Almeria vs. Mallorca (Sunday, 1.00pm)
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Almeria's search for their first La Liga victory of the campaign will continue on Sunday afternoon when they welcome Mallorca to Power Horse Stadium.
La Union are rooted to the bottom of the table, only picking up four points from their opening 16 matches of the campaign, while Mallorca are in 15th, boasting 14 points from their first 16 games of 2023-24.
We say: Almeria 1-1 Mallorca
Almeria are a very difficult team to back this season, and we are again struggling to predict a win for them here. Mallorca will enter the match off the back of successive wins, but Almeria were much-improved against Atletico, and we are expecting the points to be shared on Sunday afternoon.
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Real Sociedad vs. Betis (Sunday, 3.15pm)
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Anoeta Stadium will play host to an intriguing La Liga contest on Sunday afternoon, with sixth-placed Real Sociedad welcoming seventh-placed Real Betis.
Real Sociedad recorded a 3-0 win over Villarreal in their last outing at this level of football, while Real Betis held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw in Spain's top flight last weekend.
We say: Real Sociedad 1-1 Real Betis
Two of the last three La Liga matches between these two sides have finished level, while Real Betis are unbeaten against Real Sociedad since October 2020. Both teams will enter the contest off the back of European fixtures, and we are struggling to separate them here, backing a low-scoring draw,
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Las Palmas vs. Cadiz (Sunday, 5.30pm)
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Las Palmas will be aiming to make it four wins in a row in all competitions when they welcome Cadiz to Estadio Gran Canaria on Sunday evening.
Garcia Pimienta's side have performed above expectations in La Liga this season, picking up 24 points from 16 matches to sit in eighth spot in the table, while Cadiz are 17th, boasting only 13 points from their 16 league fixtures in 2023-24.
We say: Las Palmas 1-0 Cadiz
Matches involving Las Palmas this season have not exactly been high-scoring affairs, and we are expecting another tight game on Sunday. Cadiz find it difficult to score, so we are predicting a clean sheet for Las Palmas, and the hosts should have enough quality to find a goal at some stage of the contest.
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Real Madrid vs. Villarreal (Sunday, 8.00pm)
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Real Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they take on Villarreal in their penultimate match of 2023.
Los Blancos, who are second in the La Liga table, were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Betis last weekend, while Villarreal suffered a 3-0 home loss to Real Sociedad in their last outing in the league.
We say: Real Madrid 2-1 Villarreal
Villarreal's league form this season has been disappointing, but they are more than capable of making this a very tricky match for Real Madrid. The hosts might have to suffer on Sunday, but we are expecting them to navigate their way to what would be a hugely important three points in terms of the title race.
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