REAL MADRID have lost three of their last six matches in all competitions and are playing catch up to rivals Barcelona in the La Liga title race. Can they bounce back from a midweek Champions League defeat by taking three points against Osasuna at the Bernabéu on Saturday, November 9th at the Bernabéu?
How the bookies view it: Madrid odds-on to bank the win
Despite far from perfect form recently, Real Madrid are huge 1/5 odds-on favourites for Saturday's La Liga encounter with Osasuna. Real have had a strong season at home in the league and are expected to bank the points. Osasuna who start the weekend in fifth place are 12/1 underdogs, which looks extremely undervalued.
Recent head-to-head: Real on long unbeaten streak
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 18 league matches against Osausna, and scored four goals in both victories over them last season. Los Blancos have won their last two at home against Osasuna as well, so the track record is there. Osasuna have scored in two of thier last four visits to the Bernabeu.
Players to watch: Mbappé to make his mark?
Kylian Mbappé has been left out of France’s upcoming Nations League matches. Having been forced to play as a Number 9 for his new club, because of Vini Jr holding down the left, things haven’t gone great for Mbappé at the Bernabéu. Mbappé has only scored in one of his last six appearances, and perhaps the blow from missing international duty will give him a spark on the weekend.
Osasuna’s Ante Budimir has had a good season for the club, the 32-year-old scoring six league goals this season, but only one of those have come in away matches. He will likely lead the line for the visitors in this tough road match.
Predicted Line-ups
Real already have Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba sidelined and now midfielder Aurelian Tchameni is out with an ankle problem. There are no reported impactful injuries for Osasuna.
Real Madrid: Lunin; Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius
Osasuna: Herrera; Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Cruz; Moncayola, Torro, Oroz; Pena, Budimir, Zaragoza
Anything else catches the eye?
Real Madrid’s recent form reads W3 D1 L3 in their last seven matches in all competitions. They go into Saturday's league action after back-to-back defeats against Barcelona in La Liga and AC Milan in the Champions League, conceding seven goals in total in those two matches.
It has been a little bit of a disjointed season from them as they are trying to get their star players to somehow gel together. Still, they are W5 L1 at home this season in La Liga, the only loss coming against Barcelona in their last fixture there. Real Madrid have averaged 2.3 goals per home game this season, but have conceded at an average of more than a goal per game.
Osasuna are the only side to beat Barcelona in La Liga this season, and start the weekend in fifth place. But they are only W1 D2 L2 on the road, and have scored just four times away from home. They don’t look like winning this, but could still make Real Madrid work hard as they are unbeaten in three on the road.
This La Liga match between Real Madrid and Osasuna will be played on Nov 9, 2024 and kick off at 13:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Madrid vs Osasuna prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
