Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Sociedad
Match Time & Date:
27/02/2022
18:30
Prediction: 0-0
Osasuna
After suffering a massive 4-0 loss to Athletic Club, Real Sociedad will be looking to return to winning ways in La Liga when they host Osasuna to their Reale Arena in yet another Basque derby. La Real head into the match following their Europa League meeting with Leipzig, meaning that tired legs could prove to be a big problem for the home side. All Merino, Januzaj, Barrenetxea, Monreal, and Fernandez are injured for the hosts.
Los Rojillos, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 3-0 loss to Atletico Madrid. Real Sociedad and Osasuna seem to be evenly matched at the moment, and, taking everything into account, there is a big value in betting on draw. Both Aridane Hernandez and Jesus Areso are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team ahead of the local derby.
Highlighted Player (Mikel Oyarzabal):
Intelligence is not an attribute you will find in Mikel Oyarzabal’s stats with Real Sociedad but this tricky winger is a highly knowledgeable winger who will use both brain and feet while playing. For a player born in Eibar, who made his first steps in his hometown club, it was always going to be a choice between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad for Oyarzabal.
La Real saw their chance and grabbed this gem of a player at a young age, helping him develop into a proper professional throughout their youth ranks. Mikel Oyarzabal has spent the entirety of his senior career with the Basque behemoths where he’d use his ability to fill in a number of positions up top much to his own benefit.
Oyarzabal’s positioning and movement are work of a tactical genius, whereas it is his nous to find details to exploit that best define him as a player. Having come through the youth categories of the Spanish national team, Oyarzabal also has a senior cap next to his name. It was in 2016 that he also represented the Basque region, scoring on his debut to cap a 3-1 win over Tunisia.
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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