Prediction: Osasuna to win 2-1
Best Odds: 8.75
Osasuna and Girona will face each other in La Liga this weekend. The match between Jagoba Arrasate’s side and Michel’s team will be held at El Sadar in Pamplona, Navarre and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Sunday.
Osasuna
Osasuna are an established club in La Liga who finished 10th last season. This campaign they could end up seventh and stand a chance of qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Los Rojillos have been really good this campaign, and fans will be hoping that they can get the job done on the final day of the campaign.
Jagoba Arrasate’s side are seventh in the La Liga table at the moment with 50 points from 37 matches. Osasuna are nine points behind sixth-placed Real Betis and level on points with eighth-placed Athletic Bilbao.
Osasuna will head into the La Liga match against Girona at El Sadar in Pamplona, Navarre on Sunday on the back of a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Getafe away from home in the league. It came after a 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in front of their own fans in La Liga and followed a 3-0 loss to Atletico Madrid on the road in the league.
Team News:
Osasuna are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Sergio Herrera will be in goal. Ruben Pena, Aridane, David Garcia and Manu Sanchez will be the four defenders. Pablo Ibanez and Lucas Torro will be the two holding midfielders. Avila will lead the line for Osasuna and will be supported by Ruben Garcia, Aimar Oroz and Ezzalzouli in attacking midfield.
Girona
Girono won promotion from the Segunda Division to La Liga for this season only via the playoffs. Many would have expected them to finish in the bottom three, but they have done extremely well this campaign and have defied the odds. Girona are above the likes of Sevilla, Valencia and Real Mallorca in the league table and could end the season as high as seventh. That would see them get into the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff round.
Michel’s side are ninth in the La Liga table at the moment with 49 points from 37 matches. Girona are a point behind seventh-placed Osasuna and as many s 10 points above the relegation zone.
Girona will head into the La Liga match against Osasuna at El Sadar in Pamplona, Navarre on Sunday on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Real Betis at home in the league. It came after a 1-1 draw with Celta de Vigo on the road in La Liga and followed a 2-1 loss to Villarreal in front of their own fans in the league.
Team News:
Girona are likely to line up in a 4-1-4-1 formation. Gazzaniga will be in goal for the home side. Arnau Martinez, Juanpe, David Lopez and Miguel Gutierrez will be the four defenders. Oriol Romeu will be the holding midfielder and will have Tsygankov, Herrera, Reinier and Valery in front of him. Castellanos will lead the line for Girona.
Key Factors to Consider
- Osasuna have won 14 and lost 15 of their 37 La Liga games this campaign.
- Girona have lost 2 and drawn 2 of their last 5 La Liga games.
- Valentin Castellanos has scored 13 goals in 34 La Liga matches for Girona this season.
- Cristhian Stuani has scored 9 goals in 31 La Liga matches for Girona this season.
- Chimy Avila has scored 8 goals and given 2 assists in 28 La Liga matches for Osasuna this season.
Conclusion
Osasuna have been the better team and are also at home for their final La Liga game of the season against Girona. While the visiting team will be determined to end their campaign on a positive note, it is very likely that Jagoba Arrasate’s side will pick up all three points from the match at El Sadar in Pamplona, Navarre.
Prediction: Osasuna to win 2-1
Best Odds: 8.75
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