Osasuna vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 23/05/2024, 08:00  by Sridhar | Modified on 25/05/2024 at 00:00 in LaLiga Predictions

The last matchday of this La Liga campaign will kick off at Osasuna, who will host Villarreal. This game at the El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona on Saturday has no practical relevance for either side. Osasuna are 11th with 44 points and can at best go a place up or a couple of places down. Villarreal are set to finish eighth, regardless of the outcome of this match. Osasuna will gun for a positive finish to the season and a top-half finish. They will be confident too, after a sparkling 4-1 away win over Atletico Madrid in the last round. That made it a run of three games unbeaten, which came after four straight defeats. The hosts still have a lot to cover at home, having failed to win their last four league matches here, drawing one and losing three.

Villarreal will finish eighth, no matter what the result of this round is, which is a disappointment. That will leave them just outside the European qualification spots, and the Yellow Submarine fans will be left wondering what if! Their recent form has been impressive, though, with four wins from their last six league games. In fact, with only two defeats and seven wins from their last 11 competitive matches, Villarreal were progressing well at the business end of the season. In the league, too, they had eight wins from their last 12 matches. A poor start to the season has cost them, something they will look to address next season. Despite this match having no relevance on the points table, they will be gunning for a win, looking at their recent away form. Villarreal have won five of their last eight away league games, losing just once in that sequence.