Real Madrid vs Osasuna Match Overview – 19.08.2025

It’s time for Real Madrid to kick off their La Liga campaign as well. Los Blancos host Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. This will be Xabi Alonso’s first game in La Liga as a coach, so the fans are impatient to see how their favourite team will look like. Let’s preview it in our accurate soccer predictions for weekend games.

Real Madrid News & Analysis

It was a summer of changes for the most successful club in Europe’s history. The legendary manager Carlo Ancelotti left his job, being replaced by Real Madrid’s former midfielder Xabi Alonso. Meanwhile Luka Modric also left the club, choosing a different path for his final years as a player.

But some new faces arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu dressing room. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras reinforced the defence while Franco Mastantuono will try to prove he’s one of the finest Argentine talents at the moment.

In the attack Alonso can rely on the young gem Gonzalo Garcia who made some classy introduction during the Club World Cup in he summer. At the same time Rodrygo is expected to leave the club – the Brazilian is a wanted man at the market.

Osasuna News & Analysis

Osasuna are complete underdogs in their visit to the Bernabeu, but we shall see what the team’s new manager Alessio Lisci can do in his debut game for the season. The Italian tactician will have the task to keep the Pamplonians away from relegation, preferably – keeping them around the middle of the table.

On the market Osasuna didn’t have many funds to spend. They signed Real Madrid’s Victor Munoz while Leganes’ Valentin Rosier arrived via free transfer. At the same time the club said goodbye to the right-back Jesus Areso who moved to Athletic Bilbao. The midfielder Pablo Ibanez also left as a free agent.

Ante Budimir remains the top threat for Real Madrid’s defence in Osasuna’s squad. Last season the Croatian international scored 24 goals in all competitions, proving his quality.

Real Madrid vs Osasuna Betting Predictions

Everyone expects a flashy start of the “Xabi Alonso era” in La Liga, but Osasuna are usually a tough nut to crack. Real Madrid have to be serious about winning this one, if they want to avoid problems.

Real Madrid +2.5 Goals;
Over 3.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

Real Madrid and Osasuna have played 45 matches against each other so far. Los Blancos have won the majority of them – 30. Osasuna secured the win just 5 of these games.

Betting Verdict

We expect to see Real Madrid having fun in this first game for the 2025/26 season. At least that’s what the fans expect. The new manager Xabi Alonso is well-known with his love for attacking football so maybe Madrid will be attractive to watch under him. Thank you for staying with us and our accurate soccer predictions for weekend games.