- RCD Espanyol have won the last 2 H2H meetings including a 2-1 away victory 3 months ago.
- Osasuna have a 2-game winning streak going and have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 across their last 5.
- Osasuna are unbeaten at El Sadar in LaLiga 2026/2027, winning 1 and drawing 1, but they have only scored 1 goal in 2 home games.
Style clash at El Sadar on Saturday
The bookies have Osasuna at 9/10 to beat Espanyol at 16/5 and the draw at 23/10, which seems a little odd given the Pericos have won the last 2 H2H encounters and they beat Osasuna 1-2 here in LaLiga 2025/2026.
That would suggest to us that the hosts are the more likely winners and it will take a much improved Espanyol performance to avoid defeat in Pamplona, but the visitors can certainly get on the scoresheet.
The Espanyol team that Manolo Gonzalez is building is positionally disciplined, patient in build-up and good in transition, so they can be a tough watch and a tough nut to crack on their day.
Osasuna are a very different prospect with Luis Ramis having made his men a solid, compact team that can be very effective in transition, and they will disrupt Espanyol and make a fast game.
Ante Budimir is a reliable finisher and has hit 2 goals in 3 in LaLiga 2026/2027 after netting 3 in their last 5. Raul Garcia has the creativity to create chances for Budimir and the ex-Athletic Bilbao midfielder has 1 assist in 3 after a goal.
Roberto Fernandez has the most goals with 3 in 3 for Espanyol, while Javi Hernandez already has 3 assists after 3 appearances.
Rojillos are more likely to win, but Pericos will have their chances
Osasuna's form is better with 7 points from 3 games leaving them 5th in the table, while Espanyol have 3 points on the board in 13th after a slow start.
RCD Espanyol's last two games have been a 1-2 defeat at home to Real Madrid and a 2-1 loss at Real Sociedad, so there are still some cracks to be exploited by the home side.
Osasuna have won 2 and drawn 1 of their 3 games so far and they're grinding out results with a 1-2 win at Celta de Vigo and a 1-0 victory over Getafe in their 2 most recent outings.
We will side with the hosts to edge this one, but Espanyol have the H2H advantage and are always a threat going forward, so we are going to go for a tight, low-scoring affair in the correct score market.
Osasuna are averaging 1.5 goals for at home against Espanyol across 5 head-to-head meetings while Espanyol are averaging 1.0 away, so we're having Under 2.5 goals at 67/100 and Both Teams to Score No at 4/5.
