Osasuna v Barcelona

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Osasuna return to their Estadio El Sadar for this Sunday's clash with Barcelona at their Estadio El Sadar and the hosts could be forgiven for having mixed feelings about this as both of their wins to date in this season's new La Liga campaign have been achieved away from home.

Victories on the road at Celta Vigo and Valencia have been either side of a disappointing 2-0 defeat at home to Athletic Bilbao and this has been Osasuna's problem in recent times in La Liga as the hosts have been unable to string any sort of winning streak together as inconsistent results have always held Osasuna back.

Indeed, the last 10 matches in the Spanish top flight overall have seen Osasuna collect five wins but the hosts have also slipped to five defeats within this period as well, but results overall at home in recent times will give Osasuna belief that they stand a decent chance of producing a positive result here on Sunday.

Osasuna have won five of their last seven games at Estadio El Sadar which includes notable wins against Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao but the visitors on Sunday represent a different prospect altogether.

Barcelona still remain unbeaten in the early stages of this new La Liga campaign as the visitors have picked up seven points from their opening three games which have come in the shape of a 0-0 draw away from home at Getafe on the opening day of the Spanish top flight season which was followed by back-to-back wins.

Subsequent victories against Cadiz and Villarreal have helped Barcelona into fourth place in the early La Liga standings and just two points behind the early league leaders, Real Madrid, heading into this weekend's action, so the visitors will be confident that they can continue their unbeaten run at the Estadio El Sadar on Sunday evening.

The bigger picture shows Barcelona have lost just four out of their last 18 matches overall in La Liga and having also collected 11 wins during this period as well, Barcelona will fancy their chances of picking up another three points against Osasuna in this fixture.

Recent results on the road have actually been quite ordinary by Barcelona's standards as they have managed to capture just two wins from their last seven outings on the road but we should see a fully focused Barcelona outfit here this Sunday.

Osasuna v Barcelona Verdict

Osasuna have produced wins against teams they should beat at home in recent times in La Liga but they have struggled against Barcelona in recent previous exchanges as the hosts have lost five of the last six meetings between the two clubs and this trend looks set to continue in Barcelona's favour on Sunday evening.

Therefore, our main bet will be Barcelona win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Barcelona win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.50

Correct score: Barcelona 2-1 @ 8.50