Deportivo A Coruña and Osasuna may be locked together on 11 points in mid-table pre-round, but their recent form is more in keeping with the sides at the foot of the table.
Match News and Current Form
Deportivo posted nine of their 11 La Liga points this term across the opening five rounds (W2, D3), with the subsequent five matches forming part of a six-match winless league run (D3, L3). Being one of only two La Liga sides yet to keep a clean sheet ahead of this round goes some way to explaining their recent downfall, and a continuation here would see them fail to shut out an opponent in their first 11 games of a league campaign for the first time since 1966/67! Things are far from guaranteed to improve here either given that they’ve won just two of the last 16 top-flight matches they hosted (D8, L6).
Osasuna’s season has similarly soured, as after picking up seven points from their first three La Liga games this term, they’ve suffered five defeats from the seven matches which followed (W1, D1). A 2-0 loss away to Sevilla was the latest of those, with that defeat stretching their losing run on the road in La Liga to four matches, conceding an average of four goals per game therein. Those reversals form part of a wider streak of one win in 11 on their La Liga travels (D1, L9) for Osasuna, who are unlikely to get any respite here having won none of their last eight top-flight away games held on a Monday (D5, L3).
Head-to-Head History
Deportivo have edged the recent H2H stakes (W4, D5, L2), keeping eight clean sheets in those 11 outings. At home in La Liga, Deportivo have kept five successive shutouts against Osasuna (W3, D2).
Hot Stats and Streaks
Deportivo conceded exactly once in all five of their La Liga home games this season.
Five of Deportivo’s last six league matches produced under 2.5 goals.
The home side on the day led at half-time in eight of Osasuna’s last nine La Liga games.
Osasuna have scored all six of their away league goals this season after half-time.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Deportivo’s Lorenzo Amatucci has committed a joint team-high 15 fouls in La Liga this season and has been shown a card in four of his eight league appearances this term. More likely to be on the scoresheet than the referee’s notebook, Osasuna’s Ante Budimir has opened the scoring in a pre-round joint league-high three games this season.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains Deportivo’s big-name absentee, with Bright Ede joining him on the sidelines. Osasuna appear to have no fresh concerns.
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Betting Analysis
It’s hard to make much of an argument for either of these sides winning, so backing a draw could be the best route to take.
Author: Chris Wilson