Friday 8th February
Valladolid v Villarreal – 8pm (Will)
14th v 19th
Valladolid have won 1 of their last 9
Villarreal have won 0 of their last 9
But theyve drawn 6 of those
4 desmondos!
TIP: Draw (3.35) / Correct score 2-2 (14.0)
SCORE: 2-2
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Saturday 9th February
Getafe v Celta Vigo – Midday (Tom)
5th (32 points) v 16th (24 points)
Getafe have won 4 of the last 6 home games
The other 2 games they lost v Barcelona and v Valencia
Getafe have the 2nd best defence in the league – only conceded 18 goals
Getafe won this game 3-0 last season
Celta Vigo won their first game in 6 v Sevilla at the weekend 1-0
Celta Vigo only have 8 points away from home though
And have conceded 15 in their last 6 games
Tip: Getafe win (1.85)
Score Prediction: 2-1
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Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid – 3.15pm (Olly)
Real Madrid have won their last 4 matches and drew with Barca away in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. (Meaning possible fatigue)
Atletico LOST their last game away are Real Betis, but still have a great home record. Winning 8 of their last 9 home matches
Atletico have drawn their last 4 matches against Real Madrid in all competitions
Real Madrid have scored at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches
Super tight game here! Eaaaaasily be a draw. Real have the edge though.
Tip: Real Madrid Double Chance (1.60) / Real to win Either half (2.04) / Draw (3.25)
Score: 1-1
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Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano – 5.30pm (Will)
15th v 18th
Espanyol have won 1 of 8
BTTS in 7 of those
Conceded at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 11
Vallecano have only lost 1 of 6
Won 4 of those
TIP: Vallecano win (4.5) / Win or draw (2.0)
SCORE: 1-2
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Girona v Huesca – 7.45pm (Tom)
15th (24 points) v 20th (15 points)
Girona are in freefall – lost 3 on the bounce
Not won since end of November in La Liga
Have drawn 4 of their last 5 home games
And not scored in their last 2
Huesca have won 2 of the last 5
Beat Valladolid 4-0 at the weekend – crazy result
Last away game they drew 0-0 v Sociedad
Tip: Huesca double chance (1.92)
Score Prediction: 1-1
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Sunday 10th February
Leganes v Real Betis- 11am (Olly)
Leganes are undefeated in their last 8 home matches
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Leganes’s last 3 games
Yes, Betis are coming off great win against Atletico, but that was at home. Betis have lost 3 of their last 4 away matches
Great value in Leganes here
Tip: Leganes to win (2.4) / Leganes to win either half (1.75)
Score: 2-1
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Valencia v Real Sociedad – 3.15pm (Will)
Valencia are unbeaten in 5 at home
Only lost 1 of last 7
Turned that loss around in 2nd leg to get to semis of Copa del Rey
Drew with Barca away in the last game
BUT
on away form Sociedad would be 2nd in the league!
8th v 9th
Both on same points
Drawiest team in the league
TIP: Draw (3.6)
SCORE: 1-1
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Sevilla v Eibar – 5.30pm (Tom)
4th (36 points) v 10th (29 points)
Sevilla have only won 1 of their last 6
But at home they’re VERY good
Won 5 of the last 6 games – only lost 1 game at home all season
They have only conceded 6 goals at home
Won 3 of the last 4 at home to nil
Eibar have the 3rd worst away record in the league
And Vallecano are the only team to score less on their travels
Sevilla have won the last 3 home games v Eibar to nil
Tip: Sevilla win (1.70) / Sevilla to nil (3.10)
Score Prediction: 2-0
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Atletico Bilbao v Barcelona – 7.45pm (Olly)
1st v 12th
Barca in great form winning 5 of their last 6 games.
Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in their last 9 matches
Barcelona have won their last 4 away matches
Bilbao also in good form though only losing 1 of their last 6
Barca have draw their last 2 games in all comps thought (Valencia in La Liga and Real in Copa)
Barcelona have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 away matches
Might be a lot tighter than the league standings suggest, I do think Barca will win
Tip: Barcelona to win (1.70) / Barca HT/FT (2.55)
Score: 0-2
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Monday 11th February
Alaves v Levante – 8pm (Will)
7th v 11th
5 point gap
Alaves have only scored 1 goal in 4 games
Levante have only scored 2 in their last 5
Levante have failed to win their last 6 away
Alaves have only lost 1 of the last 6 at home
TIP: Under 2.5 goals (1.84) / Alaves win (2.05)
SCORE: 1-0
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