Sunday's La Liga predictions including Almeria vs. Barcelona

Athletic Bilbao vs. Girona (Sunday, 1.00pm)

Athletic Bilbao will be bidding to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight when they welcome Girona to San Mames on Sunday afternoon.

The home side, who are seventh in the table, will enter the contest off the back of a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid, while 11th-placed Girona recorded a 6-2 victory over Almeria last time out.

We say: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Girona

Girona deserve a lot of respect for their performance level in La Liga this season, but we are finding it difficult to back the visitors to pick up a positive result here. Michel's team are not strong travellers, while Athletic have been impressive at home this season, so we are backing a victory for Valverde's side.

Celta Vigo vs. Valladolid (Sunday, 3.15pm)

Two teams battling to stay out of the La Liga relegation zone will lock horns on Sunday afternoon, with Celta Vigo welcoming Real Valladolid to Estadio Municipal de Balaidos.

Real Valladolid are currently 15th in the table, boasting 24 points from 22 matches, while Celta sit one spot higher in 14th, also collecting 24 points from their 22 league fixtures in 2022-23.

We say: Celta Vigo 1-1 Real Valladolid

This is a really difficult match to call, as there is not a lot between the two teams. The fact that four of their last five La Liga meetings have ended in draws is difficult to ignore, and we are finding it tough to back anything other than another stalemate in Sunday's contest.

Almeria vs. Barcelona (Sunday, 5.30pm)

Barcelona will be bidding to return to winning ways when they resume their La Liga campaign away to relegation-threatened Almeria on Sunday night.

The Catalan outfit are currently top of the table, eight points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, while Almeria occupy 17th, level on points with 18th-placed Cadiz on the same number of games (22).

We say: Almeria 0-2 Barcelona

This has the potential to be a very tricky match for Barcelona off the back of a European affair, but Almeria's recent form has been disappointing, and we are finding it tough to back anything other than an away victory on Sunday night, as the Catalan outfit will be fired up to return to winning ways.

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Sevilla vs. Osasuna (Sunday, 8.00pm)

Fresh from booking their spot in the last-16 stage of the Europa League, Sevilla will resume their La Liga campaign with a home match against Osasuna on Sunday night.

A disappointing campaign has left Sevilla down in 12th position in the table on 25 points, while Osasuna have picked up 30 points from their 22 games to occupy 10th spot heading into the next set of matches.

We say: Sevilla 1-1 Osasuna

Osasuna will certainly be the fresher of the two teams heading into this match, but Sevilla have been much-improved in the league in recent weeks, winning their last four top-flight fixtures at home. Osasuna have been the draw specialists away from home this term, though, and we are backing a low-scoring draw here.