Celta Vigo vs. Alaves (Friday, 6.00pm)
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Celta Vigo will be bidding to get their 2024-25 La Liga campaign off to the best possible start when they welcome Alaves to Estadio Municipal de Balaidos on Friday night.
The hosts finished 13th in Spain's top flight last term, while an impressive campaign left Alaves in 10th, which represented their best season since 2016-17.
We say: Celta Vigo 2-1 Alaves
This has all of the makings of a very interesting match; the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the reverse clash last season, while Alaves won 3-0 on home soil. Celta have been victorious in five of their last seven league meetings, though, and we are backing the hosts to secure all three points.
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Las Palmas vs. Sevilla (Friday, 8.30pm)
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Sevilla will be aiming to secure all three points in their 2024-25 La Liga opener on Friday evening, with Los Nervionenses heading to Estadio Gran Canaria to tackle Las Palmas.
The visitors finished 14th in Spain's top flight last season, while Las Palmas were 16th, with just one point separating the two teams in the division in 2023-24.
We say: Las Palmas 1-2 Sevilla
Las Palmas have not beaten Sevilla in the league since September 2015, which is an indication of the size of their task in this match. It would not be a shock to see a home win or a draw on Friday, but we just have a feeling that Sevilla will be able to navigate their way to all three points in their opening match of the season.
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Oliver Thomas
