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Elche vs Osasuna Prediction, 5/1/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/26/2022

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Game: Elche vs Osasuna

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+155) Osasuna (+160)

Fidel and Elche (10-8-15, 14th in La Liga) host Osasuna (12-8-13, 9th in La Liga) at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Sunday. The starting goalies will be Edgar Badia for Elche and Sergio Herrera for Osasuna. Elche are priced +155 while the Reds are at +160. The total is set at 2.25.

Elche faced Betis in their most recent game and notched a win by a score of 1-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 82.8% passes received rate by completing 293 out of their 354 targeted passes last match. Elche attempted 17 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 7 of those attempts for a rate of 41.2%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Elche walked away from the pitch at a 11.1% rate by hitting 1 shot on target 9 shots. Elche is averaging 1.06 goals per 90 min (35 total goals) and have accounted for 26 assists in all matches for the 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 296 outings in his career and he accounts for 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder representing Spain has accumulated 58 goals in 25,754 minutes played. He has totaled 46 assists while tallying 67 yellow cards during his career.

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Someone else who should impact this game is Pere Milla, the forward representing Spain. Milla has been on the pitch for 9,390 mins during 103 career starts and has been given a total of 22 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 25 goals. He is averaging 0.24 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia (63-69-77 record in his career) has accounted for 64 shutouts, which leaves him with a 30.6% shutout percentage. The goalie born in Spain has faced 726 shots attempted against him in 209 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.1 (236 goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of 76.9%. Badia has seen the pitch for 18,810 minutes and has earned 550 saves thus far in his career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Osasuna walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-1 against Real Madrid. They wrapped up this outing by completing 319 of the 341 attempted passes earning a rate of 93.5%. Osasuna finished the match with a 41.7% successful dribble percentage by completing 5 of the 12 dribbles they tried. Osasuna had 2 shots attempted out of 12 shots attempted which gave them a 16.7% clip in their last game. With 34 goals and 21 assists in all matches, Osasuna has an average of 1.03 goals and 0.64 assists per 90.

Ante Budimir should provide solid play for Osasuna. He currently averages 0.41 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 241 games during his pro soccer career. The forward representing Bosnia has 21,659 mins while he has scored 99 goals. He has accumulated 62 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 20 times. You should also keep an eye on Kike, the forward representing Spain. Kike has been handed a total of 34 yellow cards in 21,868 mins played (246 starts). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.35. He has 85 goals thus far in his career while helping on a goal 22 different times.

Sergio Herrera is expected to look after the net for Osasuna. In his career, Herrera has given up 184 goals and has accounted for 403 stops in 167 starts. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 63-49-55. He has a save percentage of 71.0 and his clean sheet rate sits at 37.7%. Herrera has accumulated 63 clean sheets while seeing 573 shots attempted against him in 15,102 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Osasuna (+160)

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