Real Sociedad vs. Rayo Vallecano (Saturday, 1.00pm)
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Real Sociedad will be bidding to make it four straight wins in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign at home to Rayo Vallecano on Saturday afternoon.
The home side are currently sixth in the La Liga table, six points behind fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao, while Rayo occupy 13th position, eight points ahead of the relegation zone.
We say: Real Sociedad 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Five of the last nine La Liga meetings between these two sides have finished level, and it would certainly not be a shock to see the points shared on Saturday. Real Sociedad will again be missing some important players, but we are expecting the Basque outfit to navigate their way to an important three points.
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Las Palmas vs. Real Madrid (Saturday, 3.15pm)
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Real Madrid will return to the top of the La Liga table if they avoid defeat in Saturday afternoon's intriguing contest with Las Palmas at Estadio Gran Canaria.
Los Blancos were 3-2 winners over basement side Almeria last weekend, while high-flying Las Palmas will enter the match off the back of a 2-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano.
We say: Las Palmas 1-2 Real Madrid
Las Palmas are a team to be taken extremely seriously in La Liga, and they are more than capable of picking up a positive result on Saturday. We are expecting a close match in terms of the scoreline, but Real Madrid have enough quality to put an important three points on the board at Estadio Gran Canaria.
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Barcelona vs. Villarreal (Saturday, 5.30pm)
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Barcelona will be bidding to bounce back from their Copa del Rey quarter-final elimination when they resume their La Liga campaign against Villarreal on Saturday evening.
The Catalan outfit suffered a 4-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the last eight of the cup on Wednesday, while Villarreal will enter this match off the back of a 1-1 draw with Mallorca in the league.
We say: Barcelona 3-1 Villarreal
This has the potential to be a tricky match for Barcelona despite Villarreal's troubles. Both teams will be missing a number of important players, which makes it an intriguing contest, but we are expecting the reigning La Liga champions to have enough quality to secure all three points on Saturday.
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Mallorca vs. Betis (Saturday, 8.00pm)
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Fresh from booking their spot in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, Mallorca will resume their La Liga campaign with a clash against Real Betis on Saturday night.
Mallorca beat La Liga leaders Girona 3-2 in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday evening, while Real Betis will enter the match off the back of a 4-2 loss to Barcelona in the league.
We say: Mallorca 1-1 Real Betis
Mallorca have drawn 11 of their 21 league matches this season and are difficult to beat despite their lowly position in the table. Real Betis are missing a number of important players, meanwhile, so we are struggling to back either with any confidence and have therefore ultimately settled on a low-scoring draw.
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Ben Knapton
