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Osasuna

vs

Athletic Bilbao

KickoffSaturday 7 November 2026, 5:30pm

VenueEstadio El Sadar

CompetitionSpanish La Liga

There is something genuinely compelling about a Basque derby weekend that bleeds into the following fixture. Athletic Bilbao have just beaten Real Sociedad, the adrenaline is still there, the confidence is high, and now they travel to Pamplona to face an Osasuna side that is quietly sliding down the wrong end of La Liga. That is a fixture with real stakes attached. Osasuna need points badly if they are going to put some daylight between themselves and the relegation scrap, while Athletic will want to build momentum and push for a European finish that looked unlikely just a few months ago.

This is not a glamour clash on paper, but it has everything you want from a mid table La Liga Saturday afternoon. A home side under pressure, a confident away team with real attacking quality, and a head to head record that keeps throwing up tight margins. If you are not watching this one, you are missing out.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Match Details

The fixture takes place at Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona, the compact, atmospheric ground where Osasuna have built much of their La Liga reputation over the years. This is a La Liga matchday fixture with both sides needing a positive result for very different reasons, and the home crowd will be desperate to get behind Jagoba Arrasate’s team after a difficult run of results.

Team News

Osasuna are carrying a few injury concerns heading into this one, and their attacking options are a little stretched. Athletic are also not at full strength but have more than enough quality to cover their absentees.

• Osasuna: Aimar Oroz, Jorge Herrando and Romain Del Castillo are all ruled out through injury.
• Ruben Garcia is pushing for a start and could come in to replace Jonathan Dubasin in the final third.
• Ante Budimir, eight goals in 11 appearances this season, leads the line and is fully fit.
• Athletic Bilbao: Unai Egiluz, Gorka Guruzeta and Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta are all sidelined.
• Maroan Sannadi was forced off early in the Basque derby and misses out here as well.
• Robert Navarro is expected to come into the side, while both Nico Williams and Inaki Williams are fit and available to start.

Predicted Lineups

Arrasate is likely to shuffle his attacking unit slightly given the absentees. Ruben Garcia looks set to earn his place in the starting eleven, adding some creativity alongside the reliable Budimir through the middle. The back line stays settled with Catena anchoring the defence, and Moncayola doing the hard yards in midfield as he so often does.

Edin Terzic has a relatively straightforward selection to make at the back and in midfield, with Navarro stepping in for the injured Sannadi. The two Williams brothers together down the flanks gives Athletic a frightening amount of pace and directness, and Canales pulling strings in the middle gives them a lovely balance between creativity and pressing intensity.

• Osasuna: Herrera; Rosier, Catena, Boyomo, Bretones; Moncayola, Munoz, Gomez; Ruben Garcia, Budimir, Moro
• Athletic Bilbao: Simon; Rincon, Vivian, Laporte, Berchiche; Berenguer, Canales, Gerenabarrena, N Williams; Navarro, I Williams

Recent Form

Osasuna are a side that has been blowing hot and cold all season, and that inconsistency is becoming a real problem. Three wins, two draws and six defeats from eleven league games is a return that has them sitting fifteenth in La Liga, and the alarm bells are beginning to ring. They finished seventeenth last season, so this was supposed to be the campaign where they kicked on and proved that survival was not just a scramble. Right now it looks like more of the same. The 2-1 defeat to Deportivo La Coruna in their last league outing was a soft result, and they have now lost three of their last five across all competitions. The Copa del Rey win over Atletico Calatayud by six goals to nil was a welcome confidence boost, but that level of opposition flatters the numbers considerably.

Athletic Bilbao are a completely different story. Three wins on the bounce coming into this game, and a performance level that is genuinely building into something. The 4-0 dismantling of Getafe was a statement result, the Copa del Rey progression against Prat was straightforward business, and then they went and won the Basque derby 2-1 against Real Sociedad. That is exactly the kind of sequence that tells you a side has found its rhythm. Terzic has them well organised, they are pressing with intensity and carrying a real attacking threat through both flanks. Four wins, three draws and three defeats puts them seventh on fifteen points, and a push for European football looks very much on the agenda.

Head-to-Head Record

Osasuna’s record against Athletic over the years does not make for great reading from a home supporter’s perspective. In 99 previous meetings across all competitions, Los Rojillos have won just 22 times. That is a significant imbalance, and it speaks to Athletic’s consistent ability to get results in this fixture regardless of the venue. The most recent meeting in April 2026 ended in a narrow 1-0 win for Athletic, another tight game decided by a single moment of quality.

That said, it is not entirely one sided in recent times. Athletic have only managed one win in their last four meetings against Osasuna, with two of the last three encounters finishing level. So while the overall record favours the visitors heavily, the recent pattern suggests Osasuna are more than capable of holding their own. Do not expect a stroll.

Key Stats

• Ante Budimir has scored eight goals in just eleven appearances this season, making him one of the most reliable strikers outside the top six in La Liga right now.
• Athletic have won three consecutive matches across all competitions and have scored twelve goals during that run, suggesting their attack is clicking at exactly the right time.
• Two of the last three meetings between these two sides have finished level, which is worth keeping in mind for anyone looking at the draw market.

Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

Athletic’s form is the dominant factor here. They are the better team right now, they have more attacking firepower, and they are coming into this fixture on the back of a confidence boosting Basque derby win. Osasuna will make it hard at home, they almost always do, but their own recent form is shaky and the head to head weight leans toward the visitors. I am backing Athletic to win, but I expect Budimir to give them something to think about.

Corners Prediction

Athletic’s wide play through both Williams brothers tends to generate high corner counts as they cut inside or force defenders to concede set pieces. Osasuna will also push forward when chasing the game if they go behind. Expect a relatively busy corner count, backing over nine and a half corners looks reasonable in this one.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

Yes. Budimir is in the kind of form where you simply cannot ignore him, eight goals in eleven games is extraordinary output, and Athletic’s defence, while improved, have conceded in several of their recent wins. As long as Osasuna stay in the game, Budimir will get his chance. Athletic have enough attacking quality to find the net at the other end. Both teams to score looks a solid call.

Correct Score Prediction

A 1-2 win for Athletic Bilbao. Budimir grabs one for the home side, as he has a habit of doing against anyone, but Athletic’s superior quality eventually tells through the Williams brothers combination. It mirrors the April meeting and fits the pattern of recent head to head encounters.

Cards Prediction

Basque derby adrenaline tends to spill over into the following week for Athletic, and Osasuna are a side that compete hard and do not give ground easily. Add in the competitive pressure on both teams and you would expect this one to produce a few bookings. Over three and a half cards looks like fair value in what should be a physical, committed contest.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Ante Budimir. Eight goals in eleven games is not a fluke, it is the form of a striker who has found his peak at thirty five and is determined to drag Osasuna up the table by himself if he has to. He leads the line, he gets into the right positions, and he punishes any defensive lapse. He is the standout value pick for first goalscorer in this one.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Over two and a half goals. Athletic have been scoring freely across their last three games, and Budimir’s output at the other end makes this a fixture where goals feel inevitable. The head to head has seen tight margins recently, but the current form of both attacks points toward at least three goals on the night.

Bet Builder Tip

Athletic winning while both teams score ties together the visitor’s strong form with Budimir’s outstanding individual output, and adding him as first goalscorer gives the builder a sharp attacking edge that the stats firmly support.

Final Match Prediction

Athletic Bilbao are the team in form here and they have the attacking weaponry to cause Osasuna real problems on the road. The Williams brothers together on the flanks is a matchup that most La Liga defences have struggled to handle, and an Osasuna back four that has been shaky in recent weeks will need to be at their very best to contain them. Terzic has this group believing in what they are doing, and that confidence is a real asset going into a fixture like this.

Osasuna are not without hope. El Sadar can be a difficult place to go, and Budimir is the kind of centre forward who can nick a goal from almost nothing. But three defeats in their last five league games tells you this is a side that is wobbling, and Athletic are not the opposition you want to be facing mid wobble. I am going with Athletic to come away with the three points in a 1-2 result.

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