home, in a match against Real Betis. For the championship, Osasuna won 16 points out of a possible 30, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches they played at their stadium. In their home league matches, the most frequent final score at half-time was 0-0 (6 in 15 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 31 matches in this competition, they managed only 1 comeback in the 12 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home matches in this competition, there is 1 period of note: they conceded 6 of their 17 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Osasuna comes to this match after winning 0x1 at Cadiz stadium, thus adding their second consecutive win in La Liga: the only goal of the match was scored by Ruben Garcia. The home team will have to play with a more defensive tactical system, in 4-3-3, to try not to concede any goals caused by tactical errors. In this tactical design, the three men who will occupy the most offensive zone of the field are Iker Benito, Rubén García and Ante Budimir. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is unavailable for this match due to suspension, as is Darko Brasanac, who has physical problems.
The away team is currently in 4th position, with 54 points conquered, after 16 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Rayo Vallecano by (2-1). In the last game, they drew away against Real Betis (0-0). In their last 10 away matches for the championship, Real Sociedad recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, thus winning 15 points out of a possible 30. In 31 matches in this tournament, they conceded the first goal 10 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Real Sociedad comes to the match after a goalless draw at Real Betis stadium, which was their second consecutive league match without defeat. The visiting team usually plays with a 4-4-2 tactical system, which favors a more attacking style of play, attacking mostly down the flanks. In this formation, Alexander Sørloth and Mikel Oyarzabal should be the two most forward players. Diego Rico Salguero, Sadiq Umar and Martín Merquelanz are out of this match, all of them with physical problems.
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