Osasuna v Almeria

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Osasuna were handed a 3-2 defeat away from home at Mallorca just before Christmas but the hosts now return to their Estadio El Sadar for this upcoming clash with the bottom placed club, Almeria, who still remain the only team in this season's Spanish top flight yet to register a win in this campaign and whom head into this encounter on the back of a 3-2 loss away from home at Barcelona.

Current form has seen a decline in fortunes for Osasuna who sit in 12th place in the La Liga standings as the hosts have managed to secure just the one win from their last eight matches overall which came in the form of a 1-0 home win against Rayo Vallecano but Arrasate's side have also slipped to four defeats within this period as well.

Losses to Real Betis, Girona, Villarreal and Mallorca have so far prevented Osasuna from lifting themselves up into the top half of the La Liga table but the hosts won't get a better chance to record all three points than in this encounter against lowly Almeria and having lost just once in their last five home games, Osasuna look well placed to take the spoils here on Thursday afternoon.

It's been an extremely tough campaign so far in this season's La Liga for Almeria as the visitors sit rock-bottom of the domestic top flight table with just five points under their belts, yet to win a game this term and they also find themselves 10 points adrift of safety ahead of this upcoming trip to the Estadio El Sadar.

Five draws have been the extent of Almeria's very modest success so far this season but having also slumped to 13 defeats within their opening 18 games of this term, this upcoming clash with Osasuna looks to be another tough challenge for Gaizka Garitano's side.

The bigger picture shows Almeria have now failed to win any of their last 21 matches overall in the Spanish top flight so a sudden resurgence in form and results looks highly unlikely in this Thursday's encounter against Osasuna.

Having also suffered 11 defeats within their previous 13 outings on the road in La Liga, Almeria look to have a mountain to climb even against a modest mid-table outfit such as Osasuna and an even greater job on their hands now if they are to avoid the drop down to La Liga 2.

Osasuna v Almeria Verdict

Almeria have conceded two goals or more in 10 of their last 13 away games in the Spanish top flight and this does not bode well for the visitors in this upcoming trip to face Osasuna who have shown recent improvement in results at home in the last few weeks.

Therefore, our main bet will be Osasuna win @ 1.66

Other side bets worth considering:

Osasuna win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Osasuna 2-0 @ 8.00