Osasuna

vs

RCD Espanyol

Preview

Osasuna

• Osasuna have lost their last three matches after back-to-back defeats at home to Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
• Osasuna sit 11th in the table with 42 points from 35 games while Espanyol are 16th with 39 points from the same amount of matches.
• The Pamplona-based side will be heavily favoured to take the win at home on Sunday, but that looks like a value bet that should be opposed given their poor recent form and Espanyol’s overall record at El Sadar.
• Osasuna have won nine, drawn five and lost only three of their 17 home games in LaLiga 2025-2026.

Espanyol

• RCD Espanyol have lost their last two games and are winless in their last three away fixtures.
• The Parakeets have won only four, drawn five and lost nine of their 17 away games.
• They average 1.11 goals scored and 1.67 conceded per away game in the league, while Osasuna have better stats at home of 1.71 and 1.18.

Key Players

• They are always well organised defensively, create lots of numerical superiority in the wide areas and move the ball forward quickly to feed Ante Budimir.
• Ante Budimir has been a talisman for Osasuna with 17 goals in 34 LaLiga appearances this season, but Raul Garcia has been another bright spot for them, scoring two of their last four goals in their last five matches.
• Espanyol also have a good goalscorer in Kike Garcia, who leads their charts with six this term, but the problem is Manolo Gonzalez’s side have not been able to get him enough chances.

Head-to-Head

Betting Insights

• The odds of 2.05 for a home win don’t fully reflect how much better than Espanyol the hosts have been this season, but it still looks on the short side.
• Both teams to score looks a good bet at around 1.81 while the odds of 2.08 on the game featuring over 2.5 goals seems a bit generous given this should be a lively contest.

Prediction