Atlético Madrid vs Osasuna Prediction, 5/16/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/13/2021

Game: Atlético Madrid vs Osasuna

Date: Sunday, May 16, 2021

Location: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Atlético Madrid (-351) Osasuna (+1010)

Luis Suarez and Atlético Madrid (24-8-4, 1st in La Liga) host Osasuna (11-11-14, 11th in La Liga) at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid and Sergio Herrera for Osasuna. The line on this game has Atlético Madrid coming in at -351 and the Reds are at +1010. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Atlético Madrid stepped onto the pitch against Barcelona in their last match and got the draw with a final of 0-0. In regard to passing, they finished this match with a 84.8% received passes rate by completing 369 of the 435 pass targets last contest. Atlético Madrid attempted 24 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 12 of those tries for a percentage of 50.0%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Atlético Madrid finished the game at a 50.0% clip by putting 5 shots on target of 10 total shots. Atlético Madrid sports an average of 1.69 goals per 90 min (61 total goals) and have accounted for 51 assists in all matches for the year.

Luis Suarez is a guy who can be a difference maker for Atlético Madrid. He has 141 assists while accumulating 92 yellow card cautions in his career. Suarez has been given a starting assignment in 445 matchups so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.74 goals per 90. The forward from Uruguay has 325 goals scored in 39,358 professional minutes played. Another guy who should impact this match is Koke, the midfielder hailing from Spain. Koke has 27,254 mins during 309 career starts and has been given 65 yellow cards. He has helped on a goal 74 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 36 total goals. He scores 0.12 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Atlético Madrid is Jan Oblak. Oblak has been on the pitch for a total of 25,645 minutes and has tallied 714 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.8 (218 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 77.6%. The keeper born in Slovenia has seen 916 shots attempted at him in 286 career starting assignments. Oblak (163-69-52 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 144 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 50.3% shutout rate.

For their last outing, Osasuna went home victorious with a score of 3-2 against Cadiz. Osasuna finished with a 53.8% successful dribble rate by converting 7 of the 13 dribbles they attempted. They finished the match by connecting on 435 out of their 529 passes they tried earning a rate of 82.2%. Osasuna converted 3 shots attempted out of 13 shots attempted which had them at a 23.1% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 35 goals and 24 assists for all their matches, Osasuna has an average of 0.97 goals and 0.67 assists per 90.

Ante Budimir should provide solid play for Osasuna. The forward born in Bosnia has been on the field for 20,186 mins while he has scored 91 goals. He has collected 59 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 19 times. He averages 0.41 goals per 90 minutes and has started 224 contests so far in his career. You should also keep an eye on Roberto Torres, the midfielder hailing from Spain. He has earned 55 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 41 different times. Torres has earned himself 47 yellow cards in 20,215 mins (227 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.24.

Sergio Herrera will be looking after the net for Osasuna. Herrera has racked up 51 shutouts and defended 447 shots tried against him in 12,132 career minutes. He has earned a save percentage of 71.8 and his shutout rate sits at 38.1%. He has allowed 1.04 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 51-41-42. During his professional soccer career, Herrera has allowed 140 goals and has totaled 318 stops in 134 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlético Madrid (-351)

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