La Liga matchday No. 12 will kick off this weekend. Barcelona took control of the title race a week ago with a massive 4-0 win in El Clasico.
Meanwhile, Valencia, one of Spain’s big clubs, are bottom of the table after 11 games.
Girona are not having the same success this season, as they did a year ago. Los Rojiblancos are 13th in the standings and are on a two-match losing streak.
Leganes are fresh off a win over Celta Vigo 3-0. The win ended a five-match winless streak in La Liga. Leganes scored one-third of their goals this season against Celta Vigo.
These teams have not played since 2021-22. Their last six meetings saw Girona post a record of 3W-2D-1L. Their last three games, all played in La Liga 2, had over 1.5 goals.
Atletico Madrid have messed the bed this season. After making multiple high-priced signings to push for the title, Atletico have struggled for wins. They are coming off a 1-0 loss to Real Betis last time out. Atletico have a record of 5W-5D-1L.
Las Palmas are 18th in the standings and stuck in the relegation zone. However, the Canaries are on a two-game winning streak.The wins came against Valencia and Girona.
The home team won each of the two matches between Atletico and Las Palmas last season. Atletico Madrid won 5-0 in the capital but they lost 2-1 to Las Palmas away from home.
Sevilla are up to 10th thanks to a good run of form. They are unbeaten in four of their last five games. Sevilla won a week ago 2-0 against Espanyol.
Real Sociedad lost 2-0 to Osasuna in round No. 11. The defeat ended a four-match unbeaten streak by the Royal. Sociedad scored just eight times in the opening 11 games.
Sevilla have not played well against Sociedad in their last six encounters. They won just one of the six games, losing three times and drawing twice. However, Sevilla won this fixture last season at home 3-2.
The home team won the last two matches in La Liga between Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis. Athletic won at home 4-2 and Betis claimed a 3-1 victory on their turf. Four red cards were handed out in four of the last five matches between these clubs.
Athletic Bilbao are up to fifth thanks to back-to-back matches without a loss. A 4-1 win over Espanyol was followed by a nil-nil stalemate with Mallorca.
Betis are sixth and level on points with Athletic Bilbao. Betis claimed back-to-back wins over Osasuna and Atletico Madrid. Los Verdiblancos have only scored 11 goals in 11 games this season.