La Liga – Osasuna vs FC Barcelona: Betting Preview

Barcelona take the trip to Pamplona on Sunday to face Osasuna in their latest La Liga fixture.

Back-to-back defeats to Real Betis and Bayern Munich, along with further injury setbacks, leaves Barcelona in an unfavorable position. The Blaugrana have slipped down to eighth in the La Liga table. And while they had a promising start with Xavi, the issues they had under Ronald Koeman are resurfacing.

As for Osasuna, the ‘Rojillos’ sit two points behind Barca in 11th-place in the standings. Like their opponents, they’ve also struggled for results. They’re currently on a seven-match winless run in La Liga, and have overseen successive draws in their last two fixtures. 

Our tip

Facts and figures for Osasuna vs Barcelona in La Liga.

Current form — Osasuna v. Barcelona

The ‘Rojillos’ aim to end barren run of form

Osasuna will enter the match hoping to see the back of some rather disappointing results in recent matches. Jagoba Arrasate’s side go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Elche. They went on to beat CF San Agustin 4-0, before sharing the spoils with Levante in a 0-0 draw.

Barca hope to stop the rot

Barcelona will enter the match hoping to finally end their dismal run of form in recent matches. Xavi’s side have been a bit bleak in their last 3 matches, although it started with a 1-3 win against Villarreal. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Real Betis, before handing over all 3 points in a 3-0 defeat against Bayern München.

How do the bookies view it?

Whether your preferred betting strategy includes an accumulator or singles, there are good prices to be had. The form from both sides makes this seem like a relatively equal contest on paper. Barcelona have grabbed the role as favorites, though, with the bookies paying out a price of 2.04 for a win.

Osasuna v. Barcelona — fixture history

Betting on Barcelona winning to nil in their latest meetings with Osasuna would have been a sound choice. They ended up winning 2-0 in March 2021 and 4-0 in November 2020 respectively. Perhaps something worth considering before settling on your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Osasuna have the following 1-2-7 meeting statistics with Barcelona. The last 10 matches between these teams have been highly entertaining when it comes to goals. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than 8 times. Both teams to score paid out 5 times in those 10 matches.

Current table in the La Liga

According to the La Liga table, the difference between these two opponents is currently only 2 points. That means this round 17 match will be important for both teams and their position at the league table. Osasuna have an opportunity to catch up with Barcelona, who currently sit in 8th on 23 points

Man of the Moment

Despite having scored just once lately, Ante Budimir is one of the players from Osasuna who we expect to be hitting the net again quite soon. With Memphis Depay out, Luuk de Jong could be worth a punt if he starts for Barcelona on Sunday.