Round 3 of LaLiga takes place across Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of August and we take a closer look at three encounters from a betting angle below.
Outright Betting Update
Let’s first look at the Outright Betting where Barcelona are 1.70 favourites with Real Madrid trading at 2.10 and the balance priced at 21.00 and better.
Note: Barcelona are playing Thursday night so the betting may change
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FRIDAY
Alaves vs Villarreal
Alaves are 4th in the standings on 4 points after playing two matches. They won their opening match 3-0 at home against Getafe and followed that with a 1-1 away draw at Rayo Vallecano.
Villarreal are 9th on the table on 2 points after two away draws, 2-2 at Racing and the same score line against Atletico Madrid.
Head-to-Head
This fixture finished 1-1 last season with Villarreal winning the reverse fixture 3-1 at home.
Villarreal have won two of the last six meetings between the sides, with three draws and one Alaves victory.
Betting – Click here to bet
Alaves 3.15
Draw 3.50
Villarreal 2.35
Verdict
Villarreal have scored twice in each of their opening matches but have also conceded twice whereas Alaves have scored in both of their games so going with both teams to score and over 2.5 goals.
Bet: Both teams to Score and Total Goals over/under 2.5, Yes and Over at 2.15
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SATURDAY
Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid
Sevilla are 2nd on the table with 6 points after their two matches. In their opening match they played Rayo Vallecano winning 2-1 at home and in the second round they were away to Athletic Bilbao winning 3-1.
Atletico Madrid are on 4 points standing in 5th position after their two matches. Round 1 saw them at home to Malaga where they won 2-0 and their second match against Villarreal ended in a 2-2 draw.
Head-to-Head
Sevilla won this fixture 2-1 last season with the reverse fixture ending 3-0 to Atletico Madrid.
Sevilla won 2 and Atletico Madrid 4 of the last 6 LaLiga head-to-heads and over 2.5 goals has landed in the last 4 meetings.
Betting – Click here to bet
Sevilla 3.65
Draw 3.40
Atletico Madrid 2.20
Verdict
Sevilla have scored 5 goals and conceded 2 in their opening two matches, while Atletico Madrid have scored 4 and also conceded 2 in their two matches. Both teams have shown attacking intent early in the season, making goals at both ends a reasonable expectation. The head-to-head history also supports goals.
BET: Total Goals Over 2.5 goals at 1.91
SUNDAY
Real Madrid vs Malaga
Real Madrid top the table on 6 points after their two matches. They have scored 6 goals and conceded 2. They won their opening match 4-1 against Real Sociedad and in Round 2 they beat Espanyol 2-1.
Malaga returns to the top tier after an 8-year absence and they are 16th in the standings on 2 points after 1 draw and 1 defeat in their two rounds. They have conceded 3 goals while scoring 1. They lost 0-2 away to Atletico Madrid in Round 1 and then drew 1-1 against Coruna at home.
Head-to-Head
These sides last met in the 2017/18 season where Real Madrid won both matches but there is no recent head-to-head to go on.
Betting – Click here to bet
Real Madrid 1.16
Draw 9.50
Malaga 18.00
Verdict
Real Madrid should be too strong here and I am backing the home team to win by 3 goals or more.
BET: Asian Handicap Real Madrid -2.5 at 2.05
Note: All prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change.
