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A revitalised Real Sociedad team will be bidding to make it three La Liga victories in a row when they continue their campaign with a home fixture against Mallorca on Saturday afternoon.
La Real are currently eighth in the La Liga table, seven points behind sixth-placed Real Betis in the battle for Europe, while Mallorca occupy 10th, one point behind their opponents in this weekend’s contest.
We say: Real Sociedad 1-0 Mallorca
We are not expecting many goals on Saturday, and this might not be a classic, but Real Sociedad need to win in order to keep their hopes of a European finish alive, and we are backing La Real to triumph this weekend.
> La Liga preview: Real Sociedad vs Mallorca
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Las Palmas‘ battle to escape the La Liga relegation zone will continue on Saturday afternoon, when they make the trip to the Spanish capital to tackle Getafe.
The visitors are currently 19th in the La Liga table, four points behind 17th-placed Alaves, while Getafe sit up in 11th position, only two points behind eighth-placed Real Sociedad.
We say: Getafe 2-1 Las Palmas
Las Palmas are an incredibly difficult team to back at the moment; it would not be a surprise to see the points shared on Saturday, but we just have a feeling that an in-form Getafe will be able to navigate their way to all three points.
> La Liga preview: Getafe vs Las Palmas
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Celta Vigo will be aiming to stretch their unbeaten run in La Liga to nine matches when the European hopefuls continue their campaign with a home fixture against Espanyol on Saturday evening.
The Sky Blues are currently seventh in the La Liga table, only five points off fifth-placed Villarreal, while Espanyol are 16th, four points clear of the relegation zone heading towards the final straight.
We say: Celta Vigo 2-1 Espanyol
Espanyol’s recent form deserves praise, but Celta are in a brilliant place at the moment, and their home form has been excellent throughout the campaign – we are expecting a close match in terms of the scoreline, but Celta should be able to navigate their way to all three points.
> La Liga preview: Celta Vigo vs Espanyol
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Barcelona will head to relegation-threatened Leganes on Saturday evening knowing that a victory would see them move seven points clear of second-placed Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table.
The Catalan giants are chasing a treble this season, while Leganes are battling to keep their spot in Spain’s top flight, with Borja Jimenez’s side currently sitting 18th in the division, two points behind 17th-placed Alaves.
We say: Leganes 1-3 Barcelona
Leganes have already beaten Barcelona this season and are certainly capable of making this a tricky assignment for the Catalan side; the division leaders are so difficult to back against at the moment, though, and we are expecting them to secure all three points without too much fuss.
> La Liga preview: Leganes vs Barcelona
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