LaLiga: Barcelona vs Osasuna – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 27 match between Barcelona and Osasuna and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Osasuna are aiming for an upset this coming Thursday, when faced with LaLiga leaders Barcelona at a neutral venue. It will be a surprise to see the latter slip up, though, considering the difference in the table between the two sides.

Barcelona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 57 points after 26 matches. Osasuna find themselves positioned as number 11 in the LaLiga with 33 points following 26 rounds.

Team form: Barcelona vs Osasuna

Barcelona Form

Their last three matches saw Barcelona drawing 4-4 with Atletico Madrid, before taking out Real Sociedad by 4-0, and Benfica by 0-1. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Barcelona but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six LaLiga matches. They didn’t draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 14 goals while conceding four.

Osasuna Form

Osasuna have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Real Madrid, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Celta Vigo, who ran out 1-0 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 3-3 draw with Valencia. Osasuna are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded five goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting facts for Barcelona and Osasuna

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barcelona and Osasuna. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Barcelona vs Osasuna

Ante Budimir look like great value to find the back of the net on Thursday, having hit the target four times in recent LaLiga matches for Osasuna. His total for the season says 14 goals scored in this LaLiga campaign. With five goals lately for Barcelona in the LaLiga, Robert Lewandowski is also a player worth mentioning.

Popular betting markets: Barcelona vs Osasuna

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at a neutral venue across all tournaments Barcelona won five times, drew two and lost three times. Osasuna claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Barcelona won their last six matches on the trot. Amazingly, Osasuna failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Osasuna scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Barcelona have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Barcelona were able to win six of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Barcelona have scored in 15 consecutive league meetings with Osasuna.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Osasuna’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Barcelona were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Osasuna conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.