Athletic Bilbao could crack La Liga’s top five with a win in round No. 11. Meanwhile, chaos reigns at Sevilla, who sacked Jose Luis Mendilibar just months after winning the Europa League, and hiring Diego Alonso.
It is round No. 11 in La Liga. What is in store for this weekend?
Getafe went unbeaten in five of their last six games versus Mallorca in all competitions. The trend between these teams is the home team went unbeaten in each of their last four games.
Mallorca won this fixture at home last season by a score of 3-1. They will start the round in 17th place, just two points above the relegation zone. The Islanders go into the game winless in their last four games. They took just three points from the last 15.
Getafe are also winless in their last five games. However, the Azulones did draw each of their last four games. Getafe are just three points ahead of Mallorca ahead of the weekend in the La Liga standings.
Sevilla went unbeaten in their last six games versus Cadiz in all competitions. However, with a new manager in charge, will Sevilla’s dominance over Cadiz end?
Sevilla went to Cadiz and won 1-0 last season. The victory followed on from a 2-0 home win versus the Yellow Submarine. Sevilla failed to win their last three La Liga matches, picking up two points from nine.
Cadiz are on a three-match losing streak in La Liga. They failed to score in each of the last two league fixtures. Sevilla won to nil in their last three head-to-head matches with Cadiz.
Real Sociedad won three and drew three matches against Rayo Vallecano in their last six meetings in all competitions. Last season, Sociedad did the league double over Rayo by a score of 4-1.
Rayo Vallecano go into the game in good form, unbeaten in their last six games. The Red Sashes took 10 points from the last 18 points available and sit seventh in the standings.
Real Sociedad picked up 12 points from their last five matches. They are coming off a 1-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga. La Real kept clean sheets in their last three wins.
Athletic Club posted a record of 3W-2D-1L against Valencia in their last six head-to-head matches. The Basque club outscored Valencia 7-4 and the clubs combined for 34 yellow cards and two red cards.
Valencia are coming off a 2-0 win over Cadiz, which ended a four-game winless streak in La Liga. Los Che outscored their last six opponents 8-7.
Athletic Club lost two of their last three La Liga games. Their most recent match, a 1-0 loss to Barcelona, can on the road. Athletic Club went unbeaten in their last four La Liga matches at home.