Atletico Madrid sent their “we’re coming for you” warning to Barcelona in their 2-5 victory over Sevilla, and now they will look to continue their winning ways before they face the La Liga online betting favourites this weekend.
Barca are expected to dominate Las Palmas in the Week 26 football games, so Diego Simeone’s men need to do the same against mid-table Leganes to boost the betting odds on their chances of dethroning the league leaders.
WEEK 26 WEDNESDAY:
RCD Espanyol vs Real Madrid
Los Blancos are on a tear offensively, scoring 30 goals as they won six and drew one in their last seven league matches. Cristiano Ronaldo’s unselfish gesture for Karim Benzema—handing the penalty duties to the Frenchman instead of completing a hat-trick—also showed the positivity surrounding them.
Espanyol, meanwhile, don’t really have much hope as they remain winless since mid-January. Go for Real Madrid Asian Handicap -1.00 @ 1.73.
Girona vs Celta Vigo
Morale is low at Girona right now after suffering a 6-1 thrashing to Barcelona, and a confident Celta Vigo side—fresh from a 2-0 annihilation of Eibar—will undoubtedly look to take advantage of that.
If there’s any silver lining for the home team though, it’s the fact that they have won four straight at the Estadi Montilivi while Celta lost back-to-back games on the road.
WEEK 26 THURSDAY:
Malaga vs Sevilla
With four straight losses and a run of 10 league matches without a win, Malaga will not fancy their chances against Sevilla. Not to mention that the sixth-placed visitors will be determined to bounce back here after the latest humbling they experienced back home.
Getafe vs Deportivo La Coruna
A win will see Depor move closer to safety, so they will certainly go all out against a team they already defeated this season. It won’t be a walk in the park though as Getafe boast a strong form at home where they even beat seventh-placed Celta last week.
Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia
Valencia are comfortably sitting in fourth, but they can’t afford to lose winnable games like this one if they want to remain in the Champions League places. It should help Valencia that Bilbao’s main offensive threat, Aritz Aduriz, is in a scoring slump.
Eibar vs Villareal
The last time these two met, Villarreal won easily behind a Cedric Bakambu hat-trick. Bakambu, nonetheless, is no longer with the team.
Eibar could see it as an opportunity to avenge their loss, though they should still be cautious of Carlos Bacca who has been carrying the scoring load for the Yellow Submarine.
Atletico Madrid vs Leganes
There’s just no stopping Atletico’s chase of Barcelona, so Leganes are unfortunate to face them at this point of the campaign. Antoine Griezmann is coming off a hat-trick performance, and fans can expect the same from him this time.
Sure enough, the visitors managed to pull off a draw against Atletico last October, but they are currently struggling and won just two times this 2018. With that said, choosing Atletico for a hot start on First Half Asian Handicap -0.75 @ 2.06 seems the best move.
WEEK 26 FRIDAY:
Real Betis vs Real Sociedad
Although Sociedad haven’t had a string of wins lately, they will hope to get things started against Betis who have been up and down as well. The two played a 4-4 stalemate four months ago, but Sociedad will have the rest advantage this time against a team that has roughly two days of rest and practice.
Las Palmas vs Barcelona
Barcelona have had an awful run (by their standards) recently, but they seem to be over it now as seen in their dominant home performance against Girona. Relegation-threatened Las Palmas must get all three points, though they likely need a miracle to do that with Lionel Messi back to his scoring form.
Expect Barca to go on a scoring barrage and bet on Goals Over 3.75 @ 1.99.
Alaves vs Levante
Levante have only won once on the road this campaign, so Alaves certainly have the edge. Like their Wednesday opponents Real Betis, Levante’s little amount of rest as they make their trip to Alaves also puts them at a disadvantage.
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