H2H: Osasuna vs. Alaves – Prediction (La Liga

Preview and Teams Comparison.

After winning only one of their first five meetings with Alavés in LaLiga (D1 L3), Osasuna have won four of their last five matches against them in the top-flight (L1).

Osasuna remain unbeaten at home this La Liga (LL) campaign (W2, D3), with both victories coming in their last two games here despite the hosts conceding the opening goal within 15 minutes in each match. However Osasuna have a habit of gaining in confidence as the game goes on, as seen by the fact they’ve scored after the 75th minute in all three LL home games that didn’t end goalless. Rubén García (OSA) has scored in two consecutive games – all three of his LL goals were netted after half-time in games where both teams scored. Unsurprisingly, ten of Osasuna’s 12 LL goals this season have been scored after half-time, and they’ve been leading at the break just once this league campaign (HT: W1, D5, L5), netting the opener just twice from 11 games.

Osasuna’s last five LL home wins saw both teams score – four ended 2-1. There’s been at least one penalty in each of the last three H2Hs held here. Alavés have conceded in 15 consecutive LL away games.

They will be happy to face an Alavés side that’s conceded the opener in all five of their LL road trips so far (D1, L4), scoring a paltry 0.6 goals on average per away game. At the other end, they’ve conceded 2.4 per away match – the league’s second highest average. Lucas Pérez (ALA) is in stunning form after scoring in five consecutive LL fixtures – four of his five goals came after the 75th minute. Based on the visitors’ form, this game could be decided by half-time – Alavés were losing by the break in all four of their LL away defeats. They have, however, managed to score one goal in six of their previous eight LL away games, and four of the last seven competitive H2Hs held here (W4, L3).