Athletic Club vs Osasuna Prediction, Preview and Stats
2025/2026 La Liga, Spain
La Liga
Osasuna
OSA
STANDINGS
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CONTEXT
Athletic Club clinched a gritty 1-0 home win against Osasuna, leading 1-0 at halftime after an early goal. Despite Osasuna's dominance with 64% possession to Athletic Club's 36%, the visitors could not break through. A red card to Athletic Club in the second half forced them to defend with ten men, yet they repelled waves of pressure. Considered the stronger team, Osasuna struggled to capitalize on their territorial advantage and numerical superiority. Athletic Club's defensive organization and resilience proved decisive, marking a minimal deviation from structural expectations. This result underscores their ability to secure points under duress, even as the game distorted post-red card.
TL;DR
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Structural deviation: Athletic Club exhibited minimal structural deviation of 5.3%.
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Efficiency shift: Efficiency shift remained in line with expectations.
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xG alignment: xG alignment unavailable due to missing data.
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Market alignment: Outcome fully aligned with pre-match market expectations.
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xG expectations: xG expectations could not be evaluated without data.
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Event impact: Home red card significantly altered match dynamics.
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Red card distortion: Red card introduced distortion in second-half adjustments.
Quality vs Volume
Open Play vs Set Play
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
|---|---|
| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
Match referee
V. García Verdura
Other match officials
E. Fernández González
1st Assistant
J. Villaseñor Julián
2nd Assistant
F. Crespo Puente
4th Official
Win Probabilities
Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Athletic Club
Osasuna
Movement
Changes since opening
Athletic Club
Osasuna
Team Power Ranking
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21.14
23.73
Athletic Club
Osasuna
Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted
Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.
Heatmaps Ball coordinates
Attack and defence zones from ball position data. Filters: last 6 matches (overall/home/away), time period, competition.
Athletic Club
Osasuna
Possession Efficiency Possession-Adjusted
How effectively each team uses and defends their share of possession. Efficiency adjusted based on team possession percentage
Athletic Club
⚠ Proxy
Attacking Efficiency









Positive = above league average.
Negative = below league average.
Formula: EfficiencyIndex = z(AttackEff) − z(DefenceEff)








Set Pieces Efficiency Attack & Defence
Set-piece reliance and strength using expected metrics and actual outcomes for each team.
















Counter / Transition Attack & Defence
What happens in the 15 seconds immediately after possession changes hands — based on Last 6 matches.




























PRESSURE INDEX
Momentum phases from smoothed minute-by-minute pressure.
- OSA had peak pressure around 61'.
- ATH started the game with stronger pressure.
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 38 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.
















Data last updated: 2026-04-22T00:02:40+00:00
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General Information
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CONCLUSION
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