17.04. (Sat) 18:00 Sevilla - Real Sporting

• Sevilla have won four of their last six league meetings with Sporting Gijon.
• At home, Sevilla have won their last four consecutive encounters against Sporting, scoring 13 goals in the process.
• The Andalusians have lost four of their last eight league games: two wins and as many draws complete the record.
• However, they are unbeaten in their last seven home games in La Liga (four wins and three draws).
• Sporting have lost their last two league games without scoring a single goal, and they are winless in the last four.
• Away from home, the Asturians have collected one point from their last four games, scoring only one goal.

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17.04. (Sat) 20:00 Espanyol - Barcelona

• This will be the 152^nd Catalan derby between Espanyol and Barcelona: the Blaugrana lead by 84 wins to 34, 33 draws complete the record.
• Mauricio Pochettino's side are unbeaten at home in their last nine league games (six wins and three draws), and have not conceded a single goal in the last six at their own ground.
• However, Espanyol have won only once in their last five league games: three draws and one loss complete the record.
• Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 10 league games (nine wins and one draw), and they are on a run of seven consecutive wins.
• Barcelona boast the best defence of this competition (only 19 goals conceded), and have shipped only one goal in their last five fixtures.
• Away from home, Pep Guardiola's side are on a run of three consecutive wins, and have kept a clean sheet in the last two.
• The Blaugrana have netted 37 goals before half time, a league-high.

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17.04. (Sat) 22:00 Villarreal - Atletico Madrid

• Villarreal and Atletico Madrid have met 17 times so far in the top flight: there is perfect balance in the previous meetings, with six wins to each side and five draws.
• In eight matches between these two sides at Villarreal, the guests have won only once; four wins for the Yellow Submarine and three draws complete the record.
• Last Tuesday's 3-0 loss against Getafe ended Villarreal's three-game winning streak.
• Juan Carlos Garrido's side have won their last five consecutive games at El Madrigal, without conceding a single goal in the last four.
• Atletico Madrid have lost their last two games in La Liga, conceding five goals in the process.
• Away from home, Los Colchoneros have picked up only two points in their last seven league games, losing the last three.

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18.04. (Sun) 17:00 Dep. La Coruna - Almeria

• This will be the sixth league meeting between these two sides: the record is evenly balanced, with two wins each and a draw (1-1 in the reverse fixture last December).
• Deportivo are winless in their last seven league games, from which they have collected only two points.
• Miguel Ángel Lotina's side have netted only three goals in their last six league games.
• At home, the Galicians have collected only one point from their last three league games.
• Almeria are on a negative run of three consecutive defeats away from home.
• Deportivo have conceded only two goals in the first 15 minutes of play so far this season - a league joint-low, alongside Barcelona.

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18.04. (Sun) 17:00 Malaga - Valladolid

• Malaga are unbeaten in their last three league meetings against Real Valladolid (two wins and a draw).
• Real Valladolid have scored in each of their last three meetings against Malaga in La Liga.
• At La Rosaleda, these two sides have alternated wins in their last five league meetings, with the hosts successful in the last one, in September 2008.
• Juan Ramón Muñiz's side have managed only one win in their last four league meetings at home - two defeats and a draw in the process.
• Real Valladolid managed their first win in La Liga after four games, last Tuesday against Sevilla; that was also the first time they managed to score after four games.

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18.04. (Sun) 17:00 Tenerife - Getafe

• Last Tuesday 2-0 away win at Gijon ended Tenerife's five-game winless streak in La Liga.
• At home, Tenerife are unbeaten in the last three league games (one win before two consecutive draws).
• Getafe have collected 10 points in their last four league games, and they have won the last two without conceding a single goal.
• Away from home, Míchel's side are unbeaten in their last four games (two wins and as many draws).
• Prior to this, they had lost four consecutive away games in La Liga, scoring only two goals in the process.
• Tenerife have scored only eight goals in the first half, a league-low.

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18.04. (Sun) 17:00 Xerez - Racing Santander

• Racing's 3-2 home win in the reverse fixture back in December is the only previous meeting between these two sides in La Liga.
• Xerez have won three of their last six league games, losing only once.
• Last Wednesday's 3-1 win over Espanyol ended Racing's four-game winless run in La Liga.
• Miguel Angel Portugalìs side have won only once in their last six fixtures on the road: three draws and two losses complete the record.
• Xerez have conceded the most headed goals so far in La Liga (14).
• Racing are the only side in La Liga yet to score a goal in the opening 15 minutes of play.

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18.04. (Sun) 19:00 Athletic Bilbao - Zaragoza

• Athletic Bilbao won the reverse fixture at La Romareda in December; before that, the Basque side had picked up only two points from their previous four games against Real Zaragoza.
• Athletic are unbeaten at home against Real Zaragoza in their last six league meetings - four wins to the hosts, before being held to a draw in the last two.
• Real Zaragoza have managed to score only one goal in their last five visits to the San Mames in La Liga.
• Joaquín Caparrós' side are unbeaten at home in their last eight league games (seven wins and a draw): their longest unbeaten streak in La Liga since 2004/05.
• Real Zaragoza have not scored a single goal in their last three games on the road, from which they have picked up only one point.
• Athletic have scored the most headed goals in La Liga this season (14).

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18.04. (Sun) 21:00 Real - Valencia

• This will be the 150^th match between Real Madrid and Valencia in La Liga: the Merengues lead by 77 wins to 42, 30 draws complete the record.
• These two teams have not shared the points in their last seven meetings in La Liga (five wins for Real Madrid, two for Valencia).
• Manuel Pellegrini's side have lost only once in their last 14 league games, last Saturday against Barcelona, winning the other 13 games.
• Valencia have not shared a draw in their last seven league games (four wins and three losses).
• Away from home, Los Che are winless in their last seven league games, losing the last four.
• The Merengues boast the best attack of the competition (85 goals).
• Valencia are the only side in La Liga yet to score their first goal from a free-kick, whereas Manuel Pellegrini's side have netted the most from dead ball situations so far (24).

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19.04. (Mon) 21:00 Mallorca - Osasuna

• These two sides have shared the points only once in their last nine league games; three wins for Mallorca and five for Osasuna in the process.
• Mallorca have picked up seven points from their last three meetings at home against Osasuna in La Liga.
• Osasuna have scored a single goal in each of their last four visits to Mallorca - enough for a win and a draw.
• Gregorio Manzano's side have won three of their last four home fixtures, losing only to Barcelona in the process.
• Mallorca have collected 75% of their points at home this season (39 out of 52 so far); they would be third on the table taking into account only the home games of this campaign.

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