Matchday 15 La Liga fixture between Osasuna and Levante will take place on December 8 at El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona. Osasuna – Levante: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Osasuna
Last week the side showed character, coming from 0-2 down away at Mallorca to draw 2-2, with both of Osasuna's goals arriving after the 80th minute. The Pamplona outfit held on to their rival but remain 17th in the table. Were it not for the late rescue, the club would already be in the relegation zone. The situation is tense, however, as the team are without a win in six La Liga matches (2 draws, 4 defeats). Overall this season Osasuna have managed just three wins versus eight losses in La Liga, although all of their victories have come at home. After 14 rounds the Pamplona side have scored 12 goals in total, a tally bettered by only Oviedo (7).
- Home scoring run in the championship stretches to 27 matches.
- The team have conceded in 9 of their last 10 La Liga outings.
- Osasuna have failed to score more than one goal in 7 of their last 10 matches in the competition.
Probable Osasuna starting XI (3-4-3)*
Sergio Herrera – Enzo Boyomo, Asier Osambela, Jorge Errando Oros – Jon Moncayola, Aimar Oroz, Lucas Torró, Abel Bretones – Victor Muñoz, Ante Budimir, Ruben Garcia.
Defenders Alejandro Catena and Iñigo Argibide have served their suspensions.
Levante
Like Osasuna, Levante have gone six La Liga matches without a win. However, ahead of the trip to Pamplona the Valencia side had already lost four consecutive league games. In the last round the Levantines were beaten 0-2 at home by Athletic Bilbao. Following that defeat Levante became the second club this season to sack their head coach — Oviedo were the first. Julian Calero has been replaced by a duo: Alvaro del Morala, formerly in charge of the club’s youth team, and Vicente Iborra, Calero’s former assistant. The new coaching team face a tough task: after 14 rounds Levante sit 19th, ahead of Oviedo only on goal difference.
- The team have conceded 26 goals so far this Primera season, the joint-worst defensive record alongside Girona.
- Levantines have covered the +1.5 handicap in 5 of their last 6 away league matches.
- Levante have scored in 8 of their previous 11 La Liga games.
Probable Levante starting XI (4-4-2)*
Mathew Ryan – Jeremy Toljan, Unai Elgezabal, Matias Moreno, Manu Sanchez – Carlos Alvarez Rivera, Oriol Rey, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Kervin Arriaga – Carl Ettah-Eyong, Goduèn Koyalipu.
Forward Carlos Espi is unavailable through injury.
Match prediction: Osasuna – Levante
Both sides are going through a difficult period, but Osasuna at least have the home advantage. The team are unbeaten in 8 of their last 10 La Liga home matches, winning 7 of those 10. Admittedly the last two home games ended in defeats, but those were against stronger oppositions — Celta and Real Sociedad. Notably, at least two goals have been scored in each of the last five La Liga matches at El Sadar.
Levante have lost four league matches in a row and are now six games without a win in the championship (1 draw, 5 defeats), which prompted the managerial change. The visitors have performed better away than at home this season but have won only 2 of their 8 league trips so far. Regarding goal output, the two-goal mark was exceeded in 7 of those 8 away fixtures.
Another important point is that Osasuna have taken at least one point in 5 of the last 6 head-to-head La Liga meetings (3 wins, 2 draws). Prediction – 1X + Over 1.5
*For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
