LaLiga: Osasuna vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Osasuna and Villarreal who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Osasuna welcome Villarreal this coming Saturday in the LaLiga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 22 match.

Placed nineth in the table Osasuna have amassed 25 points after 21 matches. On 41 points, Villarreal rank fourth with 21 matches played this season.

Team form: Osasuna vs Villarreal

Osasuna Form

Osasuna should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad, before beating first Real Oviedo by 3-2, then Rayo Vallecano in a 1-3 win. Osasuna claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Ajax, before Real Madrid ran out 0-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bayer Leverkusen, who came out 3-0 winners. Villarreal claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding eight.

Betting stats and facts for Osasuna and Villarreal

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Osasuna and Villarreal. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Osasuna vs Villarreal

Osasuna against Villarreal is also a battle between Ante Budimir and Georges Mikautadze with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has three LaLiga goals in their last six games respectively.

Betting markets: Osasuna vs Villarreal

Full-time result

Osasuna claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Villarreal won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Villarreal have not lost to Osasuna in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Osasuna scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Villarreal scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Osasuna managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Osasuna and Villarreal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Osasuna’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Villarreal, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.