Staff Reporter.
Real Madrid are on their best unbeaten run in LaLiga against Osasuna (13 games since January 2011 – W9 D4), keeping three consecutive clean sheets against the Navarrese side for the first time (346 minutes without conceding since Unai García’s goal in February 2020 at El Sadar).
Should avoid defeat, Real Madrid will register their best unbeaten away run against Osasuna in all competitions (currently W4 D3), surpassing the seven-match unbeaten streak they enjoyed between 1989 and 2000 (W3 D4).
After a goalless draw at the Santiago Bernabéu in the reverse fixture, Real Madrid and Osasuna could record consecutive draws for the second time in their history, the other occasion coming in the 1988/89 campaign when they drew 2-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu and 1-1 at El Sadar.
Osasuna have lost eight of their last 13 games played on a Wednesday in LaLiga (W4 D1) while Real Madrid have not lost any of their last 12 played on that day in the competition (W9 D3) since a 1-2 defeat against Valencia in April 2019.
Osasuna have won their last two games in LaLiga, 1-0 vs Alavés and 2-1 vs Valencia, and are looking to record three consecutive league wins for the second time this season after achieving that in October 2021 (3).
Real Madrid have won 23 of their first 32 games in LaLiga 2021/22 (D6 L3), their highest number of wins at this stage of the campaign in the top-flight since 2016/17 (W23 D6 L3), when they won the league.
Ante Budimir has scored in his last four LaLiga games (four goals in total) – if he scores, he will become only the second Osasuna player to score in five successive top-flight games in the 21st century after Richard Morales in 2004.
Real Madrid’s last eight goals against Osasuna in LaLiga have been scored by eight different players: Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, Isco, Sergio Ramos, Lucas Vázquez, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao and Casemiro, the last four all coming in the final 15 minutes of the match. Vinícius Júnior attempted 71 passes against Osasuna (64 completed) in the reverse fixture in October 2021, his most in a single game for Real Madrid in all competitions.
Carlo Ancelotti has not lost as Real Madrid coach against Osasuna in all competitions (G5 W3 D2), with Los Blancos scoring two goals on average and keeping four clean sheets in these five games.