Osasuna vs Deportivo Alaves Head to Head Statistics, Laliga LIVE Streaming Link, teams stats up, results, latest points table, Fixture and Schedule
After a week’s break, action recommences in Spain’s La Liga on Friday as strugglers Osasuna face off with 13th-placed Alaves in a must-win match for the home side.
Osasuna have not won since 24 October, while Alaves are coming off their first victory in almost a month.
With both sides having had a chance to recharge their batteries, this could be an intriguing game.
When does Osasuna vs Deportivo Alaves kick off? Thursday 31st December, 2020 – 08:45 PM IST
Where is Osasuna vs Deportivo Alaves being played? Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona
Where can I get tickets for Osasuna vs Deportivo Alaves? No tickets are available as these matches are being played without spectators
Osasuna vs Alaves Head-to-Head
Osasuna have struggled since the beginning of the 2020-21 campaign, having won just three games in La Liga thus far.
Their most recent win came over Athletic Bilbao in October, although they did pick up a victory over Tomares in the Copa Del Rey earlier this month.
Defence has been the biggest issue for Osasuna this season, as they’ve conceded a whopping 23 goals, giving them the second-worst defensive record in La Liga.
Alaves, meanwhile, put together an unbeaten run of six games between October and December, before falling to Huesca and Celta Vigo in back-to-back fixtures earlier this month. They then picked up a win over Eibar in their most recent game.
Recent results between these sides favor Osasuna. They’ve won their last three games over Alaves, last falling to defeat to Alaves in November 2016.
Osasuna form guide: L-L-W-L-D
Alaves form guide: D-L-W-L-W
Osasuna vs Alaves Team News
Osasuna will be without the suspended Inigo Perez following his red card against Elche. Chimy Avila and Lucas Torro are both sidelined with injuries, while midfielder Jony is also a major doubt for this clash.
Osasuna vs Alaves Predicted XI
Osasuna predicted XI (4-4-2): Ruben Martinez, Facungo Roncaglia, David Garcia, Aridane Hernandez, Juan Cruz, Roberto Torres, Jon Moncayola, Darko Brasanac, Ruben Garcia, Jonathan Calleri, Ante Budimir
Alaves predicted XI (4-4-2): Fernando Pacheco, Ximo Navarro, Victor Laguardia, Florian Lejeune, Adrian Marin, Edgar Mendez, Tomas Pina, Manu Garcia, Luis Rioja, Deyverson, Joselu
PREDICTION
Lowly Osasuna went into Christmas without a win in eight games. No win in two months means they have slipped into the relegation zone and, unless there is a remarkable set of scorelines this midweek, they will remain there as we head into the New Year.
They come up against an Alaves side who have opened up this season in relative terms. A 2-1 win prior to Christmas allowed them to climb safely into mid-table. Osasuna have had six of their games finish with both teams to score and their last three games have featured a combined 13 goals, which is way out of line with the league average. Alaves have had seven games in which both teams have scored and there has only been two in their last ten games that haven’t featured two or more goals. Therefore, both teams to score seems like a reasonably strong value bet.