La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

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[TABLE=class: couponTable, width: 618] [TR] [TH=class: firstColumn]Friday 31 January 2014[/TH] [TH]Home[/TH] [TH]Draw[/TH] [TH]Away[/TH] [TH=class: bppWidth]BPP[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: row0, bgcolor: #F0F0F0] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Granada CF v Celta de Vigo (20:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]2.15[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.4[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.95[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.24 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR] [TH] [/TH] [TH=class: firstColumn]Saturday 1 February 2014[/TH] [TH]Home[/TH] [TH]Draw[/TH] [TH]Away[/TH] [TH=class: bppWidth]BPP[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: row0, bgcolor: #F0F0F0] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]FC Barcelona v Valencia (15:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]1.15[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]10[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]24[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]100.83 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR=class: row1] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Levante UD v Rayo Vallecano (17:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]2.27[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.4[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.6[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.24 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR=class: row0, bgcolor: #F0F0F0] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Getafe v Real Valladolid (19:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]2.05[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.5[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]4.2[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.16 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR=class: row1] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Málaga v Sevilla (21:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.4[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]2.6[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.21 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR] [TH] [/TH] [TH=class: firstColumn]Sunday 2 February 2014[/TH] [TH]Home[/TH] [TH]Draw[/TH] [TH]Away[/TH] [TH=class: bppWidth]BPP[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: row0, bgcolor: #F0F0F0] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Elche CF v UD Almería (11:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]2.08[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.45[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]4.1[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.45 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR=class: row1] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Real Betis v Espanyol (16:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]2.4[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.4[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]3.3[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.38 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR=class: row0, bgcolor: #F0F0F0] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Atlético de Madrid v Real Sociedad (18:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]1.33[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]5.7[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]100.88 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR=class: row1] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]5.8[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]4.35[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]1.66[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]100.23 %[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [/TR] [TR] [TH] [/TH] [TH=class: firstColumn]Monday 3 February 2014[/TH] [TH]Home[/TH] [TH]Draw[/TH] [TH]Away[/TH] [TH=class: bppWidth]BPP[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: row0, bgcolor: #F0F0F0] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=class: firstColumn]Villarreal v Osasuna (21:00 GMT)[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]1.36[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]5.2[/TD] [TD=class: selectionBestOdd, align: center]11[/TD] [TD=class: bppWidth bpp, align: center]101.66 %[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

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Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd [h=1]This source William Hill Opta stats always useful La Liga Opta Facts | 31 January 1 - 3 February[/h] [h=3]Granada v Celta Vigo[/h]

• Granada are unbeaten in 12 previous home meetings with Celta Vigo in the top-flight, winning 10 and drawing two.
• Los Granadinos eliminated Celta Vigo in the Segunda Division play-offs in 2010/11, the season they earned promotion to the top-flight after 35 years away.
• Fabian Orellana, who scored Granada's equalising goal in that play-off tie, has scored more La Liga goals this season (three) than in his previous three campaigns combined.
• Celta have played more away league games against Granada without a victory than they have against any other top-flight side (12).
• After picking up their biggest league win since returning to La Liga (4-0 against Valladolid), Granada have failed to score in their last two.
• Celta Vigo have failed to score in three successive league games away from the Balaidos; they have not gone four in a row without a goal in La Liga since 2000.
• Charles has participated in five of Celta Vigo's last six league goals (three goals, two assists).
• Celta Vigo's three away league wins this season have coincided with their only three previous trips to Andalusia.
• El-Arabi now only needs one goal to equal his haul from last season (eight).
• No team has managed fewer clean sheets in La Liga this season than Celta Vigo (three, same as Sevilla and Elche).

[h=3]Barcelona v Valencia[/h]

• Barcelona have won six successive league meetings with Valencia at the Camp Nou; their best ever run of home victories against los Che.
• Juan Antonio Pizzi will be the fourth Valencia manager to face Barcelona over the last two seasons; only Ernesto Valverde has got a point so far (1-1 at the Mestalla).
• Valencia have not earned a point at the Nou Camp since 2006 (1-1), when Quique Sanchez Flores was manager.
• If they win this game, Barcelona will have recorded their second best ever run of home league wins (26, best run is 39 in 1960).
• Valencia have only lost one of their four league games under Juan Antonio Pizzi so far (W1 D2).
• Lionel Messi, who has still not found the net in the league since returning from injury, will face the only side he has scored a hat-trick against this term.
• Over the last three seasons, only against Osasuna (nine) has Lionel Messi scored more goals than he has against Valencia (eight).
• Victor Valdes has the best save percentage of any La Liga goalkeeper this season (84.5%).
• Barcelona have scored more first-half goals (31) than Valencia have overall (28) in La Liga this term.
• The Catalan side have conceded a league-high 46% of their goals from corners this season.
• Xavi Hernandez averages a league-high 91.35 passes per game this season; Oriol Romeu (65.5) leads this chart for Valencia.

[h=3]Levante v Rayo Vallecano[/h]

• There has never been a draw in five previous La Liga meetings between Levante and Rayo Vallecano (two Levante wins, three Rayo Vallecano wins).
• Los Franjirrojos have won both previous top-flight trips to the Ciutat de Valencia, scoring eight goals in the process; more than they have against any other side away from home since 2011/12.
• Andreas Ivanschitz, who scored his first La Liga goal against Rayo, has assisted a headed goal in each of Levante's last three games.
• Levante have taken more points from their last three home games (seven) than they had taken on home soil all season before this run (six).
• Rayo have only won three of their last 13 league games (D1 L9), but all three of these have come away from home.
• Joaquin Caparros's side have scored four of their last five league goals from corner situations.
• Jonathan Viera has assisted 29% of Rayo's league goals this season; the highest percentage of any player.
• Only Willy Caballero (18) has saved more big chances than Keylor Navas (16) this term.
• Joaquin Caparros has never lost a home league game against Rayo Vallecano as a La Liga manager (W2 D1).
• Rayo have averaged 469.6 passes per game this season, the third-highest figure, while Levante are bottom of this category (272.4).

[h=3]Getafe v Valladolid[/h]

• Getafe have won their last three home league meetings with Real Valladolid, all by the odd goal.
• Real Valladolid's only La Liga victory at the Alfonso Perez came back in 2008 (0-3); a game in which ex-Getafe player Vivar Dorado scored his final La Liga brace.
• The Blues have only taken one point from the last six gameweeks; a joint-low with bottom of the table Betis.
• Valladolid have lost their last four away league games, conceding four goals in all four of these defeats.
• Los Pucelanos have lost eight of their 10 La Liga trips to Madrid (W2, both against Rayo).
• The side from the south of Madrid have only scored in four of their previous nine top-flight meetings with Real Valladolid.
• Getafe and Valladolid have both mustered a joint-league-low 73 shots on target this season.
• Pedro Leon has participated in six of Getafe's last nine home league goals (five goals and one assist).
• Javi Guerra, who has scored a higher percentage of his team's goals than any other La Liga player this season (46%), has not scored in his last four league games; his worst run of the campaign.
• JIM's side have lost 11 points from winning positions on the road this term; a La Liga-high.

[h=3]Malaga v Sevilla[/h]

• Malaga are unbeaten in four league meetings with Sevilla (W2 D2), not losing to them since 2011 (2-1).
• Bernd Schuster was sacked as manager of Real Madrid following a 4-3 defeat at the Bernabeu against Sevilla back in 2008.
• Sevilla have the opportunity to win four consecutive Andalusian derbies in La Liga for the first time since 1991.
• Kevin Gameiro has scored more goals in Andalusian derbies than any other player this season (four).
• Only Sevilla (10) have won more points than Malaga (seven) in Andalusian derbies this term.
• Malaga have gone four consecutive league games without scoring; the worst run by any side in La Liga all season.
• Ivan Rakitic has become the first Sevilla midfielder to reach 10 La Liga goals in a season since Vassilis Tsartas in 99/00 (10).
• Sevilla have conceded exactly once in each of their last five away league games.
• Bernd Schuster's side's last four league goals have all been scored with headers.
• Unai Emery has only lost one of his 10 previous meetings with Malaga as a La Liga manager (W6 D3), and that came with Valencia at La Rosaleda in April 2012 (1-0).

[h=3]Elche v Almeria[/h]

• The reverse meeting between these sides in August, which ended 2-2, was the first ever clash in the top-flight.
• Elche only won one of their last seven home meetings with Almeria in the Segunda (D3 L3), though that was the most recent clash (1-0 in 2012).
• Elche have the opportunity to win successive league games at the Martinez Valero for the first time since returning to La Liga last year.
• Almeria have recorded as many victories over the last five gameweeks as they mustered in the rest of the season leading up to that run (three).
• Only Alvaro Negredo (seven in 08/09) has recorded more assists for Almeria in a single La Liga season than Suso has this term (six).
• Elche have not won any of their previous three home meetings with sides from Andalusia this term (D1 L2), conceding exactly once on each occasion.
• Almeria's last four away league goals have all arrived in the first-half.
• No La Liga side has conceded more second-half goals than Almeria this term (26).
• Almeria have lost a league-high eight points with goals conceded in the final 10 minutes of the game this term.

[h=3]Real Betis v Espanyol[/h]

• Betis's 1-0 victory over Espanyol in the Villamarín last season ended a run of eight without a win at home to the Catalan side in La Liga (D7 L1).
• Only against Athletic (32) have Real Betis drawn more games than they have against Espanyol (30) in their La Liga history.
• The Green-and-Whites have gone 14 league games without a win (D3 L11); their worst ever run in the Primera.
• Espanyol have only lost one of their last four away league games (W1 D2); 1-0 at El Sadar against Osasuna.
• Betis have missed two of their three penalties this season, with all three coming on home soil (Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina).
• Only Cristiano Ronaldo (five) has scored more penalties than Sergio Garcia (four) in La Liga this season.
• Espanyol captain Sergio Garcia has been tackled more often than any other player this season (151); Nacho (50) has made the most tackles for Real Betis.
• Raul Rodriguez has committed more fouls without being booked than any other La Liga player this season (20).
• There have been 16 previous occasions of a team only recording two victories from their first 21 La Liga games, and only five have avoided relegation. Real Zaragoza (11/12) were the last team to do so.

[h=3]Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad[/h]

• Atletico have not won any of their last two home league meetings with Real Sociedad (D1 L1); they have never gone three in a row without a victory against them.
• The Basque side have the opportunity to win two consecutive top-flight trips to the Vicente Calderon for the first time in their history.
• Real Sociedad are the only team outside of Barcelona and Real Madrid to have defeated Diego Simeone's Atletico side at the Calderon.
• David Villa, who scored his first league goal for Atletico in the Anoeta, has scored in the last two La Liga gameweeks.
• Antoine Griezman has become the first Real Sociedad player to score five headed goals in a single La Liga season since Darko Kovacevic in 2004/05.
• Diego Costa has gone four league games without a goal; his worst run since January of last year (six).
• Real Sociedad have scored a league-high 12 headed goals this season, though only Granada (one) have conceded fewer than Atletico (two) this way.
• Diego Simeone's side are the only La Liga outfit yet to score from outside the area this term.
• Atletico have the second-best shot conversion rate in La Liga this season (21.8%), while Real Sociedad are third (19.3%).
• Atletico Madrid have won a league-high 426 tackles this season; 120 more than the team in last place in this category - Real Sociedad (306).

[h=3]Athletic v Real Madrid[/h]

• Athletic have lost eight consecutive league meetings with Real Madrid; only before have they endured a longer run against their rivals (10, between 1959 and 1964).
• The Whites have won their last three trips to Bilbao in La Liga by the same scoreline: 3-0.
• The side from Bilbao are just three points away from equalling their overall points haul from the 2012/13 campaign (45).
• The Lions have collected three consecutive league wins; they have not won four in a row since February 2011.
• Real Madrid have kept four successive La Liga clean sheets; they have not kept more since a run of six under Bernd Schuster in 2008 (six).
• If they avoid defeat here, Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid will have beaten Jose Mourinho's side's run of 20 consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions from 2011/12 (20).
• Cristiano Ronaldo has had more shots (158) and shots on target (64) than any other player in the top five European leagues this term.
• Gorka Iraizoz, together with now-teammate Diego Lopez, has conceded more goals to Cristiano Ronaldo than any other La Liga goalkeeper (11).
• Aduriz (three goals, four assists) and Ibai Gomez (five goals) have participated in 10 of Athletic's last 12 league goals.
• The Basque side have recouped a league-high 18 points from games in which they have conceded the first goal this term (14), while Real Madrid have not lost a single point having scored first.

[h=3]Villarreal v Osasuna[/h]

• Osasuna have only lost one of their last six trips to El Madrigal in La Liga (D3).
• If they win this game, the side from Castellon will equal their best run of home wins this season (three) following recent victories over Real Sociedad and Almeria.
• On the other hand, if Osasuna avoid defeat here, they will have recorded their best away run without defeat since February 2012 (currently three, one win and two draws).
• Alvaro Cejudo is the only current Osasuna player to have scored against Villarreal in La Liga; he did so back in 2011.
• Osasuna have scored just six second-half goals this season; a league-low.
• Xabi Gracia's side have scored a league-high seven goals from corner situations this term.
• Ikechukwu Uche (five) and Giovani dos Santos (two) have scored seven of Villarreal's last nine league goals.
• Top Osasuna scorer Oriol Riera (five goals) is enduring his longest ever run without a La Liga goal (five games).
• Iruna's side (alongside Real Betis) are one of only two teams yet to claim a single point having conceded the first goal of the game this season.
• In 12 previous home meetings with Osasuna in the top-flight, Villarreal have never seen a player sent off.

[senk]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Valencia lost 3 players today due financial crisis at the club. Leverkusen hired guardado for the season. Pabon went to sao paolo and helder postiga went to lazio. Now, they are even more depleted. Will be a walk over for Barca this weekend!

[senk]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Seydou Keita will probably join Valencia if he passes his fitness test!

[HastGill1]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

Seydou Keita will probably join Valencia if he passes his fitness test!

They also signed Eduardo Vargas earlier in the week from Napoli, he should go into the team.

[HastGill1]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

Valencia lost 3 players today due financial crisis at the club. Leverkusen hired guardado for the season. Pabon went to sao paolo and helder postiga went to lazio. Now' date=' they are even more depleted. Will be a walk over for Barca this weekend![/quote'] There are strong rumours Banega is going to join Atletico tomorrow and Canales is virtually signed for Sociedad for 3.5m, whatever way you look at it they are going to be signing and selling players all day tomorrow to try and sort the squad out and get some money in, Keita is 34 and has been playing in China for 2 years so I don't see him being the answer. This is no preparation at all to be facing Barca at the Nou at 4pm on Saturday! There will probably be at least a couple of players making their debut's and Valencia are an average away side anyway. I think bookies price this match up differently to most because it is Valencia and they have images of Mata, Soldado, Isco and the rest but they are an average team who has had it's guts ripped out by all the debt. Barcelona look playable for me here, most of the first choice players didn't play too much on Wed and Fabregas and Sanchez are in superb form, they have beaten Valencia in the last 7 games at the Camp Nou and 5 of those were by 2 or more goals. Barcelona -1.5AH - 1.46 - pinnacle - 10 Points Barcelona -2.0AH - 1.68 - pinnacle - 10 Points

[senk]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd True that. Valencia was once a top team but it's years ago now. Again, they have to sell their best players cause the club just simply can't manage in a proper way. A shame for their fans and staff. Even with these players Barcan would rape them cause they are hitting top form again. Rested a couple of players in midweek and this is a perfect match for Messi to score a couple of goals. He is always eager and hungry! Even if Valencia manages to get some new players they don't have time to adapt and they will be weaker than before. I expect a easy win for the home side and -1.5 and -2.5 are bets I like to go big on for this one. J.pereira is also suspended now they are vulnerable without their 2 regular full backs. Feghouli is back from a injury and this is the list that travelled to camp nou. Porteros:

Diego

Alves, Vicent Guaita. Defensas: Barragán, Ricardo

Costa

, Rúben Vezo, Mathieu, Bernat. Centrocampistas: Oriol, Javi Fuego, Dani Parejo, Pablo Piatti, Portu, Feghouli, Míchel, Róber Ibáñez,

Fede

.Delanteros: Fede, Vargas, Jonas y Paco Alcácer. I'm really curious how Valencia will cope with all these big chances. Banega and Canales also both not included. I have no doubts Barca will come out gun blazing in this game. High stakes it is!

[differ]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Getafe - Valladolid 1st half more goals 3,2 @BetVictor Getafe Home games 21 / 9 Valladolid away games 18 / 20

[KavkaZ]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Good Evening. :loon Soccer / Football. Spain. La Liga. 22th round Granada - Celta Vigo Forecast: Over 5,5 Yellow Cards | Odds: 1.85 Date of event: 31.01.2014 Let's take an insight into the outcome and total... In Spain, the 22th round of the championship begins on January 31. Both teams are close in the standings. The first round meeting , held in Vigo, ended with the score 1-1. The home team had a great advantage , and naturally the first who scored. After 29 minutes, the exact impact was marked by Rafinha. In the second half the visitors managed to get one of theyr few moments , and even to score. Piti was the author of the goal. In the remaining time Celta had attempted to snatch victory , but the score remained unchanged. Bookmakers put clear favorite Granada, with which I dont agree. The only thing that really makes Granada a slight favorite it is a factor of his field. But 2.10 - it's too small for the team's victory , which for the entire season in 11 home games, scored only 10 points out of 33 possible. Granada lately is not all right in the attack. Team this year held four match, and 3 of them failed to score. In turn, Celta plays fairly open and attacking football , yet her coach Luis Enrique - a graduate of Barcelona football school , hence the tendency to a modern football. Celta in the final round scored 4 goals against Betis , and throughout the season by the number of shots on goal in the away matches Celta - not an outsider. So, I think , Celta are able to score , and Granada with his feeble attack hardly answer two goals. What I love about series - is the fact that Celta already lost four away games in a row. This series definitely needs to be interrupted because Celta is not hopeless. Of these four lesions only once Celta played really bad. Espanyol lost 1-0 , conceding on the 88th minute in an equal game. Real Madrid lost - well, so at the Santiago Bernabeu all lose. With extravaganza lost in Sociedad 4:3 , and at one point 1:3 lead Celta , but then red card, and hold the advantage in the minority failed... In short , quite Celta can bite off points from a team that essentially no stronger. Two weeks ago, Granada could not beat Osasuna at home , and even failed to score (0-0). In the last 5 matches Granada scored only one victory over Real Valladolid, a side from the relegation zone. It's time to take a point at least for Celta - and they are capable to do it in Granada. By the way, Celta away does not have any draw - especially since the game is sure to be careful , no one wants to risk ,a draw is the most likely outcome - a defeat sen to the relegation zone , while a draw would allow to keep the relative safety and more. Well, for the outcome: fancy the DC X2 as for the total goals , if Granada will score first it will be Under 2.5 - if the opposite will happen, Over 2.5 My prediction, based on stats... Yellow Cards... * Granada with an average of 2.9 / match * Celta with an average of 2.3 / match The numbers indicate that the favorite line to take should be Under 5.5 as they make an average of 5.2 between the two teams, but considering that this match will be refereed by Mateo Lahoz , this guy is showing too many cards with an average of 6.4 per game and I anticipate that this match will be pretty intense. I'm going to take the Over 5.5 priced at 1.85 with Bet365 - a direct red card will be counted as two yellows (!) If you do not agree with the prediction of Granada v Celta - waiting for your comments!

[HastGill1]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd And Valencia have signed..............................SENDEROS! :cow Fcuk me that is truly hilarious, if there is any sign needed about how far they have fallen then this is it..the guy is just total pony, how can the Valencia scouts have seen something in this guy? He gives away an average of a goal a week for Fulham.

[Marbella punter]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd As a Malaga season ticket holder I can tell you:- Malaga are starting to play in a tight organised way under the German Manager Shuster. Scoring goals is their problem. They have been playing with Roque Santa Cruz as the lead striker for most of the season but he is injured for tonights game (and a bit passed it anyway). I cant see them scoring tonight but then again think they will not want to lose the Andalucian derby so a 0-0 at 9/1 looks tempting.

[sajtion]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

As a Malaga season ticket holder I can tell you:- Malaga are starting to play in a tight organised way under the German Manager Shuster. Scoring goals is their problem. They have been playing with Roque Santa Cruz as the lead striker for most of the season but he is injured for tonights game (and a bit passed it anyway). I cant see them scoring tonight but then again think they will not want to lose the Andalucian derby so a 0-0 at 9/1 looks tempting.

to be honest i think sevilla is going to beat them easily. malaga just don't have much attacking force while sevilla have raketic in midfield who will create chances and their are not goal shy. sevilla win

[arsenalfh]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Messi misses an absolute sitter to finish off one of the best team goals you'll see ever see. I had Barca -1.5 with high stakes and a Barca and Everton double chance in play at 2/1 with medium stakes. Atrocious start to the weekend, I'm still in disbelief about that Messi chance.

[senk]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Again, one of the weirdest results in the last decade and it always favours the bookies.. Unbelievable barcelona lost this game of all their matches.. Big news about valencia, without a lot of regulars chaos in the team big depts and they suddenly beat Barcelona in camp nou? Ofcourse they do when there are hugh stakes on barcelona -1 and -2. It was the perfect timing for Barca to keep their winning streak alive and they failed miserably.. How on earth can they concede 3 goals.. I don't care about the money but it's just so hard to understand how this could happen especially today. It's always in the bookies favor and not the other way around funny thing..

[HastGill1]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

There are strong rumours Banega is going to join Atletico tomorrow and Canales is virtually signed for Sociedad for 3.5m, whatever way you look at it they are going to be signing and selling players all day tomorrow to try and sort the squad out and get some money in, Keita is 34 and has been playing in China for 2 years so I don't see him being the answer. This is no preparation at all to be facing Barca at the Nou at 4pm on Saturday! There will probably be at least a couple of players making their debut's and Valencia are an average away side anyway. I think bookies price this match up differently to most because it is Valencia and they have images of Mata, Soldado, Isco and the rest but they are an average team who has had it's guts ripped out by all the debt. Barcelona look playable for me here, most of the first choice players didn't play too much on Wed and Fabregas and Sanchez are in superb form, they have beaten Valencia in the last 7 games at the Camp Nou and 5 of those were by 2 or more goals. Barcelona -1.5AH - 1.46 - pinnacle - 10 Points LOST Barcelona -2.0AH - 1.68 - pinnacle - 10 Points LOST

I had a lot more on this than I listed here and this has cost me serious money. Terrible day for me.

[senk]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Same for me. Had barcelona -1.5 in 6 accums including some high qoutes like sunderland, cardiff, schalke, hoffenheim just terrible I thought this was the safest bet of the weekend like wtf,, :D

[sajtion]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd martino is bad coach and he can't get the best out of messi. he is also out of form also big time. he scored penalty tonight but otherwise is nowhere near the level as before. its was shocking result but barcelona played a messy game who left themselves open to easy counter attacks

[NoFear]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd yup cost me big as well. csk csk csk. this week all my bankers in big big value accas have lost. Chelsea lost @1.17 when it was the only losing leg in a 30/1 acca and now barca cost me 4 double digit accas which had cardiff and schalke and a few others in them. I think its best to avoid these skinny skinny priced teams in the future. But with all the info we had on valencia, still hard to fathom how barca didnt at least win, let alone cover the handciaps. this week must be bookies best week for many years.

[arsenalfh]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

I had a lot more on this than I listed here and this has cost me serious money. Terrible day for me.

I would take Barca -1.5 at those odds against similar opposition every time, we were seriously unlucky. I can't believe they couldn't find an equaliser in the last 30 minutes even though they were extremely poor at times with a number of players misplacing simple passes. No matter how good Iniesta is with the ball at his feet his indecisiveness in front of goal has always been his biggest downfall and to be one of the best attacking players around you can't be shot shy. He had a great chance to equalise but instead squared the ball which was easily intercepted. Barca are going to have to have a serious look at themselves defensively and even going forward if they are going to compete with the likes of Bayern for the Champions League. Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol and Dani Alves are on the decline and they've already lost David Villa who were all key players during the Pep era. There's going to be serious pressure on Messi to continue his amazing form as well as Fabregas and Neymar to step up as the big money signings in recent times. They're still a wonderful side but unless Tata can send them up another gear in the short run you feel the Champions League and maybe even in La Liga with Atletico and Real in such good form will be a step to far. I just get the feeling Tata will need more time to make the transition from the Pep years to the new generation and with sides like Real, Bayern and Atletico playing such good football at the moment they'll be hard to beat with a side in transition.

[arsenalfh]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

yup cost me big as well. csk csk csk. this week all my bankers in big big value accas have lost. Chelsea lost @1.17 when it was the only losing leg in a 30/1 acca and now barca cost me 4 double digit accas which had cardiff and schalke and a few others in them. I think its best to avoid these skinny skinny priced teams in the future. But with all the info we had on valencia' date=' still hard to fathom how barca didnt at least win, let alone cover the handciaps. this week must be bookies best week for many years.[/quote'] Barca are usually around 1.25 on the -1.5 AH against similar sides, possibly slightly worse than Valencia. There was clear value on this bet I think and we were just unlucky. Barca will probably win their next 5 home games by 2 goals or more but I think we must be wary that this side is not as good as the Barca of 2009 to 2012.

[KavkaZ]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

Good Evening. :loon Soccer / Football. Spain. La Liga. 22th round Granada - Celta Vigo Forecast: Over 5,5 Yellow Cards | Odds: 1.85 Date of event: 31.01.2014 Let's take an insight into the outcome and total... In Spain, the 22th round of the championship begins on January 31. Both teams are close in the standings. The first round meeting , held in Vigo, ended with the score 1-1. The home team had a great advantage , and naturally the first who scored. After 29 minutes, the exact impact was marked by Rafinha. In the second half the visitors managed to get one of theyr few moments , and even to score. Piti was the author of the goal. In the remaining time Celta had attempted to snatch victory , but the score remained unchanged. Bookmakers put clear favorite Granada, with which I dont agree. The only thing that really makes Granada a slight favorite it is a factor of his field. But 2.10 - it's too small for the team's victory , which for the entire season in 11 home games, scored only 10 points out of 33 possible. Granada lately is not all right in the attack. Team this year held four match, and 3 of them failed to score. In turn, Celta plays fairly open and attacking football , yet her coach Luis Enrique - a graduate of Barcelona football school , hence the tendency to a modern football. Celta in the final round scored 4 goals against Betis , and throughout the season by the number of shots on goal in the away matches Celta - not an outsider. So, I think , Celta are able to score , and Granada with his feeble attack hardly answer two goals. What I love about series - is the fact that Celta already lost four away games in a row. This series definitely needs to be interrupted because Celta is not hopeless. Of these four lesions only once Celta played really bad. Espanyol lost 1-0 , conceding on the 88th minute in an equal game. Real Madrid lost - well, so at the Santiago Bernabeu all lose. With extravaganza lost in Sociedad 4:3 , and at one point 1:3 lead Celta , but then red card, and hold the advantage in the minority failed... In short , quite Celta can bite off points from a team that essentially no stronger. Two weeks ago, Granada could not beat Osasuna at home , and even failed to score (0-0). In the last 5 matches Granada scored only one victory over Real Valladolid, a side from the relegation zone. It's time to take a point at least for Celta - and they are capable to do it in Granada. By the way, Celta away does not have any draw - especially since the game is sure to be careful , no one wants to risk ,a draw is the most likely outcome - a defeat sen to the relegation zone , while a draw would allow to keep the relative safety and more. Well, for the outcome: fancy the DC X2 as for the total goals , if Granada will score first it will be Under 2.5 - if the opposite will happen, Over 2.5 My prediction, based on stats... Yellow Cards... * Granada with an average of 2.9 / match * Celta with an average of 2.3 / match The numbers indicate that the favorite line to take should be Under 5.5 as they make an average of 5.2 between the two teams, but considering that this match will be refereed by Mateo Lahoz , this guy is showing too many cards with an average of 6.4 per game and I anticipate that this match will be pretty intense. I'm going to take the Over 5.5 priced at 1.85 with Bet365 - a direct red card will be counted as two yellows (!) If you do not agree with the prediction of Granada v Celta - waiting for your comments!

FT 1-2 Cards 3-3

[KavkaZ]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Let's bet on the Andalusian derby on Saturday at 23.00 , Malaga -Sevilla As you all know used to be a very hot and full of controversies. Therefore, although I must admit that I am not an expert in the card market and almost never forecast this, I have ventured to bet after analyzing the markets. I see a lot of value to share , because I think both teams will come out with some fighting spirit on the pitch. Also both teams have to go to death if want to keep fighting the European places (Sevilla), while Malaga all know that is not in a good location only drop two points and nerves are close to the relegation. Sevilla clearly better for this game, I do not see an inch in Malaga improvement and I think that will continue and become a candidate for relegation. Sevilla gets to attack. It's amazing how the game Sevilla against Levante took dozens of times shots, Malaga is much weaker back especially with the missing of Weligton. Gamez seems to have recovered and will play in defense. On offense Malaga has 4 games without scoring (444 minutes) and still above have low Roque Santa Cruz which was his main reference. As for the goals, looks an Over 2.5 - for the outcome, the favorite Sevilla, remind to take them -0.25 for the victory Tips: * Red Card at 2.50 Betsson * Sevilla (-0.25) at 2.25 Pinnacle

[HastGill1]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Have to be honest looking forward Man City -1.0AH is 4.0 against Barca? I know people won't be tempted because the game is so far away but how the Barca defence is looking surely this has to be given a look.. Perhaps I'm just pis**d off because of todays result! Messi certainly looks totally impotent atm, Sanchez is having a great season but I'm not sure how the game is going to go in a few weeks..if City really go for it I certainly think they could take a 2 or 3 goal advantage to Spain.

[neilovan]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Malaga v Sevilla Just a quick note. Sevilla have been BTTS in 10 of their last 10 games away. So probably worth a punt on the three related bets O25 goals 4 units BTTS 2 and probably Sevilla to win, based on the low scoring numbers from Malaga 2 units

[neilovan]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd 2 out of 3 is ok. Sevilla 2-1 up and blow it

[Zacharael]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd It's just a bad day I guess. I took Manchester to win the Race to 7 Corners in play when they were 4:1 up and it lost, Stoke actually beating them at that. And I really went high stakes :-/ Then staked medium again on Porto and everything went in bookies favour. It's just that day...

[King of Spades]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd Athletico bilboa vs Real Madrid first la liga home defeat for athletico bilboa for me,do concede first goal a number of times 7 last 11 la liga, and with 2 clean sheets 17 can see losing this game and of what seen of both sides. Real Madrid flying at moment , 10 wins in 10,15 last 17 score +2,9 clean sheet 10, 1 concede first last 17,and with Barcelona droping points last night,got take advantage.won the last 8 vs too. Real Madrid win 4/6 William hill

[neilovan]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd 2014-02-03 Villareal vrs. Osasuna Osasuna have won some games away from home, but they have not beaten any one of the decent sides . their wins are against Betis 1-2, Valladolid 0-1. Every good side they have played away has smacked them this season. Valencia beat them 3-0, Sociedad gave them a 5-0 backhand, and Sevilla won. Against their equals (Granada 0-0, and Celta 1-1) they have done ok. Villareal have been pretty good this season at home. They have had excellent results against quality teams (2-2 Real Madrid, 4-1 Valencia,5-1 Sociedad, 1-1 Ath Madrid) Which Villareal team shows up is the question ? They seem unmotivated / focused against the average / poor quality. They should have too much class and talent for Osasuna in this game . I like the 'home team scores first and home win bet which is about 1.65 for 2 units

[neilovan]

Re: La Liga > January 31st - February 3rd

2014-02-03 Villareal vrs. Osasuna Osasuna have won some games away from home, but they have not beaten any one of the decent sides . their wins are against Betis 1-2, Valladolid 0-1. Every good side they have played away has smacked them this season. Valencia beat them 3-0, Sociedad gave them a 5-0 backhand, and Sevilla won. Against their equals (Granada 0-0, and Celta 1-1) they have done ok. Villareal have been pretty good this season at home. They have had excellent results against quality teams (2-2 Real Madrid, 4-1 Valencia,5-1 Sociedad, 1-1 Ath Madrid) Which Villareal team shows up is the question ? They seem unmotivated / focused against the average / poor quality. They should have too much class and talent for Osasuna in this game . I like the 'home team scores first and home win bet which is about 1.65 for 2 units

Bet won, no contest after early Villareal goal in second half