Friday 14th September
Huesca v Rayo Vallecano – 8.00pm
* Huesca have got off to an okay start W1 D1 L1. Although they did get pumped 8-2 from Barcelona in their last game. (Understandable though)
* Huesca have still scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches
* Rayo Vallecano have lost BOTH their games so far since getting promotion and it is know they don’t travel that well.
* Going to be a tight game, but I think Huesca will edge it
Tip: Huesca to win
Score prediction: 2-1
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Saturday 15th September
Atletico Madrid v Eibar – 12.00pm
* Eibar have conceded in every game so far
* 2 losses and then beat Sociedad
* Atletico have had a draw / win / loss (2-0 to Celta Vigo) so far
* Celta Vigo were unbeaten in their last 12 at home though
* Atletico only lost 1 at home last season (conceding only 8 in 19)
TIP: Atletico win
SCORE: 2-0
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Real Sociedad v Barcelona – 3.15pm
* Real Sociedad have won 1 lost 1 drew 1
* Score 5 and conceded 5
* Real Sociedad scored 47 goals at home last season – only Barca and Real scored more
* There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Real Sociedad’s last 11 home games
* Barcelona have played 3 won 3 this year
* Scored 12 and conceded just 2 – with against Huesca in an 8-2 win
* Barca won 12 of their 19 away games last season – losing just once
* That defeat was 5-4 to Levante on their final away game
* This game finished 2-4 last year
* And 3 of the last 4 games between the 2 sides have seen BTTS
* In those 4 games there has been 19 goals
Tip: Over 3.5 goals / Barca to score in both halves
Score Prediction: 1-3
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Valencia v Real Betis – 5.15pm
* Valencia are yet to get a win so far in their opening 3 games. D2 L1
* After a shaky start (losing 3-0 to Levante at home) Betis have picked up Beating Sevilla and drawing with Alaves
* There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Real Betis’s last 6 away games
* This is likely to be a tight game
Tip: Under 2.5 goals / Betis to win either half
Score prediction: 1-1
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Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid – 7.45pm
* Madrid have won 3 of 3 scoring 10 (2-0, 4-1, 4-1)
* Bilbao have won 1 drawn 1, scoring 2 in each so far
* Bale has scored 5 in 6 games for Real Madrid
* Then scored for Wales at the weekend
TIP: Bale anytime / BTTS
SCORE: 1-3
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Sunday 16th September
Leganes v Villarreal – 11.00am
* Leganes have just 1 point from 3 games so far
* All 3 games this season have seen BTTS
* They drew 2-2 with Real Sociedad after being 0-2 down at HT
* There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Leganes’s last 7 games
* Leganes have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 7 matches
* Villarreal also only have 1 point from 3 games
* They have only scored 1 goals though – in the opening game they lost 1-2 v Real Sociedad
* Leganes won this game 3-1 last season
* 4 of the last 5 times these 2 sides have met in all comps there has been BTTS
* Villarreal have not won at Leganes in their last 3 visits in all comps
Tip: BTTS / Leganes double chance
Score Prediction: 2-2
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Espanyol v Levante – 3.15pm
* Both teams have got off to good starts W1 D1 L1
* There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 14 of Espanyol’s last 17 home games
* Very tight game.
* Espanyol beat Valencia 2-0 at home and Levante drew 2-2 with Valencia. Valencia yard stick says Espanyol will edge it JUST
Tip: Espanyol to win (1.75) / Under 2.5 goals
Score prediction: 1-0
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Real Valladolid v Alaves – 5.30pm
* Valladolid are yet to score but hard to beat
* 2 x 0-0 and lost to Barca 1-0
* Only lost 4 at home in Segunda last season
* Alaves lost to Barca 3-0, drew with Betis and beat Espanyol
* They lost 12 of 19 away last season
TIP: Under 2.5
SCORE: 1-0
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Sevilla v Getafe – 7.45pm
* Both sides have won 1 lost 1 drew 1 this season
* Sevilla have failed to score in their last 2 games – 0-0 v Villarreal and 1-0 v Real Betis
* Sevilla undefeated in their last 6 home games
* And won 11 of their 19 home games last year
* Getafe scored just 16 goals away from home last year
* But only Barca and Atletico had better defensive records
* There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Getafe’s last 8 games
* This game finished 1-1 last year
* The last 3 times they’ve met has seen under 2.5 goals
Tip: Under 2.5 goals / Sevilla win
Score Prediction: 1-0 or 1-1
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Monday 17th September
Girona v Celta Vigo – 8.00pm
* Girona have won 1 lost 1 drew 1 this year
* They beat Villarreal 0-1 last time out
* Girona have lost 5 of their last 6 home matches
* Last year they picked up almost as many points away as they did at home
* Celta Vigo have made a good start – picking up 7 points from 3 games
* They beat Atletico 2-0 last time out
* There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Celta Vigo’s last 3 away games
* They beat Levante in their last away game
Tip: Celta Vigo win (punchy)
Score Prediction: 1-2
