Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Girona, Valencia will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Osasuna on Matchday 7. Saturday’s triumph gave them a confidence boost, but Ruben Baraja’s men should not stop now. Enzo Barrenechea limped off with injury in the last league match, with Hugo Guillamon likely to step up.
Los Rojillos, on the other hand, continue with their old habit of producing fine performances at home, while struggling on the travels. As Osasuna were outplayed by both Girona (0-4) and Rayo Vallecano (1-3) in the last two away games, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. Both Iker Munoz and Enrique Barja are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team. In their last meeting in La Liga Valencia defeated Osasuna 1-0.
Highlighted Team (Valencia):
Founded on March 18, 1919, Valencia FC are a Spanish football club that compete in La Liga. Los Che play their home games at Estadio de Mestalla, the stadium which was opened back in May, 1923. The capacity of the venue is 50,000. Seeing that bats are quite common in Valencia, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Bats.
Valencia made it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2000, 2001), but they were beaten in the title games by Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen respectively. The Spanish club, though, did well to win the UEFA Cup title in the 2003/2004 season, with the team beating Marseille in the final of the competition.
A number of top-class footballers were part of the club in the past, with the likes of Pablo Aimar, Ruben Baraja, David Albelda, Santiago Canizares, John Carew and Gaizka Mendieta all playing for the Estadio de Mestalla outfit. Valencia main colors are white and black, whilst they often where orange jerseys and shorts when playing on the travels.