- Alaves are unbeaten with two wins from two at home in LaLiga 2026-2027 and have conceded an average of 0.00 goals per game so far.
- Osasuna are unbeaten after one away game in LaLiga 2026-2027 and are equally solid, suggesting this should be a close match.
- Alaves have won four and drawn one of their last five matches, beating Getafe 3-0, drawing 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano and beating Villarreal 1-0 in their last three.
Alaves to edge it at Estadio Mendizorroza
Alaves are the slight favourites at 61/50 against Osasuna, who are 47/20 and the draw is 21/10 for Sunday's LaLiga clash in Spain.
The Babazorros are sitting third in the table on seven points from their first three games and are very much looking like the early pace-setters.
Osasuna are also on a solid start and are eighth in the LaLiga 2026-2027 standings with four points from two games, but they are just a rung or two below Alaves in the hierarchy for now.
Quique Sanchez Flores has turned Alaves into a really organised, defence-first unit with a compact low block that can transition quickly and vertically when they win the ball back in the middle third.
Osasuna are playing a similar style, but with a bit more structure and pressing to their game while they are a bit more territorial and focus on getting the ball in the right areas to win the second ball.
Mariano Diaz is their main man, contributing two goals and two assists to their cause in three LaLiga 2026-2027 matches so far and giving them a lot of bite up front.
Osasuna have Ante Budimir to lead the line and the Croatian has opened their account in this season's LaLiga 2026-2027 with one goal in two matches. Budimir has also scored two of their last five Osasuna goals overall.
Raul Garcia has added a spark with one assist in two LaLiga 2026-2027 appearances, but Lucas Boye has been electric too with three goals in their last five and he is key to the speed at which Alaves counterattack.
Osasuna's recent form has been mixed with two defeats, two draws and one win in their last five, but they held Levante to a 0-0 home draw last time out and beat Celta de Vigo 2-1 on the road.
Osasuna's last trip to Alaves finished 2-2 in a cagey clash in LaLiga 2025-2026 and these two are so evenly matched it is impossible to separate them. Alaves have won one, Osasuna one and three draws have been shared in the last five head-to-head meetings, so the Rojillos know exactly what they need to do to make this trip uncomfortable.
This looks like a chess match between two solid sides where Alaves' compactness will face off against Osasuna's structured pressing. Under 2.5 goals at 57/100 looks like it will fit the script and Both teams to score - No at 3/4 is the preference of the selection here as there is little to separate the two teams in this contest that could be settled by a moment of magic.
