Leganes vs. Alaves (Saturday, 1.00pm)
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Two teams struggling towards the bottom of the La Liga table will lock horns for a vital match on Saturday afternoon, with Leganes welcoming Alaves to Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
El Lega, who are 17th in the division, will enter the contest off the back of a 2-0 defeat to Valencia, while 19th-placed Alaves lost 1-0 to Getafe last time out, so both sides will be bidding to bounce back from disappointing results this weekend.
We say: Leganes 0-0 Alaves
All of the signs are pointing towards another low-scoring draw between these two sides; both managers will be desperate to avoid defeat in the relegation six-pointer, and we are backing a goalless draw at Estadio Municipal de Butarque.
> La Liga preview: Leganes vs Alaves
Osasuna vs. Real Madrid (Saturday, 3.15pm)
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Spanish champions Real Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways in La Liga when they head to El Sadar on Saturday to tackle Osasuna.
Los Blancos are currently top of the La Liga table, boasting 50 points from their opening 23 matches of the campaign, while Osasuna are ninth, collecting 31 points from their first 23 games of 2024-25.
We say: Osasuna 1-2 Real Madrid
Osasuna's home record this season must be respected, and Real Madrid have been far from their best on their travels - it would therefore not be a shock to see the points shared on Saturday night. That said, Los Blancos know the importance of winning due to the pressure from the teams behind them, and we are backing the champions to navigate their way to a win in this contest.
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Atletico vs. Celta Vigo (Saturday, 5.30pm)
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Atletico Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways in La Liga when they welcome Celta Vigo to Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday evening.
Diego Simeone's side are second in the La Liga table, only one point behind division leaders Real Madrid following last weekend's 1-1 draw in the Madrid derby, while Celta occupy 12th, and they will enter this match off the back of a 3-2 success over Real Betis.
We say: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo
Celta are a dangerous outfit, and the visitors are certainly capable of making this an uncomfortable match for Atletico. However, we are finding it very difficult to predict anything other than a routine home success for the title-challenging hosts.
> La Liga preview: Atletico vs Celta Vigo
Villarreal vs. Valencia (Saturday, 8.00pm)
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Villarreal's pursuit of fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao in the La Liga table will continue on Saturday evening, when they welcome relegation-threatened Valencia to Estadio de la Ceramica.
The Yellow Submarine are currently fifth, four points behind fourth-placed Athletic, while Valencia sit 18th, but the visitors will enter this match off the back of successive wins in Spain's top flight.
We say: Villarreal 2-1 Valencia
Valencia's recent form has been impressive, but their struggles on the road are a concern, and we are finding it very difficult to back them to pick up a positive result here. However, it should be a close match in terms of the scoreline, with Villarreal potentially only just shading it.
> La Liga preview: Villarreal vs Valencia
Ben Knapton
