Osasuna and Espanyol Meet Level on 42 Points at El Sadar — Osasuna Vs Espanyol
Osasuna vs Espanyol lands on Sunday evening at El Sadar with both sides level on 42 points and separated only by goal difference. Osasuna are 13th and Espanyol 14th, so the result could push one club closer to safety with two league matches left.
El Sadar on Sunday
Osasuna enter after three straight defeats, while Espanyol arrive with a fresh lift from a 2-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao. That was Espanyol’s first win of 2026 and their first three points in 143 days, which gives Manolo Gonzalez’s side a sharper recent edge than the table alone suggests.
Osasuna’s most recent home defeat came in a 2-1 loss to Atletico Madrid, when Kike Barja scored a 90th-minute consolation goal. Alessio Lisci’s team still carries a strong home record this season, though, with nine home wins, five home draws and four home defeats.
Budimir and the numbers
Ante Budimir remains Osasuna’s main finishing threat. He has 17 goals in 2,773 minutes this season, and five of those have come from headers. Osasuna’s overall record stands at 11 wins, nine draws and 16 defeats, with 43 goals scored and 47 conceded across 36 matchdays.
Espanyol’s away numbers are thinner. They have four wins, five draws and nine defeats on the road, and their season total shows 40 goals scored and 53 conceded, leaving them behind Osasuna on goal difference even though both teams have 42 points.
Recent meetings
The last head-to-head went Espanyol’s way, a 1-0 win at their own ground. Over the last five meetings, Osasuna have won twice, Espanyol once, and two have finished level, so the fixture has stayed tight even when form has swung in different directions.
Victor Munoz will miss out for Osasuna because of a calf injury, narrowing Lisci’s options for a game that already carries direct weight in the lower half of LaLiga. For supporters at El Sadar, the margin is simple: one result can reshape the gap to the bottom end of the table before the season runs out.
