Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Osasuna have overperformed this season as they sit in the middle-of-the-table with quite poor performances getting better results than they deserve and they inverse could be said of a Rayo Vallecano side looking to kick on in the second-half of the campaign.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 18th January, 2025: UK – 1:00pm / US ET – 8:00am / US PT – 5:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Osasuna Team News: Bryan Zaragoza a doubt
After joining on loan from Bayern Munich over the summer, Spain international Bryan Zaragoza has been excellent for Osasuna but he is now an injury doubt due to a foot issue.
The Pamplona-based outfit have been entertaining and exciting to watch, albeit often naïve, but the potential absence of Bryan Zaragoza could lead to a change of approach for this one.
Predicted XI (5-3-2): Sergio Herrera; Ruben Pena, Boyomo, Alejandro Catena, Juan Herrando, Abel Bretones; Pablo Ibanez, Lucas Torro, Moi Gomez; Ruben Garcia, Raul Garcia
Unavailable:
Questionable: Bryan Zaragoza (Injured)
Rayo Vallecano Team News: Ciss suspension
Rayo Vallecano have an abundance of attacking options and Colombia international James Rodriguez couldn’t get himself a game so he has left the club on a free transfer this month.
Goalkeeper Augusto Batalla is an injury issue for this weekend, whilst defensive midfielder Pathe Ciss is missing through suspension and Raul de Tomas is out due to illness, too.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Dani Cardenas; Ratiu, Lejeune, Mumin, Pep Chavarria; Jorge de Frutos, Unai Lopez, Oscar Valentin, Adrian Embarba; Sergio Camello, Isi Palazon
Unavailable: Augusto Batalla (Injured), Ciss (Suspended), Raul de Tomas (Illness)
Questionable:
Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano Prediction
Osasuna come into this one on the back of a week off having already been knocked out of the Copa del Rey in the early stages. They most recently defeated Atletico Madrid by a slender 1-0 scoreline at the Metropolitano in the capital city last weekend. They now face a Rayo Vallecano side that earned themselves an entertaining and hard-fought 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo at Vallecas last weekend thanks to goals from Adrian Embarba and Jorge de Frutos. Osasuna and Rayo have both been entertaining for the neutral to watch this season and both teams scoring would look a good bet for this one at El Sadar.
Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano Tip: Both teams to score
