Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Deportivo la Coruna take on Osasuna in a televised La Liga match this Sunday. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at the Riazor. Depor were unlucky to lose 3-2 to Real Madrid last weekend after a spirited effort at the Bernabeu, highlights of which you can view below. Meanwhile, Osasuna were no match for Barcelona and were comfortably beaten 3-0 at home.
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Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Preview
Deportivo have just one injury concern, with Laure expected to miss this match. Joselu is set to start after bagging a brace off the bench at Real Madrid last week. Carlos Gil will start on the right flank, keeping Emre Colak out of the side. Otherwise, no other changes are expected for the hosts.
Osasuna have to reshuffle their pack for this crucial match. Oier is suspended which will see Unai Garcia come in at right back while Carlos Clerc may be required to play through the pain barrier at left-back. David Garcia will get a rare start at centre-back, with Miguel Flano our injured. He’ll slot in alongside Ivan Marquez who is having an extended run in the side because of injuries.
Team Predictions Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna
Deportivo 4-4-2 formation: Tyton; Navarro, Sidnei, Albentosa, Juanfran; Babel, Borges, Guillherme, Gil; Andone, Joselu
Osasuna 4-4-2 formation: Nauzet; Clerc, Garcia, Marquez, Garcia; Berenguer, Torres, Causic, Cuevas; Kodro, Leon
Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Betting Tips
- Deportivo have won 2 drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches
- Malaga have won 2 drawn 1 and lost 7 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Deportivo have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 2.3 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Osasuna have scored an average of 1.0 goals and conceded an average of 1.8 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Deportivo’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Osasuna’s previous 10 matches
Deportivo La Coruna vs Osasuna Prediction
Deportivo were desperately unlucky to come away empty handed after running the league leaders close last time out. That came on the back of a fantastic 5-1 win at home against Real Sociedad and the home crowd will be hoping for more of the same here.
To say Osasuna are struggling is an understatement. They realistically need to win this to boost their survival hopes and claw some ground back. Osasuna have failed to win in 4 away games and have lost their last 3 matches on the road.
Deportivo have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 home matches against Osasuna in all competitions and have avoided defeat in each of the previous 5 meetings at the Riazor. Depor have scored at least twice in their last 4 La Liga matches while Osasuna have shipped at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 11 league games.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
DEPORTIVO at 6/10 with William Hill
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at Evs with Sportingbet
Correct Score Prediction
DEPORTIVO 3-1 at 13/1 with BetVictor
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