Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Osasuna and Real Betis square off against each other at Estadio El Sadar in what is expected to be a close Primera Division encounter. Los Rojillos are undefeated in the previous four league matches, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of Saturday’s encounter. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Croatia forward Ante Budimir, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late, while both Iker Munoz and Enrique Barja remain in the recovery room.
Los Beticos, on the other hand, aim to recover from a heart-breaking loss to Sevilla, but seeing that Osasuna are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the visitors will return to Andalusia empty-handed. All Natan Souza, William Carvalho, and Isco are out of contention through injuries for the away team. Aitor Ruibal should be recalled to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Rui Silva):
Born on the 7th of February, 1994, Rui Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada in LaLiga. The Maia born started his football journey playing Futsal before eventually joining the youth setup at Maia FC in 2006. After six years of development, he got recruited by C.D Nacional and signed a professional contract with the club in 2012.
Two years later, on the 26th of January, 2014, he made his professional debut in a Portuguese Super Cup group game against Leixoes SC and kept a clean sheet. The 6ft 3-inch tall goalkeeper went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before leaving for Spain in 2017 to join his current club Granada FC on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Additionally, the 25-year-old has represented Portugal at the youth level, winning his standalone cap for its under-21 team in a friendly against England on the 13th of November, 2014.
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.