Real Madrid vs Osasuna Prediction & Betting Tips - Copa del Rey

By their profile coming into this game, Real Madrid are outright favorites, and the bookies have a win for the Spanish giants at 1.36, a draw at 5.50 and an away win is priced at 9.50.

The La Liga title is out of reach for Real Madrid, being 14 points behind Barcelona, and it is understandable that Los Blancos are now focused on the Copa del Rey and Champions League. Real Madrid won their 19th Copa del Rey in 2014. Right ahead of this game, Real Madrid suffered a 2-0 loss away to Real Sociedad in La Liga, a result that saw them drop to third in the standings. It was also their second loss in three matches and coming here, they have conceded at least two goals in each of their last three matches. However, they have a good scoring run in this competition, including a 4-0 win over Barcelona in the last game, overturning a 1-0 loss in the first leg of the semi final. Real Madrid have scored two or more goals in three of their last four matches in this competition and have only failed to score once in the five games.

This fixture hasn’t favored Osasuna in most of their recent meetings; they have no win in 18 matches against Real Madrid. Osasuna’s closest shave with silverware in the Copa del Rey was in 2005, when they reached the final but lost to Real Betis. Placed ninth in the league standings, Osasuna have this competition as their best chance at achieving their season’s ambitions though they can still qualify for Europe. In the last meeting with Real Madrid, Osasuna suffered a 2-0 loss in a La Liga fixture. Coming into this game, Osasuna will be looking to improve on two straight losses and a run of three defeats in their last five matches. They’ve failed to score in the last two matches, and have one clean sheet in five matches. In their last 10 games, they’ve managed just three wins and three times in the last five matches they’ve conceded twice. In the last round of this competition, Osasuna beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on aggregate.