Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 34 match between Villarreal and Osasuna and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Villarreal enjoy home advantage, when visitors Osasuna swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Ranked as number 5 in the LaLiga standings, Villarreal, have so far collected 55 points this season, while Osasuna collected 44 points. This puts them up as number 8 after 33 rounds.
Form: Villarreal vs Osasuna
Villarreal Form
Their last three matches saw Villarreal drawing 2-2 with Real Sociedad, losing 3-0 against Celta Vigo before beating Espanyol by 1-0. Villarreal only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent LaLiga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.
Osasuna Form
Osasuna are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Girona got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Real Valladolid got hammered in a 2-3 victory. Sevilla was the most recent victim in a 1-0 win for Osasuna. Osasuna managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in five.
Betting stats and facts for Villarreal and Osasuna
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Villarreal and Osasuna. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 11 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Villarreal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Villarreal matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Villarreal home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Osasuna matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Osasuna matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Osasuna away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Osasuna away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Osasuna away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Villarreal vs Osasuna
He banged in 18 goals so far this season, and Ante Budimir also hammered in three goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Villarreal.
Betting markets: Villarreal vs Osasuna
Full-time result
Villarreal claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Osasuna won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Osasuna remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce. Villarreal have not lost to Osasuna in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Villarreal scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Osasuna got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Villarreal probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Osasuna managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Villarreal have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Osasuna.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Villarreal, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Osasuna played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.