Valencia vs Osasuna
21st January 1800hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga
Pick Valencia to win
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 21/20 odds taken 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January
Valencia are not so far away from the relegation zone at the moment that they can take this lightly.
They face Osasuna on Thursday and if they were to lose to the visitors, who are in the relegation zone, Valencia would be pulled into some trouble.
Can they claim three points for themselves to climb away from any stresses?
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Valencia Preview – Can Valencia get the points in the bag?
Valencia are only two points above the drop zone at the moment. They ended a long winless streak last time out.
It was 1-0 win over Valladolid that Valencia took in their last league game, their first win since early November.
So now with their eight-match winless streak snapped, can Valencia build on that?
It is only a W2 D4 L3 record on home soil by Valencia this season and they are on a four-match winless streak at home (D2 L2).
In the match outright for this fixture, Valencia are 21/20 odds-against to get the win* (odds recorded 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January).
There are clearly question marks over them of course and they have yet to earn a home clean sheet.
Of the goals that they have conceded on home turf this season, 69% of them have been conceded in the second half of games.
The two home wins that they have picked up though have still been by a margin of at least two goals.
A big thing in their favour though, is that they do have good home form going against Osasuna.
Valencia have won their last four home games on the spin against Osasuna.
In that sequence of fixtures, Valencia have taken a clean sheet in three of the four.
A Valencia to win to nil option for this game, remembering that they haven’t taken a home clean sheet this season, is at 9/4* (odds recorded 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January).
Valencia have opened the scoring in three of their nine home games this season.
Osasuna Preview – Can the visitors spring a surprise?
It is a long twelve-match winless streak of form that Osasuna are on in the top flight.
In their last fixture, they suffered a 2-0 loss at Granada, snapping a run of four straight drawn games.
Osasuna have taken only the one away win in this campaign (D3 L5).
That lone victory happened in their opening game of the season.
Since then it has been that eight-match winless road streak.
In the match outright for this game, Osasuna are the 5/2 underdogs*(odds recorded 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January).
There has been a lack of scoring by Osasuna this season.
Overall, home and away Osasuna have averaged 0.8 goals per game this season.
Away from home that average drops just a shade.
Only a third of their away games have gone above the 2.5 goal line in this campaign.
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Osasuna have failed to score in 56% of their away games this season, so there is a question over whether or not they are going to produce enough of an attacking threat.
Both teams NOT to score is at 4/5 odds* (odds recorded 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January).
For punters looking to back them to get on the scoresheet, it may be worth backing an early one from them.
71% of Osasuna’s away goals have been scored in the first half of fixtures.
Of the losses that they have suffered in this campaign, six of the nine have been by a margin of at least two goals.
Valencia vs Osasuna Betting Advice
Neither of these teams really have a lot of form going for them. The big question is over whether or not Osasuna are likely to score.
They are averaging under a goal per away game this season and failed to score in half of them.
So we are going to take a good look at the 9/4 odds on Valencia to win to nil* (odds recorded 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January).
Key Facts – Valencia vs Osasuna Betting Tip
- Valencia have won their last four home games against Osasuna
- Valencia are yet to take a home clean sheet this season
- Osasuna are winless in eight La Liga away games
The head to head suggests that the visitors are going to struggle in this one as well.
So this does point to Valencia to get the three points.
Considering that they are odds-against in the match outfight, the 21/20 odds there has appeal* (odds recorded 2020 GMT Tuesday, 19th January).
The best betting odds for Valencia vs Osasuna
Valencia to win: 21/20 at Bet365
Draw: 5/2 at Bet365
Osasuna to win: 5/2 at Bet365
