Atletico Madrid vs Osasuna

Estadio Metropolitano sets the stage for an exciting La Liga showdown between Atletico Madrid and Osasuna.

Atletico Madrid picked up where they left off at the start of 2025, beating lower-league Marbella 1-0 in Copa del Rey to make it 13 consecutive wins in all competitions. Seeking their first La Liga title since 2020/21, Diego Simeone’s charges sit two points adrift of the table’s summit, albeit with a game in hand. Another triumph here would see ‘Los Colchoneros’ win eight successive league matches for the first time since that title-winning campaign. But after a humiliating 4-1 defeat in this corresponding fixture last season, Atletico Madrid can’t take anything for granted, even though that result halted their incredible 11-game winning H2H run. The hosts are well-positioned to enact revenge after going unbeaten across their last nine home league outings (W7, D2).

Visiting Osasuna must handle Atletico’s free-firing frontline, which bagged 2+ goals in six of those nine matches, to post only their second victory away from home this league campaign (D4, L3). However, an underwhelming six-game winless La Liga run (D4, L2) doesn’t bode well, considering the visitors have slipped to mid-table, compromising their feeble chances of securing European qualification. A lack of firepower in the final third has seen ‘Los Rojillos’ scored just once on their last three La Liga travels (D2, L1), diminishing their hopes of replicating May’s heroics when they inflicted Atletico’s joint-worst home defeat since 2007. On the bright side, they claimed a 2-1 Copa del Rey win at Tenerife in their first match of 2025.