The 20th-round match of the La Liga between Osasuna and Real Oviedo will take place on 17 January at El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona. Osasuna vs Real Oviedo: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Osasuna
In the previous round of the La Liga, Osasuna narrowly lost to Girona (0:1), but the defeat to the Catalans was only the second in the last six league matches. By comparison, before that stretch the team lost four of five games, picking up a single point in that run in an away draw with Real Oviedo (0:0). Overall, after the first half of the La Liga season the team has just five wins, and across the season the club averages exactly 1 point per game. With such figures Osasuna occupy a precarious 15th place in the table, sitting only two points above the relegation zone.
- Osasuna's productive run at home in La Liga stretches to 30 matches.
- At least two goals have been scored in eight of Osasuna's home matches in the Spanish championship.
- The team conceded in six of their previous eight league matches.
Potential Osasuna Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Sergio Herrera – Valentin Rosier, Alejandro Catena, Jorge Herrando, Javier Galan – Jon Moncayola, Lucas Torro – Victor Munoz, Aimar Oroz, Ruben Garcia – Ante Budimir.
Key midfielder Jon Moncayola is suspended. Midfielder Iker Benito is unavailable due to injury.
Real Oviedo
Recent results for the club look inconsistent. On the one hand, after the second coaching change of the season Real Oviedo are currently without defeat. However, all three of the first La Liga matches under Guillermo Almada ended in draws. The side shared points with Betis and Celta, who are fighting for European places. But wins are essential to retain top-flight status, and Real Oviedo have managed only two victories in 19 matches since returning to the La Liga. Moreover, they have not taken three points since September; the unwelcome run now stretches to 12 games. As a result, the club sit bottom of the table and trail 17th place by five points.
- This season Real Oviedo have scored just nine goals in total, the worst record in the competition.
- The team have conceded in nine consecutive away La Liga matches.
- The club have won with a handicap (+1.5) in eight of their previous ten matches in this competition.
Potential Real Oviedo Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Aaron Escandell – Rahim Alhassan, David Costas, David Carmo, Lucas Aihado – Santiago Colombatto, Quasi Sibo – Houssem Hassan, Alberto Reina, Ilyas Chair – Alex Fores.
Forward Federico Viñas's suspension has ended, but defender David Carmo is now serving a suspension. Midfielder Ovi Ejaria's participation in the match is in doubt.
Referee
Alejandro Quintero (Spain)
Matches – 9 (La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 45;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 5;
Red Cards Shown – 8;
Fouls Per Match On Average – 26;
Penalties – 33%.
Osasuna vs Real Oviedo: Match Prediction
Osasuna are doing everything to avoid falling into the relegation zone. Over the last six La Liga rounds the team suffered only two defeats, and both defeats in that period came away from home. The home unbeaten run in the championship stands at three matches (two wins, one draw), and overall this season Osasuna have lost just two of nine games at their stadium. The team found the net in all of those matches, but almost always scored strictly one to two goals. The three-goal mark was reached only in the meeting with Alaves (3:0).
Real Oviedo remain unbeaten following the second coaching change of the season, but all three La Liga matches under Guillermo Almada have ended in draws. The club have managed only two victories since the start of the current La Liga campaign. Their winless run in the competition has continued since October and has reached 12 matches (seven draws, five defeats). That said, despite all problems Real Oviedo rarely collapse defensively: they occasionally keep clean sheets, and the team conceded more than two goals in only two of their last 13 league matches.
Prediction: 1X + Osasuna Individual Total Under 2.5
* The starting lineup shown for each team is the one used in their previous match in this competition.