Osasuna vs Leganes Prediction & Betting Tips (17 August)

For two seasons, Osasuna had shown a very good face while fighting for the top 10 or even Europe two years ago! Furthermore, the Basque team even reached the final of the Copa del Rey that year but lost it by falling to Real Madrid of KB9. All this to say that last season was not at the same level for the little reds who most of the time suffered in the 2nd part of the table, 11th in the final ranking. In order to regain the leading roles in the elite, Osasuna will have participated in a bunch of friendly matches against Huesca in the first phase 0-0 and Mirandes in the second phase 1-1. Basque sides Sociedad won 1-2, Bilbao lost 2-1 and Alaves lost 2-1 were the final three opponents.Welcome back Leganes to the Spanish elite.

And yes, Leganes will evolve this season with the label of promotion following in particular its coronation in D2 which was widely disputed with Real Valladolid. The club based in the principality of Madrid will try to put on a good show for its return and even maintain its style. As a reminder, the visitors went down during the 2019-20 season, finishing 18th in the championship. Like the majority of clubs, the Pepineros played several preparation matches, against Nice 2-2, in the defeat against Alcorcon 1-2, against the resident of Championship, Sheffield Wed 0-0 and finally, two victories in the last two preparation matches against Real Oviedo 2-1 and against La Coruna 1-3. 

One of the only satisfactions on a personal level last year, Ante Budimir (17 goals) is still at the club and missed the race at Pichichi following a serious injury contracted at the end of April. The latter has since returned to service, and will probably be present this evening. Same case for Raul Garcia (6 goals in La Liga last year), Iker Munoz (4 goals), Ruben Garcia (3 pawns, 2 assists) without forgetting to mention Moi Gomez (3 goals). Finally, in the transfer window, Osasuna did not lose much but we should still note the departure of young Yoldi, unknown since the latter never had his chance in A but author of 12 goals with the reserve last year . Defender David Garcia (27 appearances in La Liga last year) signed his last big contract in Qatar with Al-Rayyan and the important Mojica (Colombian international, 3 assists in the league last year) returned to Villarreal before to be sent to Mallorca (transfer). From the point of view of arrivals, we have the good pick with the crack Zaragoza (on loan from Bayern), who as a reminder, had scored 6 goals in La Liga with Granada mid-season last year before leaving engage with the Bavarian club and no longer play immediately. Note the absence due to injury of Kike Barja (ruptured cruciate ligaments).

Main architect of the rise and coronation in the championship last year, Miguel de la Fuente (13 goals) was signed permanently from Alaves. He will obviously be heavily scrutinized, just like Diego Garcia (12 pawns in the 2nd division) or Raba (8 goals, 7 assists). Prolific defender Sergio Poirrier (6 goals) is still at the club like Cruz (4 goals, 2 goals) and Franquesa (2 pawns, 5 caviars in D2). Among the arrivals, Oscar Rodriguez (Sevilla FC, free), Marko Dmitrovic (goalkeeper, Sevilla FC, free), Roberto Lopez (Real Sociedad), the French Valentin Rosier (Besiktas, free), or even Juan Soriano (Tenerife, free ) arrived to fill the rows. To list the departures, the Tricolore Djouahra (rotation) returned to Rijeca (end of loan), midfielder Miramon (1 goal, 4 assists last year) signed freely in Larnaca, Luis Hernandez decided to opt for D2 with Racing Ferrol while starting goalkeeper Alcoado signed for Villarreal for 4 million euros.