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Elche vs Osasuna Prediction, 12/22/2020 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/21/2020

Ruben Garcia Osasuna

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Game: Elche vs Osasuna

Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+219) Osasuna (+155)

Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero is the site where Fidel and Elche (3-5-4, 16th in La Liga) will play Osasuna (3-2-8, 20th in La Liga) on Tuesday. The goalies protecting the net are Edgar Badia for Elche and Sergio Herrera for Osasuna. Osasuna are priced at +155 while the Green-Striped Ones are at +219. The total has been set at 2.

Elche stepped onto the pitch against Atlético Madrid in their last game and ended up losing by a score of 3-1. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 91.1% passes received rate by connecting on 510 out of their 560 passing attempts in their last game. Elche tried 23 dribbles in this game and were successful in 12 of the attempts for a percentage of 52.2%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Elche walked away from the pitch at a 37.5% rate by landing 3 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Elche averages 0.83 goals per 90 min (10 total goals) and have accumulated 7 assists in all matches this season.

Fidel is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Elche. Fidel has been given a starting assignment in 251 outings so far in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Spain has totaled 49 goals in 22,140 minutes. He has 40 assists while tallying 53 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. One more player who should impact this match is Pere Milla, the forward representing Spain. He has assisted on a goal 8 times in his career while he has scored 15 total goals. Milla has played 6,837 mins in 77 career starts and has earned himself 15 yellow cards. He scores 0.20 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia (53-59-58 record in his career) has accumulated 58 shutouts, which gives him a 34.1% clean sheet rate. The keeper from Spain has had 553 shots sent his way in 170 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.03 (175 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .790. Badia has seen the field for 15,300 mins and has earned 431 stops during his career.

When they last took the field, Osasuna took a loss by a score of 3-1 against Villarreal. They finished the match by connecting on 227 of the 291 passing attempts for a percentage of 78.0%. Osasuna finished with a 37.5% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 3 out of the 8 dribbles they attempted. Osasuna landed 1 shot on target out of their 5 shots attempted giving them a 20.0% clip when they last took the field. With 11 goals and 8 assists in all their matches, Osasuna averages 0.85 goals and 0.62 assists per 90 min.

Ante Budimir should be able to be counted on for Osasuna. He scores 0.39 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 213 contests so far in his career. The forward from Bosnia has been on the pitch for 19,193 professional minutes while earning 83 goals. He has collected 59 yellow cards during his career and has assisted on a goal 19 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Ruben Garcia, the forward who represents Spain. Garcia has been given a total of 32 yellow cards in 16,751 minutes played (188 starts). His goals per 90 min average thus far in his career is 0.18. He has totaled 33 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 27 different times.

Sergio Herrera will look after the net for Osasuna. Herrera has 45 clean sheets and has defended 389 shots against him in 10,344 career mins. He has a save % of .725 and his clean sheet rate sits at 39.1%. He has conceded 1.04 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 44-35-36. During his career, Herrera has allowed 120 goals while totaling 276 stops in 115 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Elche (+219)

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