Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid Preview

Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid

Competition – La Liga

Stadium: El Sadar

Date: 12th May 2026

Kick-off time – 20:30 GMT

Tuesday night’s late kick-off at El Sadar brings together two sides at very different points in their La Liga campaigns. Osasuna are fighting to salvage something from a difficult second half of the season, while Atlético Madrid arrive in Pamplona with one eye on the teams above them and an urgent need to restore momentum after a damaging week.

Osasuna’s recent form has been a struggle. Their most recent outing ended in a 3-2 away defeat at Levante — a result that leaves them without a win in four of their last five outings. Prior to that, they were beaten 2-1 at home by Barcelona, a loss that was hard to fault given the visitors’ quality but damaging to morale nonetheless. Before that came a bright spot — a 2-1 home win over Sevilla that offered encouragement and showed they retain the capacity to take points at El Sadar. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 away defeat at Athletic Club punctuated proceedings, while the oldest result in the sequence was a 1-1 home draw against Real Betis. A sequence of L-L-W-L-D tells the story of a side that has lost its foothold in the top half and is running out of time to reclaim it.

Atlético Madrid head north carrying the weight of a turbulent few weeks. Their most recent outing was a damaging 1-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo — a result that will have irritated their demanding support, particularly given the context. Prior to that, they suffered a 1-0 defeat away at Arsenal in European competition. Before that, they delivered one of their better away displays of the season, winning 2-0 at Valencia with a controlled and efficient performance. Earlier in this run, they drew 1-1 with Arsenal at the Metropolitano in a tense continental encounter, after a 3-2 home win over Athletic Club showed their attacking capabilities at their best. A sequence of L-L-W-D-W captures a side with quality in the tank but too many slip-ups at critical moments.

The head-to-head record favours Atlético Madrid, who have won three of the last five meetings, with no draws and two wins for Osasuna. Most recently, Atlético won 1-0 at home in October 2025. In the previous encounter, Osasuna claimed a 2-0 home win in May 2025.

Osasuna currently sit 10th in La Liga with 42 points from 35 matches. Three points here would take them to 45 — level with Getafe in seventh on points but with a superior goal difference of -3 against Getafe’s -8, which would lift them to seventh place. For Atlético, fourth place on 63 points is their current perch. Victory would move them to 66, extending their gap over fifth-placed Real Betis — on 54 — to twelve points and cementing their European place for next season with two games to spare.

In Spain, the match is live on Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD and M+ LALIGA TV. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, viewers can watch on Premier Sports 1 and stream via the Premier Sports Player. In the United States, the game is available on ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV and the ESPN App.


Osasuna Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Levante 3-2 Osasuna La Liga May 8, 2026
Osasuna 1-2 Barcelona La Liga May 2, 2026
Osasuna 2-1 Sevilla La Liga Apr 26, 2026
Athletic Club 1-0 Osasuna La Liga Apr 21, 2026
🤝 Osasuna 1-1 Real Betis La Liga Apr 12, 2026

Atlético Madrid Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Atlético Madrid 0-1 Celta Vigo La Liga May 9, 2026
Arsenal 1-0 Atlético Madrid Champions League May 5, 2026
Valencia 0-2 Atlético Madrid La Liga May 2, 2026
🤝 Atlético Madrid 1-1 Arsenal Champions League Apr 29, 2026
Atlético Madrid 3-2 Athletic Club La Liga Apr 25, 2026

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Atlético Madrid 1-0 Osasuna La Liga Oct 18, 2025
Osasuna 2-0 Atlético Madrid La Liga May 15, 2025
Atlético Madrid 1-0 Osasuna La Liga Jan 12, 2025
Atlético Madrid 1-4 Osasuna La Liga May 19, 2024
Osasuna 0-2 Atlético Madrid La Liga Sep 28, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Spain Movistar+, LaLiga TV Bar HD, M+ LALIGA TV
UK & Ireland Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports Player
USA ESPN Deportes, ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Germany DAZN Germany, DAZN1 Germany
France beIN Sports 2, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, freemyCANAL
Italy DAZN Italia, DAZN Zona
Netherlands Ziggo Go, Ziggo Sport
Australia beIN SPORTS 3, beIN Sports Connect
Argentina DIRECTV Sports Argentina, DGO
Canada TSN+

La Liga Table

Pos Club MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barcelona 35 30 1 4 91 31 +60 91
2 Real Madrid 35 24 5 6 70 33 +37 77
3 Villarreal 35 21 6 8 65 40 +25 69
4 Atlético Madrid 35 19 6 10 58 38 +20 63
5 Real Betis 35 13 15 7 54 43 +11 54
6 Celta 35 13 11 11 49 44 +5 50
7 Getafe 35 13 6 16 28 36 -8 45
8 Real Sociedad 35 11 11 13 54 55 -1 44
9 Athletic Club 35 13 5 17 40 51 -11 44
10 Osasuna 35 11 9 15 42 45 -3 42
11 Rayo Vallecano 34 10 12 12 35 41 -6 42
12 Valencia 35 11 9 15 38 50 -12 42
13 Sevilla 35 11 7 17 43 56 -13 40
14 Espanyol 35 10 9 16 38 53 -15 39
15 Mallorca 35 10 9 16 43 52 -9 39
16 Elche 35 9 12 14 46 54 -8 39
17 Girona 34 9 11 14 36 51 -15 38
18 Alavés 35 9 10 16 41 54 -13 37
19 Levante 35 9 9 17 41 57 -16 36
20 Real Oviedo 35 6 11 18 26 54 -28 29

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