Alaves vs Osasuna Prediction, 2/27/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/24/2021

Game: Alaves vs Osasuna

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2021

Location: Mendizorrotza Stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Alaves (+162) Osasuna (+190)

Roberto Torres and Osasuna (6-7-10, 13th in La Liga) are headed to Mendizorrotza Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on Alaves (5-7-12, 16th in La Liga). The goalies expected to start will be Fernando Pacheco for Alaves and Sergio Herrera for Osasuna. The odds on this game have Alaves coming in at +162 and the Reds are at +190. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Alaves faced off with Barcelona in their last match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 5-1. In the passing game, they ended with a 75.9% rate by converting 236 of the 311 pass attempts in their last match. Alaves attempted 11 dribbles in this match and completed 10 of those tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Regarding shot accuracy, Alaves ended this match at a 28.6% rate by putting 2 shots on target out of 7 total shots. Alaves is averaging 0.79 g/90 (19 total goals) and have accounted for 11 assists in all matches this season.

Joselu is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Alaves. Joselu has been a starter in 174 games during his pro soccer career while scoring 0.31 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Germany has accumulated 57 goals in 16,303 minutes. He has accounted for 13 assists while earning 30 yellow cards so far in his career. One more player who could decide who wins is Lucas Perez, the forward representing Spain. He has helped on a goal 41 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 75 goals. Perez has earned 18,356 mins in 206 career starts and has been handed a total of 34 yellow cards. He averages 0.37 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Alaves is Fernando Pacheco. Pacheco has seen the pitch for a total of 21,492 minutes and has tallied 703 saves thus far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (295 total goals given up) and his save % is 72.4%. The goalkeeper from Spain has seen 976 shots attempted at him in 240 starts. Pacheco (86-59-94 mark during his career) has accumulated 73 clean sheets, which gives him a 30.4% clean sheet rate.

When they last played, Osasuna walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Levante. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 224 of the 332 attempted passes earning a percentage of 67.5%. Osasuna finished with a 44.4% successful dribble rate by connecting on 8 of the 18 dribbles they tried. Osasuna connected on 3 shots attempted out of their 7 shots attempted which had them at a 42.9% rate in their last match. Having accumulated 22 goals and 16 assists in all their matches, Osasuna is averaging 0.96 goals and 0.70 assists per 90 minutes.

Roberto Torres should provide solid play for Osasuna. The midfielder representing Spain has totaled 19,646 professional minutes and he has scored 52 goals. He has 47 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 41 times. He is averaging 0.24 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 222 outings in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ruben Garcia, the forward hailing from Spain. Garcia has been given 33 yellow card warnings in 17,491 mins (197 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his pro soccer career is 0.17. He has totaled 34 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 times.

Sergio Herrera will reside in front of the net for Osasuna. Herrera has tallied 47 clean sheets and has defended 406 shots attempted against him in 11,142 mins in his career. He holds a save % of 71.9 and his clean sheet rate is 38.2%. He has surrendered 1.03 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 47-38-38. During his pro soccer career, Herrera has given up 128 goals and has tallied 288 stops in 123 starting assignments.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alaves (+162)

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