Almeria vs. Las Palmas (Saturday, 1.00pm)
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Almeria's search for their first La Liga victory of the 2023-24 campaign will continue on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Las Palmas to Power Horse Stadium.
The home side have only picked up three points from their 10 league matches this season to sit 20th in the table, while Las Palmas are 12th, boasting 11 points from their first 10 games.
We say: Almeria 1-1 Las Palmas
Las Palmas do not concede many, but they have real problems finding the back of the net, and if Almeria can score first, we fancy them to avoid defeat here. It is difficult to back the hosts to win due to their struggles in that department this season, but we can see the points being shared.
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Barcelona vs. Real Madrid (Saturday, 3.15pm)
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Arguably the biggest match on the football calendar will take place at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Saturday afternoon, with La Liga champions Barcelona welcoming current division leaders Real Madrid.
Barcelona, who remain unbeaten in all competitions this term, are third in the table, picking up 24 points from their opening 10 matches of the campaign, while Real Madrid are top on 25 points.
We say: Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid
This is so, so difficult to call. Real Madrid will have had slightly longer to recover, but the capital side were in Portugal on Tuesday night, while Barcelona played at home on Wednesday. Much will depend on how individuals perform on the afternoon, but we are expecting the points to be shared here in a low-scoring draw, which both managers would likely accept if it were offered ahead of kickoff.
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Mallorca vs. Getafe (Saturday, 5.30pm)
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Two teams that have struggled for wins in La Liga this season will lock horns on Saturday evening, with Mallorca welcoming Getafe to Estadi Mallorca Son Moix.
Mallorca have found it difficult this season, currently sitting down in 17th position in the table on eight points, while Getafe are 11th, picking up 11 points from their first 10 matches of 2023-24.
We say: Mallorca 1-1 Getafe
These two sides only have three league wins between them this season but 10 draws, so it is difficult to discount that in the score prediction. It would not be a surprise to see a home or indeed an away win here, but we are expecting the spoils to be shared on Saturday evening.
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Cadiz vs. Sevilla (Saturday, 8.00pm)
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Sevilla's final chance to ensure that it is not a winless October will come at Nuevo Mirandilla on Saturday evening, when they take on Cadiz in Spain's top flight.
An underwhelming 2023-24 La Liga campaign to date has left Sevilla in 13th position in the table on nine points, while Cadiz are in 16th but also have nine points at this stage of proceedings.
We say: Cadiz 0-1 Sevilla
Sevilla were impressive against Real Madrid last weekend and were not too far away from securing a positive result against Arsenal earlier this week. Cadiz, though, are struggling at the moment, and we are backing Sevilla to navigate their way to what would be an important three points this weekend.
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Barney Corkhill
