29 Aug 2019
OSASUNA V BARCELONA ODDS HERE!
Barca A Different Proposition For Osasuna
Barcelona make the relatively short trip to Pamplona this weekend to face promoted Osasuna, who find themselves in the rare position of being above the Catalan giants in the table, although that most likely won’t last too long.
Los Rojillos eased to promotion last year, winning 16 and drawing four of their last 21 games in the Segunda Division. Despite going unbeaten across their opening two games so far, as well as keeping a staggering eight clean sheets in their last nine league fixtures stretching back into last season, none of their opponents have been close to the level of Barcelona.
Griezmann In Spectacular Form
The visitors bounced back from their shock opening day defeat to Bilbao in emphatic fashion, with a 5-2 home victory over Rubi’s Betis despite lacking key attacking figures Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.
New signing Antoine Griezmann stepped up to the mark in the absence of the aforementioned, netting a brace to overturn Nabil Fekir’s opener and assist one more to guide his new side to victory.
If that result doesn’t play on their mind, Osasuna’s record vs the ‘Big Three’ also won’t fill them with hope. In their only season in the top flight (2016/17) over the past five campaigns, the Pamplona club conceded a whopping 24 goals in six encounters with Barca, Real and Atletico, as well as 17 in their last three against this weekend’s visitors.
Barcelona To Win And Both Teams To Score
It therefore is no surprise that the Champions are massive favourites for this one, so we’ll steer clear of the outright winner market. Despite these heavy defeats, it must be noted that much has changed in this Osasuna side, and with manager Jagoba Arrasate at the helm, they look a much more competent outfit with a solid defence.
Despite proving they can do it at the weekend, Barca are still without three of their star attacking players, which will undoubtedly hinder them, and though Griezmann looks in fine fettle, questions must be asked over whether they can cope for too long without the likes of Messi and Suarez.
The Catalans have also failed to secure a clean sheet in the new campaign so far, which leaves them with just two shutouts from their last seven road trips, as Eibar and Celta Vigo both scored twice against them and Villarreal managed as many as four.
Chimy Avila To Score Anytime
With Osasuna’s new look front line including Chimy Avila, they’ve added more firepower to a squad that scored the most goals in the Segunda Division last season, and they look good value to nick a goal at home this weekend. Avila was in scintillating form at the back of last season, scoring nine in his last 16 games for Huesca and is already off the mark for Osasuna.
Chimy Avila To Score Anytime At 7/2
Barcelona To Win And Both Teams To Score At 9/4
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