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Osasuna vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
On Sunday afternoon the Basque derby between Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao is on the agenda at El Sadar in Pamplona. The honor of the region is at stake!
Osasuna:
With nineteen points from the first thirteen rounds of play and a place in the left row, even the most optimistic Osasuna supporter could not have wished for a better start to the competition. The Basques returned to the highest level this summer after an absence of two years, but they turn around as if they had never left. This is largely due to the excellent results in the own El Sadar. The last home defeat of Osasuna dates from April 1, 2018, or more than a year and a half ago. Earlier this season, clubs such as FC Barcelona (2-2), Villarreal (2-1) and Valencia (3-1) already broke the brave fighters of coach Jagoba Arrasate.
Osasuna, which this week extended the contract of success coach Arrasate until the summer of 2022, is therefore full of confidence. There are, of course, still plenty of points for improvement, because with only thirteen goals, the red shirts are one of the least scoring teams in La Liga. Arrasate will never be awake for a moment. Osasuna knows its limitations and knows that every match must go all out to achieve results. There are enough teams to mention with more football ingenuity, but the Pamplona club cannot be read by anyone in terms of immovability and fighting spirit.
Athletic Bilbao:
With twenty points and a provisional sixth place, Athletic Bilbao is once again fully in the race for European football, although the red and whites are again very dependent on their home games, just like in the previous season. Outdoors, the men of coach Gaizka Garitano only took four points this year, and the last away win was almost seven months ago. So that does not bode well for next Sunday’s game.
Athletic Bilbao faces more or less the same problem as Osasuna, as the team scores extremely hard. Raul Garcia, Iker Muniain and Inaki Williams are all big names, but that does not alter the fact that Los Leones only managed to make the net fly twice in their six away games. In addition, just like club icon Artiz Aduriz, Muniain is in the rag basket.
Osasuna vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
01.04.17 LL Osasuna Ath Bilbao 1 : 2
30.10.16 LL Ath Bilbao Osasuna 1 : 1
02.08.15 CF Osasuna Ath Bilbao 2 : 0
06.08.14 CF Osasuna Ath Bilbao 3 : 1
26.01.14 LL Osasuna Ath Bilbao 1 : 5