La Liga – GW22
Friday 1st February
Huesca v Valladolid – 8pm (Tom)
20th (12 points) v 13th (25 points)
Huesca have only won 2 games all season
And only scored 17 goals in 21 games
Valladolid are decent away – 6th best away record in the league
They were in terrible form, but beat Celta Vigo at the weekend
And have won 3 of the last 4 times the teams have met
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Real Valladolid’s last 8 away games
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.64) / Valladolid double chance (1.66) / Valladolid win (3.25)
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Saturday 2nd February
Levante v Getafe – Midday (Will)
12th v 6th
Getafe have lost both of their last 2 games (away)
Levante won the reverse fixture 1-0
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 12 of Getafe’s last 14 away games
Levante have been drawing at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Getafe
TIP: Under 2.5 (1.82) / Draw half time Levante full time (6.0)
SCORE: 1-0
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Sociedad v Bilbao – 3.15pm (Olly)
9th vs 12th (1 point separates them)
Real Sociedad are on a 6 game unbeaten run in all competitions (4 draws)
Athletic have won 3 of their last 4 competitive games
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Athletic Bilbao’s last 7 games
Very tight game, easily see a draw.
Tip: Bilbao Double Chance (1.6) / Bilbao win either half (2.10)
Score: 1-1
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Barcelona v Valencia – 5.30pm (Tom)
1st (49 points) v 7th (29 points)
Barca have won 8 on the bounce in La Liga – 6 to nil
And have been winning at HT and FT in all of those games
Valencia have won 3 of their last 5 games – finally not drawing
But, they have only scored 8 goals in 10 away games
Valencia have beaten Barca in their last 6 meetings in all comps
Tip: Barca HT Braca FT (1.79) / Barca to nil (2.60)
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Celta Vigo v Sevilla – 7.45pm (Will)
18th v 4th
Celta Vigo have lost their last 5
Sevilla have only won 4 of last 10
But had a hard run
Under 2.5 in 7 of those
Scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches against Celta Vigo
TIP: Sevilla win (2.05)
SCORE: 0-2
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Sunday 3rd February
Villarreal v Espanyol – 11am (Olly)
Espanyol have lost 9 of their last 10 matches
Espanyol have conceded at least 3 goals in their last 3 matches
Villarreal have failed to win their last 8 matches
Villarreal have draw 9 games this season VERY DRAWIE.
Tight game, think Villarreal could nick it though as Espanyol are shocking at the moment.
Tip: Villareal to win (1.8)
Score: 1-0
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Real Betis v Atletico Madrid – 3.15pm (Tom)
8th (29 points) v 2nd (44 points)
Betis have lost 3 of their last 4 games
At home they’re hard to call W5 D3 L3
Atletico have only lost once all season – now 18 games unbeaten
They have 5 clean sheets in their last 7 games
And all of the last 5 games between the 2 sides have seen under 2.5 goals
4 of them have been under 1.5 goals
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.161) / Atletico to win to nil (3.55)
Score Prediction: 0-1
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Eibar v Girona – 5.30pm (Will)
10th v 14th
Eibar have drawn 6 of the last 8
Over 2.5 in 5 of those
Girona have drawn 5 of 8
BTTS in 7 of 8
TIP: Draw (4.0) / BTTS (1.85)
SCORE: 2-2
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Real Madrid v Alaves – 7.45pm (Olly)
Real Madrid have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 home matches (turned a bit of a corner now)
Real Madrid have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches
Alaves have slumped a bit and only won 2 of their last 6
Real have won 4 of their last 6 home matches
Alaves wont make it easy though.
Tip: Draw HT/Real FT (4.5)
Score: 2-0
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Monday 4th February
Rayo Vallecano v Leganes – 8pm (Tom)
17th v 16th (both on 23 points)
Vallecano have won 4 of their last 5 games – drew the other
One of the form teams in La Liga
Only the top 3 have picked up more points in the last 6 games
Scored 10 in their last 5
Leganes only have 1 win in 6
And only 1 win away all season
With just 8 goals in 11 away games – 1 in their last 3
Tip: Vallecano either half (1.68) / Vallecano win (2.30)
Score Prediction: 2-0