Espanyol vs Osasuna: Will the Catalans guarantee themselves a place in La Liga?

The thirty-fifth round of the Spanish championship will continue with a match between Espanyol and Osasuna. The bookmakers favor the home side, believing that the Catalans have a better chance of winning than the Pamplona side.

Espanyol has 39 points, seven points more than Mallorca, who has already played their match in this fixture. After beating Celta, Espanyol has lost three games in a row: away to Atlético and Real Madrid and at home to Rayo Vallecano. In Madrid, it was a 0:4 defeat. Fate will likely return the favor to the Catalans today. Overall, Espanyol has the 8th home statistic in the division and would be sixth if they win on Sunday. So you have to be careful in your betting against Espanyol at home.

For Osasuna, the upcoming meeting is like a friendly with increased responsibility. The Pamplona side has long since guaranteed their participation in next season's La Liga title, and in their last two games, the visitors have picked up just one point, losing to Real Madrid and drawing with Elche. Overall, Osasuna is ninth in the Spanish league table, with 45 points. Osasuna's away statistics are sixth in the division, +7=3-7, 19:22 goal difference.

Espanyol had a good game in Madrid, scoring a couple of goals but failing to score. We believe that fate will return the favor to the Catalans today, who, unlike Osasuna, are still motivated in the tournament. We must not forget that Espanyol has very decent home stats. There is no doubt that the Parrots have a strong desire to break their 3-match losing streak. As for the total, we expect at least two goals from Sunday's game.

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