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Espanyol vs Osasuna Prediction, 5/8/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 5/4/2022

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Game: Espanyol vs Osasuna

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+760) Osasuna (+160)

Ante Budimir and Osasuna (12-8-13, 9th in La Liga) head to RCDE Stadium on Sunday where they'll meet Espanyol (10-9-14, 13th in La Liga). The goalies who are expected to start are Diego Lopez for Espanyol and Sergio Herrera for Osasuna. Osasuna are priced at +160 while the Budgerigars are at +760. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

Espanyol took the field against Real Madrid in their last game and went home with a loss by a final score of 4-0. Espanyol attempted 19 dribbles in this matchup and converted 6 of those dribbles for a rate of 31.6%. In sharing the ball, they earned a 94.5% passes received rate by connecting on 396 out of their 419 targeted passes in their last outing.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Espanyol finished at a 30.0% rate by putting 6 SoT out of 20 total shots. Espanyol sports an average of 1.06 goals per 90 minutes (36 goals in total) and have accounted for 23 assists in all contests this season.

Javi Puado is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Espanyol. He has 14 assists while tallying 11 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Puado has had a starting assignment in 72 matchups during his career and has 0.28 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder hailing from Spain has tallied 20 goals scored in 6,413 professional minutes played.

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One more guy who should impact this match is Raul De Tomas, the forward representing Spain. Tomas has been on the field for 17,171 mins in 195 career starts and has been handed a total of 42 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 16 times so far in his career and he has scored 107 goals. He scores 0.56 G/90 during his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Espanyol is Diego Lopez. Lopez (195-115-145 mark during his career) has accumulated 132 shutouts, which gives him a 28.8% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in Spain has had 1,901 shots attempted at him in 459 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.3 (570 goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 71.2%. Lopez has played for a total of 40,961 mins and has accumulated 1,357 saves in his career.

In their last game, Osasuna went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Elche. Osasuna ended the game with a 57.1% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 4 out of the 7 dribbles they pursued. They finished this game by connecting on 258 out of their 281 pass attempts earning a percentage of 91.8%. Osasuna had 2 shots attempted out of their 9 shots attempted which had them at a 22.2% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 35 goals and 21 assists in all competitions, Osasuna averages 1.03 goals and 0.62 assists per 90 min.

Ante Budimir will need to provide a spark for Osasuna. He is averaging 0.41 goals per 90 mins and has started 242 outings during his career. The forward hailing from Bosnia has been on the pitch for 21,733 mins and has scored 100 goals. He has accounted for 63 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 20 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Kike, the forward born in Spain. Kike has earned himself 34 yellow cards in 21,890 minutes (246 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.35. He has tallied 85 goals during his soccer career while helping on a goal 22 times.

Sergio Herrera will reside in front of the goal for Osasuna. Herrera has tallied 63 shutouts and has seen 576 shots against him in 15,192 career mins. He sports a save % of 71.0 and his clean sheet rate is 37.5%. He has conceded 1.10 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 63-50-55. During his career, Herrera has conceded 185 goals and has racked up 405 stops in 168 starts.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Osasuna (+160)

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