Osasuna have failed to score in five of their last six La Liga fixtures
Barcelona have not lost away to Osasuna since February 2012
Barcelona have kept clean sheets in two of their three league matches since Xavi took charge
Barca demanding a response

A harrowing 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night means Barcelona will be playing Europa League football after Christmas and highlighted how tough a task new boss Xavi faces.

Their away form has been pretty poor this year, winning just once in six outings in La Liga. However, that victory came since the change of manager, 3-1 at Villarreal a fortnight ago.

They have also been tough to beat, conceding just eight goals, while a third of the six clean sheets they have kept this season have come since Xavi’s arrival.

Osasuna in a rut

Barca face an Osasuna side who are seriously struggling for form, with their only win in their last eight outings coming against minnows San Agustin de Guadalix in the Copa Del Rey.

They have won just once in eight home games in La Liga, failing to score on three occasions, while they have also not managed to score in five of their last six league fixtures.

Only two points separate these two sides in the table, but that is largely down to the away form of Jagoba Arrasate’s side, with four of their five victories coming on the road.

Despite Barcelona’s poor record on their travels this year, they are well capable of winning this game and keeping a clean sheet in the process. I predict they will win 2-0.



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奥萨苏纳在过去的六场西甲比赛中有五场没有进球
自2012年2月以来，巴塞罗那从未输给奥萨苏纳
自从哈维接手以来，巴萨在三场联赛中有两场没有失球
巴萨要求回应

周三晚，巴萨0:3惨败拜仁慕尼黑，这意味着圣诞节后巴萨将参加欧联杯的比赛，这也凸显了新主帅哈维面临的艰巨任务。

他们今年的客场表现很差，在西甲的六场比赛中只赢了一场。然而，这场胜利是在主教练换人后取得的，两周前在比利亚雷亚尔以3-1获胜。

他们也很难被击败，只丢了8个球，而本赛季六场无失球的比赛中有三分之一是在哈维加盟后才保持的。

Osasuna在一个惯例

巴萨面对的是奥萨苏纳的球队，他们在过去八场比赛中唯一的胜利是在国王杯对阵小球队圣奥古斯丁·德瓜达利克斯。

在西甲的8场主场比赛中，他们只赢了一场，其中3场没有进球，而在过去的6场联赛中，他们也有5场没有进球。

这两支球队在积分榜上只有两分的差距，但这在很大程度上取决于贾戈巴·阿拉萨特(Jagoba Arrasate)的球队的客场状态，他们五场胜利中的四场都将在客场取得。

尽管巴塞罗那今年在客场战绩不佳，但他们很有能力赢得这场比赛，并保持不失球。我预测他们会以2比0获胜。