In this week 9 match on Oct 17th, Villarreal and Osasuna will play a match in Villarreal in a clash of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. Villarreal is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Real Sociedad. Brais Méndez struck first for Real Sociedad in the 33rd minute on a feed from Mikel Merino, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Villarreal was frustrated by Real Sociedad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Real Sociedad ended the match with the shutout victory. Villarreal is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Osasuna recorded a 1-2 loss against Valencia. Justin Kluivert struck first for Valencia in the 28th minute on a feed from Edinson Cavani, then Mouctar Diakhaby added another in the 54th minute. Osasuna is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Osasuna won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Osasuna is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rubén García and Aimar Oroz each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Villarreal hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Morales and Francis Coquelin, and they each have 1 goal
Villarreal will be without Rubén Peña, Juan Foyth, Gerard Moreno, Alberto Moreno, Manu Trigueros and Pepe Reina, while Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo’s squad will be without Unai García and Kike Saverio.