On Thu Jan 5th, Gimnàstic Tarragona plays host to Osasuna in a clash of the Copa Del Rey. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Gimnàstic Tarragona recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Racing Rioja. Lupu struck first for Gimnàstic Tarragona in the 12th minute on a feed from Robert Simón, then Èric Montes added another in the 26th minute In the end, Racing Rioja couldn’t muster any offence and Gimnàstic Tarragona ran away with the shutout win. Gimnàstic Tarragona is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while osasuna is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Real Sociedad. Brais Méndez scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 22nd minute, then Alexander Sørloth added another in the 64th minute 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.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
For Osasuna, their top scorers are Rubén García and Kike, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Èric Montes and Lupu are the top scorers for Gimnàstic Tarragona in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.