Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Athletic Bilbao
Match Time & Date:
04/04/2023
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao will be aiming to overcome a one-goal deficit in the Copa del Rey tie with Osasuna when the two teams meet at San Mames on Tuesday evening. The Lions failed to turn their dominance into a winning goal against Getafe (0-0), but they are still seen as favourites to beat los Rojillos in front of home fans. Both Inigo Lekue and Jon Morcillo are sidelined with injuries, while Ander Herrera is a major doubt.
The visitors, on the other hand, are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in the reverse fixture. Osasuna, though, failed to win the previous four league matches, and given their difficulties in front of goal, home win should definitely be considered. Midfielder Darko Brasanac is back from suspension, while forward Ezequiel Avila remains on the sidelines with injury. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of their last three meetings in all competitions.
Highlighted Player (Iker Muniain):
Iker Muniain was once considered one of the most talented players in Spain, but he obviously failed to reach his full potential. Munian is an attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a forward as well and he began his youth career at Chantrea. In 2005 he made probably the best decision of his career as he joined Athletic Bilbao youth academy.
He made his debut for Athletic Bilbao on 30 July, 2009 in a 1-0 loss to Young Boys in the Europa League. Iker Munian impressed in the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign with the Lions, scoring nine goals in all competitions, but he failed to make a bigger progress. The Athletic Bilbao product has been struggling with injuries and it has to be noted that the injury he suffered against Sevilla on 4 April, 2015 could have ruined his career.
However, he returned to action on 20 December, but he was playing below expectations in the second half of the season. Iker Munian made his Spain debut on 29 February, 2012 in a friendly against Venezuela. La Roja won the match 5-0 and Munian came as a substitute in the 74th minute of the match.
Highlighted Team (Osasuna):
Osasuna are a Basque football team that plays in Spanish La Liga. Los Rojillos are based in Pamplona and and the club were founded in 1920. Estadio El Sadar has been the home of Osasuna since 1967 and the capacity of the stadium is 19,800.
The colour of Osasuna’s home kit is red, while the team’s shorts are navy blue. Los Rojillos dropped to the Segunda Division at the end of the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, but they did not spend too many time in the Spanish second tier. The club returned to the elite division in 2016 after beating Girona in the play-offs.
Osasuna made it to the Spanish Copa del Rey final in 2005, but they eventually lost to Real Betis after extra time in the title game. The meaning of the word Osasuna is “health” in Basque and it is used in a sense of strength.
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