Osasuna and Valencia square off in a Monday’s night La Liga fixture with both teams looking to maintain their late push for a European finish. Both teams have shown similar form in recent weeks and look set to serve up a closely fought encounter.
Osasuna head into Monday’s fixture off the back of 3-0 victory at Almeria last time out in La Liga. Early efforts from Jose Arnaiz and Ante Budimir set the tone for a comfortable outing while Ike Munoz added the third after the break.
That was a much needed win for Osasuna, who had lost their previous two matches. Looking further back at their form, Jagoba Arrasate’s men have won four of their last seven matches and remain 10 points off the European places.
Osasuna have done some good work at home lately, winning five of their last eight matches at the Estadio El Sadar. However, they were beaten 4-2 by leaders Real Madrid in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
Valencia are also coming off a victory as they triumphed 1-0 at Granada in their previous La Liga fixture. They were made to work hard with Andre Almeida’s second half effort proving the difference.
Los Che are closer to the European places than Osasuna as they sit five points off the top six. Ruben Baraja’s men are unbeaten in five of their last six matches, although they have only picked up two wins in that run while the other three have ended in draws.
Despite winning at Granada last time out, Valencia’s recent away form has been a bit erratic. They have claimed three wins and as many draws in their last six La Liga fixtures on the road.
How the bookies view it
Osasuna have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 5/4 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Valencia is valued at 13/5 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 11/5 by William Hill.
Recent head to head
There has been little to separate Osasuna and Valencia in recent times with both teams claiming three wins each in the last six meetings. Osasuna claimed a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
Ante Budimir often carries the attacking threat for Osasuna and is their leading scorer with 16 La Liga goals this season. The forward will be the one to each on Monday and is priced at 15/8 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Valencia can also hold their own going forward with Hugo Duro boasting 12 La Liga goals this season. The forward was on target in the reverse fixture and is priced at 10/3 by Paddy Power to find the net once again.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have quality in attack and could be backed to score at 7/10 by William Hill. The reverse fixture produced over 2.5 goals which is priced at 7/4 by BetVictor, who is also offering 5/1 for over 3.5 goals.
There have been more goals after the break in the last five meetings and a repeat is priced at 11/10 with Coral. With a closely fought encounter expected on Monday, a halftime draw could be considered at evens with Unibet.
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