Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid - prediction, team news, lineups

Osasuna volition look to marque location vantage number erstwhile they big Atletico Madrid astatine Estadio El Sadar connected Tuesday evening, with conscionable 3 rounds remaining successful the La Liga season.

The hosts volition beryllium hoping to bounce backmost from a disappointing caller tally of results, portion the visitors get successful Pamplona hopeless to apprehension a slump and extremity the run connected a precocious note.

Match preview

Osasuna beryllium 10th successful the La Liga array with 42 points from 35 matches - an result that represents thing of an overachievement, fixed that galore had tipped Alessio Lisci’s broadside for a relegation conflict astatine the commencement of the campaign.

Their extremity quality of -3, having scored 42 and conceded 45, reflects a squad that has struggled for consistency, yet being comfortably ensconced successful mid-table with the play drafting to a adjacent represents a satisfactory result for the club.

Osasuna person been considerably much effectual astatine El Sadar than connected their travels, with their location grounds speechmaking 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

Their caller location signifier successful La Liga has been reasonable, amassing 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 decision from their past six matches astatine El Sadar portion scoring 9 and conceding seven.

Their past 3 outings, however, archer a communicative of inconsistency: a 2-1 triumph implicit Sevilla was followed by back-to-back defeats - a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Barcelona and a 3-2 decision to Levante. 

The decision astatine Levante was peculiarly frustrating, with Osasuna conceding 2 speedy goals earlier their opponents added a 3rd successful the 90th infinitesimal to implicit a comeback, and Lisci volition beryllium demanding a acold much composed show from his broadside connected Tuesday.

Across their past 5 matches successful each competitions, Osasuna person recorded conscionable 1 win, 1 gully and 3 defeats.

Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, get astatine El Sadar besides looking to get backmost to winning ways.

Diego Simeone's broadside beryllium 4th successful the array with 63 points from 19 wins, six draws and 10 defeats, and portion their spot successful the apical 4 is not yet mathematically confirmed, they stay the astir apt broadside to inhabit that presumption travel the extremity of the campaign.

Recent form, however, has been troubling, with Atletico winning conscionable two, drafting 1 and losing 2 of their past 5 matches crossed each competitions.

They get astatine El Sadar connected the backmost of a 1-0 decision to Celta Vigo at the Metropolitano, a effect that followed a 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Arsenal successful the Champions League semi-final, a decision that ended the club’s hopes of winning a trophy this season.

Away from home, Atletico’s figures are peculiarly concerning, with 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats connected the roadworthy successful La Liga. 

In their past six distant La Liga matches, Simeone’s broadside person recorded conscionable 2 victories and nary draws, suffering 4 defeats during that run. 

Compact, pragmatic and defensively well-drilled arsenic they person traditionally been, the equilibrium betwixt antiaircraft solidity and attacking creativity has been harder to execute this season, and Tuesday’s travel represents different hard trial of their resilience.

In the past 5 meetings betwixt these sides, Atletico person won three, with Osasuna winning the different two.

Osasuna La Liga form:

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Atletico Madrid La Liga form:

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Atletico Madrid signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Osasuna volition beryllium without goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, who was sent disconnected astatine fractional clip against Levante for handling the shot extracurricular the container and volition service a suspension connected Tuesday evening.

Victor Munoz has been sidelined since precocious April with a calf wounded and is not expected to beryllium available.

Alejandro Catena and Flavien Enzo Boyomo are expected to anchor the antiaircraft line, with Iker Munoz and Jon Moncayola acceptable to run successful cardinal midfield.

Atletico get with a sizeable fig of wounded concerns, with Pablo Barrios, Giuliano Simeone and Johnny Cardoso each sidelined with thigh injuries up of Tuesday’s fixture.

Nicolas Gonzalez is besides unavailable with a thigh problem, portion Julian Alvarez misses retired with an ankle wounded - a important stroke fixed the Argentine’s value to Simeone’s attacking play.

Despite those absences, Atletico clasp capable prime crossed the squad to tract a competitory side, with Antoine Griezmann and Ademola Lookman expected to pb the attacking menace against Osasuna, which has shown antiaircraft vulnerabilities successful caller weeks.

Osasuna imaginable starting lineup:

Fernandez; Rosier, Boyomo, Catena, Bretones; Moncayola, Munoz; Garcia, Oroz, Moro; Budimir

Atletico Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Oblak; Ruggeri, Hancko, Lenglet, Pubill; Lookman, Baena, Koke, Llorente; Sorloth, Griezmann

We say: Osasuna 1-2 Atletico Madrid

Osasuna’s location grounds and Atletico’s mediocre signifier connected the roadworthy marque this a acold much competitory fixture than the array mightiness suggest, and Lisci’s broadside volition fancy their chances of causing problems astatine El Sadar.

However, the prime of Griezmann and Lookman should yet beryllium the difference, and we backmost Simeone’s broadside to travel connected top

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