Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano - prediction, team news, lineups

Osasuna volition beryllium bidding to debar a 4th consecutive decision successful Spain's apical formation erstwhile they invited Rayo Vallecano to El Sadar Stadium connected Saturday afternoon.

The hosts are presently 13th successful the La Liga table, picking up 7 points from their opening six matches, portion Rayo are 11th successful the division, besides connected 7 points.

Match preview

Osasuna person a grounds of 2 wins, 1 gully and 3 defeats from their six league matches this season, with 7 points leaving them successful 13th presumption successful the table.

Los Rojillos opened their 2026-27 run with a goalless gully against Levante earlier signaling back-to-back wins implicit Celta Vigo and Getafe to marque it an fantabulous commencement to the season.

However, Luis Miguel Ramis' broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of 3 consecutive defeats, losing to Alaves, Espanyol and Atletico Madrid.

Osasuna's past crippled ended successful a 4-0 reverse to Atletico, and they person not scored successful their past 2 matches, which volition beryllium a interest to caput manager Ramis.

Los Rojillos bushed Rayo location and distant successful Spain's apical formation past term, including a 2-0 occurrence successful beforehand of their ain fans, but the superior outfit conscionable pb the wide head-to-head grounds 18 wins to 17.

Both teams person posted 3 wins from their past 7 meetings, with lone 1 gully successful that period, truthful Saturday's contention is shaping up to beryllium an absorbing fixture.

The visitors volition participate the lucifer disconnected the backmost of a win, signaling a 2-1 triumph implicit 10-man Espanyol connected location soil, portion they started September with a 3-2 occurrence implicit Racing de Santander.

Benat San Jose's broadside person a grounds of 2 wins, 1 gully and 3 defeats from their six league matches this season, which has near them 11th successful the part connected 7 points.

Rayo, arsenic is often the case, person been an entertaining ticker this season, scoring 10 times and conceding 15, portion Osasuna person lone recovered the backmost of the nett connected 5 occasions.

Los Franjirrojos finished eighth successful Spain's apical formation past play and volition again beryllium hoping to propulsion for a imaginable European decorativeness successful the existent campaign.

Osasuna La Liga form:

Rayo Vallecano La Liga form:

Team News

Osasuna volition again beryllium missing Jorge Herrando and Aimar Oroz done injury, portion Moi Gomez and Valentin Rosier stay large doubts for the location broadside successful this contest.

There volition beryllium changes to the broadside that started against Atletico past clip out, with Ruben Garcia, Jon Moncayola and Ante Budimir among those acceptable to beryllium brought backmost into the XI.

Budimir has scored 4 times for Osasuna this season, and the location broadside volition again beryllium looking to the experienced striker for inspiration connected Saturday.

As for Rayo, Jorge de Frutos volition beryllium backmost successful the squad, having served a suspension.

However, Luiz Felipe, Randy Nteka, Augusto Batalla, Isi Palazon and Jozhua Vertrouwd volition again beryllium unavailable for enactment owed to wounded problems.

Sergio Camello has been successful beardown signifier this season, scoring six times successful six appearances, and the 25-year-old volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Osasuna imaginable starting lineup:

Fernandez; Arguibide, Yeboah, Boyomo, Bretones; Ruben Garcia, Torro, Moncayola, Moro; Budimir, Raul Garcia

Rayo Vallecano imaginable starting lineup:

Audero; Ratiu, Lejeune, Sadick, Pedrosa; Lopez, Ciss; De Frutos, Diaz, A Garcia; Camello

We say: Osasuna 1-1 Rayo Vallecano

Only 12 of the erstwhile 47 meetings betwixt these 2 sides person finished level, but we are uncovering it pugnacious to abstracted them here, yet backing a low-scoring draw.

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