CA Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano

Osasuna host Rayo Vallecano at El Sadar in an early-season Primera División clash. Osasuna sit 8th with 7 points from four games, while Rayo Vallecano are 14th with 4. Neither side is fighting for survival, but early points matter for building momentum. Osasuna's form has been solid if uneven — wins over Getafe and Celta either side of a goalless draw with Levante — though they were stung 5-2 at Alavés last time out. Rayo Vallecano opened with a defeat at Sevilla but bounced back with a 3-2 win over Racing de Santander, their first of the season. Striker Ante Budimir, the club's most prolific foreign-born scorer, remains Osasuna's focal point. For Rayo, Isi Palazón drives the attack alongside veteran winger Álvaro García. The clubs have met 27 times, with Osasuna narrowly ahead 12 wins to 9, and won the most recent meeting 3-1. Our prediction: 2-1