CA Osasuna vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Prediction La Liga · Sep 13, 2026

Analysis

Osasuna have made a solid if unspectacular start: four points from two games (2-1 at Celta Vigo, 0-0 at home to Levante) puts them 7th, with just two goals scored and one conceded. Espanyol are 10th on three points from three, and while they thrashed Levante 3-0, they have lost their last two, 1-2 at home to Real Madrid and 1-2 at Real Sociedad. The visitors keep finding the net — they have scored in all three league games — but they have only one clean sheet, and their last three matches have all finished with exactly three goals. El Sadar, by contrast, has been a low-event venue: Osasuna are yet to score at home this season. The one recent head-to-head is a genuine warning for the hosts, as Espanyol won 2-1 in Pamplona on 17 May. Osasuna's defensive discipline against a side that scores but concedes points to a tight game, and 1-1 looks the most likely shape.