Comments and predictions for Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna: The away team is in crisis

Latest Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna team information

Athletic are facing four injury doubts ahead of Sunday's game, with Gorka Guruzeta, Aitor Paredes, Oihan Sancet and Dani Vivian all doubtful for the Osasuna clash.

Nico Williams was benched against Sevilla before the international break, but the Spain star is expected to return to the starting line-up this time around, while Mikel Jauregizar is also likely to start in midfield.

If Guruzeta recovers in time, he will be the first choice for the striker position. Otherwise, Alex Berenguer will be the alternative.

For Osasuna, Lucas Torro will return from suspension and will miss the match against Barcelona. The visitors will also hope that Bryan Zaragoza can recover and be in the starting lineup.

Key striker Ante Budimir – who was surprisingly benched against the leaders – is sure to return to lead the line, with Ruben Garcia also likely to be brought back into the attack.

If Zaragoza are fit to start, Osasuna are likely to have a completely new attack on Sunday, with Raul Garcia, Aimar Oroz, Iker Munoz and Jose Arnaiz likely to make way.

Latest expected lineup Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna

Athletic Bilbao:
Simon; Gorosabel, U Nunez, Yeray, Lekue; Jauregizar, Vesga; I Williams, U Gomez, N Williams; Guruzeta

Osasuna:
Herrera; Areso, Catena, Herrando, Cruz; Torro, Moncayola, Ibanez; Ruben Garcia, Budimir, Zaragoza

Latest football commentary Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna

Athletic are having an excellent season in La Liga, with a record of 14 wins, 10 draws and only 4 defeats after 28 rounds, earning 52 points and currently ranking fourth in the rankings, 8 points ahead of fifth-placed Villarreal.

The Basque side are well placed to qualify for next season's Champions League. They are also considered one of the favourites to win this season's Europa League, with a quarter-final against Rangers next.

Ernesto Valverde's side had a 1-0 win over Sevilla before the March international break. Their away form this season has also been impressive, with 23 points from 14 trips.

However, Athletic have really flourished at San Mames, where they have picked up 29 points from 14 games and lost just once. This weekend they will be looking for their ninth home win in La Liga this season.

Athletic finished fifth in La Liga last season. They haven't finished in the top four since 2013-14, so to do so this season would be a huge achievement.

Meanwhile, Osasuna returned to action on Thursday night with a make-up match against Barcelona, ​​and suffered a heavy 0-3 defeat to the league leaders.

Vicente Moreno's side also lost 2-1 at home to Getafe just before the international break. They have not won in La Liga since the start of February, with their most recent win coming against Real Sociedad with a score of 2-1.

Since returning to La Liga after being relegated in the 2016-17 season, Osasuna have never finished lower than 11th. However, they are currently 14th and just six points above the relegation zone.

However, the gap to the top 10 is not too far, as they are only 3 points behind Sevilla – the team ranked 10th – but this is the second consecutive away match that is extremely difficult for Osasuna.

Notably, Osasuna defeated Athletic 3-2 at San Mames earlier this year in the Copa del Rey. However, in the first leg of this season's La Liga in December, coach Valverde's team won 2-1.

Latest score prediction Athletic Bilbao vs Osasuna

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Athletic Bilbao vs Osasunaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Osasuna

• WhoScore:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Osasuna
• Our newspaper predicts:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Osasuna

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