Rayo Vallecano vs. Girona (Saturday, 1.00pm)
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Former Rayo Vallecano player and manager Michel will take his high-flying Girona side to Vallecas for Saturday's clash with Francisco's charges.
The visitors have exceeded all expectations this season to establish a two-point lead at the top of the league table, while Rayo head into the weekend in ninth position.
We say: Rayo Vallecano 2-3 Girona
Girona have won just one of their last eight competitive meetings with Rayo, but while we expect Saturday's contest to be a closely-fought affair, the visitors continue to demonstrate that they have the firepower to beat almost any team in the division, and we believe they will do enough to claim three more points on Saturday.
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Almeria vs. Real Sociedad (Saturday, 3.15pm)
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Real Sociedad will be bidding to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they travel to basement side Almeria on Saturday afternoon.
The visitors are currently seventh in the La Liga table, boasting 19 points from their opening 12 matches, while Almeria are bottom, picking up just three points from their first 12 games of the campaign.
We say: Almeria 0-2 Real Sociedad
Almeria are a very, very difficult team to back, and we are finding it tough to predict anything other than an away win here. Almeria will be the fresher of the two teams, but Real Sociedad should have enough quality to secure all three points this weekend against statistically the worst side in the division.
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Granada vs. Getafe (Saturday, 5.30pm)
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Granada's search for just their second La Liga victory of the 2023-24 campaign will continue on Saturday evening, when they welcome an in-form Getafe to Nuevo Estadio de Los Carmenes.
The home side have only picked up six points from their opening 12 matches of the season, which has left them down in 19th position in the table, while Getafe sit 11th, collecting 15 points from their first 12 games.
We say: Granada 2-2 Getafe
This is a really tough game to call, and it would not be a shock to see a home or indeed an away win here. We fancy the draw, though, as two of the last three meetings between these two teams have finished level, while Getafe have been the draw specialists in Spain's top flight this season alongside Mallorca and Rayo Vallecano.
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Osasuna vs. Las Palmas (Saturday, 5.30pm)
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Las Palmas will be bidding to make it four straight wins in all competitions when they head to Estadio El Sadar on Saturday evening for a contest with Osasuna.
The visitors are currently 10th in the La Liga table, boasting 17 points from their opening 12 games of the campaign, while Osasuna are 12th, picking up only 13 points from their first 12 matches of 2023-24.
We say: Osasuna 0-0 Las Palmas
These two sides have only drawn three league games between them this season, but we can see a stalemate on Saturday. Las Palmas are very strong defensively but struggle to find the back of the net, and we are predicting a 0-0 to occur on Saturday evening.
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Real Madrid vs. Valencia (Saturday, 8.00pm)
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Real Madrid will attempt to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they resume domestic matters on Saturday evening with a contest against Valencia at Bernabeu.
Carlo Ancelotti's side, who are second in the table, drew 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano in La Liga last weekend, while eighth-placed Valencia recorded a 1-0 win over Granada last time out.
We say: Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia
Valencia are capable of making this an uncomfortable match for Real Madrid, with Los Che boasting a number of talented players in the forward positions. Los Blancos will be determined to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight, though, and we are backing them to navigate their way to all three points on Saturday.
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Barney Corkhill
