Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Osasuna and Deportivo Alaves face each other at Estadio El Sadar in a highly-anticipated Basque derby. Osasuna suffered a heavy 4-1 loss to Real Betis at the weekend, but despite the defeat they have remained in top ten. Los Rojillos aim to return to winning ways in La Liga, but they will have to do it without Jesus Areso, who remains in the recovery room.
Alaves, on the other hand, failed to spoil Atletico Madrid’s party at “Wanda Metropolitano”. The visitors are stuck at the bottom of the table, and seeing that they will go for a win as well, both teams to score betting option should be considered. In their last meeting at the venue Osasuna defeated Deportivo Alaves 2-1. As for the visiting side, both Pons Riera Pere and Lopez Carballo are out of contention through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Roberto Torres):
After scoring 23 goals in 132 appearances for Osasuna B, Roberto Torres made his first-team debut on 11 December 2011. He came as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Malaga, but he played no more than two league games for los Rojillos in the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign. However, he was making progress year by year and he made 42 appearances for Osasuna in the 2015/2016 Segunda Division campaign.
Roberto Torres is one of the players who helped the team secure promotion to Primera Division and it has to be noted that the midfielder scored 12 goals in the 2015/2016 season.
Roberto Torres’ contract with Osasuna expires in 2018. The 178-cm-tall player was born in Pamplona, on 7 March, 1989. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well. He scored his first goal in Primera Division in a 2-4 loss to Real Madrid in the 2012/2013 campaign.
Highlighted Team (Alaves):
Alaves is a Spanish football club located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava. The club were founded in 1921 and they play their home games at Estadio Mendizorrotza. The capacity of the stadium is 19,840 and it has to be noted that it is the third oldest stadium in Spanish football. After spending several years in the Spanish Segunda Division, los Babazorros returned to the top flight in 2016.
The color of Alaves’ home kit is blue and white and the club’s local rivals are fellow Basque sides Real Sociedad, Athletic Club, Osasuna and Eibar. Alaves made it to the UEFA CUP final in 2001, but they were beaten by Liverpool 5-4 in a thrilling football clash. Anyhow, that is still regarded as the club’s biggest success. Los Babazorros booked their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on four occasions and they have yet to win the Primera Division trophy.