Osasuna are hoping to avoid a fourth straight La Liga defeat when they welcome Elche to Estadio El Sadar on Monday night.
They are currently ninth the table, having picked up 19 points from their opening 14 matcches, while Elche are sitting 18th with just 11 points to show from their first 14 games of 2021-22.
Osasuna have finished 10th and 11th in La Liga since returning to the league for the 2019-20 campaign and Los Rojillos have made an encouraging start to this season, currently sitting at position nine in the table.
A record of five wins, four draws and five defeats has earned them 19 points, just a point behind seventh-placed Barcelona ahead of the next set of fixtures in La Liga.
They are without a win in their last five matches in the league, with their last victory coming away to Villarreal in mid October.
Jagoba Arrasate’s team colleted an impressive away point to Real Madrid on October 27, but have lost each of their last three to Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid.
Osasuna got a 2-0 victories over Elche in the reverse match, but two of the last three La Liga meetings between the two have ended level.
Elche on the other hand, have won two, drawn five and lost seven of their starting 14 matches this season to collect 11 points, leaving them 18th in the table.
Los Franjiverdes survived relegation last season, finishing 17th, and it would not be a surprise seeing them at the wrong end of the table at this stage of the campaign.
Elche have now three out of their four last league fixtures and are winless at this level since the beggining of October, leaving them inside the relegation zone but four points above bottom side Levante.
Osasuna vs Elche head to head
Osasuna have previousely met Elche 12 times and have won four matches , while Elche have won 3, and they have drawn 5 times across all competitions. Osasuna have scored 13 goals and conceded 11. In their last five, Osasuna have won three and they have drawn two.
Osasuna 0-0 Elche 10/04/16
Osasuna 1-1 Elche 26/08/18
Elche 1-2 Osasuna22/04/19
Elche 2-2 Osasuna 22/12/20
Osasuna 2-0 Elche 18/04/21
Osasuna latest home form
Despite losing their last match on the home turf, Osasuna have tried to keep a relatively good form at home. In their last five matches at home, they have won one, drawn one and lost three. They have scored 4 goals and conceded 10 in the process.
Osasuna 1-4 Valencia 12/09/21
Osasuna 1-3 Real Betis 23/09/21
Osasuna 1-0 Rayo Vallecano 02/10/21
Osasuna 1-1 Granada 22/10/21
Osasuna 0-2 Real Soceidad 07/11/21
Osasuna latest away form
On the road, Osasuna seem to be on a downturn of form, coming from victories to draws to losses, where they lost their last two away matches. In Their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two all in La Liga. They scored 5 goals and conceded 6.
Mallorca 2-3 Osasuna 26/09/21
Villarreal 1-2 Osasuna 17/10/21
Real Madrid 0-0 Osasuna 27/10/21
Sevilla 2-0 Osasuna 30/10/21
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Osasuna 20/11/21
Elche latest home form
Elche have been on a low form at home recently, registering just one victory in their last ten matches at home. In their last five matches at home, they have won one, drawn two and lost two in the process. They scored 5 goals and conceded 8.
Elche 1-1 Levante 18/09/21
Elche 1-0 Celta Vigo 03/10/21
Elche 2-2 Espanyol 23/10/21
Elche 1-2 Real Madrid 30/10/21
Elche 0-3 Real Betis 21/11/2
Elche latest away form
Elche are in lowly form on the road having failed to register any win in thier last five away matches, with their last away victory being in September aaginst Getafe where the won 1-0. In their last five away fixtures, they have registered just one draw and lost four.
Villarreal 4-1 Elche 22/09/21
Real Sociedad 1-0 Elche 26/09/21
Rayo Vallecano 2-1 Elche 17/10/21
Alaves 1-0 Elche 26/10/21
Mallorca 2-2 Elche 07/11/21
Osasuna news
Osasuna will be missing Lucas Torro through suspension. Juan Perez is out as well with a mascular issue, with Rober Ibanez also missing after contracting coronavirus.
Majority of the squad that started against Atletico are likely to feature again, with Torro’s absence giving chance to Oier at the mid.
Elche news
Elche’s Fidel is a doubt due to a mascular problem, with Raul Guti, Helibelton Palacios and Kiko Casilla pushing to return.
Fidel would hold it on the left if available, while Javier Pastore and Lucas Perez expected to support Lucas Boye in the final third of the field.
Prediction and Odds
After going through four tough fixtures, facing Real Madrid, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Atletico, Osasuna will have prepared for this encounter as their perfect chance to bounce back to winning. With the recent shaky form of Elche, we see a home win even if narrow.
Odds: 1 1.76 X 2.75 2 3.01
Probable outcomes
Osasuna 1-0 Elche
Osasuna 2-0 Elche
Osasuna 2-1 Elche
Osasuna 1-1 Elche
Osasuna 3-2 Elche
