Celta Vigo vs. Athletic Bilbao (Saturday, 4.00pm)
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After both making relatively slow starts to the La Liga season, Celta Vigo and Athletic Bilbao will do battle on Saturday in the third round of fixtures this campaign.
The visitors find themselves in the bottom five of the La Liga table, with just one point from their two games, while their hosts have drawn both of their first two matches.
We say: Celta Vigo 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Both sides will feel they have to pick up a positive result in this game as they both aim to pip other teams to a top-seven finish at the end of the season, while both will look to improve on slow starts.
Celta Vigo had the far stronger finish to last season but looked toothless against Osasuna, and we cannot quite split the sides on Saturday, instead predicting a low-scoring draw.
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Real Sociedad vs. Levante (Saturday, 6.30pm)
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Having both had mixed starts to the new campaign, Real Sociedad and Levante will do battle on Saturday in the third round of La Liga fixtures.
The hosts earned their first win of the season last time out after an opening defeat, while their visitors have drawn both games, and a victory for either would signify an impressive points tally from the opening three matches.
We say: Real Sociedad 2-1 Levante
While this could certainly go either way, we think La Real boast the slightly stronger of the two squads, and will look to come out of what is bound to be an end-to-end affair with three points.
Although they looked concerning at the back against Barcelona, Alguacil's men quickly improved last time out, and we give them the slight edge on Saturday as both sides look for an important win to cap off the opening stretch of the season in style.
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Elche vs. Sevilla (Saturday, 6.30pm)
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Sevilla will look to continue their perfect start to the league season on Saturday, when they make the trip to take on Elche.
Back-to-back wins to start the campaign has seen Julen Lopetegui's men move to the summit of the La Liga table, while their opponents have collected just one point from their two games so far.
We say: Elche 0-1 Sevilla
Elche have shown themselves to be stubborn defensively with two impressive performances, but we see Sevilla finding a crucial goal to bag another three-point haul on Saturday.
Lopetegui's men look strong at both ends of the pitch and boast plenty of attacking talent, while they will likely dominate given Elche's struggles going forward.
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Real Betis vs. Real Madrid (Saturday, 9.00pm)
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Real Madrid will be looking to return to winning ways in La Liga when they head to Seville on Saturday evening to take on Manuel Pellegrini's Real Betis side.
Los Blancos have collected four points from their opening two league matches to sit third in the table, while Betis have picked up two points from as many fixtures to occupy 10th position at this stage.
We say: Real Betis 1-2 Real Madrid
This is a very difficult match to call, as Betis are more than capable of overcoming Real Madrid on Saturday, and it is set to be a fascinating battle. Ancelotti's side will more than likely have to suffer over the course of the 90 minutes, but we are backing the visitors to secure a narrow victory in Seville.
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