{"id":8427,"date":"2015-08-28T10:26:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T09:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.colossusbets.com\/?p=8427"},"modified":"2019-04-15T17:15:08","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T16:15:08","slug":"welcome-back-ever-predictable-la-liga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/welcome-back-ever-predictable-la-liga\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME BACK THE EVER PREDICTABLE LA LIGA!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\">\n<div>WELCOME BACK THE EVER PREDICTABLE LA LIGA!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">So La Liga is back but not quite in the way we all expected.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Until the saviours of week 1, Eibar, put three past a disappointing Granada side, we were looking at the worst ever weekend in the Spanish top flight in terms of goals scored.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">1971 and 1985 still hold the unenviable record of having a week where just 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/seven-days-seven-points-20oct\/\">goals<\/a> were scored across ten fixtures. Only eight had been netted before the <span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1032_com_zimbra_date\" class=\"Object\">Monday<\/span> night fixture at Los Carmenes!<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Perhaps the biggest surprise of the weekend wasn\u2019t just the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/realmadrid\/\">Real Madrid<\/a> had opened with a draw at newly promoted Sporting Gijon, but that the hosts were full value for their draw. Indeed, were it not for the smallest of margins, Antonio Sanabria would\u2019ve give Sporting all three points.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">As luck would have it, Real have the chance to avenge such disappointment against another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/championship-title-race-promoted-sides-fare-premier-league\/\">promoted side<\/a>, Real Betis. Only twice in the last decade have the Andalusians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/arsenal-must-learn-manager-mistakes\/\">managed<\/a> to beat their more illustrious rivals and both wins have come at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Ominously for Pepe Mel\u2019s side, in five of the last seven meetings, Real have scored at least three.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/7-points-in-7-days-eibar-to-clear\/\">Eibar<\/a> take on Athletic Club de Bilbao in a magnificent Basque derby to christen the little Ipurua Stadium for 2015\/16. When I say little, I mean minuscule in La Liga terms. Eibar have recently upgraded the stadium\u2026to a 6,600 capacity!!<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Champions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/barcelona-silver-lining\/\">Barcelona<\/a> host Malaga, the only side who managed to stop them from scoring in their treble-winning season. Javi Gracia knows exactly what it takes to stop the Blaugrana juggernaut, his Malaga side full value for their four points gained from Barca in 2014\/15.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Although their main scorer Juanmi has departed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/dave-tindalls-premier-league-pick-4-preview-2\/\">Southampton<\/a>, Los Boquerones won\u2019t be a pushover for Barca, who still have a patched up back line to contend with.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Colossus has two La Liga games as part of its pools this week.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><\/a>First up is \u00a0<b class=\"\">Sevilla v Atletico Madrid<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">Game of week 2 has to be at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan where these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/champions-league-quarter-finals-review\/\">Champions League<\/a> rivals do battle.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Although the Rojiblancos scored only via a solitary deflected effort against Las Palmas on the opening weekend, Diego Simeone\u2019s star-studded side looked sharp throughout and once Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/big-season-ahead-martinez-everton\/\">Martinez<\/a> finds his shooting boots, opposition teams are in trouble.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/sevilla-looking-like-title-contenders\/\">Sevilla<\/a> side that like to impose their own brand of expansive football, the ex-Porto hit man will find the space denied him on debut.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Unai Emery will be buoyed by the arrival of Fernando Llorente on a free transfer from Juventus, and the big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/man-city-transfer-targets\/\">target man<\/a> will lead the line in this one.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">We saw the best and worst of Sevilla in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/16996-2\/\">European<\/a> Super Cup clash with Barcelona but home advantage could play a huge part in the outcome of this one.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">The Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan will be bouncing for the first home game of the season and for what is expected to be a high-octane clash.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">You\u2019d have to back the visitors to score, but it won\u2019t be enough to get them an important away win.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Take either a <b class=\"\">1-1 draw<\/b> or a hard-fought <b class=\"\">2-1 home win<\/b> for your coupon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><b class=\"\">\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><b class=\"\">Real Sociedad v Sporting Gijon<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">The Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian provides the setting for the other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/michael-owen-vs-10000000-colossus-26\/\">Colossus<\/a> selection this week.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/david-moyes-finally-restoring-reputation-at-west-ham\/\">David Moyes<\/a> can be satisfied with how his team played away at Deportivo La Coruna in week one, however a point wasn\u2019t really good enough for a Sociedad side that dominated their hosts for long periods.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/premier-league-signing-of-season\/\">signing<\/a> Jonathas, a \u00a37m capture from relegated Elche, was particularly lively and unlucky not to break his scoring duck.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Carlos Vela can provide the creativity to unlock the door here but Abelardo\u2019s Sporting have already shown that they have the tools to negate any forward momentum from their opposition.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">It\u2019s worth dwelling on just how well the team from El Molinon played against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/barcelona-real-madrid-set-laliga-race\/\">Real Madrid<\/a> after the first 20 minute onslaught.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">During 2014\/15, Sporting lost just twice which was the best record in the top three divisions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/spain-will-slowly-roll-transition\/\">Spain<\/a>. Whilst this is, of course, a step up in class, Abelardo will ensure that his young side &#8211; the youngest in La Liga &#8211; fight tooth and nail for every point.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Moyes and co certainly haven\u2019t got a comfortable ride for their home opener. Sociedad have to be particularly careful of the raiding from the full back areas of Isma Lopez and Alberto Lora.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Hard to bet against an away win here, Sporting\u2019s spirit and verve seeing them through by the odd goal. <b class=\"\">0-1<\/b> or <b class=\"\">1-2<\/b> are my selections.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME BACK THE EVER PREDICTABLE LA LIGA! So La Liga is back but not quite in the way we all expected. 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