Osasuna – Almeria SOCCER PICKS
Osasuna and Almería meet at Estadio El Sadar, in a match for the 4th round of the Second Division. The record of direct matches played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. But the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 16-09-2017, for the Second Division, which ended with Osasuna’s victory by (2-1). Quique (70 ‘) and Sebas Coris (77’) scored the goals of the game, for Osasuna, and Fidel (22 ‘), for Almería. Attention to the house factor, since the Osasuna usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Osasuna:
The home team is currently in the 21 st position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Elche, by (1-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Granada by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. Osasuna have won 4, tied 3 and lost 3 of the last 10 home matches.
There is no denying that Osasuna fought hard for the promotion in the last edition of Liga Adelante, but ended up having swings in the final rounds and ended up being out of the fight for the division rise, so he wants to be more effective in the current season. However, the initial rounds have not started well and he is currently in the descent zone, so he urgently needs to start a reaction. It is clear that he will not have facilities in this game, but he knows that he has the conditions to obtain a favorable score and it is just behind that he is going, since he needs to raise places in the table. For this match coach Jagoba Arrasate can not count on Aridane Fernández and Sergio Herrera, who are in the medical department.
Almería:
After 1 draw and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 18 th position, with 1 point won. In their last match, they lost with Málaga at home (0-1), after in the previous match they tied at home, in a match against Tenerife, by (1-1). This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home team factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. In the last away game in this competition lost by (1-0) against Cádiz. In the last 10 away matches Almería has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so there are defensive processes that need improvement. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 34 of the last 53 matches have gone less than 3 goals.
In the last season the Almería only did not fall of division by the criteria of tiebrake and that was a very big fright, so, it knows that it will have to show a much better soccer in the current season not to take so many risks. It is important that you maintain a good pattern of play, show competence and attitude, so you can achieve good results, which are necessary to have a positive campaign. In this round it is evident that he wants a score in his favor and all that for not having won, so, he will need to work hard to score all three points. For this match, coach Frán Fernández will not be able to count on Samu de los Reyes, Gaspar Panadero and Fran Rodríguez, who are in the medical department.
