Friday 26th October
Valladolid v Espanyol – 8pm (Tom)
6th v 3rd currently – good starts for both
Valladolid have won 4 games on the bounce
And Espanyol are undefeated in 4 – winning 3 of those
3 of the 4 Valladolid home games have seen under 2.5 goals
Espanyol have only won once on their travels though – W1 D2 L2
3 of their 5 away games have seen under 2.5 goals
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.61) / Valladolid to win either half (2.02) – RED
Score Prediction: 1-0
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Saturday 27th October
Girona v Vallecano – Midday (Will)
15th v 19th
Girona have been better away form than home
But only lost 2 of last 7 (Eibar & Betis)
Beat Celta Vigo, drew with Barca, Huesca and Sociedad
Vallecano are struggs
Only Huesca have conceded more
Only game they have won was v Huesca
Had a man sent off in last 2 games – missing players
Got game in hand (playing today v Bilbao) – will prob lose
TIP: Girona win (1.8)
SCORE: 2-0
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Bilbao v Valencia – 3.15pm (Olly)
Don’t know want happened in the Wednesday game
17th vs 14th
Bilbao have only won 1 game this season and drawn 5.
Valencia are the draw specialists and have drawn 6 of their last 7 matches
Tight game
Tip: Draw (3.35) – RED
Score: 1-1
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Celta Vigo v Eibar – 5.30pm (Tom)
15th v 12th currently – hard to call
Celta Vigo are winless in 6 games – – L3 D3
At home they’ve W1 D3 L1
4 of those 5 games were under 2.5 goals
Started the season well – but have faded badly
Eibar aren’t in great form – have won 2 of last 5
But won their last away game against Girona 2-3
3 of their 4 away games have seen under 2.5 goals
Celta have won the last 4 meetings between the two sides
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.84) / Celta Vigo win (2.15)
Score Prediction: 1-0
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Levante v Leganes – 5.30pm (Will)
8th v 18th
Levante have scored nearly double the amount of goals
Won their last 3 in a row including 2-1 v Madrid in last game (2-0 up in 15 mins)
Leganes were winless in 5
Now only lost 1 of 4 (including beating Barca 2-1!)
But lost 9 of 10 away
TIP: Levante win (2.15)
SCORE: 1-0
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Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad – 7.45pm (Tom)
5th v 12th currently
Atletico are undefeated inboxed their last 6 games – winning 4
At home they’ve won 3 of 4 and drew the other
All 3 wins have been to nil
However, Sociedad have the best away record in the league
They have 10 points from their 5 games – W3 D1 L1
They’ve not played anyone in the top half though
But, they have scored in all 5 games
Tip: Atletico win (1.53) / Atletico win and BTTS (4.10)
Score Prediction: 2-1
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Sunday 28th October
Getafe v Real Betis – 11am (Tom)
9th v 10th currently
Both have W3 D3 L3]
Getafe have Scored 8 conceded 8
Real Betis have scored 5 conceded 7
Getafe have double the points away (8) than at home (4)
All 4 of Real Betis’ away games have seen under 1.5 goals
They’ve only lost to Atletico Madrid on their travels
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.57) – RED / Real Betis win (3.10)
Score Prediction: 0-1
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Barcelona v Real Madrid – 3.15pm (Will)
1st v 7th!
Neither team in the best form
Madrid have lost 3 of 4
Scored 1 goal or less in 6 of 7
Had injuries but the whole team is back now
Barca have only lost 1 of 6
But drawn 3 of those
Just beat Tottenham and Sevila 4-2
Messi broke his arm in last game
BTTS in 8 of 9
Over 2.5 in 6 of 7 meets
TIP: BTTS (1.43) / Barca win (2.0)
SCORE: 2-1
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Alaves v Villarreal – 5.30pm (Olly)
ALAVES ARE 2ND IN THE LEAGUE (1 point behind Barca). Who would have thought that after 9 games?! MENTAL.
Alaves are undefeated in 5 games and are on a run!
Alaves beat Celta Vigo AWAY and Real Madrid at home in their last 2 games.
Villarreal have only won 1 in their last 5 games and are not in great form.
Villarreal will have played in Europa league on Thursday too, so may be fatigued.
Tip: Alaves to win either half (2.05) / Alaves Double Chance (1.58) / Alaves to win (3.10) – ALL RED
Score: 1-0
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Sevilla v Huesca – 7.45pm (Tom)
4th v 20th currently
Sevilla lost 4-2 to Barca last weekend
Before that they’d won 4 games in a row
They’re the 2nd top scorers in the league with 20 – only Barca have scored more (23)
Huesca have lost 6 of their 9 games
Including 5 of the last 6
And they’ve conceded the most goals in the league – 20
Only Betis have scored fewer too
Tip: Sevilla to win to nil (2.17) / Sevilla to score over 2.5 goals (1.93) – ALL RED
Score Prediction: 3-0
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