Almeria-Osasuna is a match in the fifth day of the Spanish La Liga: here’s where to watch it, the probable formations and the prediction
Newly-promoted Almeria have not had a great start to the season: one win, one draw and two defeats for Rubi’s side, who lost in a recovery against Valladolid last weekend. ‘We would have deserved the draw,’ explained the coach at the end of the match, and that is also true, given how it went in general. But at the first mistake, unlike in the Segunda Division, you are punished and it is normal that you have to grow somehow and quickly. The league table, which is not worrying at the moment, could start to do so if we don’t get any points tonight against Osasuna.
On the other side comes an Osasuna that has never before started so well in La Liga: nine points in four games and only three goals conceded for Arrasate’s team. Only Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have done better than the team that will play away tonight. In short, an in-form team that, however, does not seem to have what could be a resounding external coup in the bag.
Arrasate, Osasuna coach
The prediction
The feeling is that the fifth day of La Liga could end in a draw. A point for Almeria, willing and needing to move up the standings, a point for Osasuna, who would be able to stay in the upper reaches of the La Liga table. In short, everyone happy.
The likely line-up for Almeria-Osasuna
- ALMERIA (4-3-3): Martinez; Pozo, Ely, Babic, Akieme; Robertone, Portillo, Costa; Baptistao, Sousa, Ramazani.
- OSASUNA (4-4-2): Herrera; Vidal, U.Garcia, D.Garcia, Sanchez; Oroz, Moncayola, Torro, Gomez; Budimir, Avila.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
