Osasuna and Numancia face at El Sadar Stadium, in a match for the 19th round of the Second Division. Unlike what would be expected, the record of recent direct confrontations is favorable to Osasuna, who in the last 5 matches won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 9th and 4th of the league table, in reality it is a match between the 14th ranked in home matches and the º as a visitor.
Osasuna:
The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Lugo, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Real Oviedo, by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. In the last 8 home league matches Osasuna has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half-time: 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches). In 17 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Osasuna’s goal in this 2017/18 season is to return to the Spanish elite, but he knows that he will have to evolve much more to make it a reality, otherwise he can remain in the Liga Adelante. In this sense, the team must assert the local factor in the search for good results, because in their domains the tendency is to have more possession of the ball and work the attacking moves, being that it would have more opportunities to balance the rival networks . For this game the coach Diego Martinez should take to the field what is best available.
Numancia:
After 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 31 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Real Valladolid, by (2-3). In the last match, they won in a home match against Lorca, by (1-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won points in away matches and 21 at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 6 conceded at home, against 9 goals scored and 13 conceded in away matches. For the league, Numancia won 10 points out of 27 possible points, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches. Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 18 matches for this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 8 matches they have conceded the first goal. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
The desire of the Numancia is to make a positive campaign and is currently achieving it, since it is in the area of the playoffs of promotion and does not imagine falling into the qualifying table. In order to maintain it, it is important that it has a homogeneity among its players, that everyone acts well and does not fail, as this increases the chances of scoring. For this match coach Jagoba Arrasate will not be able to count on Pere Milla, Unai Medina and Alberto Escassi, who are in the medical department.
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