Before the Round – Trends on Spain La Liga (26-27/08)

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Real Madrid are the early La Liga leaders, with six points from six points on offer.

Rayo Vallecano and Valencia are surprisingly second and third, respectively, with six points, too. Meanwhile, Sevilla, Granada, and Almeria are yet to win this season.

Cadiz – Almeria

Cadiz and Almeria will play an early season relegation six-pointer. Both clubs are expected to battle for survival later this season. The clubs drew 1-1 in both La Liga meetings in 2022-23.

Almeria go into the match with zero points from two matches. A 2-0 loss at home to Rayo was followed by a 3-1 loss at home to Real Madrid.

Cadiz are coming off a 2-0 loss away to Barcelona. The Yellow Submarine’s defence played well, but the attack couldn’t score the chances when they came their way. Cadiz started the season with a 1-0 home win over Alaves.

• Cadiz CF are unbeaten at half time in all of their last 12 home matches in La Liga.
• In their last 19 away games in La Liga, UD Almería have recorded only 1 wins.
• Cadiz CF haven't lost in 14 of their last 17 home matches in La Liga.
• UD Almería are scoring an average of 0.50 goals in their La Liga games.
• Prediction: Cadiz

Granada – Mallorca

Granada went unbeaten in their last six games versus Mallorca in all competitions. Last season, Granada won 4-1 at home against Mallorca before winning 6-2 at Mallorca.

Los Rojiblancos will be happy to see Mallorca after starting the season so poorly. Granada lost 3-1 to Atletico Madrid and 2-0 to Rayo Vallecano. Based on last season’s results, Granada will expect a good performance versus Mallorca.

The Islanders picked up one point from their opening two fixtures. A 1-1 draw away to Las Palmas was followed by a 1-0 loss to Valencia. Mallorca games have been very low scoring so far.

• Granada CF are conceding an average of 2.00 goals in their home games (La Liga).
• Real Mallorca have achieved just 1 wins of their last 13 away La Liga games.
• Granada CF have managed to win their last 4 games against Real Mallorca in La Liga.
• Real Mallorca have achieved just 1 wins of their last 13 away La Liga games.
• Prediction: Granada CF

Sevilla – Girona

Sevilla have started the new season similarly to the way they began the 2022-23 season. It was only in the final third of the campaign under Jose Luis Mendilibar that Sevilla were saved from relegation a season ago. A 2-1 loss to Valencia was followed by a 4-3 defeat at Alaves.

Girona are playing well and took four points from six on offer in the opening two matches. A hard-fought 1-1 draw away to Real Sociedad was followed by a 3-0 home win over Getafe.

Girona did the league double over Sevilla in 2022-23. A 2-1 win at home was followed by a Girona win away to Sevilla by a score of 2-0.

• Sevilla FC's latest record consists of 4 straight losses in La Liga.
• Girona FC have won all of their last 3 matches against Sevilla FC in La Liga.
• Sevilla FC have won just 1 of their last 7 league games.
• Girona FC have achieved just 1 wins in their 9 most recent away games in La Liga.
• Prediction: Girona FC

Valencia – Osasuna

Valencia did the La Liga double over Osasuna last term, with a 2-1 away win and a 1-0 victory at the Mestalla. Los Che are in search of a third straight win over Osasuna in La Liga.

Could Valencia have made the turn? After fighting relegation in the last few seasons, Los Che have started well this term. An opening-day win over Sevilla, 2-1, was followed by a 1-0 victory over Las Palmas.

Osasuna took three points from the opening six on offer. Los Rojillos qualified for the Conference League after a strong season in 2022-23. Playing on three fronts could see them fight relegation. Osasuna won 2-0 against Celta Vigo before losing 2-0 to Basque rival Athletic Bilbao.

• Valencia CF are unbeaten in 8 of their 9 most recent home matches (La Liga).
• In their last 18 away games in all competitions, CA Osasuna have recorded only 3 wins.
• Valencia CF have conceded an average of 0.50 goals in their league games.
• Osasuna have managed to win just 3 of their last 11 games against Valencia CF in La Liga.
• Prediction: Valencia CF