On Fri Oct 7th, in week 8, Valencia will travel to Pamplona to battle Osasuna in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 6th placed Osasuna is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. Vinícius Júnior scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 42nd minute, then Kike tied it up for Osasuna in the 50th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Osasuna. Osasuna is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while valencia is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Espanyol. Gabriel Paulista struck first for Valencia in the 53rd minute on a feed from Gayá, but Joselu got the equalizer for Espanyol in the 56th minute . Valencia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Samu Castillejo has been the most prolific scorer on Valencia in the last 5 matches with two goals. Rubén García and Aimar Oroz are the top scorers for Osasuna in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Chimy Ávila, Aimar Oroz and Kike Saverio are unavailable to play for Osasuna, while Ivan Gennaro Gattuso’s squad will be without Jaume Doménech and Yunus Musah.