Valencia vs Osasuna prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-09-23 17:00.
[p]A 2-0 win over Girona on Saturday saw Valencia finally get their first victory of the season at the sixth time of asking, but despite that result, their four-point haul from six matches represents their worst start to a campaign since 1999/00, although Los Ches did incredibly end up finishing third that year. [/p]
[p]Tuesday night’s clash against Osasuna gives Valencia the opportunity to build on a strong record of three wins from their last four H2Hs (L1), while they also have the chance to secure back-to-back victories at the Mestalla for the first time since February. Their chances of doing so may hinge on scoring first, as Rubén Baraja’s men have lost all ten La Liga encounters in 2024 in which they’ve gone 1-0 down.[/p]
[p]Osasuna have seen their last five games alternate between a victory and a defeat, which makes ominous reading considering they beat Las Palmas 2-1 on Saturday. All ten of their points this season have been garnered at their El Sadar home, so hitting the road does present some problems, with a porous backline that has conceded seven goals in their two away outings in 2024/25 the root of the issue. [/p]
[p]Visiting Valencia has proved largely enjoyable for Los Rojillos in recent years though, as they have tasted defeat just once in their last four H2Hs on the road (W2, D1). In order to give themselves a great chance of further improving on that sequence, Osasuna will be looking to earn just their third away clean sheet in La Liga in 18 games, having won just three of their last 17 top-flight matches on their travels (D4, L10).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Dani Gómez opened his account for Valencia at the weekend on his full home debut, meaning that he has now emerged victorious from seven of his last eight scoring appearances (L1). Like Gómez, Aimar Oroz scored the second goal for his side on Saturday and will be looking to maintain his 100% winning record when finding the net for Osasuna’s first team (W6), with one of those victories coming at Valencia in August last year (2-1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Osasuna haven’t scored before the 20th minute in their last eight league games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]