OSA vs ESL Dream11 Match Preview: Osasuna will be welcoming Espanyol to El Sadar for their 27th fixture in La Liga as both teams make an attempt to climb higher up the table. Osasuna is currently 13th in the league and have lost four of their last five games, with one of the wins coming against Athletic Bilbao. As for Espanyol, things are looking bleak at the moment as they dangle at the bottom of the league with 20 points and are five points away from 17th place Celta Vigo who are currently in the safe zone. Having said that, Espanyol has to start stringing up results in order to survive.
Match Details
Date- Sunday, March 8
Kick-Off- 4:30 PM (IST)
Venue- El Sadar
Osasuna
Sergio Herrera was sent off in the game against Sevilla which should make way for Ruben Martinez to start in at goal. Nacho Vidal is available again after undergoing his suspension tenure and should feature at right-back for the hosts. Jose Arnaiz could be partnered along Enric Gallego on the attacking front. Raul Navas, Chimy Avila and Jon Moncayola are on the sidelines due to injury.
Espanyol
David Lopez could feature in midfield after being back from his ban. Marc Roca’s knee injury makes him doubtful to start for the visitors. Victor Sanchez could be coming in place of Lopez as a replacement. Adri Embarba and Sergi Darder could be used in the wide areas, while Tomas and Calleri lead the attack.
OSA (Expected Playing 11)- Martinez; Estupian, Garcia, Hernandez, Vidal; Garcia, Sanjurjo, Brasanac, Torres; Arnaiz, Gallego
ESL (Expected Playing 11)- Diego Lopez; J Lopez, Espinosa, Cabrera, Vila; Embarba, David Lopez, Sanchez, Darder; Tomas, Calleri
Roberto Torres has been pivotal in the midfield region for Osasuna. Torres has five goals, seven assists and a pass accuracy of 72% from 1984 minutes in the league this season. Torres’ inclusion in the Dream11 Match Prediction squad could earn the user some crucial points.
Raul de Tomas has impressed one and all in the Espanyol camp as he’s bagged four goals from just five appearances in the league this season. Considering the Raul de Tomas’ goal-scoring form, having him in today match prediction team could get the user some points.
Ruben Garica has been one of the standouts for Osasuna. Garcia has six goals, two assists and a pass accuracy of 75.4% from 1776 minutes in the league this season.
Jonathan Calleri has a goal and three assists from 18 appearances for Mallorca and could pack a punch for the visitors.
A draw seems to be a likely outcome.
Goalkeeper- Diego-Lopez
Defenders- A Hernandez, P Estupinan, B Espinosa
Midfielders- R Torres (C), R Garcia, D Brasanac, A Embarba, D Lopez
Forwards- E Gallego, R de Tomas(VC)
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