Villarreal vs Osasuna Prediction, 4/11/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/6/2021

Game: Villarreal vs Osasuna

Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021

Location: Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, Spain

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Villarreal (-154) Osasuna (+450)

Dani Parejo and Villarreal (11-13-5, 6th in La Liga) play Osasuna (7-10-12, 14th in La Liga) at Estadio de la Cerámica on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net will be Sergio Asenjo for Villarreal and Sergio Herrera for Osasuna. Villarreal are priced -154 while the Reds are at +450. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Villarreal faced off with Granada in their last match and walked away with a win by a score of 3-0. Villarreal tried 19 dribbles in this matchup and completed 14 of the dribbles for a percentage of 73.7%. In the passing game, they finished this match with a 85.9% passes received rate by connecting on 371 of the 432 pass targets last match. Regarding shot accuracy, Villarreal finished the game at a 23.1% rate by landing 3 shots on target out of 13 total shots. Villarreal averages 1.45 goals per 90 (42 total goals) and have earned 23 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Dani Parejo is a guy who can be a difference maker for Villarreal. He has accounted for 55 assists while earning 100 yellow cards during his soccer career. Parejo has been a starter in 345 outings during his soccer career and he scores 0.20 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from Spain has totaled 67 goals scored in 30,571 professional minutes. Another player who should impact this match is Gerard Moreno, the forward representing Spain. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 26 times in his career while scoring 103 total goals. Moreno has been on the field for 20,275 minutes in 228 starts and has earned himself a total of 28 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.46 goals per 90 during his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Villarreal is Sergio Asenjo. Asenjo (109-79-95 mark during his soccer career) has accumulated 90 shutouts, which leaves him with a 31.7% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Spain has faced 1,180 shots tried against him in 284 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.2 (336 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 72.9%. Asenjo has played for a total of 25,387 mins and has accumulated 866 stops so far in his pro soccer career.

In their last outing, Osasuna were able to avoid a loss with a score of 0-0 against Getafe. They finished this game by converting 298 of the 398 attempted passes for a percentage of 74.9%. Osasuna earned a 52.6% successful dribble rate by completing 10 out of the 19 dribbles they tried. Osasuna had 2 shots attempted out of 4 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 50.0% clip in their last game. Having a total of 23 goals and 16 assists in all competitions, Osasuna averages 0.79 goals and 0.55 assists per 90 minutes.

Jonathan Calleri will need to provide a spark for Osasuna. The forward hailing from Argentina has totaled 12,837 mins and has earned 44 goals. He has earned 34 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 13 times. He has an average of 0.31 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 143 outings in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Ante Budimir, the forward representing Bosnia. He has accounted for 87 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 19 times. Budimir has earned himself a total of 59 yellow cards in 19,738 professional minutes (219 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average in his pro soccer career is 0.40.

Sergio Herrera is expected to look after the goal for Osasuna. So far in his pro soccer career, Herrera has conceded 132 goals and has racked up 300 stops in 128 starts. He has surrendered 1.02 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 48-40-40. He has earned a save % of 72.0 and his shutout rate is 39.1%. Herrera has racked up 50 clean sheets while he has seen 422 shots against him in 11,592 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Osasuna (+450)

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