Atletico Madrid suffered a heart-breaking loss against Athletic Bilbao and depends on others to maintain the top spot. Barcelona could finish the week in first place, while Real Madrid could be out of the race.
Let’s take a look at what happened in the last La Liga fixture and how the sports betting odds for what’s coming are set.
La Liga Breakdown
Clash of the Titans
As we already mentioned, Atletico Madrid lost 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao, their second loss in their last five games. They still sit in first place with 73 points, but Barcelona could replace them at the top if they beat Granada Thursday.
That’s right, Barcelona sits in third place with 71 points, but they’ve played one game less than Atletico. Lionel Messi and company managed to beat Villarreal 2-1 on the road, and now they could win the title by winning all their remaining games, no matter what Atletico Madrid does.
Real Madrid drew 0-0 against Real Betis. They’re still in the title race, but they can’t lose any more points, and their remaining games don’t look easy at all: Osasuna, Granada, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, and Villarreal.
This weekend, Atletico Madrid comes in as a huge favorite -225 to beat Elche, same as Real Madrid, who dominates the La Liga Odds against Osasuna with a -275 price.
Barcelona will be on the road against Valencia, also with the odds -240 by their side.
Don’t Forget About Sevilla
Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and Barcelona are the favorites, but don’t forget about Sevilla, who sits in fourth place with 70 points, defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 a couple of weeks ago, and hasn’t lost in the last eight games.
More recently, they beat Granada 2-1, and they already secured a Champions League ticket for next season. Sevilla will be facing Athletic Bilbao this Monday as favorites -155.
Real Sociedad and Real Betis complete the La Liga top six. They’re on pace to make it to next season’s UEFA Europa League, but Villarreal could still spoil their plan; the “Yellow Submarine” is just four points behind Real Sociedad and one point behind Real Betis.
They all will have accessible games this weekend. Real Sociedad will be facing S.D. Huesca, Real Betis will be facing Valladolid, and Villarreal will be facing Getafe.
Relegation Zone
All teams in the relegation zone still have a chance. Right now, Valladolid (29 points), S.D. Huesca (27 points) and Eibar (23 points) would be the ones to be relegated, but Deportivo Alaves (31 points) and Elche (30 points) are not safe yet.
This Saturday, Eibar will play host to Deportivo Alaves in a must-win situation, and they control the current betting lines at +140.
As we mentioned before, S.D. Huesca will play host to Real Sociedad, but as underdogs +290, and last but not least, Valladolid will play host to Real Betis, who just managed to draw against Real Madrid and comes in as the favorite at +130.
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La Liga Top Scorers
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona): 25
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid): 21
- Gerard Moreno (Villarreal): 20
- Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid): 19
- Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla): 17
