Friday 8th March
Bilbao v Espanyol – 8pm (Olly)
11th vs 12th (both on 33 points)
Bilbao have been great at home (unbeaten in their last 8 at home – also drew with both Real Madrid and Barcelona at home)
Espanyol are on a bit of a run and are unbeaten in the last 5 (3 of them draws though) HOWEVER have a lot of players missing through injury or suspension.
Without the absentees I’d say a draw, however with them I think Bilbao may edge it.
Tip: Bilbao to win (1.72)
Score: 1-0
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Saturday 9th March
Alaves v Eibar – Midday (Tom)
5th (40 points) v 11th (33 points)
Alaves are undefeated in 4 – W2 D2
At home they’ve only lost once all season 0-1 v Vallecano
3 clean sheets in the last 5 home games
Eibar have the worst away record in the league
Only picked up 8 points on their travels all season
Only 1 win away all season – that was back in October
Failed to score in 3 of the last 6 away games too
Tip: Alaves win (2.60) – RED
Score Prediction: 1-0
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Atletico Madrid v Leganes – 3.15pm (Will)
2nd v 11th
Atletico have kept a clean sheet in last 4 in all comps
Leganes have only scored 1 in their last 5 v Atletico
TIP: Atletico win to nil (1.98) / 1-0 correct score (4.9)
SCORE: 1-0
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Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano – 5.30pm (Olly)
Vallecano have lost their last 5 in a row (called it with Girona last week)
Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 10 competitive games
Barcelona have won their last 12 matches against Vallecano
Barcelona have scored at least 3 goals in 11 of their last 12 matches against Vallecano
Tip: Barcelona to win both halves (2.04) / Over 3.5 goals (1.94)
Score: 4-0
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Getafe v Huesca – 7.45pm (Tom)
4th (42 points) v 20th (22 points)
Both teams are in very decent form
Getafe are undefeated in 5 – W3 D2
The last 4 have all seen BTTS
Huesca have W3 D1 L1 of the last 5
Getafe have won 5 of the last 6 home games
Only defeat was v Barcelona 1-2
But Huesca are undefeated in their last 3 away games
Drew with Sociedad and Espanyol and beat Girona
Huesca have scored in 4 of their last 5 games
Tip: Getafe win (1.62) / BTTS (2.16) / Getafe win & BTTS (4.20)
Score Prediction: 2-1
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Sunday 10th March
Celta Vigo v Real Betis – 11am (Will)
17th v 8th
Betis have only won 1 of their last 8 in all comps
Knocked out of Europa and Copa del Rey
Lost 6 of their last 9 away in the league
Morale will be low
Celta Vigo have only won 1 of their last 11
But that win was home vs Sevilla who are above Betis
TIP: Celta Vigo win (2.5)
SCORE: 2-1
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Girona v Valencia – 3.15pm (Olly)
14th vs 7th
Valencia are undefeated in their last 8 matches
Girona are unbeaten in their last 3
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Valencia’s last 4 games
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Girona’s last 7 home games
Tight game with minimal goals.
(The last 2 meetings have seen the away team win 0-1)
Tip: Under 2.5 goals (1.75)
Score: 0-1
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Levante v Villarreal – 5.30pm (Tom)
15th (30 points) v 18th (23 points) – massive game
Levante have lost 4 of the last 6 games
Their 1 win was against Celta Vigo who are in terrible form
Levante have W2 D2 L2 of their last 6 home games
Villarreal have also only won 1 of their last 6 games
That was against Sevilla who are also in terrible form
Villarreal have L3 D3 of their last 6 games
And they’ve failed to score in their last 4 away games
Tip: Levante either half () / Levante double chance ()
Score Prediction: 1-0
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Sevilla v Real Sociedad – 5.30pm (Will)
6th v 9th
2 points between them
Sevilla would be relegated based on form of last 8 games
Just lost to Huesca, Barca and Villarreal
Sociedad have drawn 6 of their last 10 (all comps)
Including their last 4 away games
TIP: Draw (4.2) / Sociedad double chance (2.25) – RED
SCORE: 1-1
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Real Valladolid v Real Madrid – 7.45pm (Olly)
Real are having a stinker again, losing 4 of their last 5 in all comps
There is unrest at the Bernabeu, especially after their shock exit to Ajax in the CL
On paper this should be the exact game they want to get things back on track, but equally Valladolid know Madrid are in turmoil at the moment.
BUT Real’s league form hasn’t been too bad of late. They have won their last 4 away league games
Real Valladolid failed to score in 4 of their last 5 league matches
Will be a shaky first half from Madrid, then I think they will grind them down.
Tip: Draw HT / Madrid FT (4.80) / Safe Madrid to win (1.66)
Score: 1-2
