Before the Round – Trends on Spain LaLiga (07-08/01)

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Round No 16 of the La Liga season will feature a fantastic top-eight fixture between Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis. There are also several games with relegation implications as the La Liga season wears on.

RCD Mallorca - Real Valladolid

Eleventh-place Mallorca will host 15th-place Real Valladolid with both teams desperate for a win. Mallorca are coming off a 2-0 loss to Getafe, while Valladolid are on a two-game losing streak in La Liga.

Real Valladolid are unbeaten in six straight games against Mallorca in all competitions. The Purple picked up nine points from the last six games in La Liga, scoring seven goals and conceding nine times. Valladolid lost their last three away games.

Mallorca took 10 points from their last six games in the league. The Islanders’ defence was strong with five goals conceded, while the offence struggled with six goals. Mallorca are unbeaten in back-to-back home games.

• Real Mallorca have not been beaten in 6 of their 7 most recent matches in all competitions.
• Real Valladolid have a poor record of 3 consecutive away losses in La Liga.
• Real Mallorca have suffered 5 home losses in a row in their clashes with Real Valladolid (all competitions).
• On average, Real Valladolid have allowed 1.78 goals in their most recent away games in all competitions.
• Prediction: Real Mallorca @1.95

Espanyol - Girona FC

Girona won four of their last six games against Espanyol in all competitions. Espanyol picked up two wins during that time and are looking for a rare victory in La Liga on Saturday.

Espanyol are 16th in the division and are struggling for points. The Parakeets have won just two times in La Liga. They picked up four points from their last six games, with all four points coming from draws.

Girona won their last two games against Espanyol. Los Rojiblancos scored at least two goals in each of their last three La Liga games. Girona are up to 12th in the standings and are unbeaten in five straight games.

• In their last 25 games in all competitions, RCD Espanyol have a poor record of just 4 wins.
• Girona FC are on a run of 3 consecutive away wins against RCD Espanyol in all competitions.
• RCD Espanyol haven't lost in 7 of their last 8 games in all competitions.
• Girona FC have won just 2 of their last 12 matches in all competitions.
• Prediction: Under 2.5 goals @1.80

UD Almería - Real Sociedad

Almeria and Real Sociedad will play for the first time since 2015. Sociedad are in great form and up to third in the standings. Almeria are 13th in the standings and are five points above the relegation zone.

Real Sociedad took 10 points from the last six games. They are unbeaten in three straight games in the league, and each of their last two matches ended as wins.

Almeria also took 10 points from the last six games in La Liga. They are unbeaten in back-to-back matches. Almeria scored nine goals and conceded eight times across the last six matches.

• UD Almería have won their last 4 home La Liga games in a row.
• In Real Sociedad's 4 most recent all competitions clashes, they have managed to win at both half time and full time.
• UD Almería are conceding an average of 1.56 goals in all competitions games.
• A margin of 2+ goals was achieved by Real Sociedad in their last 3 all competitions games.
• Prediction: Both Teams to Score @1.91

Rayo Vallecano - Real Betis

Eighth-place Rayo Vallecano will host sixth-place Real Betis on Sunday. A win for Rayo would send them ahead of Real Betis in the race for European qualification. Three of the last six games between these teams ended as draws. Rayo Vallecano picked up just one win, while Betis won twice.

Rayo Vallecano are in good form with seven straight games ending without defeat. The Red Sashes picked up 12 points from their last six games. Rayo scored 12 goals and conceded six times in the last six league matches.

Betis are not in form ahead of round No 16. Los Verdiblancos took six points from the last six games in La Liga. They were outscored 6-4.

• Rayo Vallecano have not suffered any defeats in their 7 most recent La Liga matches.
• No defeats at half time can be found in Real Betis's 12 most recent games in all competitions.
• Rayo Vallecano are unbeaten in 9 of their last 10 all competitions games.
• In their 25 most recent away matches of all competitions, Real Betis have been undefeated 21 times.
• Prediction: Draw @3.25