Osasuna v Club Brugge

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This upcoming tussle between Spanish La Liga side, Osasuna, and their Belgian First Division A opponents, Club Brugge, looks to be one of the most attractive ties in this play-off stage of this season's Europa Conference League and an intriguing contest lies in wait in this 1st leg at the Estadio El Sadar.

Osasuna claimed the last of the European spots in what was an impressive campaign from the hosts in La Liga, finishing in seventh place which earned them a spot in the play-off stage of this season's Europa Conference League but the hosts have only just started their new domestic top flight campaign.

Osasuna started the new season with a 2-0 win away from home at Celta Vigo but although they returned to the home surroundings of their Estadio El Sadar on the weekend, they were handed a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao.

The hosts played no fewer than six pre-season friendlies prior to the new season which produced a number of goals and indeed, six of Osasuna's last 10 home games have resulted in both teams scoring which looks an appealing option for this upcoming 1st leg tie, especially as Osasuna have lost three of their last five games overall.

Club Brugge have produced an impressive start to their domestic top flight season as the visitors sit at the top of the Belgian First Division A table with 10 points to their name after the opening four games of the new campaign by virtue of picking up three wins and a draw.

On the European front, Club Brugge have also progressed through the earlier qualifying rounds and into this play-off stage thanks to wins against Danish outfit AGF 3-1 on aggregate along with inflicting a crushing 10-2 win on aggregate against Icelandic side, KA Akureyri, in the previous round of the Europa Conference League, so the Belgian visitors will also be in a confident frame of mind ahead of this upcoming trip to the Estadio El Sadar.

On the domestic front, Club Brugge have also secured victories against Westerlo 1-0, Eupen 5-0 and RWDM 7-1, so they look more than capable of hitting the back of the net on Thursday night.

Five of Club Brugge's last 10 away games have also resulted in both teams scoring while the visitors have also won their last three outings on the trot in all competitions which should set them up nicely to score at least once in this opening leg.

Osasuna v Club Brugge Verdict

Both Osasuna and Club Brugge will fancy their chances of progressing through to the group stage of this season's Europa Conference League but both teams could cancel each other out over these two legs.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50