- Osasuna have taken eight points from their first seven LaLiga 2026/2027 matches and sit 15th in the table.
- Racing Santander have taken seven points from their opening seven games and sit 16th, one place below Osasuna.
An important clash at the bottom of the table
Osasuna enter the weekend 1.9 favourites to beat Racing Santander in this bottom-half clash at Estadio El Sadar on Sunday, and that's fair enough. Both sides have struggled to achieve consistency in the opening weeks of LaLiga 2026/2027 and there is just one point between the hosts in 15th and the visitors in 16th in what is a tight battle at the wrong end of the table.
Osasuna have been in relatively poor form, losing three of their last five, winning once and drawing once, so any momentum is hard to call. Luis Ramis took charge on 1 July 2026 and has built a team that is built around the 4-2-3-1 system, trigger pressing and quick wide transitions. They were well beaten 2-0 by Espanyol in their last home game, thrashed 4-0 at Atlético Madrid and held Rayo Vallecano to a 1-1 draw at home. Ante Budimir is their main danger man with five goals in seven LaLiga 2026/2027 outings.
Racing may have to nick one
Racing Santander are on a two-game losing streak after a 7-2 mauling by Barcelona and a 5-0 loss away at Celta Vigo, but that is no shame given their opponents. José Lopez has done a good job with them since he took charge on 12 December 2022, and they play a similar 4-2-3-1 to Osasuna, but there's more chaos and less control about their style of play.
Yassir Zabiri is their star man with six goals in seven matches, three of which have come in Racing's last five games (W2, L3).
Ramsi’s men to edge it
With Osasuna having a stronger structure at home and Racing having a brutal away record, it's hard to look past the hosts edging this one. The draw is priced at 3.55 and Racing are a long shot at 3.8, but Osasuna look like the right play at 1.9.
The match should be decided by whichever team dominates the midfield battle, but the better bet here is in the goal markets. Both teams to score no at 2.2 and under 2.5 goals at 2.1 look good angles as Osasuna have managed just two goals in four home games and Racing have hit the net four times in four away trips in the 2026/27 campaign.
