Osasuna – Numancia PREDICTION & TIPS
Osasuna and Numancia meet at the Estadio El Sadar in a match of the 19th round of the Liga Adelante. Contrary to what one would expect, the record of recent direct matches is favorable to Osasuna, who in the last 5 matches won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 9º and 4th of the overall standings, in fact this is a confrontation between the 14th place in home games and the º as a visitor.
Analysis of Osasuna
After 6 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in 9th place, having won 25 points. In the last match, they lost with Real Oviedo away by (1-0), after in the previous game to have lost out in a game against Lugo, by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, it achieves practically the same points at home and away, having won 13 points in its stadium, with 11 goals scored and 8 conceded, against 12 points away, where it scored 8 goals and suffered 5. For the championship, Osasuna won 13 points in 24 chances, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 games he played in his stadium. In his home games there are some frequent scorers in the break: 1-0 (3 in 8 games) and 0-0 (3 in 8 games). In 17 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Osasuna’s goal in the 2017/18 season is to return to the Spanish elite, but he knows he needs to evolve much more to make it a reality, otherwise he can stay in the Liga Adelante. That said, the team should make the local factor their ally in the search for good results, because in their domains the tendency is to have more possession of the ball and work plays, and thus would have more opportunities to swing the opposing networks. For this match coach Diego Martinez should bring to the field what is best available.
Analysis of Numancia
The visiting team is currently in 4th place with 31 points, after 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won away to Valladolid by (2-3). In the last match, won at home to Lorca by (1-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, having scored points as a visitor and 21 in their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 6 goals conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the last 9 out of the championship, Numancia has 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, having won 10 points out of 27. His attack has been marked with great regularity, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In 18 games in this competition, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: scored 6 of his 17 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Numancia’s desire is to make a positive campaign and today he is achieving this, after all he is in the playoffs zone and can not imagine falling on the table. In order to maintain this, it is important that you have a homogeneity among your players, that everyone acts well and does not fail, as this increases the odds of scoring. For this match the coach Jagoba Arrasate will not be able to count on Pere Milla, Unai Medina and Alberto Escassi who are in the medical department.
Osasuna – Numancia FREE TIPS
Osasuna – Win @ 2.20
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
