On the 4th of February, in this week 20 match, Espanyol and Osasuna will play a match in Cornella de Llobregat in a clash of the La Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 15th placed Espanyol is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Almería. Luis Javier Suárez scored the first goal for Almería in the 21st minute, then Léo Baptistão added another in the 61st minute. Espanyol is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Osasuna recorded a 0-1 loss against Atlético Madrid. Saúl struck first for Atlético Madrid in the 74th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Osasuna couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Madrid took the shutout win. Osasuna is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 20th of October, Osasuna hosted Espanyol in their last match together. Osasuna won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 18000 spectators. Ante Budimir scored the first goal for Osasuna in the 55th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Espanyol couldn’t muster any offence and Osasuna ran away with the shutout win.
Osasuna’s most prolific scorer has been Chimy Ávila. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Joselu has been the most effective weapon for Espanyol lately. The Spanish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches
Diego Martínez Penas’s squad will be without Adrià Pedrosa, while Nacho Vidal is unavailable to play for Osasuna.