In this week 4 match on the 4th of September, Osasuna plays host to Rayo Vallecano in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Osasuna recorded a 0-1 loss against Real Betis. Borja Iglesias struck first for Real Betis in the 34th 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 Real Betis took the shutout win. Osasuna is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while rayo Vallecano sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Mallorca. Vedat Muriqi struck first for Mallorca in the 13th minute, then Lee Kang-In added another in the 64th minute In the end, Rayo Vallecano couldn’t muster any offence and Mallorca ran away with the shutout win. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Osasuna won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Rayo Vallecano is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Pathé Ciss and Isaac Palazon Camacho each only have 1 goal in their last five. Chimy Ávila has been the most prolific scorer on Osasuna in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.