In the absence of any British football today Spain is our first port of call where Real Madrid are trying to catch Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men lost ground on the league leaders at the weekend when they were frustrated by third-placed Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu.
Barcelona’s 2-1 over Real Betis win in Seville last night extended their lead to eight points at the top of the table s oMadrid can’t afford any more slip ups.
Valencia have been sliding down the table after a run of one win in nine La Liga matches and find themselves 14th but just a point above the drop zone. That prompted the club’s hierarchy to dispose of Italian boss Gennaro Gattuso earlier in the week.
In the interim, 59-year-old Voro Gonzalez will take up the hotseat for an incredible eighth time as caretaker manager of the club.
The last time the sides met Valencia held Madrid to a 1-1 draw only to lose out on a place in the Spanish Super Cup final in a penalty shoot-out.
It’s been far from a vintage La Liga season across the board. Madrid are the ONLY team in the division who’s matches average 3.00 or more goals game. The weekend’s fixtures being a prime example of a dearth of goalmouth activity when six of the nine games played from Saturday to Monday resulted in 1-0 wins.
Both teams have scored in less than half of all matches played (47.87%) and Over 2.5 goals have been seen in just 44.68% of games. The average goals per game is 2.38, compare that to the Premier League’s 2.77 or Bundesliga’s 3.27 and there’s a very definite trend towards low-scoring affairs in Spain.
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- Real Madrid to win & Under 4 Match Goals 5/4 Bet365
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Golf Tips
The Caddy’s SuperNap won yet again at the weekend, as well as his other nap and nice 33/1 each-way shot so he’s been in profitable form and a big outright winner feels like it isn’t far away.
This week we’re off to UAE and the Golden State in search of more winners.
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Today’s Racing Tips
Rizzel is confident of a big run from a lightly raced chaser running at Wincanton for Thursday’s racing.
As always, let us know your best betting tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!
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