Overview
Since losing to Real Betis at the end of October last year, Atletico Madrid have gone through 13 consecutive victories in all competitions. Coach Diego Simeone's team has brought effective, pragmatic football when needed to consolidate second place in the La Liga rankings with 41 points.
Even if they win the make-up match, Atletico Madrid will surpass Real Madrid in the rankings.
Atletico Madrid's success this season still comes from a solid defense. They have only conceded 12 goals in 18 matches. This is the best achievement in La Liga to date.
Not only that, their attack line has also been effective with 33 goals. This number cannot be compared to Real Madrid (43 goals) or Barcelona (51 goals), but it is enough to help them have the third best goal difference in the tournament after 18 matches.
At this point, Osasuna will have a hard time leaving the Metropolitano with at least 1 point. Osasuna's attack has only scored 23 goals, of which main striker Ante Budimir has 10 goals in La Liga.
These modest numbers are unlikely to be able to defeat the home team's defense. Budimir has almost no effective support from the remaining players.
In their most recent away match against Atletico Madrid on 20 May 2024, Osasuna surprisingly won 4-1. However, Osasuna has lost 11 of their last 12 matches against the Spanish capital team.
A surprise will be difficult to happen this season, especially when Atletico Madrid is in good form at the moment.
Human resources situation
Atletico Madrid are without three players for the match against Osasuna due to injury, including Koke, Thomas Lemar and Jose Gimenez. However, Diego Simeone may not have to worry too much as he still has many quality players in his hand.
On the other side of the front line, striker Bryan Zaragoza is absent due to injury. In addition, the away team almost has the strongest lineup.
Expected lineup:
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Llorente, Witsel, Lenglet, Galan, Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher, Griezmann, Alvarez.
Osasuna: Herrera, Cruz, Herrando, Boyomo, Areso, Oroz, Torro, Moncayola, Barja, Garcia, Budimir.
The match between Atletico Madrid and Osasuna takes place at 22:15 on January 12 (Vietnam time).
