Osasuna vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 01/09/2023, 16:25  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 03/09/2023 at 07:00 in LaLiga Prediction

Osasuna and Barcelona will lock horns in the final La Liga match on Sunday afternoon. The hosts are currently in seventh place, while the reigning champions are in fourth after the first three games of the season. Osasuna will be looking to bounce back from their Conference League disappointment in midweek. They played out a 2-2 draw against Club Brugge in the playoff qualifiers but were beaten 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first leg 2-1. In their first three matches of the league season, the hosts have recorded wins over Celta Vigo and Valencia but lost 2-0 to Athletic Bilbao. Rojillos finished seventh last season with 53 points which was 35 fewer than their opponents. They have also failed to beat the champions in their last six attempts. The hosts have failed to win any of their last three home games in any competition and are unsurprisingly the outsiders in this one.

Meanwhile, Barcelona were pushed right to the end in their last match but managed to overcome Villareal 4-3 after trailing 3-2 in the second half. Their only dropped points this season came in their opening match against Getafe, where they drew 0-0. Blaugrana secured the title last season by a ten-point margin over Real Madrid in second. They were also the best defensive team by a distance, with only 20 goals conceded in 38 league matches. Barca lost their final two away matches last season but had already secured the title by then. Still, they ended with the best away record in the league, with 40 points taken in 19 games. The visitors have won five of the last six matches against this opponent, outscoring them 15-3 in that time, and are massive favourites to win this one as well.