Sevilla is hosting Osasuna at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in round 12 of the Spanish LaLiga. Sevilla is in solid form, they are undefeated in their last 3 games, and while their offense is not producing a lot, they are still a dangerous team. Osasuna is in even better form than Sevilla, and they were able to keep Real Madrid at bay earlier this week.
Sevilla is still in the chase for Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, but they are playing well, and they might just catch up. Sevilla was playing against Mallorca on the road earlier this week, and they were decent with 70% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 3 big chances created, and 88% of the correct passes. This was a game where Sevilla was losing since the 22nd minute, but with a goal in the 73rd minute, Lamela has saved Sevilla a point. The final score was 1-1. Defensively, Sevilla has been solid with only 7 conceded goals, but their offense has been lagging lately. In the Champions League next week, Sevilla will play at home, and they need to be in a good mood to win that game. There aren’t any injuries in Sevilla as of right now, but I think they will rotate their starting lineup a bit In this game.
Osasuna is in excellent form, and because of it, they are in solid 7th place, but they are close to the top 4 as well. In their last game against Real Madrid, Osasuna was playing well, and however you slice it, the draw was the best result they could have gotten. Osasuna had had only 25% of ball possession, 0 shots on goal, 3 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and only 67% of the correct passes. Osasuna has created a few decent chances, but as we can see, they were focused on the defense, and it paid off. The final score of this game was 0-0. Torres, Garcia, Avila, and David Garcia all scored 2 goals for Osasuna so far. Aridane and Angel are both still injured. The schedule is getting tough for Osasuna over the next few weeks, and we will see if they are capable of staying on track, or if they will fall apart against the favorites.
The trends are slightly on Sevilla’s side in this matchup, and they definitely have more quality, but Osasuna has been playing well, and I can’t write them off in this game. Sevilla needs a win in the Champions League next week, and for that reason, I think they will rest a few players here. I will take the draw in this one.