The 2023-2024 campaign of La Liga is full of surprises. Generally, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid dominate in La Liga. But none of these two teams are currently at the top of the table after Gameweek 7! The table topper of La Liga is Girona FC, who earned 19 of the possible 21 points after seven matches in the La Liga.
However, Atletico Madrid are eying to enter into the top four. They have played five games so far in the league. The Diego Simeone boys won three, lost one, and tied one. With 10 points, Atletico Madrid stand in the 7th place in the league table.
Atletico Madrid will face off against Osasuna FC tonight in an away game. After a comfortable win against giant Real Madrid by a 3-1 margin, the Simeone boys will look to achieve the same against Osasuna FC tonight at El Sadar.
Stats & Facts
- Atletico Madrid have a very strong record against Osasuna. They have won ten consecutive meetings with Osasuna in La Liga. The last time Osasuna beat Atletico Madrid was in 2014 when they defeated Atletico Madrid by a 3-0 margin.
- Atletico Madrid showed their defensive prowess against Osasuna as they kept eight clean sheets in these 10 victories.
- At El Sadar, Atletico Madrid’s records are pretty impressive. They have won five matches in a row in away games against Osasuna in La Liga.
- Atletico Madrid are also the dominating side in head-to-head stats against Osasuna. They have played 39 matches against each other, while Atletico registered 22 victories. Osasuna won 12, and the remaining five clashes ended in a tie.
- The recent records of Osasuna at their home are not going well. They are winless in their last three home matches in this current season.
Team News
Alvaro Morata and Griezmann have made a great partnership between them. Morata completed his brace against Real Madrid, while Antoine Griezmann also netted a goal in this match. This duo will continue tonight against Osasuna.
However, Diego Simeone has to deal with several injury problems in his team. He will miss the service of Thomas Lemar, Pablo Barrios, Caglar Soyuncu, Rodrigo De Paul, Reinildo, and Vitolo as they all are injured.
Captain Koke has returned from the injury and played 45 minutes against Real Madrid. He is likely to start tonight’s game at El Sadar. Moreover, Memphis Depay is also available again as he recovered from injury.
As for Osasuna, they will miss the service of Jon Moncayola and Darko Brasanac due to their injury concern. Unai Garcia is in doubt, but the manager will wait for him until the last.
The Possible Lineup for Osasuna:
Herrera; Pena, Catena, D. Garcia, Cruz; Munoz, Torro, Oroz; Avila, Budimir, Mojica
The Possible Lineup for Atletico Madrid:
Oblak; Savic, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, Saul, Llorente, Koke, Lino; Griezmann, Morata
Prediction: Osasuna 1-2 Atletico Madrid
The confidence is back for Atletico Madrid as they defeated Real Madrid last week. Atletico Madrid showed their defensive solidity against the Los Blancos. Moreover, Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata are in good form and are capable of destroying any team.
Although Osasuna are the home side, Atletico Madrid are favorite in this match and should win the game.
Betfair Odds
Osasuna FC: 4.04
Draw: 3.42
Atletico Madrid: 2.01
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