La Liga Matchday 15 Odds
Spanish Soccer Returns in Time for the New Year
Wide Open Top Four Race Continues
Real Madrid and Barcelona are once again the class of La Liga this season and are enmeshed in a title race. There’s still a long way to go, though, and a lot can change. The top four race is of particular interest this season and is quite wide open. No fewer than eight La Liga teams will be competing for the last two Champions League places. In the last set of matches before the Winter transfer window opens, we’ll take a look at the La Liga Matchday 15 odds.
Where We Left Off:
With three points on New Year’s eve, Barcelona will enter the New Year at least two points ahead of Real Madrid. Heading into the World Cup break, Barcelona won five straight soccer matches and leapfrogged Real Madrid to top the table. Real are in second place in the La Liga standings, nine points ahead of third place Real Sociedad. Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid and Real Betis are all currently level on 24 points.
Incredibly, Sevilla currently occupy the relegation zone. They finished last soccer season in fourth place but have managed just two wins up to this point. Cadiz and Elche round out the bottom three and Elche have struggled considerably. They’ve failed to win any of their fourteen matches so far.
Games of the Week:
Real Betis vs. Athletic Club
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This is an important match for both sides as the winner could occupy fourth place. Real Betis won just one of their five matches heading into the World Cup break but Borja Iglesias has been in fine form. The Spanish striker has scored eight goals this season. However, Betis’s Edgar Gonzalez is suspended for the match.
Athletic sit at -120 ATS odds, while Betis show even odds. A draw comes in at +240 odds, while Betis sit at +175 and Athletic are +155 favorites.
The home team is unbeaten in the last ten matches between these two sides. This match is listed as a pick’em with Bilbao the more likely of the two to cover. Athletic sit at -120 ATS odds, while Betis show even odds. A draw comes in at +240 odds, while Betis sit at +175 and Athletic are +155 favorites. The last three meetings at Betis have finished with under 2½ goals and the under sits at -135 La Liga Matchday 15 odds.
Valladolid vs. Real Madrid
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Valladolid owner Ronaldo was a former Real Madrid player and the two sides will meet next Friday. Real Valladolid come into the match as one-goal underdogs and show +105 odds to cover. The last three matches between the two teams have finished in a 1-0 Real Madrid win.
Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema is expected to be back for this match. Benzema left France camp in Qatar after suffering a thigh injury. Getting him back will be a big boost for a Real Madrid side that often look lost without him up top. Los Blancos sit at -125 odds to cover the spread and defeated Cadiz 2-1 in their last match before the break.
Real Madrid also sit at -195 odds to get a sixth win in their last seven matches vs. Valladolid. The La Liga betting odds price Real Valladolid at +500 and a draw at +355. Luka Modric is expected to cut his holiday short to be ready in time for the match. So, Real should have all of their stars available. Both over and under three goals come in at -110 odds.
Barcelona vs. Espanyol
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Barcelona take on Espanyol in the Derbi barceloní next Saturday with Robert Lewandowski serving the first match of a three-game suspension. La Liga’s top scorer will be sorely missed with Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay options to start up top. Barcelona haven’t lost in this La Liga derby match since 2009 and they won 1-0 at the Camp Nou last season.
Espanyol haven’t won any of their last five La Liga matches and only three teams have conceded more than them this season. Barcelona enter next Saturday’s match as two-goal favorites but Espanyol are implied to be more likely to cover. Barcelona -2 sits at +115 odds while Espanyol +2 comes in at -135 odds. The home side come in as -390 favorites, while Espanyol are +975 favorites. A draw, which happened in the most recent meeting, sits at +525 odds. Four goals were scored in that 2-2 draw at Espanyol but under 3½ goals is priced at -135 for this one.
Real Sociedad vs. Osasuna
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Osasuna have been one of the surprise teams of the season so far and currently sit in seventh place. Their opponents next Saturday, Real Sociedad, are in third and looking for their first Champions League appearance since the 2013-14 season. Sociedad have fared better on the road than at home, though. They head into this match with just a 3-2-2 record at the Estadio Anoeta.
Osasuna sit at -105 La Liga Matchday 15 odds to cover the ½-goal spread. The visitors also come in at +345 odds to win and a draw is priced at +245.
Still, they’ve won three straight vs. Osasuna and show -115 ATS and moneyline odds to make it four. Meanwhile, Osasuna sit at -105 La Liga Matchday 15 odds to cover the ½-goal spread. The visitors also come in at +345 odds to win and a draw is priced at +245. Unders have been quite common in this fixture, with none of the last five matches finishing in more than two goals. Over two goals shows a -135 price, though. Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino is out due to a suspension as well.
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