Osasuna v Valencia
Osasuna

Osasuna vs Valencia

, KO: 20:00 , El Sadar
Valencia

Valencia remain stuck in the La Liga drop zone so boss Carlos Corberan will be desperate to bank three precious points when they visit Osasuna.

The arrival of former West Brom boss Corberan has led to an upturn in form for the fallen giants, with Valencia losing just four of his 11 games in charge.

All of those defeats have come against Spain's big three – Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico – so it's clear Corberan is doing something right.

Yet Valencia still sit third bottom after last week's 3-0 loss to Atletico, with a scorer bet landing for our man Andy, and there's plenty of work to do if Los Che are going to preserve their status in the top flight.

Osasuna sit in mid-table, nine points ahead of Valencia, but they're just a few points off the pace in the fight for a European slot.

A win would fire them up a few places in the La Liga table so there's plenty at stakes for both sides in what should be an intriguing game.

How the bookies view it: Hosts with the most

This is a tough one to call but BoyleSports reckon home advantage gives Osasuna the edge as they make them 6/5 favourites. Valencia are priced at 21/10 and the draw pays 2/1.

Recent head to head: Little in it

These sides drew 0-0 at the Mestalla earlier in the season and this fixtures has been keenly contested in recent years. In the last 11 meetings, we've seen five Valencia victories, four Osasuna wins and two draws.

Players to watch: Up the Ante

Veteran Croatian forward Ante Budimir has netted 16 times this season, a tally that made him Osasuna's top scorer in La Liga history . The 33-year-old is on the penalties so looks decent value at 5/4 with BoyleSports for anytime scorer.

Hugo Duro started on the bench for Valenica against Atletico last week but came on at half-time and should be unleashed from the start here. He's 5/2 at BoyleSports to add to his seven-goal tally this term.

Probable line-ups

Osasuna's star striker Budimir should shake off a knock to feature while boss Vincente Moreno is sweating on the fitness of fellow forward Raul Garcia.

Valencia are still without defender Thierry Correira but Corberan has an otherwise healthy squad to chose from. He has been rotating his strikers in recent weeks and Duro may get the nod ahead of Umar Sadiq.

Osasuna: Herrera, Cruz, Herrando, Areso, Catena, Torro, Moncayola, Oroz, Ruben Garcia, Budimir, Zaragoza.

Valencia: Mamardashvili, Mosquera, Tarrega, Foulquier, A Almeida, Gaya, Lopez, Pepelu, Rioja, Guerra, Duro.

Anything else catch the eye?

It ended in a 0-0 draw when these sides last faced off and this has the makings of another tight game. The half-time draw looks good at 10/11 with BoyleSports while backing neither team to score two or more goals also appeals at 20/21.

I went for over 10.5 corners when Valencia faced Villarreal a couple of weeks ago but came up just short with the final total ending on nine.

Valencia did win five in that game though and followed it up with another eight corners in the loss to Atletico. So that makes over 4.5 Valencia corners worth a punt here at 5/4 with BoyleSports.

Young defender Cristhian Mosquera has picked up five yellows for Los Che this season so he could be worth backing for a card at 9/2.

This match between Osasuna and Valencia will be played on and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Osasuna vs Valencia prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.

Osasuna vs Valencia Betting Tips & Predictions
Half-time draw
10/11
Boylesports
Over 4.5 Valencia corners
5/4
Boylesports
Cristhian Mosquera to be carded
9/2
Bet365
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