La Liga Returns: What You Must Know Before You Start Betting

It’s the season of club football action returning in full force. After the COVID-19 break, leagues the world over are now returning to the pitch to conclude the football season. One of such leagues is the Spanish La Liga, which resumes this weekend.

This is good news for bettors who now have access to an increased variety of games. However, most punters will be placing bets without getting familiar with the numbers, stats and figures. And this is one of the reasons why most of them will be losing their bets this weekend.

This doesn’t have to be you, especially with your bets on the La Liga. If you’ve forgotten a bit of the 2019/2020 La Liga season, how about a short refresher’s course?

1. Barcelona’s Goal-Scoring Prowess

A quick glance at the La Liga table shows the Catalan giants at the top of the table. While their lead is slim – two points ahead of Real Madrid – their goals have given them an edge over others so far. In 27 league games, they have scored 63 goals, that’s an average of over two goals per game.

2. Real Madrid’s Solid Defense

Zinedine Zidane’s team still has a shot at winning this year’s La Liga title. They may not be scoring as much as Barcelona. However, they boast the best defense in the league, conceding just 19 goals so far. That’s an average of less than one goal conceded per game.

Their win over Barcelona in March was supposed to galvanize their season. That El Clasico win was quickly followed by their loss to Real Betis. This all happened after back-to-back losses to Manchester City (in the Champions League) and Levante in the league.

3. Relegation Battle

Mallorca, Leganes and Espanyol are the teams seating at the bottom of the table. But all of that could change after this weekend, with Eibar and Celta Vigo and Real Valladolid so close to the relegation zone. This makes the clash between Leganes and Valladolid one to look out for this weekend.

4. Qualification for Europe

Sevilla (47 points), Real Sociedad (46 points), Getafe (46 points), Atletico Madrid (45 points) and Valencia (42 points) need to win all available points from hence. With the gap between these clubs so close, anything can happen with each Gameweek.

And with each team having to play a game every five days – five in the next two weeks – you can expect dramatic results from these sides.

Which teams will you be backing when La Liga returns this weekend? Drop your comments and join the conversation.