Osasuna vs Espanyol prediction, odds and how to watch

Ante Budimir converted a first-half penalty to give Osasuna a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Getafe in La Liga, with the visitors finishing the match with bookings all over the pitch and nothing to show for their greater share of possession.

A goalless draw at El Sadar tells only half the story. Osasuna's goalkeeper made seven saves as Levante dominated the ball but failed to convert their territorial control into the one thing that mattered.

Real Madrid took all three points at RCDE Stadium with a late substitute's goal, but the match statistics painted a picture of a side carrying significant defensive fragility and a game plan that relied heavily on resilience rather than control.

Osasuna host Rayo Vallecano at El Sadar on Sunday needing to arrest a damaging run of form, but the visitors arrive with their own defensive structure showing real promise in the early weeks of the season.

Espanyol welcome Elche to RCDE Stadium on Sunday with both clubs carrying questions about defensive structure and consistency. The tactical shape of this match could matter more than the names on the teamsheet.

Rayo Vallecano have kept back-to-back clean sheets at Vallecas this season, but Espanyol travel to Madrid carrying a positive away xG record and a point to make. The numbers tell one story. The structure tells another.

Atletico Madrid host Osasuna on Wednesday night in a fixture that raises more questions about the home side's defensive structure than it does about their ability to win the game. Two teams in contrasting early-season states, but the data tells a more complicated story than the table suggests.

Osasuna host Espanyol on Sunday carrying the weight of five consecutive defeats, while their visitors arrive with a recent upturn in overall form that their wretched away record threatens to undermine completely.