Osasuna will take a trip to Catalonia, to come up against FC Barcelona on matchday 20 of 38 in the 2023–2024 Spanish La Liga season.
Date: 31/01/2024
Time: 19:00
Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
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Prediction: Barcelona to win and Osasuna to score
Barcelona may have endured mixed results recently, but they are the clear favourites to win this game against Osasuna without keeping a clean sheet. Barca kept only one clean sheet in their last ten matches, but given their form in their last ten matches, we predict that Barcelona are likely to win this tie without keeping a clean sheet.
Although eight of Osasuna’s last ten matches ended with over 2.5 goals, we predict over 2.5 goals for the Barcelona vs Osasuna match because nine of Barca’s last ten matches finished with over 2.5 goals, and the last time they met in La Liga, Barca won 2-1.
Barcelona have endured mixed results in their last ten matches across all competitions, and last weekend, the Camp Nou fans were forced to witness Barca lose 5-3 at home to Villarreal. The defeat has further put Barca’s quest for La Liga glory in the dark, as they currently sit in the 4th position, 11 points behind Girona in the 1st position.
Osasuna have struggled against Barcelona, having lost both matches against the Catalans this season already. Barca won 2-1 away from home in the reverse fixture, and they crashed Osasuna out of the Copa del Rey when they won 2-0 at Camp Nou. Osasuna, who are in the 12th position, held Sevilla to a frustrating 1-1 draw away from home and will hope to maintain their fine La Liga form against Xavi Hernandez’s side, having won three and drawn one of their last five league games.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Barcelona: Sotorres, Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde, Roberto, Gundogan, De Jong, Yamal, Lewandowski, Torres
Osasuna: Herrera, Pena, Cruz, Garcia, Areso, Ibanez, Torro, Gomez, Jose, Budimir, Moncayola