Villarreal – Osasuna

Villarreal and Osasuna will square off at El Madrigal in the 6th round of the Spanish La Liga.

The home side is coming after a 1-1 draw in Madrid against Real, yet another excellent game played by the yellow submarine. Prior to the Real game Villarreal had 3 consecutive wins in all competitions and they are still yet to lose a game in Primera Division (2 wins, 3 draws), even if they had some difficult games against Real or Sevilla. The only hiccup for Villarreal was the defeat in the UCL playoffs against Monaco in the start of the campaign, but since then they have been pretty much rock solid.

Osasuna was rated as the worst team in terms of quality at the start of the season and that is proving to be an accurate assessment. The visitors (who barely finished 6th last season in Segunda) are currently on the last place in the table with just 2 points in 5 rounds. They did not even have a difficult schedule and played 3 times at home, but still could not win a match. Osasuna is on the back of a 1-2 home loss to Espanyol.

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Team news & lineups:

Bakambu and Soldado are both unavailable for the home side. Osasuna can’t count on Fausto, Javi Flano, Digard and possibly Miguel Flano.

Villarreal: Asenjo – Gaspar, Ruis, Musacchio, Costa – Soriano, Bruno, Trigueros, Cheryshev – Sansone, Pato

Osasuna: Fernandez – Tano, Garcia, Garcia, Fuentes – Elias, Oier – Romero, Torres, Cuevas – Sergio Leon

Villarreal is in top shape right now and I see no reason for them to lose points against arguably the worst team in the league, who is still struggling to find its rhythm in La Liga. Additionally, we know how strong Villarreal is at home, so this will be a very difficult match for Osasuna.

The hosts have a match in Europa League on Thursday, in Romania, but I think it’s fair to say that this game against Osasuna is at least as important for them as that one – probably more important. I reckon Villarreal is fully focused for this clash and will surely use the best available lineup.

While it’s true that Villarreal is not exactly the greatest team at covering handicaps, they should be able to do it against Osasuna – and at the very least they should win by 1 goal. My tip is Villarreal to cover the -1 asian handicap. I reckon the bet is as solid as it is simple. Prediction: Villarreal – Osasuna 2-0.

Pick: Villarreal (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.68 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 5.44
Event date: 25 September