Osasuna vs Barcelona Prediction, 3/6/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/2/2021

Game: Osasuna vs Barcelona

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2021

Location: Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Osasuna (+650) Barcelona (-250)

Estadio El Sadar is the venue where Ruben Garcia and Osasuna (7-7-11, 12th in La Liga) will play Barcelona (16-5-4, 2nd in La Liga) on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Sergio Herrera for Osasuna and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona. The odds on this game have Osasuna coming in at +650 and the Blaugrana are at -250. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Osasuna stepped onto the pitch against Alaves in their last matchup and went home with a win by a final score of 1-0. Osasuna attempted 13 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 6 of those tries for a rate of 46.2%. In the passing game, they ended up with a 72.0% passes received percentage by converting 236 of the 328 pass attempts in their last game. In terms of shooting accuracy, Osasuna wrapped this game up at a 50.0% clip by putting 3 shots on target out of 6 total shots. Osasuna has an average of 0.92 goals per 90 (23 total goals) and have accounted for 16 assists in all games for the year.

Ruben Garcia is a player who should be able to impact this game for Osasuna. He has accounted for 29 assists while earning 33 yellow card warnings so far in his career. Garcia has been in the starting lineup in 199 outings in his career while he scores 0.17 G/90. The forward from Spain has racked up 34 goals scored in 17,640 mins. One more player who should impact this match is Roberto Torres, the midfielder representing Spain. Torres has been on the field for 19,763 minutes in 223 career starts and has been handed 47 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 41 times so far in his career while he has scored 52 total goals. He sports an average of 0.24 goals per 90 minutes during his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Osasuna will be Sergio Herrera. Herrera (48-38-39 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 48 shutouts, which leaves him with a 38.4% clean sheet percentage. The keeper hailing from Spain has seen 412 shots sent in his direction in 125 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.0 (130 goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of 71.8%. Herrera has defended the goal for 11,322 mins and has accumulated 292 stops so far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Barcelona got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Sevilla. They finished the contest by connecting on 538 of the 607 attempted passes earning a percentage of 88.6%. Barcelona ended the game with a 91.7% successful dribble rate by completing 11 out of the 12 dribbles they attempted. Barcelona connected on 5 shots attempted out of 9 shots attempted earning them a 55.6% rate in their last game. Having accumulated 51 goals and 33 assists in all matches, Barcelona sports an average of 2.04 goals and 1.32 assists per 90.

Antoine Griezmann should provide a lift for Barcelona. The forward representing France has been on the pitch for 31,907 minutes and has scored 155 goals. He has earned 60 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 57 times. He currently averages 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 374 outings during his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Lionel Messi, the forward representing Argentina. He has 463 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 188 different times. Messi has been handed 50 yellow card warnings in 41,007 mins (452 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his soccer career is 1.02.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen will reside in front of the net for Barcelona. Thus far in his career, Stegen has conceded 269 goals and has racked up 842 stops in 277 starts. He has conceded 0.97 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 171-60-46. He is the owner of a save % of 76.5 and his clean sheet rate sits at 39.0%. Stegen has tallied 108 shutouts and has seen 1,101 shots attempted against him in 24,919 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Osasuna (+650)

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