Atletico Madrid go into La Liga matchday No. 10 just five points off league leader Real Madrid.
The top of the La Liga standings are close, with Madrid separated by just nine points with sixth-place Real Sociedad. Can one of the chasing pack dent Madrid’s lead in round No. 10?
Sociedad will host Mallorca at Anoeta on Saturday, as they looking to crack the top five. Mallorca are on a six-game winless streak against Real Sociedad in all competitions ahead of Saturday’s game.
Mallorca are struggling in the early stages of the season. The Islanders are 15th in the standings and winless in four straight games. They posted just one win in their opening nine matches.
Real Sociedad won four of their last six La Liga matches. However, La Real fell 2-1 to Atletico Madrid last time out. Sociedad scored a whopping 17 goals in the opening nine matches. They conceded 12 times.
Atletico Madrid are in the title race this season but need to keep winning to keep pace with Real Madrid. Los Rojiblancos won five and drew one of their last six games in all competitions against Celta Vigo.
Celta Vigo are 18th in the standings after a poor start to the campaign. Pressure is growing on manager Rafael Benitez to turn around Celta’s form. The Sky Blues failed to win any of their last five La Liga matches, losing three and drawing twice.
Atletico Madrid are on a four-match winning streak in La Liga ahead of the trip to Celta Vigo. They conceded just eight goals in their nine matches. Only Real Madrid conceded fewer to start the season. Diego Simeone has Atletico playing strong defence once more.\
Rayo Vallecano went unbeaten in their last six matches versus Las Palmas in all competitions. The Red Sashes won three games and drew three games during that time. However, these teams have not faced off since 2021.
Las Palmas started the campaign well after winning promotion from the Segunda last season. The Canaries took 11 points from the opening 27 on offer. They go into Sunday’s match at home on a two-match winning streak. They outscored their last two opponents 4-2.
Rayo Vallecano drew each of their last four La Liga matches. Their last two matches both finished with identical 2-2 scores. Rayo conceded 13 goals in their opening nine games and scored 11 times.
Villarreal won four matches and lost two against Deportivo Alaves in their last six encounters. Despite their good form in head-to-head games versus Alaves, the home team won each of the last four fixtures when these teams met.
Villareal had a poor start to the season. They took eight points from the opening nine games and sit dangerously close to the relegation zone. The Yellow Submarine are winless in four straight La Liga games.
Alaves will start the weekend in 17th place. They are on a five-game winless streak in La Liga. Deportivo scored the second-fewest goals in the opening nine games, with seven tallied.