Year 2019 ended with the first of the 19/20 La Liga season. As we start off a new season, it’s also the beginning of the end in Spain’s premier club football competition. Starting this weekend, the winter break will be over as action will resume in various football centers across Spain.
After 18 games played in the league, only two points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top of the table. Closely followed in third and fourth place respectively are Sevilla and Atletico Madrid while the likes of Celta Vigo, Leganes and Espanyol wallow in relegation waters.
As the league resumes this weekend, which games will be played?
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Espanyol vs. Barcelona
It’s the Catalan derby in Spain this weekend. It’s 20th versus the first-place team in La Liga. It’s almost a no-contest between both sides. However, derbies games in football are one of the hardest events to predict.
For Barcelona, they’ve only lost twice away from home this season. In their last five La Liga games away from home, they’ve scored an average of two goals per game. They face an Espanyol side that has conceded an average of two goals per game in their last four games in all competitions.
With Barcelona favorites to win this game, how many goals do you think they will score?
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Real Sociedad vs. Villarreal
Real Sociedad, currently in fifth place, are fighting hard for a place in the top four. Their unbeaten run in their last five games, including a 2-2 draw against Barcelona, has helped them to climb up the table.
Four of Villarreal’s last five away games finished with both teams scoring.
Can both teams score in this game?
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For Villarreal, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last five away games in the league. As a result, they’ve lost six of their last 10 league games, winning the remaining four with no draws.
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Sevilla vs. Athletic Bilbao
Athetic Bilbao, seventh on the log, boast the second-best defense in the league. Conceding just 12 goals in 18 games, theirs is second only to Atletico Madrid’s defense. They’re up against a Sevilla side that have lost just once in their last five La Liga games.
Can they score against Athletic Bilbao?
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Getafe vs. Real Madrid
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last five La Liga games, keeping a clean sheet in three of those games. After dropping points against Athletic Club, Los Blancos will be looking to start the new year with a win over Getafe.
Can Real Madrid score against this solid defense? Can they win this game?
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Away from home, Madrid will find a formidable opponent in Getafe, a side that has won four of its last five home games, losing only twice in their last 10 league games.
While Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will also be in action, which team(s) are you looking to bet on in the first round of La Liga games in the year? Drop your comments and join the conversation.
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