Despite a couple of recent slip-ups, Real Madrid remains atop La Liga as they travel to El Sadar on Saturday to face Osasuna. With the top three teams separated by just two points, the title race is set to be intense in the final stretch of the season. Osasuna has often been a tough opponent for even the biggest clubs, but their current ninth-place standing may slightly flatter Vicente Moreno’s squad based on their performances this season. Then again, the teams between 7th and 14th place in La Liga are within 3 points!
Real Madrid last 7 games in La Liga:
It has to be stressed out, that the focus is in UCL this week, and Real have several key players injured!
In their first encounter of the season at Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid dominated with a 4-0 victory, I remember taking a shot at Osasuna also then ad it was never close! In fact, all of Osasuna’s defeats have come against top-tier teams. According to expected goals (xG) statistics, Osasuna should be closer to the relegation battle, but their clinical finishing in the opposition’s box has helped them secure a respectable position. Just like under Jagoba Arrasate, Osasuna’s attacking play has remained somewhat one-dimensional.
On Saturday, Osasuna has a fully fit squad, but center-back Boyomo will miss the match due to suspension. Jorge Hernando is expected to start alongside Alejandro Catena in the heart of the defense.
Real Madrid, meanwhile, is coming off a magnificent victory at Etihad Stadium against Manchester City on Tuesday. Next week, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will look to secure their spot in the Champions League Round of 16. With a heated title race in La Liga and the Copa del Rey semifinals looming at the end of the month, Los Blancos must maintain their high level across multiple competitions. But do they have the stamina to compete on all fronts?
Team news
Real Madrid is still without Antonio Rüdiger, Lucas Vázquez, Éder Militão, and Dani Carvajal due to injuries. David Alaba is also unlikely to be fit. As a result, Raúl Asencio and Aurélien Tchouaméni are expected to continue in central defense. Luka Modric will likely start in midfield. I am pretty sure that Osasuna will score at least once against this defense, and probably already on the first half as they tend to start strongly. Osasuna have scored 8 goals between minutes 16-30 as well as inside the first 15 minutes of 2nd half. Other periods have been quiet, and they are not good at coming back in case they are in a losing situation after 60 minutes of play. The good start is crucial! Unfortunately they have only one reliable scorer, Budimir with his 12 goals is too important.
For Saturday’s game, the suggested betting strategy is to expect a low-scoring match – taking the under-three-goals option. This game is something of a necessary hurdle for Real Madrid, and if they can secure three points even with a narrow win, they’ll be more than satisfied. Osasuna will fight hard from the first whistle, but as mentioned earlier, their overall ability to create consistent attacking threats against Real Madrid is quite limited.
As a summary, I see the following things happening:
Osasuna start strongly in front of their passionate home crowd. Budimir will score somewhere at the 25-minute mark, and in the 2nd half the brilliant attacking individuals of Madrid will score the equalizer, and look for winner, but in vain, and all eyes are already in the encounter v Man City.
Here you are, good luck!
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尽管最近出现了一些失误，但皇马仍然在西甲联赛中排名第一，他们将在周六前往埃尔萨达尔对阵奥萨苏纳。由于前三名的车队只差两分，在本赛季的最后阶段，冠军争夺战将会非常激烈。奥萨苏纳一直都是强敌，即使是豪门也不甘落后，但他们目前排名第九，从他们本赛季的表现来看，可能会让莫雷诺的球队略感欣慰。然后，在西甲排名第7和第14之间的球队只差3分！
皇马最近7场西甲联赛：
必须强调的是，本周的焦点是在欧冠联赛，皇马有几名主力球员受伤！
在他们本赛季的第一次对阵圣地亚哥伯纳姆萨乌的比赛中，皇马以4-0的比分取得了胜利，我记得当时我也对奥萨苏纳进行了射门，但比分从来没有接近过！事实上，奥萨苏纳的所有失利都来自于顶级球队。根据预期进球（xG）数据，奥萨苏纳应该离保级更近了，但他们在对方禁区内的冷静射门帮助他们保住了一个体面的位置。就像在亚戈巴·阿拉萨特的带领下，奥萨苏纳的进攻仍然有些单一化。
周六，奥萨苏纳的阵容完全恢复，但中后卫博伊莫将因停赛缺席比赛。豪尔赫·埃尔南多预计将和亚历杭德罗·卡特纳一起首发，成为后防线的核心。
与此同时，皇家马德里周二在伊蒂哈德球场大胜曼城。下周，安切洛蒂的球队将努力确保他们在欧冠16强的席位。随着西甲联赛冠军争夺的白热化和本月底即将到来的国王杯半决赛，白衣军团必须在多项赛事中保持高水平。但他们有耐力在所有战线上竞争吗？
团队的新闻
由于伤病，皇马仍然没有安东尼奥·雷<s:1>迪格、卢卡斯Vázquez、Éder米利<e:1>奥和达尼·卡瓦哈尔。阿拉巴也不太可能康复。因此，Raúl阿森西奥和奥尔萨梅连·楚姆萨梅尼预计将继续担任中卫。莫德里奇可能会在中场首发。我很确定奥萨苏纳在面对这种防守时至少会进球一次，而且很可能已经在上半场了，因为他们往往会强势开局。奥萨苏纳在16-30分钟以及下半场前15分钟内进了8球。其他时期表现平平，他们不擅长在比赛60分钟后处于输球的情况下卷土重来。良好的开端至关重要！不幸的是他们只有一个可靠的得分手，布迪米尔的12个进球太重要了。
对于周六的比赛，建议的投注策略是期待一场低进球的比赛——选择少于3个进球的选项。这场比赛对皇马来说是一个必要的障碍，如果他们能在险胜的情况下拿到三分，他们将会非常满意。奥萨苏纳将从第一声哨响开始就努力战斗，但正如前面提到的，他们对皇家马德里的持续进攻威胁的整体能力相当有限。
综上所述，我看到了以下几点：
奥萨苏纳在热情的主场球迷面前强势开场。布迪米尔将在25分钟的某个地方进球，在下半场，马德里出色的进攻个人将进球扳平比分，并寻求胜利，但徒劳，所有的目光都集中在对阵曼城的比赛上。
给你，祝你好运！
