Osasuna vs. Atletico Madrid 10/31/20 LaLiga Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Osasuna is hosting Atletico Madrid at Estadio El Sadar in round 8 in the Spanish LaLiga.

Osasuna has been solid so far this season, and they haven’t lost any of their last 4 games. Osasuna is in 7th place in the LaLiga standings with 10 points at the moment, and they have scored 6 goals in 6 games while conceding 4 goals. Ruben Garcia is the leading goalscorer for Osasuna with 2 goals, while Rancaglia and Lopez added 1 goal and 1 assist each. Avila, Brasanac, Thomas, Calleri, and Budimir are all injured, and they will miss this game for Osasuna. Osasuna was hosting Athletic Bilbao in their last game, and they have had 39% of ball possession in that game, 2 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and only 69% of the correct passes. Osasuna has won this match 1-0 with a goal from the penalty spot in the 81st minute. Osasuna has had a fantastic last season, and they were really close to the Europa League. This season has started well for Osasuna as well, but they have a lot of injured players, and the most important thing for Osasuna at the moment is to try and continue playing well until their players recover.

Atletico Madrid has won 3 of their last 4 games, and they have won their last 2 games after getting demolished by Bayern in the Champions League. Atletico was hosting Red Bull Salzburg earlier this week, and they were playing well in that match. It doesn’t happen often that Atletico scores 3 goals, but they did it in this game. Atletico has won this match 3-2. Atletico Madrid has conceded only 1 goal in LaLiga so far, and they are in 5th place with 11 points. Not only Atletico is the best defensive team in LaLiga, but they are also among the best offensive teams with 10 scored goals. In their latest LaLiga match against Betis at home, Atletico has had 40% of ball possession, 6 shots on goal, 8 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 75% of the correct passes. Atletico has won this match 2-0. Suarez is playing fantastic soccer since he joined Atletico, and he is their leading goalscorer with 4 goals, while Llorente added 2 goals. Correa has added 2 assists. Vrsaljko and Diego Costa are both injured for Atletico, while Niguez is still questionable for this game. If Atletico can keep playing the defense this well for a bigger part of the season, Atletico will be the biggest favorite to win LaLiga. As far as the Champions League goes, Atletico must play better defense because they have conceded 6 goals in 2 games there, but they will still advance past the group stage in the Champions League in my opinion.

The trends are mixed here, and both teams are playing well in LaLiga, but Osasuna has a lot of injures, and for that reason, I will side with Atletico.