Osasuna vs Barcelona Prediction & Tips
Osasuna and Barcelona face at Estadio El Sadar, in a match for the 26 th round of the Liga. Barcelona won at home by (4‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 29‑11‑2020. The recent head ‑ to ‑ head record favors the visiting team, who have won 2, tied 1 and lost 1 in the last 4 matches. In this match, the home advantage may play a decisive role, since Barcelona have shown differences in performance in their home matches and as a visitor.
Osasuna
After 7 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, the home team is in 12th position, having won 28 points. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Deportivo Alavés by (0‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (0‑2) at home, against Sevilla. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches they have recorded 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 19 goals scored and 15 conceded, against 6 wins , 4 draws and 5 losses at home, with 19 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Osasuna has recorded 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, having won 12 points out of 30 possible. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 25 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the score in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 12 home matches for this competition, there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘); conceded 6 of his 17 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Osasuna comes into this game very motivated after a 0-1 victory against Alavés, thus returning to the triumphs after the defeat against Sevilla: the only goal of the match was scored by Kike Barja. In this game against Barcelona, coach Jagoba Arrasate should keep the team in 4-4-2 with Jonathan Calleri and Ante Budimir being the most advanced men in the team: the second player mentioned is the team’s top scorer with 6 goals scored. Out of this game are Chimy Avila and Facundo Roncaglia, both with physical problems.
Barcelona
The visiting team is currently in 2nd place, with 53 points won, after 16 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Elche by (3‑0). In the last match, they won an away match against Sevilla by (0‑2). This is a team that, curiously, presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 games it registers 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses as a visitor, with a total of 36 goals scored and 13 conceded. At home, he won 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 33 goals scored and 19 conceded. In their last match, for the Copa del Rey, they beat Sevilla at home by (3‑0) after extra time. In the last 10 away matches for the league, Barcelona has 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, having won 22 points out of 30 possible.
In this competition, he won the last 7 games as a visitor. His attack has scored with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In 25 matches in this competition, he suffered the first goal 11 times and only managed 3 turns on the scoreboard.
Barcelona enters this game with a victory, in overtime, against Sevilla, advancing in this way to the final of the King’s Cup. In the last game in La Liga, the visitors defeated Sevilla by 0-2. In this away match, coach Ronald Koeman should keep the team in 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of ball possession and attacks organized by the runners. Argentine star Lionel Messi is the highlight of this team with 19 goals scored. To inform that the visitors present great quality in the maintenance of the possession of the ball, finishing, defensive dead balls and transition defense-attack. Out of this game are Philippe Coutinho, Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué and Miralem Pjanic, all with physical problems.
Osasuna – Barcelona FREE TIPS
Barcelona – Win @ 1.65
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
