Under 2.5 goals at Osasuna vs Alaves 7/10 for Thursday’s La Liga matchup

Competition: La Liga

Market: Under 2.5 goals

Odds: 7/10 @ 888sport

In a matchup between two sides who are seeking some La Liga stability when they return to action in midweek, Osasuna will host Alaves on Thursday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, eventually having to settle for a sluggish stalemate when entering Spain’s festive break, Osasuna find themselves firmly at the heart of a relegation battle. In their 14 La Liga matchups so far this season, they have recorded just three wins, three draws and eight defeats, scoring 13 and conceding 23 in return. Managing to muster just a points tally of 12 when they make their return to action, Osasuna find themselves sat down in 19th and already three points adrift of breaking out of the drop zone. As for their recent run of results, settling for a late point against fellow relegation scrappers Elche earlier in the month, Thursday’s hosts have failed to win any of their last eight La Liga contests on the bounce, collected just a pair of points. It should also be noted that Osasuna have seen four of their last six home fixtures finish with under 2.5 goals by the final whistle.

As for the visitors, managing to end their December rut before entering the festive break earlier in the month, Alaves will be desperate to build off of that result in midweek. In their 15 La Liga contests so far this season, they have mustered four wins, five draws and six defeats, scoring 13 and conceding 17 in return. Marking their return to action with a points tally of 17 and sat 14th in the table, Alaves find themselves still sat just two points adrift of finding a route into the top-half of the standings. As for their recent run of results, Thursday’s guests managed to bring an end to their three-match La Liga winless run after collecting a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Eibar earlier in the month. However, drawing a blank in their back-to-back defeats away from the Estadio de Mendizorroza, we’re backing what should prove to be another cagey encounter in midweek.

Bet: Under 2.5 goals at Osasuna vs Alaves 7/10 for Thursday’s La Liga matchup @ 888sport