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La Liga | Gameweek 25
Mar 11, 2023 at 8pm UK
Estadio de Mestalla
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Valencia
1 - 0
Osasuna

Kluivert (74')
Duro (71'), Gaya (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Garcia (3'), Cruz (16'), Avila (36'), Torro (68'), Oroz (87')

Preview: Valencia vs. Osasuna - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Valencia and Osasuna, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Valencia's battle to escape the La Liga relegation zone will continue on Saturday evening when they welcome top-six challengers Osasuna to Mestalla.

The home team are currently 19th in the table, two points from the safety of 17th position, while Osasuna occupy eighth, three points behind sixth-placed Villarreal.


Match preview

Valencia's Samuel Dias Lino celebrates scoring their first goal with Edinson Cavani on January 11, 2023© Reuters

Valencia have not played outside of La Liga since the 1986-87 campaign, but they are facing the real prospect of dropping down to the Segunda Division for the 2023-24 season.

A disastrous campaign has seen Los Che pick up just 23 points from their 24 matches, which has left them down in 19th position in the table, two points from the safety of 17th position.

Ruben Baraja's side managed to pick up a huge three points at home to Real Sociedad in their last match of February, but they could not build on the result, suffering a 1-0 loss to Barcelona last weekend.

It is now six defeats in seven league games for Valencia, and their fixture list is not getting easier, facing Osasuna, Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano in their next three games.

The six-time Spanish champions have really struggled on their travels this season, picking up only six points, so they will be pleased to be back at Mestalla for this match, having secured 17 points from their 12 league matches in front of their own supporters in 2022-23.

Osasuna's Ez Abde celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on March 1, 2023© Reuters

Osasuna, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a goalless draw with Celta on Monday night, with the result moving them onto 34 points from 24 matches.

Los Rojillos are eighth in the table, just three points behind sixth-placed Villarreal, with the team very much in the argument for a top-six finish at this stage of the campaign.

Jagoba Arrasate's side are also chasing success in the Copa del Rey, and they lead Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in their semi-final ahead of the second leg at San Mames at the start of April.

Osasuna have not finished higher than seventh in La Liga since claiming fourth in 2005-06, so it would be some achievement to secure European football for the 2023-24 campaign.

The Pamplona outfit have only actually lost three times on their travels in the league this season, while they recorded a 2-1 victory at Mestalla in La Liga last term.

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Team News

Osasuna's David Garcia celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on November 8, 2022© Reuters

Valencia will again be missing a number of players through injury on Saturday, with Gabriel Paulista, Jose Gaya, Marcos Andre, Edinson Cavani, Nico Gonzalez and Jaume Domenech ruled out of the match.

Head coach Baraja would have been pleased with his team's performance at Camp Nou last time out, and it is likely to be close to the same side for this match, although Mouctar Diakhaby could come into the defence.

Samu Castillejo is also an option further forward, although Thierry Correia could play on the right to provide extra support to Dimitri Foulquier in the right-back position.

As for Osasuna, Ruben Garcia and Ruben Pena both missed out against Celta last time out through injury, and the pair remain major doubts for this weekend's contest.

There are no fresh concerns for the visitors, though, so it would not be a surprise to see the same XI that took to the field for the first whistle of the goalless draw.

Ante Budimir should again lead the line with support from Abde Ezzalzouli and Ezequiel Avila in the wide positions, with Moi Gomez operating in a deeper position.

Valencia possible starting lineup:
Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Diakhaby, Ozkacar, Vazquez; Correia, Moriba, Guillamon, Almeida, Lino; Duro

Osasuna possible starting lineup:
Fernandez; Moncayola, Aridane, D Garcia, Sanchez; Oroz, Torro, M Gomez; Avila, Budimir, Ezzalzouli


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We say: Valencia 2-2 Osasuna

Osasuna have only lost three of their 12 away league matches this season, drawing six times in the process, and we can see another draw here. Valencia are certainly stronger at home than they are on their travels, but it is difficult to back Los Che to triumph with any real confidence at the moment.



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Draw
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2Real Madrid1173121111024
3Atletico MadridAtletico126511871123
4Villarreal116322019121
5Osasuna126331716121
6Athletic Bilbao125431812619
7Real BetisBetis125431210219
8Mallorca12534109118
9Rayo Vallecano114431210216
10Celta Vigo125161820-216
11Real Sociedad124351010015
12GironaGirona124351517-215
13Sevilla124351217-515
14AlavesAlaves124171419-513
15Leganes122551216-411
16Getafe12174810-210
17Espanyol123181122-1110
18Las PalmasLas Palmas122371321-89
19Real ValladolidValladolid12228924-158
20Valencia11146817-97


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