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May 25th La Liga Showdown: Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao at El Sadar
It's gameday for La Liga as Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao go toe-to-toe in an enticing clash at El Sadar stadium in Pamplona.
Osasuna
On aartery-racking form, Osasuna have been struggling recently, especially in the final third. They're decent from long range and hold their own in aerial duels, but their passing and finishing need sharpening.
Recent results haven't been kind to Jagoba Arrasate's men. After losing 0:3 to Atlético, they find themselves in 9th place in La Liga with 47 points and a goal difference of 32:39.
Athletic Bilbao
Ernesto Valverde's Athletic are more of a counterattacking side with good chances creation and solid set-piece defense. However, offside calls and individual errors can be costly.
The Basques ended a four-match winless streak in their last match, beating Celta 2:1 at home. The win temporarily boosted them to 7th place in La Liga with 50 points, goal difference of 46:39.
Interesting Facts
Over 2.5 goals have been scored in 3 of Osasuna's last 3 La Liga matches with a 20.6% chance on BetBoom;Athletic Bilbao has not lost in 5 of their last 6 away matches in La Liga.*
Bookmaker Coefficients BetBoom
The betting odds favor Athletic Bilbao in this encounter. The odds for Osasuna's victory are set at 3.20. A draw can be bet on at a coefficient of 3.35. The odds for Athletic's win are at 2.35. BetBoom offers an intriguing bet of "Under 2.5 goals" at a coefficient of 1.80 and "Over 2.5 goals" at odds of 2.06.**
Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao
P1 3.20 X 3.35 P2 2.35
Prediction
Osasuna are inconsistent but still have the potential to strengthen their position. Athletic cannot afford to drop points if they want to secure a spot in the European cups. Both teams play solid defense, so this match is not expected to be high-scoring.
In the context of the revised article, here are two sentences that contain the words: sports, football, European-leagues, Laliga:
"Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao are set to face off in a football match, part of the Spanish Laliga, a competition of the European football leagues."
"The betting odds favor Athletic Bilbao in their Laliga encounter against Osasuna, a match that forms part of the European football leagues."
