Osasuna vs. Real Madrid: La Liga Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

When Real Madrid travels to El Sadar on Saturday to face Osasuna, the reigning Spanish champions will be hoping to get back on track in La Liga.

As of this writing, Los Blancos are atop La Liga with 50 points after 23 games played in season 2024–25, while Osasuna is in ninth place with 31 points.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

With 31 points after 23 league matches, Osasuna is in ninth place, four points behind Rayo Vallecano for sixth place in the race for Europe. Their record is seven victories, ten draws, and six losses.

After a 1-1 draw with Mallorca, whereby Enzo Boyomo earned a point in the 94th minute after Mallorca took the lead on a penalty kick by Vedat Muriqi in the 81st minute, Los Rojillos will be looking to bounce back in their subsequent encounter.

Vicente Moreno's squad has won their past four league games without a loss. Three of those matches have ended in draws, but they won their most recent home game, a 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad, earlier this month.

There is a lot to look forward to in the latter months of the campaign as Osasuna aims to secure its first top-six position since 2005-06 when it finished fourth. In the latter season, it placed eleventh, although it was seventh in 2022-23.

The Pamplona squad has lost its last five matches against Real Madrid in all competitions, including a 4-0 loss in November's matchup at Bernabeu.

With a 3-2 victory against Manchester City on Wednesday night's first leg of their Champions League knockout stage playoff, Real Madrid will be riding high heading into the encounter.

At the Etihad Stadium, Los Blancos were down 1-0 and 2-1 but scored in the 89th and 91st minutes to draw level. Thanks to a goal by Jude Bellingham, the defending European champions have a great chance to win next week in the return match at Bernabeu.

However, Real Madrid's last two league matches have yielded only one point: a 1-0 loss to Espanyol at the beginning of February and a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in last weekend's Madrid derby.

With a one-point lead over second-place Atletico and a two-point lead over third-place Barcelona, Carlo Ancelotti's squad is poised to lead the league heading into the final months of the season.

Osasuna has the fifth-best home record in Spain's top division this year, while Real Madrid has the second-best away record, with 22 points from 12 matches played away from home. However, Real Madrid has only won half of those matches.

Osasuna x Real Madrid Team News

Osasuna will likely be without Raul Garcia for another game while he recovers from an ankle injury. Boyomo will also miss this match since he received a yellow card just before scoring in their previous match against Mallorca.

Although Jorge Hernando stands to gain the most from the starting four, head coach Sergio Moreno may choose to start Bryan Zaragoza and Ruben Garcia at wide receiver and center back, respectively.

The seasoned attacker Ante Budimir will once again spearhead the attack. He has scored 12 goals in La Liga this season.

Real Madrid will be without Lucas Vazquez, David Alaba, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, and Dani Carvajal due to injury. Still, the giants from Madrid did not suffer any new setbacks in their match against Manchester City.

With Raul Asencio and Aurelien Tchouameni expected to start in the center of defense in place of the injured players, head coach Carlo Ancelotti may elect to start an unchanged lineup for Saturday's match.

As of late, Dani Ceballos has been getting more playing time, and that trend seems poised to continue this weekend as Luka Modric may have to make do with additional bench time on Saturday.

Brahim Diaz was on the bench against Man City, but he won't start this time around. Instead, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Bellingham, and Rodrygo will man the last third of the pitch.

Our Predictions

Real Madrid to win @ 1.62 on Sky247.ng

Given Real Madrid's dismal road form and Osasuna's respectable home record this season, a draw on Saturday night would not be surprising. However, with the other teams putting so much pressure on Los Blancos to win, we are supporting the defending champs as they attempt to win this match.

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