Osasuna vs Elche predictions for this Liga Santander clash on Monday at El Sadar Stadium. Two teams struggling for form face each other in this match, but will Osasuna win at home or will a coachless Elche fair better?. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Osasuna
After a very good start to the season, Osasuna have now gone on a run of five consecutive matches without a win, and a run of three defeats in the last three matches. In their defence, however, their last four matches have been against Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla – the top four teams in the table.
Of Osasuna’s 19 total points, only six of them have come at El Sadar, a statistic which does not bode well for this match. They are also, along with Cadiz, the lowest-scoring home team, with just four goals in seven games.
Osasuna have now gone five straight games without defeat against Elche, with two wins and three draws. The last defeat against Elche was in 2015, when both teams were in the second league.
Elche
Elche, who have now gone six games without a win, with two draws and four defeats, are looking the worse for wear. In their last home game, Elche conceded three first-half goals against Betis. Elche’s defeat led to the firing of their coach, Fran Escriba.
Elche are one of the worst away teams, with five straight games without a win, with a draw and four defeats. They have also conceded ten goals in their last five away games.
The team from the Valencian Community has an average of 0.79 goals scored per game so far, the lack of goals is an obvious problem in this team, having one of the smallest budgets in the category.
Both teams are going through a very bad run, but Osasuna’s bad run is largely due to having faced the best teams in the competition in their last four games, while Elche’s is symptomatic of a deeper, and more troubling, problem. Playing against a team of a lower level, and who are struggling a lot, we think Osasuna will win this game.