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Girona v Huesca

7.45pm

La Liga basement boys Huesca can see some light at the end of the tunnel after winning 4-0 at home to Valladolid last week and they look decent value to follow up with an away win at Girona.

Huesca have managed to stay unbeaten in two games for the first time since August and their mini-revival could be bad news for fellow strugglers Girona, who slipped to 15th after their 3-0 loss at Eibar last Sunday.

Recommendation
Huesca
1pt 16-5 general

Key stat
Girona have not won any of their last 12 fixtures.

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Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano

5.30pm

Espanyol's bright start to the season seems a long time ago and it is hard to fancy them at odds-on to beat fellows struggler Rayo Vallecano.

Over the last three months Espanyol have taken just four points from a possible 33 and slipped from second to 15th in the table.

They may have to settle for a point against third-bottom Rayo, who are only two points worse off.

Recommendation
Draw
1pt 13-5 general

Key stat
Espanyol have won only one of their last 11 league matches.

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Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid

3.15pm (Streamed live on bookmakers' websites)

The big games keep coming for Real Madrid and after leaving Barcelona with a draw on Wednesday they can avoid defeat in another cauldron of hate when the Champions League holders make the short trip to the Wanda Metropolitano to tackle local rivals Atletico.

Real were a disgrace in the first part of the campaign and it was no surprise to see manager Julen Lopetegui pay the price by getting the sack, but in recent weeks Santiago Solari has been able to get a tune out of their hugely talented squad.

Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Barca in the Spanish Cup semi-final first leg was another step in the right direction and it followed three convincing La Liga victories with a dominant 2-0 beating of Sevilla the pick of their performances.

Karim Benzema is looking sharp up front and the same is also true of Brazilian teenager Vinicius Junior, who has added freshness to a squad who spent most of the first part of the campaign struggling to find a spark after Cristiano Ronaldo's sale to Juventus.

Despite their early problems, Real are just two points behind their city rivals as Atletico have also disappointed this season.

They finished second in their Champions League group, were knocked out of the Spanish Cup by Girona and suffered a 1-0 defeat at Betis last time out.

Recommendation
Real Madrid +0.25 Asian handicap
1pt 5-6 188Bet

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Getafe v Celta Vigo

Midday

Celta Vigo snapped a five-game losing sequence last weekend when winning 1-0 at home to Sevilla, but it may prove to be a false dawn because they are likely to struggle against Getafe in the capital.

Getafe have won six of their last seven home matches – the exception being a 2-1 loss to Barcelona – and they look worthy favourites to bank three points.

La Liga standings

Recommendation
Getafe
1pt 19-20 general

Key stat
Celta have lost five of their last six away fixtures.

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