Osasuna take on the visitors Athletic Bilbao in the semifinals of Copa del Rey. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 1st at Estadio El Sadar (Pamplona).
Osasuna enters this match with not the best statistics. "Los Rojillos" are a new example of a typical Spanish "coaching" team. This team has been built up over many years under the leadership of Jagoba Arrasate, who took over the position even in Segunda - and quickly turned his wards into a mid-table La Liga team. There were thoughts that they could achieve even more in the current season. However, in the winter, there was only 1 victory in La Liga for a very long time - against Mallorca, in mid-January. Nevertheless, there was a surprising 3-2 victory over Sevilla. By the way, it was against "Los Nervionenses" that they managed to advance to the previous round of the cup. And before that, they dealt with Betis, albeit on penalties.
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Athletic are once again playing under the leadership of Valverde. The "Basques" won the Super Cup under the previous coach, Marcelino. But then they lost in 2 Copa del Rey finals. In La Liga, the team initially improved but then began to noticeably stagnate. In the end, the bosses decided to take advantage of the opportunity to bring Ernesto back to "San Mamés" in the summer. He started well, but then lost ground. It was only in February that they won 2 games in a row, against Cádiz and Valencia, although they then lost to their main rival, Atlético, due to the only goal by Griezmann. And then they lost 1-3 to Girona, albeit with two own goals. However, in the cup, they have already passed 5 opponents, including Espanyol and Valencia.
Last year, Athletic won both matches between the two teams. But in January, it ended with a dull 0-0 draw on "Basque" soil. Both clubs are not hopeless, so we can expect a relatively entertaining game, with a bet on "total over 2.0 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
