Real Sociedad v Cádiz CF
Real Sociedad have won their last five games against Cádiz in LaLiga, keeping a clean sheet in four of these matches; this is just one fewer win than in their previous 13 against them in the competition beforehand (W4 D7 L2).
At home, Real Sociedad have not lost any of their 14 games against Cádiz in LaLiga (W12 D2), and have only conceded at all in three of them. Indeed, they have only faced Elche more times at home in the top-flight without losing (P18 W16 D2) than Cádiz.
Cádiz have won two of their last four visits to rivals from the Basque Country in LaLiga (L2), as many wins as in their first 30 away games against them in the competition beforehand (W2 D6 L22).
Real Sociedad have only won two of their last nine games played on a Friday in LaLiga (D3 L4), while Cádiz have won three of their last five on this day in the competition (D1 L1).
After enjoying a run of five consecutive wins between November 2022 and January 2023, Real Sociedad have only won one of their last five LaLiga games (D2 L2), winning 3-2 away from home against Espanyol in February.
Cádiz have lost their last three away games in LaLiga, and have not had a longer losing streak away from home in the competition since April 2006 (4).
Cádiz are one of three teams yet to score a headed goal this season in Europe's big-five leagues, along with Monza and Salernitana.
Real Sociedad's Mikel Oyarzabal has scored four goals in three games against Cádiz in LaLiga – they are the only opponent against whom he has netted two braces in the top-flight.
Cádiz’s Sergi Guardiola has scored in both of his last two games in LaLiga, while only once in his career in the top-flight has he scored in three in a row, doing so between May and August 2019 with Real Valladolid (3).
After winning three of his first four games against Real Sociedad in LaLiga (L1), Cádiz manager Sergio González is since winless in his last seven against them in the competition (D3 L4), losing each of his last three.
Getafe v Girona FC
Getafe have only won one of their five games against Girona in LaLiga (D2 L2), although this was their last such game at home against them, winning 2-0 in May 2019.
At home, Getafe have only lost one of their four games against Girona in all competitions (W2 D1), going down 0-2 in Liga SmartBank in September 2016, registering a win and a draw in their two meetings at home in the top-flight.
Girona have lost three of their last four visits to teams from Madrid in LaLiga (D1), having lost only one of their first seven such matches in the top-flight before this (W3 D3).
Getafe have earned only 22 points after their first 23 games in LaLiga 2022/23 (W5 D7 L11), their lowest tally at this stage of a season in the top-flight.
Girona have won their last two games in LaLiga, scoring nine goals overall, while they have not won three in a row in the competition since March 2018 (3).
Getafe have conceded 23 per cent of their goals in LaLiga this season via headers (7/30), the highest such per centage in the competition.
Only three players (Kevin De Bruyne 75, Kieran Trippier 70 and Bruno Fernandes 68) have created more chances in Europe's big-five leagues this season than Girona's Aleix GarcÃa (64).
Getafe’s Enes Ünal has been directly involved in a goal in each of his three starts against Girona in LaLiga (two goals and one assist).
Girona’s Cristhian Stuani has scored six goals in 12 games against Getafe in LaLiga; only against Real Madrid has he scored more in the division (seven in 13 games), with Stuani netting a goal in three of his last four games against Getafe in the competition (three).
Getafe coach Quique Sánchez Flores has lost the two games he has managed in LaLiga against Girona, going down 0-1 in February 2017 with Espanyol and 1-3 in the reverse fixture this season with his current club.
UD AlmerÃa v Villarreal
AlmerÃa have lost five of their last seven games against Villarreal in LaLiga (D2), this after having lost just one of their first six against them in the competition beforehand (W3 D2).
After winning their first three LaLiga home games against Villarreal between 2008 and 2010, AlmerÃa have since not won any of their last three at home against them in the top-flight (D2 L1).
Villarreal have not won any of their last three visits to AndalucÃa in LaLiga (D1 L2), failing to score in each of them, this after having won three of their previous four away games against such teams in the competition (L1).
AlmerÃa won their last match in LaLiga 1-0 against Barcelona, this after having lost each of their previous three beforehand. They have not won two consecutive games in the competition since February 2015 (2).
Villarreal have won just one of their last 10 away games in LaLiga (D3 L6), a 1-0 victory v Espanyol in November 2022, this after after winning each of their previous four away from home in the competition beforehand.
Villarreal have won the most points in LaLiga this season via goals scored in the second half of games (18).
AlmerÃa's Luis Suárez has been directly involved in three goals in his last five LaLiga games (two goals and one assist), as many as he was in his previous 19 games in the competition beforehand (two goals and one assist).
AlmerÃa’s Rodrigo Ely has scored in two of his six games against Villarreal in LaLiga, both with Alavés in 2017 and 2018.
Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze has been directly involved in three goals in his last two appearances in LaLiga (two goals and one assist) – he has been involved in six goals in 22 games in the competition this term (three goals and three assists); only once before has he been involved in more in a single season in the division (seven, five goals and two assists, in 26 matches in 2018/19).
AlmerÃa will be the 29th different opponent Villarreal coach Quique Setién has faced as a manager in LaLiga – the Spaniard has beaten 27 of the 28 teams he has faced so far in the top-flight, with the sole exception being Elche (P1 L1).
RCD Mallorca – Elche CF
Mallorca have not won any of their last six games against Elche in LaLiga (D4 L2) since a 4-2 victory in November 1965, their longest winless run against them in the competition.
At home, Mallorca have not lost any of their last 13 games in all competitions against Elche (W7 D6) since a 0-1 defeat in LaLiga in January 1963.
Mallorca have alternated between a win and a loss in their last 10 games in LaLiga (W5 L5), losing their last one 1-2 against Espanyol.
Elche have only won one of their 23 games in LaLiga in 2022/23 (D6 L16), losing each of their last three – they have equalled the lowest tally of victories at this stage of a campaign by any team in the top-flight in the 21st century (level with Osasuna, W1 D7 L15 in 2016/17).
Elche have scored the first goal of a game the fewest times of any side in LaLiga this season (5), and also have the lowest win rate when doing so in 2022/23 (P5 W1 D2 L2 – 20 per cent).
Mallorca have had the fewest build up attacks (10+ pass open play sequences ending in a shot or touch in the opposition’s box) of any side in LaLiga this season (13), with Elche having the fifth-fewest (22).
Elche are the only team in the big-five European leagues yet to reach 1Â 000 passes into the final third this season (976).
Vedat Muriqi has scored 10 goals in 21 matches in LaLiga in 2022/23 – only one player has scored more after his first 21 appearances of a top-flight campaign for Mallorca, with Dani Güiza scoring 11 in 2007/08 (also 10 for Albert Luque in 2001/02).
Elche’s Lucas Boyé scored his only brace in 92 LaLiga games against Mallorca in Son Moix in November 2021 with his current club (2-2).
Mallorca’s Javier Aguirre has only won one of the four LaLiga games he has managed against Elche (D1 L2), winning 3-1 with Espanyol in March 2014.
Club Atlético de Madrid v Sevilla FC
Atlético de Madrid have lost two of their last four games against Sevilla in LaLiga (W1 D1), having lost just one of their previous 20 against them in the competition (W9 D10).
Atlético de Madrid are unbeaten in their last 13 home games against Sevilla in LaLiga (W6 D7), since a 0-1 defeat in September 2008 - although they have dropped points in three of their last four such games (W1 D3).
Sevilla are winless in their last five visits to teams from Madrid in LaLiga (D3 L2), since a 1-0 win against Getafe in August 2021.
Atlético de Madrid have won just five of their first 11 home games in LaLiga 2022/23 (D3 L3), their lowest tally after their opening 11 home games in a top-flight campaign since 2009/10 (W5 D3 L3).
Only Elche (1) and Getafe (5) have won fewer LaLiga games this season than Sevilla (six, same as Valencia, Cádiz and Espanyol). Six wins from 23 games this season (D7 L10) is Sevilla’s lowest tally at this stage of a top-flight campaign in the 21st century.
Atlético de Madrid have received seven red cards in their first 23 LaLiga matches in 2022/23, their highest tally at this stage of the competition since 2002/03 (8).
Sevilla have kept a clean sheet in just four of the 23 games they have played in LaLiga this term, their second lowest record at this stage of a campaign in the top-flight in the 21st century (also four in 2010 /11) after 2013/14 (3).
After being involved in eight goals in four games against Sevilla in LaLiga between March 2017 and January 2019 (six goals and two assists), Atlético de Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann has not scored or provided an assist in any of his last five games against them in the competition.
Youssef En-Nesyri has scored four goals in his last five LaLiga games for Sevilla, as many as in his previous 36 games in the competition.
Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone has recorded nine draws against Sevilla in LaLiga (GP22 W10 D9 L3), his highest tally against a single opponent in the competition (also nine against Real Madrid, GP23 W5 D9 L9).
Real Valladolid v Espanyol
Real Valladolid have won two of their last three games against Espanyol in LaLiga (L1), having won just one of their previous 10 games against them in the competition (D6 L3).
Real Valladolid are unbeaten in their last nine home games against Espanyol in LaLiga (W4 D5), since a 0-1 loss in October 2001. If they avoid defeat, they will set their longest unbeaten streak at home against Espanyol in the top-flight.
Real Valladolid have won five of their 11 home games in LaLiga this season (D2 L4), their highest tally of home wins at this stage of the campaign since 2012/13 (W5 D3 L3).
Espanyol have won their last two games in LaLiga, as many wins as in their previous 12 matches in the competition (W2 D6 L4) – they have not won three straight games in the top-flight since May 2019 (3).
Real Valladolid have faced the most shots that have hit the woodwork in LaLiga this season (15) – they have faced three shots that hit the post in three different games so far (v Barcelona in August 2022; v Celta de Vigo and Real Betis in February 2023).
Real Valladolid have the lowest conversion rate in LaLiga 2022/23 (6.1 per cent), their lowest per centage at this stage of the season since 2003/04.
Espanyol's Joselu Mato has scored three goals in five LaLiga games against Real Valladolid, including his side's winning goal in their last two games against the Pucelanos in the competition (1-0 in February 2021 with Alavés and 1-0 in October 2022 with his current club).
Martin Braithwaite has scored seven goals in 18 games for Espanyol in LaLiga this season, his most in a single campaign in the competition (along with 2019/20), while he scored his second brace in the top-flight against Mallorca in last MD.
Cyle Larin has scored each of Real Valladolid’s last three goals in LaLiga – he is the only player in the competition to have scored 100 per cent of his team's goals (3/3) since the competition resumed after the World Cup in Qatar.
Espanyol manager Diego MartÃnez has won five of his nine games in all competitions against Real Valladolid (D1 L3), including the only time that his team scored six goals in a league game (LaLiga + Liga SmartBank): 6-2 with Sevilla Atlético in the second tier in April 2017.
Barcelona v Valencia
Barcelona have won their last four games against Valencia in LaLiga, scoring at least three goals in three of them, while they can match their longest winning streak against them in the competition (5 on two occasions, between 1963 and 1965 and between 1992 and 1994).
Barcelona have not lost in their last six home games against Valencia in LaLiga (W4 D2), since a 1-2 defeat in April 2016.
Barcelona suffered their second defeat in LaLiga this season (W19 D2 L2), 0-1 in the last MD against AlmerÃa and have not lost successive games in the competition since October 2021 (2) with Ronald Koeman as coach.
Valencia won their last game in LaLiga (1-0 against Real Sociedad) ending a run of five straight defeats in the competition – they have not won two in a row in the same league season since March 2022 (2).
Barcelona are the side across the top five European leagues with the highest per centage of their goals scored from inside the box this season (98 per cent - 44/45) along with Napoli (98 per cent - 57/58).
Barcelona have conceded 38 per cent of their goals in LaLiga during the first 15 minutes of play (3/8), the highest such per centage in the competition.
Valencia are the LaLiga side that have dropped the most points from winning positions this season (17), being their highest such tally at this stage of a top-flight campaign since 2016/17 (19).
Valencia’s Edinson Cavani is the LaLiga player that has scored in the most games without his team being able to win any of them (four, D2 L2).
Under Xavi Hernández, Barcelona have won 87 per cent of their games in LaLiga with Pedri (G31 W27 D3 L1) and just 50 per cent without him (G18 W9 D4 L5).
This will be Valencia’s manager Rubén Baraja's first meeting with Barcelona in any competition – as a player, he lost 13 of his 19 LaLiga games against them (W3 D3), more than against any other opponent.
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Club
Rayo Vallecano have only won one of their last eight games against Athletic in LaLiga (D1 L6) and it was away from home (2-1 in September 2021).
Athletic have avoided defeat in seven of their last eight visits to Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga (W4 D3 L1) and have scored at least one goal in each of their last 14 away games against them in the competition (26 goals overall).
Athletic have only won in one of their last 13 visits to teams from Comunidad de Madrid in LaLiga (D7 L5) but it was against Rayo Vallecano, 1-0 in January 2022 thanks to a goal from Nico Serrano.
Rayo Vallecano have only lost two of their last 10 home games in LaLiga (W5 D3), having lost seven of their previous 10 in the competition (D3).
Athletic have lost five of their last seven games in LaLiga (W2), one more defeat than in their previous 16 games in the competition (W7 D5 L4).
Rayo Vallecano have conceded 68 per cent of their goals in LaLiga this season in the first half of the game (17/25), the highest per centage for a team.
Athletic have faced at least 15 shots in three of their last four games in LaLiga, after doing so in only one of their previous 19 matches in the competition this term.
Rayo Vallecano’s Radamel Falcao has scored seven goals in six games against Athletic in LaLiga, his highest tally against a single opponent in the competition, scoring in two of his three games against them in the top-flight with his current club.
Excluding own goals, Iñaki Williams has scored four of Athletic's last nine goals against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga – he has not scored in his last nine games in the top-flight, his longest drought since April 2021 (11).
Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde has won his last six games against Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga, his longest winning streak against them in the top-flight, including the only one against Andoni Iraola as Rayo coach: 3-2 in the reverse fixture this season.
Real Betis Balompié v Real Madrid
Real Betis have not won any of their last five games against Real Madrid in LaLiga, all five since Manuel Pellegrini's arrival on the bench, alternating between defeat and a draw each time (D2 L3).
Real Madrid have won five of their last six visits to Real Betis in LaLiga (L1), including a 6-1 triumph in October 2016, one of just three games in which Betis have conceded six home goals in their top-flight history.
Real Madrid have not lost in their last 10 visits to Andalusian sides in LaLiga, winning nine of them (D1), since a 1-2 defeat to Real Betis in March 2020, with Joan Francesc Ferrer "Rubi" as Betis manager and Zinedine Zidane on the Whites bench.
Real Madrid have alternated between victory and defeat in their last seven away games in LaLiga (W4 L3), keeping a clean sheet in all four of their wins in this run.
Real Betis have won their last three LaLiga games and have not won four in a row in the competition since December 2021.
Against no other side have Real Madrid drawn more LaLiga games 0-0 than against Real Betis in the 21st century (five, level with Villarreal), but none of those five matches were at Benito VillamarÃn.
Real Betis' Sergio Canales has scored in each of his last two home games in LaLiga (two goals) and is looking to do so in three in the competition for the first time since February 2020 (3).
If he plays in this match, Real Betis' Juanmi Jiménez will make his 250th LaLiga appearance (95 with Real Sociedad, 85 with Málaga and 69 with Real Betis) - he has scored 65 goals and provided 11 assists in the current 249.
Three of Real Madrid's last four LaLiga goals have been scored by substitute players, just one fewer than their previous 42 goals in the competition (four goals scored by players coming off the bench).
Real Betis coach Manuel Pellegrini has won just 15 per cent of his 20 games against Real Madrid in LaLiga (W3 D7 L10), his lowest per centage against an opponent he has faced on at least three occasions in the competition.
Osasuna – RC Celta de Vigo
Osasuna have won three of their last six games against Celta Vigo in LaLiga (D1 L2), just one win fewer than in their previous 22 matches against the Galicians in the competition (W4 D6 L12).
Osasuna have not lost any of their last four LaLiga home games against Celta Vigo (W2 D2), keeping three clean sheets, their longest unbeaten run at home against them in the top-flight in the 21st century.
Monday is the only day of the week on which Osasuna have not won a home game in their LaLiga history (D6 L3) while Celta Vigo have not lost any of their last five away games on that day in the competition (W1 D4).
Osasuna have lost their last two home games in LaLiga without scoring a goal and have not lost three or more in a row in the competition at home since December 2016 (4).
Celta Vigo have won two of their last four away games in LaLiga (D1 L1), as many victories as in their previous 17 away games in the competition (D4 L11).
No side has attempted more shots after fast breaks without managing to score a goal than Osasuna in LaLiga this season (12, same as Atlético de Madrid).
No other team have scored more headed goals than Osasuna in LaLiga this season (seven, level with Mallorca and Sevilla), scoring four of their last seven goals in the competition (excl. own goals).
If he plays, Hugo Mallo will make his 300th LaLiga appearance, becoming the first player in Celta Vigo's history to reach this milestone in the top-flight.
Celta Vigo's Gabri Veiga is the first midfielder born from 2002 onwards to reach 10 goal involvements (seven goals and three assists) in Europe's top five leagues this season.
Osasuna's Moi Gómez has scored five goals in 15 games against Celta Vigo in LaLiga, his highest tally against an opponent in the competition, and against no team has he provided more assists in the top-flight than against the Galicians (two, as against five other opponents).