La Liga Betting: Zidane to stay perfect

Celta Vigo v Levante
Saturday 17:15 (Live on Sky Sports 5)
Celta 1.66, Levante 6.20, The Draw 4.10

Without star attacker Nolito, Celta Vigo have failed to score in any of their last three La Liga games. He's doubtful again this week.

Bottom-of-the-table Levante have been struggling for goals all season long. Since Rubi took charge, the Frogs have failed to score in 3/5 away games.

Five of the pair's last seven Liga meetings have ended with Under 2.5 Goals and, if Nolito's ruled out, we're bracing for another low scorer on Saturday.

Recommended Bet
Back Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.83*
*If Nolito is ruled out

Villarreal v Real Betis
Saturday 19:30 (Live on Sky Sports 5)
Villarreal 1.51, Real Betis 8.00, The Draw 4.60

These two are in contrasting form. Villarreal have won six in a row, notching wins to nil in each of their last three appearances at El Madrigal.

Having failed to score in five straight rounds of La Liga, Betis sacked Pepe Mel last week. Perhaps that will inspire them to find the back of the net, but we're not betting on it.

Recommended Bet
Back Villarreal Win to Nil @ 2.40

Valencia v Rayo Vallecano
Sunday 11:00 (Live on Sky Sports 5)
Valencia 1.65, Rayo 6.00, The Draw 4.20

Neither Valencia nor Rayo Vallecano have won a Liga game in the last two months.

Gary Neville's Los Che, at least, remain unbeaten at home this season (W3-D6-L0), having drawn each of the last four. All of those four have been score draws and we fancy goals at both ends once more.

Rayo Vallecano have a terrible away record this season (W1-D1-L7) but have hit the back of the net at least once in 8/9.

Recommended Bet
Back Both Teams to Score @ 1.83

Real Madrid v Sporting Gijon
Sunday 15:00 (Live on Sky Sports 3)
Real 1.08, Sporting 36.00, The Draw 19.00

This is a fixture that once tripped up Jose Mourinho and finished that long, long unbeaten run in home league games. Zinedine Zidane might be a rookie coach, but he's unlikely to stumble at this second hurdle.

A week ago Real Madrid won 5-0 at home to Deportivo La Coruna, who have general performed much better than Sporting Gijon this term.

Sporting's last six away games have been against teams now alongside Real in the top eight. They have lost all six, failing to score in 5/6.

Since the start of 2010/11, Real have won 17/17 hosting promoted sides. They've been ahead at the break in 15/17, but there's a prohibitively short price on the double result this week. Ten of the games have seen Over 1.5 First Half Goals and that's our bet.

Recommended Bet
Back Over 1.5 First Half Goals @ 1.70

Las Palmas v Atletico Madrid
Sunday 17:15 (Live on Sky Sports 4)
Las Palmas 7.00, Atletico 1.63, The Draw 3.95

Set aside a 4-1 win over relegation-threatened Granada and Las Palmas have scored just four times in five home games this season. At the other end, they have conceded only four times in those matches.

Atletico Madrid have notched seven clean sheets in 10 away games this term. They've won all seven of those games in which they've not conceded. Five of those seven have been 2-0 wins and, once again, it's the Atletico Madrid / Under 2.5 Goals combo bet that's exciting us must this weekend.

Recommended Bet
Back Atletico Madrid / Under 2.5 Goals @ 3.20

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao
Sunday 19:30 (Live on Sky Sports 4)
Barcelona 1.16, Athletic 25.00, The Draw 9.80

Barcelona have won this fixture in each of the last five seasons and must do so again to keep the heat on Atletico Madrid at the top of the table.

Athletic Bilbao have already lost 4/5 away to the current top seven, scoring just three times across the five matches. This weekend they must do without Aritz Aduriz, who has hit 22 goals in 29 appearances this season.

Barca have kept clean sheets in 4/5 Liga games at the Camp Nou recently. Last season, Athletic failed to score in any of their six games at the eventual top six and this weekend could bring another shutout.

Recommended Bet
Back Barcelona Win to Nil @ 1.90