Osasuna vs Valencia Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Osasuna will be seeking to be a bit more adventurous this season and get back into European competition as they welcome Valencia to El Sadar in Pamplona this week.
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Osasuna preview: Potentially exciting Osasuna
At the end of last season, Vicente Moreno decided to depart Navarre after just one season, and he was replaced by Italian coach Alessio Lisci, who remains inexperienced but has put together some of the more exciting teams to watch in Spain’s Segunda.
The home team began their season with a 1-0 loss to Real Madrid on the opening day of the campaign at the Bernabeu, in a game in which Osasuna pushed very well for an equaliser late on, but Kylian Mbappe’s penalty was enough to separate the two sides.
Valencia preview: Carlos Corberan’s Valencia
Coached by former West Bromwich Albion boss Carlos Corberan, Valencia managed to propel themselves from the bottom-of-the-table to towards the European spots and, despite off-field issues persisting, Los Che should still push for the top seven.
The Valencians began their campaign with a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad on the opening day at Mestalla last weekend. Diego Lopez gave Valencia a 57th minute lead in that match, before Real Sociedad equalised a few minutes later via Takefusa Kubo.
Osasuna team news: Abel Bretones suspended
Osasuna left-back Abel Bretones was sent off late on for a challenge on Gonzalo Garcia at the Bernabeu, rather harshly, but he is now missing through suspension this week.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sergio Herrera; Rosier, Boyomo, Alejandro Catena, Juan Cruz; Jon Moncayola, Lucas Torro; Ruben Garcia, Aimar Oroz, Moi Gomez; Budimir
Unavailable: Abel Bretones (Suspended), Iker Benito (Injured)
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Valencia team news: Replacement issues
With the departures of both Giorgi Mamardashvili and Cristhian Mosquera this summer, there is added importance on Stole Dimitrievski and Thierry Correia, but both of those are injury issues for Valencia.
Predicted XI (4-4-2): Julen Agirrezabala; Foulquier, Carlos Tarrega, Copete, Jose Luis Gaya; Luis Rioja, Javi Guerra, Pepelu, Diego Lopez; Dani Raba, Hugo Duro
Unavailable: Correia (Injured), Sergi Canos (Injured)
Questionable: Dimitrievski (Injured)
Osasuna vs Valencia prediction
Osasuna are likely to switch back from their back three to a 4-2-3-1 system, and that is perhaps aided by the absence of Abel Bretones. The expectation is that they play an entertaining style of football this year. Valencia will remain high energy under Carlos Corberan and, despite their array of off-field frustrations, they have made some good signings this summer, and both teams scoring would appear a good bet for this one.
Osasuna vs Valencia tip: Both teams to score
