Good Morning ☀️,

It’s Lucas here, your Chief Predictions Officer at What Are the Odds?

With the Premier League on a break, I thought we’d do something different. So this week, we’re celebrating the greatest thing that Spanish sports has to offer.

And no, I’m not talking about bullfighting. 🐂🇪🇸

What I am talking about is La Liga — the next best thing after the EPL.

Here’s what’s ahead in today’s edition of What Are the Odds?

• A Spanish odds and predictions fiesta to help fill the Premier League void. ⚽

• A little bit of culture in the form of a brain teaser, courtesy of our friends at Masters of Trivia. 🌎

• A big shot of motivational mojo to help you stay strong and focused in the week ahead. 🎯

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⚽ Rayo Vallecano vs Valladolid
Spanish La Liga
Friday 7 Feb; 21:00 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: This one’s in the bag for Rayo, and the odds aren’t too bad considering we’re onto a sure thing here.

• CXSports says: Rayo Vallecano’s on a streak with three wins and zero losses in their last 5. Valladolid’s story is the polar opposite, and we don’t expect that to change any time soon.

• Score prediction: 2-0 or 2-1 win for Rayo Vallecano

Option #1

• Bet: Rayo Vallecano Win

• Odds Range: 1.47-1.52

Option #2

• Bet: Correct Score (2-0)

• Odds Range: 5.8-6.50

⚽ Celta Vigo vs Betis
Spanish La Liga
Saturday 8 Feb; 14:00 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: This’ll be a close one, which should make for some exciting football.

• CXSports says: Celta Vigo’s coming into this match as the statistical favorite. However, Betis has a habit of pulling off an underdog draw, much like they did last time these two clashed. Whichever way it goes, this will probably be close.

• Score prediction: 2-1 win for Celta Vigo

Option #1

• Bet: Double Chance (Celta Vigo Win / Draw)

• Odds Range: 1.35-1.38

Option #2

• Bet: Celta Vigo Win

• Odds Range: 2.20-2.34

⚽ Athletic vs Girona
Spanish La Liga
Saturday 8 Feb; 16:15 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: Both the momentum and the stats are making a good case for a reasonably good probability on an Athletic Club win.

• CXSports says: Athletic Club is one of the more solid teams in La Liga with one of the lowest loss rates going around. Girona, on the other hand, has suffered three losses in its last 5 games.

• Score prediction: 2-1 win for Athletic

Option #1

• Bet: Athletic Win

• Odds Range: 1.63-1.75

Option #2

• Bet: First Team to Score (Athletic)

• Odds Range: 1.50-1.55

⚽ Las Palmas vs Villarreal
Spanish La Liga
Saturday 8 Feb; 18:30 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: Las Palmas has next to zero chance in this game making this one an easy pick.

• CXSports says: Las Palmas has one of the highest goals against tallies in the entire league. Villarreal has one of the highest goals for tallies. It doesn’t take a genius to work out what this means in terms of probable scorelines.

• Score prediction: 0-2 win for Villarreal

Option #1

• Bet: Villarreal Win

• Odds Range: 1.79-1.87

Option #2

• Bet: First Team to Score (Villareal)

• Odds Range: 1.58-1.62

⚽ Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Spanish La Liga
Saturday 8 Feb; 21:00 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: How could we not watch when this fixture will see the top 2 title contenders duking it out?

• CXSports says: Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both play very different kinds of soccer. But both have delivered impossibly similar results where it really counts — points on the table. This one’s almost too close to call, but the edge ultimately goes to Real Madrid.

• Score prediction: 2-1 win for Real Madrid or a 1-1 draw

Option #1

• Bet: Double Chance (Real Madrid Win / Draw)

• Odds Range: 1.18-1.24

Option #2

• Bet: Win From Behind (Real Madrid)

• Odds Range: 8.00-8.00

Let’s take a quick break from our predictions for something completely different.

In honor of this week’s host country, here’s a little brain teaser about Spain’s capital city.

Question: Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest city in terms of:

• A: Area

• B: Population

• C: Number of tourists

• D: Elevation

Think you know the answer?

Read to the end to see if you were right.

⚽ Alaves vs Getafe
Spanish La Liga
Sunday 9 Feb; 14:00 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: Honestly, we’re only watching this because there’s not much else on until later on in the day.

• CXSports says: It’s not often Alaves or Getafe would be our favorites in any fixture. And this fixture’s no exception. We’re giving a slight edge to Alaves because, statistically, they deserve it. But really, the only thing we can count on here is a low-scoring game.

• Score prediction: 1-0 win for Alaves

Option #1

• Bet: Over/Under (Under 2.5)

• Odds Range: 1.31-1.36

Option #2

• Bet: First Team to Score (Alaves)

• Odds Range: 1.73-1.87

⚽ Valencia vs Leganes
Spanish La Liga
Sunday 9 Feb; 16:15 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: There’s an overvalued long shot on Leganes here that might just pay off big time.

• CXSports says: Neither of these teams is doing great this season, although Valencia has just started to show some rays of hope. In their last five games, they’ve nabbed two upset wins against higher-ranked teams. With that said, Leganes is on a bit of a streak too, and with better performance overall this season, the edge still goes to them. But only just.

• Score prediction: 0-1 win for Leganes or a 0-0 draw

Option #1

• Bet: Leganes Win

• Odds Range: 5.15-5.50

Option #2

• Bet: Double Chance (Draw / Leganes Win)

• Odds Range: 1.95-2.06

⚽ Real Sociedad vs Espanyol
Spanish La Liga
Sunday 9 Feb; 18:30 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: The odds are heavily in Real Sociedad’s favor making this a pretty safe thing.

• CXSports says: Real Sociedad has been somewhat inconsistent this season. But don’t get distracted by this — Espanyol has been outright disastrous. No prizes for guessing how this game will turn out.

• Score prediction: 1-0 or 2-1 win for Real Sociedad

Option #1

• Bet: Real Sociedad Win

• Odds Range: 1.57-1.62

Option #2

• Bet: First Team to Score (Real Sociedad)

• Odds Range: 1.40-1.50

⚽ Sevilla vs Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
Sunday 9 Feb; 21:00 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: We love sure things. Especially when they come with some decent odds. This is about as decent of a sure thing as you’re ever likely to find.

• CXSports says: Let’s keep this one simple. What happens when a lower mid-table contender (Sevilla) faces off against a genuine title contender (Barcelona)? Yep, usually, the title contender wins.

• Score prediction: 1-3 win for Barcelona

Option #1

• Bet: Barcelona Win

• Odds Range: 1.53-1.59

Option #2

• Bet: Correct Score (1-3)

• Odds Range: 10.00-11.50

⚽ Mallorca vs Osasuna
Spanish La Liga
Monday 10 Feb; 21:00 (Europe/Paris)

• Why we’re watching: These two are so evenly matched it’ll make for some tense soccer.

• CXSports says: There’s not much between these two teams right now. The best we’ve got to go on here is a slight historical edge for Mallorca — in the last 28 times this fixture has been played, Mallorca’s won 9, Osasuna’s won 8, and 11 games ended in a draw.

• Score prediction: 1-0 win for Mallorca or a 1-1 draw

Option #1

• Bet: Double Chance (Mallorca Win / Draw)

• Odds Range: 1.17-1.25

Option #2

• Bet: Correct Score (1-0)

• Odds Range: 4.80-5.50

One of the most successful Spanish Clubs of all time is Real Madrid. And Real Madrid’s most successful coach of all time was Carlo Ancelotti.

Based on that alone, we think it’s pretty safe to say he knows a thing or two about spotting winners.

Here’s what he has to say:

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PS: The answer to this week’s question was [B] — Population. Madrid has the highest population of any Spanish city. See what else you know with the Madrid [City] Trivia Quiz.