Girona vs Osasuna prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2026-01-09 17:30.
[p]Languishing in the bottom half of the table, Girona and Osasuna both have a vital opportunity to afford themselves some breathing space from La Liga’s bottom three. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Important 2-1 wins away to Sociedad and Mallorca either side of Christmas lifted Girona out of the relegation zone and towards an intense bottom-half logjam that saw them in a dangerous 17th place, but just three points behind Getafe in tenth at the start of the round. Their best path up the table is to continue snatching points off the other clubs around them in the table, and they’ll get another opportunity to do so here whilst aiming to make amends for a 3-0 loss to Atlético Madrid in their final La Liga home game of 2025, which ended a five-game unbeaten home run in this competition (W2, D3). That five-game stretch included their only two clean sheets of this entire league campaign, likely leaving their fate in the hands of their defenders here. [/p]
[p]Osasuna were three points clear of the relegation spots at the start of the round but may be looking up the table rather than down after collecting eight points from their last five league outings (W2, D2, L1). That’s as many as they had managed to get across the 11 games prior (W2, D2, L5), by the end of which they were level with Girona and the relegation zone on points. With their last seven league points coming on home soil, they still need to find a way to take their best football on the road, where they lament the worst record in the entire division (D2, L7).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Girona have won four of the seven competitive H2Hs (D1, L2) to take place since 2021/22, easily winning their home H2Hs across the two previous La Liga campaigns (4-0 and 2-0). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Sixteen of Girona’s 18 league games this season saw at least one first-half goal. [/p]
[p]Girona have opened the scoring only seven times in the league this season but remain undefeated when doing so (W3, D4). [/p]
[p]Osasuna have failed to score in a league-high seven of their nine away games this league season. [/p]
[p]Osasuna have conceded 17 of their 21 La Liga goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Vladyslav Vanat ended his five-game drought last round and Girona should benefit from a follow-up goal here as he remains unbeaten in an incredible 39 scoring appearances for any club (W33, D6). Osasuna veteran Ante Budimir will look to bounce back from a poor showing last week and add to his outstanding record of five goals from five La Liga H2Hs. [/p]
[p]Girona’s absences include Juan Carlos, Donny van de Beek and Portu, while Osasuna regain defender Abel Bretones from suspension.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Osasuna’s dreadful travelling record points towards a comfortable Girona victory. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]