In this week 34 match on the 1st of May, Elche will host Osasuna at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in a meeting of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 14th placed Elche is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Real Betis. Jose Antonio Morente Oliva struck first for Elche in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Real Betis couldn’t muster any offence and Elche ran away with the shutout win. Elche is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Osasuna recorded a 1-3 loss against Real Madrid. David Alaba scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 12th minute, then Ante Budimir tied it up for Osasuna in the 13th minute. Osasuna is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Monday Nov 29th, Osasuna hosted Elche in their last match together. Osasuna and Elche battled to a 1-1 draw. Ante Budimir scored the first goal for Osasuna in the 7th minute on a penalty, then Fidel tied it up for Elche in the 19th minute on a feed from Jose Antonio Morente Oliva earning Elche a comeback draw.
Ante Budimir has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Osasuna. Elche hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Josan and Guido Carrillo, and they each have 1 goal
Lucas Boyé is unavailable to play for Elche, while Osasuna will be without Cruz Armada and Jesús Areso.