Rayo Vallecano Vs Real Madrid
UD Las Palmas have won 10 of their last 12 games at home against Espanyol in the top tier (D1 L1). Furthermore, Canaries have kept seven clean sheets in those 10 wins over Espanyol at home. The Canary team have conceded a goal in each of their last four league games (W2 D1 L1).
Espanyol have only won one of their last 13 away games in this La Liga season (D2 L10) – this was 2-4 against Sporting.
Form Guide:
Vallecano: W2 D2 L1 | Real Madrid: W4 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Real Madrid to win – Vallecano @ 2.45
Atletico Madrid Vs Malaga
Atlético have just lost one of their last nine league games against Málaga under Simeone, (4W 4D), that defeat coming at La Rosaleda (1-0). Málaga have earned points in three of their last six league trips to Vicente Calderón (W2 D1), last one on 2014 (1-1).
That 1-1 draw under Bernd Schuster on MD 37 of 2013-14 prevented Atlético from winning the title (which they eventually managed on the last MD of the season). Javi Gracia has beaten Simeone twice as La Liga manager. Only Luis Enrique (4), and José Mourinho (3) have won against Diego Simeone more often in the competition. Antoine Griezmann has scored three goals in three games for Atlético against Málaga in La Liga.
Form Guide:
Atletico: W4 L1 | Malaga: W1 D3 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Atletico and Over 2.5 @ 2.15
Barcelona Vs Sporting Gijon
Barcelona have won 10 times in a row against Sporting in La Liga at Camp Nou, keeping clean sheets in five of them. The last time that Sporting won points at Camp Nou was on 1992 (1-1) with Abelardo as Sporting’s centre-back.
Barcelona have scored against Sporting in 12 successive league games, netting 32 goals overall (2,66 per game).
Luis Enrique has won in all of his meetings for Barcelona against Sporting in La Liga – as player (three wins with two goals scored) and as manager (one win). Sporting are one of the four sides yet to concede a goal to Leo Messi at Camp Nou in La Liga (Las Palmas, Xerez and Hércules).
Form Guide:
Barcelona: W2 L3 | Sporting: W2 D2 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Barcelona and Both Teams to Score @ 2.55
Eibar Vs Deportivo La Coruna
Deportivo were the first side to beat Eibar at Ipurúa in the top-flight, 0-1 last season. Deportivo have beaten Eibar in all their three meetings in the top tier, keeping three clean sheets in the process.
Only Getafe (8) have won fewer points in the second half of this La Liga season than both Eibar and Deportivo (11). Lucas Pérez have scored in two out of three games against Armeros on the top tier (two goals). Iván Ramis is the only current Eibar player to have scored against Deportivo in La Liga; a headed goal when he played for Mallorca on 2004. Eibar have lost four of their last six league home games, twice as many in the rest of the season (2).
Form Guide:
Eibar: W1 D1 L3 | Deportivo: W1 D2 L2
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Eibar straight win @ 2.25
Levante Vs Athletic Bilbao
Levante have lost each of their last five La Liga games against Athletic and have failed to score a single goal in the last three.
Vizcaínos have won in four of their last six league trips to Ciutat de Valencia (D2), scoring twice in all four wins. Granotas have won five of their last eight home games in La Liga (D1 L2), keeping clean sheets in three of the last five. Levante have only lost one of their last five home league games (W3 D1).
Athletic have already won seven games on the road in this La Liga season and they are one away from equalling their best away wins tally in a single campaign (8 on 01/02, 55/56 and 32/33).
Form Guide:
Levante: W1 D1 L3 | Athletic: W2 L3
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Bilbao Straight Win @ 2.25
Sevilla Vs Real Betis
Sevilla are winless five Sevillian derbies in a row against Real Betis (W4 D1 in all competitions) and have stopped Betis from scoring in all of them. The last Betis win in a Sevillian derby was on March 2014 in the first leg of Europa League last 16 (0-2 at Sánchez-Pizjuán). Excluding that defeat, Sevilla have beaten Betis in their last three meetings at Sánchez-Pizjuán, all of them by four goal margins (5-1 on 2012 and 4-0 on 2013 in La Liga and 4-0 in the same season in Spanish Cup).
Sánchez-Pizjuan hasn’t seen a draw in a Sevillian derby in La Liga since October 2003 (2-2). That season was the last one with the teams drawing in both league meetings of the season.
Form Guide:
Sevilla: W2 D1 L2 | Betis: W2 D1 L2
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Sevilla Straight win @ 1.52
Getafe Vs Valencia
Getafe have just won just one of their last seven league games against Valencia (D1 L5), it was at Mestalla on March 2014 (3-1). Ches have won in their last three visits to Coliseum in La Liga, all three without conceding a single goal. They ended the last MD on their second longest winless run on the top tier (13) – the previous was a 15 winless run in 2003-04.
Valencia have won two league games under Pako Ayestarán, only one fewer than under Gary Neville’s management.
Getafe are the only side that Álvaro Negredo has scored against for all three teams that he has played in La Liga for. (seven goals overall).
Form Guide:
Getafe: W1 D1 L3 | Valencia: W3 L2
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Valencia Straight Win @ 2.30
Villarreal Vs Real Sociedad
Villarreal are unbeaten against Real Sociedad in La Liga under Marcelino García Toral (W4 D1). Txuri-urdins have not scored in their last three league games against Yellows – the last Donostiarras’ goal was scored by Carlos Vela in May 2014. They have only lost one of their last eight meetings against Real Sociedad at El Madrigal (W4 D3); 0-2 on April 2006.
Marcelino’s side have only won in two of the last seven league games (D1 L4) and in just one of their last three games at home (D1 L1). Real Sociedad have won three of their last six away games (W3 D3) – more wins away from Anoeta than in the rest of this season (two).
Form Guide:
Villarreal: W3 L2 | Sociedad: W2 L3
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Villarreal Straight win @ 1.80
Celta Vigo Vs Granada
Celta de Vigo have gone 10 league home games without a defeat against Granada (W6 D4), keeping clean sheets in seven of them. Since their last promotion to the top tier, Granadinos have only won one of their seven league games against Celta (D3 L3); the first one (2-1 at Los Cármenes on 2012).
Galicians are unbeaten in seven league games in a row (W3 D3), their last defeat was at Bernabéu on March (7-1). Iago Aspas has scored in all of his three games against Granada in La Liga; netting three goals for Celta de Vigo. Granada have only lost two of their nine league games under José González (W2 D4).
Form Guide:
Celta Vigo: W2 D3 | Granada: W1 D3 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Bet Under 2.5 @ 2.05