Osasuna vs Betis prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2024-10-18 14:15.
[p]Osasuna sailed into the international break in high spirits after their 1-1 draw against Getafe saw their unbeaten league run extend to four games (W2, D2) whilst leaving them sitting pretty in fifth. Their 15-point haul at this stage is stronger than in nine of their last ten top-flight campaigns, with the exception of 2021/22 when they had 17 at this stage but disappointingly finished in tenth. [/p]
[p]Avoiding a similar capitulation across the season will be the aim for new boss Vicente Moreno, and a return to Pamplona could be just what they need to get back to winning ways. Osasuna remain unbeaten at home this season and that run stretches back all the way to May (W4, D3), with their current four-game winning run of home league games representing their longest positive streak here in La Liga since 2011. [/p]
[p]Visiting Real Betis spent the break pondering consecutive 1-0 defeats which contributed to their middling league start (W3, D3, L3) and a losing start to their European campaign. None of the last four seasons saw Betis pick up fewer than their current 12 points at this stage, although boss Manuel Pellegrini may expect a resurgent result given that he’s beaten just five sides more often than Osasuna in his storied career (W12, D7, L7). [/p]
[p]Another positive omen for Los Verdiblancos is the fact that they haven’t suffered consecutive league losses since March, while one of their only four away league victories since the back end of August 2023 did come here against Osasuna (W4, D10, L8). That away H2H win makes up one of three victories across their last four visits to El Sadar (W3, L1), with all three of those successes coming by a two-goal margin despite conceding four times in the sequence. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Osasuna’s Ante Budimir has scored four goals across his last four La Liga outings and could contribute again here given that he has five direct goal contributions in seven league meetings with Betis (G4, A1). Midfielder Pablo Fornals sealed the victory by putting Betis 2-0 up here last season, which is part of a run of five of his last six club goals coming away from home. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just one of Osasuna’s last ten La Liga home games produced a goalless first-half. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]