La Liga: Villarreal vs Osasuna - Betting Tips, Odds & Prediction

Fifth-placed Villarreal meet eighth-placed Osasuna on Sunday morning at Estadio de la Ceramica. A win is important for the Yellow Submarine to stay in the top five and keep their Champions League hopes alive. Osasuna, meanwhile, are also eyeing points to stay in the hunt for a European berth. 

Villarreal will hope to bag back-to-back home wins, while Osasuna will try to capitalise on their recent uptick in form and return to Pamplona with some valuable points. Here are our football betting tips ahead of this Sunday’s morning La Liga clash. 

Villarreal

Villarreal brought their top-five charge back on track with a crucial victory against Espanyol earlier this week. Yeremy Pino found the bottom corner of the net in the second half and sent the La Ceramica crowd into euphoria. 

It was only the second win in the last five outings for Marcelino’s men. With five more matches left to go and Real Betis breathing down their neck, Villarreal will be eager to pick up the full three points in front of their home crowd once again. 

Team News: Gerard Moreno, Ilias Akhomach, and Raul Albiol are likely to remain sidelined once again. 

Predicted Lineup: Luiz Junior; Femenia, Foyth, Kambwala, S Cardona; Pino, Comesana, Gueye, Baena; Perez, Barry.

Osasuna

Osasuna have had some standout performers this season who have helped their surprise run for a European spot. Ante Budimir is one of them, who has bagged three goals and one assist in his past three matches, reaching the 20-goal milestone for the first time in his career.

It was Ruben Garcia, however, who stole the show as he scored a beautiful free-kick goal to draw the line between Los Rojillos and Sevilla last week. NZ betting sites are considering Osasuna strong contenders to qualify for Europe next season after extending their unbeaten run to five games. 

Team News: Raul Garcia is close to returning from an eye injury, but is unlikely to be available for this trip to La Ceramica. 

Predicted Lineup: Herrera; Areso, Boyomo, Catena, Herrando, Bretones; Moncayola, Lucas Torro, Aimar Oroz; Budimir, Ruben Garcia.

• This fixture has produced just two draws in the last 15 meetings, both coming in the most recent two encounters.
• In seven of the last 10 Villarreal-Osasuna encounters, both teams have scored.
• An average of three goals per game has been recorded over their last five matchups, totalling 15 goals.
• Villarreal have not lost in their last five games against Osasuna, winning three and drawing two.

The alarm bells started ringing at Villarreal since their 3-0 defeat to Celta Vigo two weeks ago. They bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Espanyol, but Osasuna present another tough test they'll need to overcome.

Betting apps are offering short odds for Villarreal given their recent dominance in this fixture. Osasuna haven’t beaten the Yellow Submarine in over three years. But, this is a transformed Osasuna side that have shown newfound grit and flair in their latest matches. 

Los Rojillos have gone unbeaten in five games since their defeat to Barcelona in late March, winning their last three and matching their total wins from the previous 20 La Liga outings.

The reverse fixture between the sides ended up in a draw, and we are expecting a similar outcome in this match as well. 

Draw 1-1 - $8.50

Bet365 is offering excellent returns on the correct score market for this match. Villarreal and Osasuna have drawn in both of their last two meetings, and as things stand, we expect this match to follow the same pattern as well. 

Villarreal are chasing a Champions League spot and Osasuna are expecting a late resurgence in the season. So, this should be an even matchup, with both sides finding the back of the net once for a 1-1 draw that returns $8.50 at Bet365.