As international football comes to an end for another month, it’s time to look ahead to the new round of La Liga fixtures. Notable matches include FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC but read on to find out our La Liga Matchday 10 predictions.
La Liga Matchday 10 Predictions Including FC Barcelona Vs Sevilla FC
Top Teams To Triumph Despite Injuries
It has become a running theme of the season thus far but Barcelona will have to do without another one of their best players as Lamine Yamal was sent home from international duty with an “overload”. They face Sevilla at home, who have started to turn a corner lately but may not get the full way around the bend in this match.
LWOF Prediction: FC Barcelona 2-0 Sevilla FC
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The international break brought controversy to the Real Madrid camp as their star summer signing Kylian Mbappe has been the subject of a rape inquiry in Sweden whilst resting from France duty. It is unclear if he will feature in Madrid’s away trip to RC Celta Vigo. The Galicians have their own noteworthy absence as Iago Aspas is suspended for this one.
LWOF Prediction: RC Celta Vigo 1-2 Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid will be thankful their South American contingent has until Sunday to prepare for their all-Madrid clash with CD Leganés. Five of their squad made round trips of nearly 20,000 km to play for their national teams so players such as Julián Álvarez may get a rest against a supposedly easier opposition.
LWOF Prediction: Atlético Madrid 2-0 CD Leganés
Four Teams Within Reach Of Fourth
Fourth-place Villarreal CF have a good opportunity to keep the pressure on those above them and start to break away from those below as they take on Getafe CF. Whilst only Barcelona and Real Madrid have scored more than the Yellow Submarine, only one other club has conceded more. Something they may not need to worry about against this weekend’s opponents.
LWOF Prediction: Villarreal CF 1-0 Getafe CF
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Real Betis will be envious that it’s their matchday ten opponents who occupy fifth spot in the table and not them. CA Osasuna are holding their own with a quarter of the campaign played and will need their ever-reliable home crowd at the Estadio El Sadar to help them through this match. A win for Betis would put them level on points with Los Rojillos.
LWOF Prediction: CA Osasuna 1-1 Real Betis
Athletic Club Bilbao will open Saturday’s proceedings when they welcome RCD Espanyol to San Mamés. A win for them would take them level with Atleti and Villarreal who play a day later. Star boy Nico Williams is expected to return to the team after his injury setback and has said in midweek that the battle against racism is his “top priority”.
LWOF Prediction: Athletic Club 3-1 RCD Espanyol
The final team hoping to ruffle the top four’s feathers this weekend is RCD Mallorca who host Rayo Vallecano on Sunday lunchtime. The Islanders are just a point ahead of their Madrid-based rivals but will have great confidence that they can add another three points to their tally.
LWOF Prediction: RCD Mallorca 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
Crucial Bottom Half Encounters
This time last season Girona FC v Real Sociedad would have featured much higher in a predictions piece but both have failed to get going so far this campaign. There is enough quality in both squads for this to be a potentially exciting game but we haven’t seen enough of it recently to know for sure. It may be easier to roll a dice to predict the outcome of this fixture.
LWOF Prediction: Girona FC 1-1 Real Sociedad
Monday night football sees eighteenth play twentieth on the Spanish East coast. Valencia CF take on UD Las Palmas in what could already be dubbed a six-pointer. Las Palmas currently have the worst winless run in Europe’s top five leagues so will be desperate to finally plug that hole – especially against a relegation rival.
LWOF Prediction: Valencia CF 0-1 UD Las Palmas
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Deportivo Alavés have all the makings of a solid mid-table side this term. The kind of team that will do well against the teams below them but struggle to make inroads against those above. With that in mind, they should have no troubles when they host second-from-bottom Real Valladolid on Friday night.
LWOF Prediction: Deportivo Alavés 1-0 Real Valladolid
