Osasuna vs Espanyol Prediction, 10/20/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/17/2022

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Game: Osasuna vs Espanyol

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022

Location: Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Osasuna (+105) Espanyol (+250)

Estadio El Sadar is the location where Espanyol (2-3-4) will take on Osasuna (4-1-3) on Thursday. Espanyol are priced at +250 and Osasuna are priced +105. The over/under comes in at 2.75. The starting goalkeepers will be Sergio Herrera Osasuna and Alvaro Fernandez Espanyol.

Osasuna allowed 8 goals while conceding 1.00 goals per 90, and the opposition compiled 27 SoT against them. They recorded 2 clean sheets, which had them at a % of 25.0 in the previous season. Osasuna earned 26 yellow card warnings for the previous season and 4 red cards. The Reds had a ranking of 6th in relation to goals expected having 12.1, and their xGA were at 9.4. Last campaign, the squad averaged 1.63 pts/match (13 pts) and also ranked 15th in the league with 5 assists. Their differential on goals was sitting at 1 by way of 9 goals notched and 8 goals allowed. Osasuna earned 19 SVs and also were the owners of a SV% of 70.4 During the previous year.

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The Budgerigars finished with an average of 1.0 points per fixture while earning 5 assists and 3 red cards. Espanyol compiled a clean sheet rate of 22.2 last year and 17 yellow card warnings. Espanyol sat at 13th in goals allowed having 16, and the squad's goal differential was sitting at -4. Last year, RCD Espanyol had a save percentage of 60.5 (38 SoT against), and they also had a rank of 12th in soccer with 9 pts. The team's goals against/90 minutes was at 1.67 in addition to 22 saves, and they finished with 2 clean sheets. Espanyol earned 12 goals and this squad's goals expected in the prior season was 8.9.

The man defending the goal for Osasuna is Sergio Herrera. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.04 (150 goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of .711. Herrera (55-42-46 record during his career) has accumulated 53 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 37.1% shutout rate. Herrera has seen the field a total of 12,942 mins and is sitting with 344 saves thus far in his career. The goalkeeper born in Spain has seen 484 shots tried at him in 143 starts.

Alvaro Fernandez will reside in front of the net for Espanyol. Fernandez has accumulated 25 clean sheets while defending 298 shots against him in 8,325 career mins. He holds a save % of .711 and his clean sheet rate is 27.2%. He has surrendered 1.28 goals per 90 minutes and he has a mark of 33-19-40. In his career, Fernandez has conceded 118 goals and has tallied 212 stops in 92 starts.

Ante Budimir is one man who can make a noticable difference for Osasuna. Budimir has been in the starting lineup in 229 matchups in his career while scoring 0.40 G/90. The forward born in Croatia has totaled 92 goals in 20,615 mins played. He has accounted for 19 assists while tallying 61 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

Espanyol is being led by Javi Puado, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He has earned 6 yellow card cautions during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 13 times. The forward representing Spain has accumulated 4,986 mins while scoring 16 goals. He is currently averaging 0.29 goals per 90 minutes and has started 55 matches so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Osasuna (+105)

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