On Mar 5th, Villarreal will travel to Pamplona to battle Osasuna in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 11th placed Osasuna is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Real Sociedad. Elustondo scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Osasuna couldn’t muster any offence and Real Sociedad ran away with the shutout win. Osasuna is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while villarreal is fresh off their 5-1 win against Espanyol. Yeremi Jesus Pino Santos struck first for Villarreal in the 14th minute on a feed from Pervis Estupinan, then Jesus Pino Santos added another in the 20th minute. Villarreal is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
Osasuna and Villarreal last played eachother at the Estadio De La Cerámica on the 17th of October. Osasuna took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 15000 dissapointed spectators. Lucas Torró struck first for Osasuna in the 26th minute on a feed from Manu Sánchez, then Gerard Moreno tied it up for Villarreal in the 55th minute on a feed from Pedraza.
Villarreal is fortunate enough to have Yeremi Jesus Pino Santos in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Kike has been the most effective weapon for Osasuna lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo’s squad will be without Kike Barja, Aridane and Jesús Areso, while Unai Emery Etxegoien’s Villarreal squad will be without Paco Alcácer, Gerard Moreno and Rubén Peña.