Match Pack: UD Almería vs CA Osasuna

On the 30th of March 2024, UD Almería and CA Osasuna square off in a La Liga face-off. In their last encounter, CA Osasuna emerged the victors with a scoreline of 2-1 against Almería. These two sides have come head to head 18 times in recent seasons, wherein Almería clinched 5 victories and CA Osasuna earned 10 wins, while 3 matches ended in a stalemate. It’s worth noting that Almería’s home form has been significantly underwhelming, whereas CA Osasuna continues to display good form during away fixtures. The previous duels between these two teams have seen an average goal tally of 2.06, with both teams scoring happening in 44% of the matches. Statistics from this ongoing La Liga season further indicate that Almería has managed to secure an average of 0.57 Points Per Game in home matches, whereas CA Osasuna has an average of 1.07 Points Per Game from away outings.

Insights

• CA Osasuna have a superior head-to-head record against UD Almería, winning 10 out of the 18 matches they’ve played against each other.
• UD Almería, despite being the home team, is in poor form recently, which could potentially affect their performance.
• CA Osasuna are in good form in their away matches, enhancing their chances of securing a win in this match-up.
• The previous fixture between these two teams ended in CA Osasuna’s favour at 2 – 1.
• Regarding the average points per game, CA Osasuna have a higher average (1.07) in their away matches than Almería does in their home matches (0.57).
• Matches between these two teams have seen an average of 2.06 goals, suggesting there is fair chance of seeing a minimum of 2 goals in the upcoming match.
• The possibility of both teams scoring is less than 50%, as indicated by the 44% BTTS (Both Teams To Score) rate from their past meetings.
• UD Almería have only won 5 out of 18 matches against CA Osasuna, showing a struggle when playing against this particular team.
• The match between UD Almería and CA Osasuna could be a lower scoring affair, considering Almería’s current home form and previous goal average.

Match Forecast

• CA Osasuna’s control of the game in the opposition’s half will likely put pressure on UD Almería, which struggles with stopping opponents from creating chances.
• With UD Almería’s weakness in defending against attacks down the wings, CA Osasuna’s play with width and frequent crosses could lead to significant goal opportunities.
• Given UD Almería’s strong counter-attacks and CA Osasuna’s weak defence against such moves, it’s likely we’ll see fast break-aways from Almería.
• CA Osasuna’s strength in aerial duels and attacking set pieces could be troubling for UD Almería, which is particularly weak at defending set pieces.
• UD Almería’s inclination to take long shots might not be very effective, given their overall weakness at finishing scoring chances.
• The rotation of CA Osasuna’s first eleven may provide fresh legs and diverse play styles, potentially throwing UD Almería’s defence off balance.
• Considering Almería’s issues with protecting the lead, if they do score first, maintaining that advantage will be a challenge. In contrast, Osasuna is stronger at protecting the lead.
• If UD Almería steals the ball, they may opt to attack down the right, correlating with their play style.
• Osasuna’s weakness against through ball attacks may not be heavily tested if Almería continues to primarily stick to their own half.
• Both teams will likely need to be wary of counter attacks, as it is a weakness in both defenses.

Match Facts

• The most reoccurring final score in matchups between UD Almeria and CA Osasuna is 0-1 when Almeria plays at home with this result coming up in three games.
• When UD Almeria and CA Osasuna have played, the score most often is 0-1, a result that has ended five of their matches.
• In the recent 12 home games of UD Almeria against CA Osasuna, Almeria has won five times, with one match resulting in a draw, and Osasuna winning six times. The total goal count is 15-13, favoring CA Osasuna.
• In their last 24 encounters, UD Almeria has been victorious 6 times, 4 games ended in a draw, while CA Osasuna has won 14 times. CA Osasuna leads the goal tally 33-21.
• UD Almeria’s last home victory against CA Osasuna occurred in 2015.
• In the previous season, CA Osasuna emerged victorious in both matches against UD Almeria with scores of 3-1 at home and 1-0 away.
• Interesting fact: 25% of UD Almeria’s goals occur between the 31st and 45th minutes, while 33% of CA Osasuna’s goals happen in the last 15 minutes of the match.
• UD Almeria is currently on a 15 match winless streak at home.
• In the previous three games against CA Osasuna, UD Almeria has failed to secure a win.
• During this LaLiga season, UD Almeria has failed to score in 6 of their 14 home games whereas CA Osasuna has gone scoreless in 3 of their 14 away matches.
• UD Almeria’s home record this season is 0 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses.
• The leading scorer for UD Almeria is Sergio Arribas, with 6 goals, while Ante Budimir tops the scoring chart for CA Osasuna with 15 goals.
• In term of assists, Lucas Robertone of UD Almeria leads with 5 assists, while Jesus Areso of CA Osasuna has provided 3 assists.
• Lucas Robertone of UD Almeria has the highest number of yellow cards (8) in his team, while Alejandro Catena of CA Osasuna has earned 6 for his team.
• Regarding first half victories in their matches, UD Almeria wins in 23% of games, while CA Osasuna wins in 20% of their games.
• The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a win for CA Osasuna.
• In their last face-off, CA Osasuna beat UD Almeria by a solitary goal.
• When playing at home, UD Almeria has a 42% success rate when leading 1-0.
• On the other hand, CA Osasuna wins 64% of the time when they have a 1-0 lead away.
• When trailing 0-1 at home, UD Almeria has a 0% winning record.
• Likewise, when CA Osasuna is down 1-0 away, they have not been able to turn the game in their favour.
• In LaLiga, CA Osasuna has demonstrated superior performance than UD Almeria.
• Comparative performance analysis of the last five games indicate that CA Osasuna outperforms UD Almeria.
• CA Osasuna has only suffered one defeat in the last 5 games against Almeria across all competitions.
• In the last five showdowns, UD Almeria has only one victory while CA Osasuna has four, with no matches ending in a draw.
• In recent LaLiga matches, CA Osasuna has only lost once to UD Almeria in five games.
• UD Almeria, on the other hand, has only managed one win in their last five LaLiga matches against CA Osasuna.
• On average, Almeria registers 0.2 goals per match against CA Osasuna, and Osasuna scores an average of 1.2 goals against Almeria.
• The average total goals per match between UD Almeria and CA Osasuna is 1.4.
• The average goals in the first half of the match is 0.4.
• UD Almeria scores an average of 1.05 goals in home games, while CA Osasuna scores an average of 1.23 goals when playing away.