Osasuna vs Barcelona Prediction: Betting on the guests

To complete the program of the fourth round of the Spanish La Liga 2023/24 will be the match between Osasuna and Barcelona. Catalans, despite the factor of the field, are quoted in the pair of notable favorites, at the same time, it should be noted that they are not so easy, although they played on two fronts and the final failure in the Conference League may well have a negative impact on the result for the team on Sunday.

The match against Barcelona will be the sixth match of the season for Osasuna; apart from the three meetings in La Liga, the Pamplonians played two matches in qualification against Brugge, both of which were effective, and Osasuna ended up weaker than the Belgians. In the Spanish championship, the future hosts have an away win over Celta 2:0, a home defeat to Atletico 0:2, and another away win over Valencia 2:1. Before the start of Saturday's fourth-round pool, Osasuna is in eighth place with 6 points.

The Catalans started in La Liga with a nil draw against Getafe away, continued with a 2:0 home win over Cadiz and a 4:3 away win over Villarreal. As a result, the Catalans have seven points, fourth place, and two points behind Real Madrid, with a goal difference of 6:3. In the duel against Villarreal, the Catalans had four players: Xavi, De Jong, Torres and Lewandowski. The Pole eventually scored the decisive goal in the 71st minute of the game. Barcelona, for the meeting, played on the index xG 2.75, 21 times shot in the direction of the goal, and 11 times hit the net.

Barcelona beat Osasuna in head-to-head meetings last season, 2:1 in Pamplona and 1:0 at Camp Nou. We wouldn't be surprised if the situation repeats itself at the start of the season and the Catalans win both head-to-head again. Osasuna unsuccessfully played in Belgium and played a 2:2 draw. At the same time, the Catalans had a whole week to prepare for the upcoming game after the goal show in the match against Villarreal. We believe that Barcelona can win on Sunday, and as for the performance, we expect a TO (2.5) and an exchange of goals.