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Saturday's La Liga predictions including Valencia vs. Barcelona

Sports Mole provides score predictions and previews for all of today's La Liga fixtures, including Valencia vs. Barcelona.


Almeria vs. Celta Vigo (Saturday, 1.00pm)

Iago Aspas celebrates scoring for Celta Vigo on August 20, 2022© Reuters

Celta Vigo's search for their first La Liga win since the start of the month will continue on Saturday afternoon when they head to Power Horse Stadium to take on Almeria.

The away side are currently 13th in the table, boasting 11 points from their opening 13 matches, while Almeria sit 15th, one point behind their opponents ahead of this weekend's contest.

We say: Almeria 1-1 Celta Vigo


Celta will view this match as the ideal chance to return to winning ways, but Almeria have been victorious in two of their last four and will also believe that they can triumph on Saturday afternoon. These two sides have only drawn three times between them in the league this term, but we can see a stalemate occurring here.

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Cadiz vs. Atletico (Saturday, 3.15pm)

Antoine Griezmann in action for Atletico Madrid on October 18, 2022© Reuters

Atletico Madrid will be bidding to bounce back from Wednesday's Champions League disappointment when they make the trip to Cadiz in La Liga on Saturday afternoon.

Diego Simeone's side, who occupy third position in Spain's top flight, saw their last-16 hopes in the European Cup end on Wednesday courtesy of a 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, while 19th-placed Cadiz will enter this match off the back of a 5-1 loss at Rayo Vallecano in the league.

We say: Cadiz 0-2 Atletico Madrid


Cadiz are a very difficult side to back at the moment due to their struggles, and it is perhaps the worst time to play Atletico, who will be desperate to overcome their European disappointment. We are not expecting a game full of goals but believe that the visitors will have more than enough to secure a comfortable win.

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Sevilla vs. Rayo Vallecano (Saturday, 5.30pm)

Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri celebrates scoring their first goal with Joan Jordan on October 25, 2022© Reuters

Sevilla will be looking to return to winning ways in La Liga when they continue their domestic campaign at home to Rayo Vallecano on Saturday night.

Jorge Sampaoli's side are currently 16th in the table, boasting just 10 points from their opening 11 games of the season, while Rayo sit 10th on 15 points ahead of the next set of games in Spain's top flight.

We say: Sevilla 2-1 Rayo Vallecano


This has the potential to be a very difficult match for Sevilla, and it would certainly not be a surprise to see Rayo pick up a positive result here. Sevilla will have home advantage, though, and we are backing Sampaoli's side to secure an important three points in Spain's top flight.

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Valencia vs. Barcelona (Saturday, 8.00pm)

Robert Lewandowski in action for Barcelona on September 17, 2022© Reuters

Barcelona will be looking to put their midweek Champions League disappointment behind them when they continue their La Liga campaign away to Valencia on Saturday night.

The Catalan outfit are currently second in the table, three points behind leaders Real Madrid, while Valencia occupy ninth position, having picked up 15 points from their first 11 matches of the season.

We say: Valencia 1-2 Barcelona


Valencia will certainly be the fresher of the two sides, and it has been an emotional week for Barcelona. Xavi will be demanding a response from his players on Saturday evening, though, and we are expecting the Catalan outfit to return to winning ways at Mestalla.

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> How Barcelona could line up against Valencia

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona18122450203038
2Atletico MadridAtletico17115131112038
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao1896327161133
5Mallorca188371821-327
6Villarreal167542827126
7Real Sociedad177461611525
8Osasuna176742225-325
9Real BetisBetis176652021-124
10GironaGirona176472325-222
11Sevilla176471823-522
12Celta Vigo176382528-321
13Rayo Vallecano165561819-120
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16Getafe173771114-316
17AlavesAlaves174491928-916
18Espanyol1642101528-1314
19Real ValladolidValladolid1733111234-2212
20Valencia152491323-1010


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