Osasuna vs. Barcelona: Preview and betting tips

Osasuna, which hasn’t lost 4 games in a row and has risen to 5th place in the league, will welcome Barcelona to their stadium, which is also doing well, winning 4 of their last 5 games. The visitors will definitely be the favourites of the match, although the home side will not sell their skin for free after the great performances of the last rounds.

This is the last league match for both teams before the World Cup starts. Barcelona will fight to stay ahead of Real Madrid, while Osasuna’s players see motivation in the fact that they can move up to the places guaranteeing the Champions League.

Osasuna’s last loss came against Villarreal a month ago. Since then, it has managed three wins and one point. They drew with Girona and beat Espanyol, Valladolid and Celta Vigo.

Its top scorer is Argentine Chimy Avila, who has managed to score six times in the league. He has added one assist to his 6 goals. He has scored almost every goal for Osasuna, who have scored 15 and received 12 in the league.

Barcelona are in first place in the league after Real’s stumble. It has accumulated 34 points from 11 wins and one draw, and has lost only one game so far, against rivals Madrid. In the last 4 games, it has been very good. They have beaten Villarreal 3-0, Athletic Bilbao 4-0, Valencia 1-0 and Almeria 2-0.

Barcelona’s top scorer can be none other than Polish goal scorer Robert Lewandowski. This player has scored 13 goals and leads the scorers’ table by 5 goals. He added 4 assists to these goals.

Barcelona has not scored a goal for 4 matches in a row. In 13 games played, they have scored 31 goals and have only conceded 4. Osasuna will find it very difficult to assert themselves against such a defence, as they have only conceded 15 times so far.

Of the 4 goals Barcelona have scored, 3 have come from Real Madrid. Thus, there are only two teams in the league that have managed to score a goal against it.

Barcelona did not qualify for the Champions League knockout stage. It finished third in the group behind Bayern and Inter. It has therefore been relegated to the Europa League, where it will play Manchester United in the spring. The Barcelona players will certainly want to make the fans happy before the World Cup by at least keeping the top spot in La Liga.

Source: Whoscored, FC Barcelona