Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Monday’s football game between Rayo Vallecano and Osasuna will bring down the curtain on the La Liga round 5. Los Vallecanos aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Barcelona and Espanyol and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Osasuna. Pep Chavarria is widely expected to replace fellow defender Alfonso Espino in the starting XI as the Uruguay international limped off with injury in the last league match.
Los Rojillos, on the other hand, defeated Celta Vigo 3-2 before the international break, with the team continuing with their habit of producing fine showings at home, while struggling on the travels. As the Pamplona-based side suffered a 4-0 loss to Girona in their last away game, home win should be considered. Midfielders Iker Munoz and Enrique Barja should be the only absentees in the visiting team this time out.
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.