Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Preview: Team News & Prediction
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There is an eternal debate with regards to Osasuna and Navarre being within the Basque Country but that is for another time as it adds spice to Osasuna’s trip to San Mames this week.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 30th March, 2025: UK – 5:30pm / US ET – 12:30pm / US PT – 9:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN have the exclusive rights to La Liga games in the USA, so Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna may be televised on one of their affiliated channels
How to watch online: UK – Premier Sports / US – ESPN+
Athletic Bilbao Preview: Superb Athletic
Ernesto Valverde and Athletic Club have been brilliant throughout this campaign and the Basque giants are searching for a top four finish and UEFA Champions League qualification as well as aiming to win the UEFA Europa League at San Mames this weekend.
The home team come into this one on the back of a slender but impressive 1-0 defeat of Sevilla in their most recent outing a couple of weeks ago courtesy of an 84th minute winning goal scored by defender Yeray Alvarez at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Osasuna Preview: Frustrated Osasuna
The first-half of the campaign saw Osasuna perform very well and look likely to challenge for a top seven or a top eight finish and potential UEFA competition qualification but the Pamplona-based outfit are now getting dragged towards the relegation battle in La Liga.
They played out a controversial rearranged clash with Barcelona in Catalonia in midweek, suffering a 3-0 loss to the Blaugrana on Thursday. That defeat means Vicente Moreno’s side are now winless in their last seven matches across all competitions.
Athletic Bilbao Team News: A few doubts
Athletic are dealing with a few doubts ahead of Osasuna this weekend with centre-back duo Aitor Paredes and Dani Vivian both set to be sidelined for the hosts alongside key attacking midfielder Oihan Sancet.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Unai Simon; Oscar de Marcos, Unai Nunez, Benat Prados, Yuri Berchiche; Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Mikel Vesga; Inaki Williams, Unai Gomez, Nico Williams; Gorka Guruzeta
Unavailable:
Questionable: Dani Vivian (Injured), Aitor Paredes (Injured), Oihan Sancet (Injured)
Osasuna Team News: Lucas Torro returns
Key midfielder Lucas Torro is expected to return to the Osasuna eleven after serving a one-match suspension against Barcelona the other day. They are also dealing with a couple of injuries such as Iker Munoz and Spain international winger Bryan Zaragoza.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Sergio Herrera; Jesus Areso, Alejandro Catena, Boyomo, Juan Cruz; Jon Moncayola, Lucas Torro, Pablo Ibanez; Raul Garcia, Budimir, Aimar Oroz
Unavailable: Iker Munoz (Injured), Bryan Zaragoza (Injured)
Questionable:
Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Prediction
Athletic Club have a very exciting squad with Ernesto Valverde’s side playing some excellent football throughout the campaign. The Basque giants do have a few injury issues for this one which could be crucial, particularly defensively. Osasuna have often been quite entertaining to watch this season so will hope to exploit any potential deficiencies so whilst Athletic are firm favourites at San Mames, a fun watch for the neutral still seems like a good bet for this one in the Basque Country.
Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna Tip: Athletic Club to win & both teams to score
