Girona vs. Rayo Vallecano (Thursday, 4.00pm)
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Girona and Rayo Vallecano will resume their respective La Liga campaigns with a clash at Estadi Montilivi on Thursday afternoon.
The home team are currently 13th in the table, boasting 16 points from their opening 14 matches, while Rayo occupy eighth position, having picked up 22 points during a strong start.
We say: Girona 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
Both of these sides have enjoyed solid starts to the campaign, and we are expecting a close match on Thursday afternoon. Rayo will be eyeing their seventh league victory of the season, but Girona are unbeaten in their last four league matches, and we are predicting a low-scoring draw here.
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Betis vs. Athletic Bilbao (Thursday, 6.15pm)
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Two teams who will expect to be in the mix for a top-four finish in La Liga this season will lock horns on Thursday, with Real Betis welcoming Athletic Bilbao in Seville.
Real Betis are currently sixth in Spain's top flight, boasting 24 points from their opening 14 matches, while Athletic sit fourth, also on 24 points from 14 games in 2022-23.
We say: Real Betis 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
This is an important match for both sides, even at this relatively early stage of the season. Real Betis will have home advantage, but Athletic have only lost four of their 14 league games this term, and we believe that a close match will end with the points being shared.
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Atletico vs. Elche (Thursday, 8.30pm)
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Atletico Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they welcome basement side Elche to Wanda Metropolitano on Thursday night.
Diego Simeone's side are currently fifth in the La Liga table, boasting 24 points from their opening 14 matches, while Elche are bottom of the division, having only picked up four points this season.
We say: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Elche
Atletico have had their issues this season, and they lost to both Cadiz and Mallorca ahead of the break for the World Cup. Elche have really struggled during the 2022-23 campaign, though, and we are finding it difficult to predict anything other than a comfortable home success here.
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