Category: La Liga Predictions

Osasuna – Real Madrid: table-toppers out to extend their streak Real Madrid head back into LaLiga this weekend for a tricky trip to Osasuna. Madrid sit top of the table and are riding a relentless run of wins. Osasuna, meanwhile, have put together a solid season in mid-table and still have one eye on European…

Athletic Bilbao – Elche: San Mamés to call the shots Friday night, the air will be thick at San Mamés. Not a European night, not a top-table blockbuster — just a proper La Liga banana-skin. These are the fixtures that quietly shape a season. Athletic Bilbao host Elche with two very different agendas: the Basques…

Girona – FC Barcelona: Catalan derby under pressure after Barca’s drubbing There’s never a good time to face an annoyed neighbour. Especially when that neighbour is FC Barcelona and they’ve just been humiliated in Europe… almost. On Monday night Girona host the LaLiga leaders in a Catalan derby that looks much trickier than it first…

Sevilla – Alavés: emergency at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Same record, same points, same cracks. Saturday night the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán hosts a game that smells of panic. Sevilla sit 13th, Alavés 14th. Seven wins, four draws, twelve defeats each. 25 points on the board. The table looks like a photocopy — but only one side will…

Getafe – Villarreal: Yellow Submarine on the march A bruising ground, a battle of nerves, and two teams stuck for completely different reasons. Saturday afternoon Getafe host Villarreal under very different pressure. The Azulones have finally caught a breath after steadying themselves. Villarreal, the Yellow Submarine, are looking up and dreaming of European nights. Different…

Espanyol Barcelona – Celta Vigo: European spots up for grabs at the RCDE Stadium Saturday afternoon the RCDE Stadium hosts a straight shootout for Europe. Espanyol sit sixth, just one point above seventh-placed Celta. Two ambitious sides, shaky runs, and rising pressure in the race for continental football. Espanyol Barcelona: time to stop the skid…

Real Madrid – Real Sociedad: Bernabéu hunting top spot Saturday night the Santiago Bernabéu could switch up a gear. One point behind Barça, Real Madrid can grab top spot temporarily before the Catalans play on Monday. But first they have to shrug off a confident Real Sociedad, back in the European mix after a very…

Elche v Osasuna: buy breathing space at Martínez Valero Friday night the Martínez Valero could tip the relegation scales. Elche host Osasuna and must react. Three straight defeats have dragged Elche alarmingly close to the drop zone. Osasuna, by contrast, are calmer and have one eye on the upper half of the table. Elche: emergency…

Villarreal v Espanyol: a tense European showdown at the Cerámica Monday night with bite in LaLiga. Villarreal sit fourth; Espanyol are a gritty sixth, just one point off fifth. On paper this is a tussle for Europe. On the pitch it’s likely to be a nervous scrap between two teams trying to halt a wobble…