La Liga Predictions

Real Sociedad – Levante: a huge clash at both ends of the table at the Reale Arena Spain’s top flight rolls on this Saturday afternoon. The Reale Arena in San Sebastian hosts a mismatch on paper. Real Sociedad face Levante. The home side are chasing a European place. The visitors are scrapping hard to stay…

Rayo Vallecano – Elche: a dogfight for survival in Vallecas Vallecas gets the weekend in Spain under way. Rayo Vallecano host Elche on Friday night. The table leaves both sides needing a win if they want to stay up. The home side have a slim three-point edge over their rivals. The visitors are hovering just…

Atletico Madrid – FC Barcelona: a powder keg at the Metropolitano The Metropolitano stages a classic of Spanish football on Saturday night. Atletico Madrid take on FC Barcelona. The hosts sit fourth in the table. Barcelona are perched at the top. What’s at stake in this one hangs heavily over the title race. The leaders…

Majorca vs Real Madrid: a clash of extremes in the Balearics La Liga is back this Saturday afternoon. Majorca host Real Madrid. The stakes couldn’t be more different. The home side are fighting tooth and nail to stay up. Madrid are chasing runaway leaders Barcelona. The table tells the story: 18th against second. One slip…

Celta Vigo – Alavés: Europe or survival at the Balaídos Celta Vigo (6th), hot in the race for Europe, host Alavés (17th), who are fighting desperately to avoid the drop as the season winds down. Celta on a high Galicia is buzzing. On Thursday Claudio Giráldez’s side sent the Balaídos wild by beating Olympique Lyonnais…

Athletic Bilbao – Real Betis: a clash of styles in San Mamés This Sunday night the feverish San Mamés will host one of the more intriguing fixtures in the league. Athletic Bilbao (10th), desperate to win back their crowd, take on Real Betis (5th), a Seville side full of confidence and eyeing the top end…

Real Madrid – Atletico Madrid: the capital will set the Bernabéu alight Real sit second and they’re chasing leaders Barcelona. Atletico are third. It’s raw, loud and ugly in the best possible way — a derby that always smells of history and bad blood. Real have no margin for error No more tinkering for Alvaro…

FC Barcelona – Rayo Vallecano: Barca look to kill the suspense FC Barcelona, rock-solid at the top of LaLiga, want to cement their grip on first place, while Rayo Vallecano (13th) are clawing for points to pull clear of the relegation scrap. The Catalan machine is crushing everything in its path They’re in a purple…

Sevilla – Valencia: Loser Pays in Andalusia This Saturday the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán will be a pressure cooker. Two heavyweights reduced to a scrap at the wrong end of the table — Sevilla (15th) and Valencia (14th) are separated by a single point and flirting with the drop. Big-name clash? Sure. But both are playing…