Osasuna vs Real Madrid Prediction: Expect a win for the guests

Saturday's twenty-second round of the Spanish La Liga will end with a match between Osasuna and Real Madrid. The Madrid side is quoted as a notable favorite for the encounter, and what else can the team do without winning every remaining game of La Liga?

After reaching the Spanish Cup semi-finals, Osasuna has been unbeaten: a home defeat against Atletico and draws against Espanyol and Valladolid. The feeling is that Pamplona's priority has shifted sharply from the championship to the cup, which seems to be true. As a result, Osasuna has fallen to ninth place in the La Liga standings, three points behind Rayo Vallecano, and a place in the Eurocup competition. It is also important to note that in the last ten games with Osauna, there wasn't a TO (2.5). Osasuna's home stats are 6th in the division, with 18 points scored in 10 games, +6=0-4, and a 12:9 goal difference.

Madrid returned to Spain from Morocco in a good mood, with the label of the world's strongest team and the World Cup. They didn't see Elche at home on Wednesday, beating the outsider with a score of 4:0. In that game, Benzema scored a double (both goals on penalties), while Asensio and Modrić scored goals each. It should be noted that Real Madrid's xG index in the meeting with Elche was 4.21, so everything makes sense regarding the result and performance. The victory over Elche is good, but the gap from Barcelona is 8 points with 17 rounds to go. Real Madrid's away statistics are third in the division after Barcelona and Real Sociedad, +8=0-3, 22:10 goal difference.

Osasuna is a comfortable opponent for Real Madrid, as we can see from the statistics of personal meetings. The Pamplona side has cooled down after reaching the semifinals of the Spanish Cup, but they hope to catch up with Barcelona and fight for the title. That's all to the benefit of betting on Real Madrid. Real has been very productive in recent matches, but don't forget that in the World Cup, the opponents were far from the world's top, and in Spain, in the last round Real beat the outsider Elche. Osasuna is a team of a different level, and it will be much more difficult for the capital team to show such a high level of performance than in the last three games. Moreover, Osasuna is a low-scoring team and doesn't concede very often. We believe that Real Madrid will win on Saturday in a low-scoring game.