Valencia will look to make it two consecutive victories in the Spanish top flight for the first time since April when they begin their 2024-25 season with a match against Osasuna on Tuesday evening.

Los Che go into the game with a 2-0 win over Girona, while Osasuna also triumphed last time out, beating Las Palmas 2-1 to move up to seventh place in the table.

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Valencia have picked up just one point from their first five La Liga games this season, losing to Barcelona, ​​Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid in an incredibly difficult start.

Nevertheless, Los Che managed to record a big two-goal win against Girona on Saturday. Luis Rioja And Daniel Gomez on the score sheet at Mestalla, and the result shifted Ruben BarajaThis allowed the Valencia team to leave the bottom of the league table and move up to 18th place, one point behind Real Valladolid, who are in 17th place.

Valencia beat Osasuna 1-0 when the two teams last met in April, but the corresponding match at Mestalla last season ended in a 2-1 victory for the visitors.

Los Che have not finished in the top four of La Liga since 2019 and it will be a daunting task for them to challenge for a Champions League place this season, but a top seven finish is not entirely unrealistic.

Last season, Valencia finished ninth, eight points behind seventh-placed Real Betis, but in the 2023/24 season they lost 15 times in the Spanish top flight.

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Osasuna, on the other hand, had a solid start to the season, winning three, drawing one and losing two of their six games. The team collected ten points in total and is in seventh place in the table.

Los Rojillos picked up four points from their first two league games of the season before suffering a heavy defeat at Girona in late August, but they beat Celta Vigo before the international break.

On 16 September, Osasuna lost 3-1 to Rayo Vallecano, but returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Las Palmas.

Alberto Moleiro equalized a penalty from Ante Budimir equalized at halftime, but Aimar OrozThe goal after an hour made the difference between the two teams.

In fact, Osasuna have won two of their last three away games at Mestalla in the Spanish top flight and have picked up points from 10 of their 19 away league games in the 2023–24 season.

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Valencia will continue to be without the services of its number one striker Hugo Durobut Dani Gomez scored against Girona while operating through the middle and he will continue to operate in that area of ​​the pitch here too.

Rafa Mir is still suspended from the club, while Jose Gaya, Jaume Domenech And Mouctar Diakhaby will also be out due to injury, so Los Che are currently far from their best line-up.

Head coach Baraja was able to field the same team that was on the field for the first game against Girona, with Javi Guerra is expected to play as number 10 on Tuesday evening.

As for Osasuna, Iker Munoz And Kike Barja will miss the game due to injury, but the visitors had no new fitness problems in their win against Las Palmas.

Budimir should continue to play through the middle after scoring last time. Raul Garcia is expected to be on the bench at kick-off on Tuesday evening.

Bryan Zaragoza And Ruben Garcia should play on the outside positions at Osasuna, while Lucas Torro will again be required to operate in midfield.

Possible starting eleven for Valencia:
Mamardashvili; Correia, Tarrega, Mosquera, Vazquez; Barrenechea, Pepelu; D Lopez, Guerra, Rioja; D Gomez

Possible starting eleven for Osasuna:
Herrera; Areso, Catena, Boyomo, Bretons; Torro; Ruben Garcia, Moncayola, Oroz, Zaragoza; Budimir

We think: Valencia 1-1 Osasuna

There hasn’t been a draw between these two teams since January 2021, but we’re going for a stalemate here. Both come into the game with positive results and it’s difficult for us to predict a winner on Tuesday night.

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