La Liga moves into round 22 this weekend with four teams fighting for the final Champions League qualification place. Fourth-place Atletico Madrid are separated by just six points from seventh-place Athletic Bilbao.
Real Sociedad are third in the standings ahead of Celta Vigo’s arrival at Anoeta Stadium. La Real won five and lost one of their last six games versus the Sky Blues in all competitions. Sociedad are on a five-game win streak versus Celta Vigo.
Celta are in good form, with 10 points coming from the last six matches in La Liga. The Sky Blues do not score many goals, as they tallied seven in their last six games while conceding six.
Real Sociedad took 13 points from the last six games in the league, with 10 goals for and four against. Sociedad are not a strong home team, as they have a record of five wins, two draws, and three defeats at Anoeta.
Real Betis and Real Valladolid divided their last six head-to-head games into two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Earlier this season, Betis and Valladolid drew nil-nil, with Los Verdiblancos receiving a red card.
Valladolid are unbeaten in three straight La Liga games going into their trip to Seville. All three games ended with under 1.5 goals.
Betis are in so-so form with nine points from their last six games in La Liga. They scored 10 goals and conceded 10 times across the last six matches.
Elche went unbeaten in five of their last six games versus Espanyol. Three of the last six matches between these strugglers ended as draws. The teams finished 2-2 earlier this season at Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium.
Elche are bottom of the standings and are heading down to La Liga 2. The Green Striped Ones took just five points from the last six games in La Liga, scoring five goals and conceding nine times.
Espanyol are 17th in the standings and one point above the relegation zone. The Parakeets’ form has improved slightly, as they took eight points from the last six games, scoring nine goals and conceding 10 times. Espanyol have won just two league away games this season.
Rayo Vallecano won just one of their last six games versus Sevilla in all competitions. That one win came earlier this season, as the Red Sashes picked up a 1-0 victory.
Rayo are sixth in the division and are fighting for qualification to the Champions League. Five points separate Rayo from fourth place ahead of round 22. The team is unbeaten in three straight games, with two wins and a draw. All three games ended with under 2.5 goals.
Sevilla have improved since the World Cup break and are up to 12th in the table. They are still just four points above the relegation zone. Sevilla are third in the league form table with 12 points from the last six games, scoring nine times and conceding six goals.