Against All Odds: Not many goals in Spanish relegation battle

"Osasuna have only scored 13 times so far this term – an average of less than one per game."

Lay Over 2.5 Goals in Osasuna v Valencia @ 1.99

Osasuna v Valencia
Monday January 9, 19:45 GMT
Live on Sky Sports 1

This is a fixture between two struggling teams who really can't afford to lose. The hosts are rock bottom having been beaten 11 times in 16 outings, while the visitors are in 17th - level on points with Sporting Gijon, who are in the relegation zone.

It's the goal side of things that takes my eye this evening though as while the market is edging towards three or more being scored, I'm not so sure.

Osasuna have only scored 13 times so far this term - an average of less than one per game. They have fired three blanks in a row on this ground and have mustered just five goals in eight home matches this season.

Of course they have been conceding plenty at the other end, but Valencia aren't certain to take advantage of that, and it will be interesting to see if caretaker manager, Voro, opts to make tightening up at the back his first task.

If Petar Vasiljević's men can hold out early on, they will frustrate their opponents and anything could happen. I'm leaning towards a low-scoring affair, so with over 2.5 goals trading at around the 1.99 mark, I have to make it my lay of the day.

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