Sunday's La Liga predictions including Real Madrid vs. Getafe

Villarreal vs. Girona (Sunday, 1.00pm)

Villarreal will be aiming to stretch their unbeaten run of form in all competitions to six matches when they welcome Girona to Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday afternoon.

The Yellow Submarine are currently fourth in the La Liga table, boasting 25 points from their opening 13 matches of the season, while Girona, who have won their last three in the league, are now in seventh spot.

We say: Villarreal 1-1 Girona

Villarreal are still missing some very important players, including their leading goalscorer Perez, and they will be hosting an improving outfit this weekend. Girona have had their issues this term, but their recent league form is excellent, and we are expecting the visitors to be good enough for a point on Sunday afternoon.

Real Madrid vs. Getafe (Sunday, 3.15pm)

Real Madrid will be aiming to recover from a disappointing result in the Champions League when they continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against Getafe at Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon.

Los Blancos were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool in the European Cup on Wednesday night, while Getafe will enter the contest off the back of a 3-0 victory over Manises in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday evening.

We say: Real Madrid 2-1 Getafe

Real Madrid will once again be missing a number of important players this weekend, and they will be coming up against a Getafe side that are very strong defensively. It is difficult to ignore Real Madrid's dominance in this fixture, though, and we are expecting Los Blancos to edge a close match on Sunday to put a huge three points on the board.

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Rayo Vallecano vs. Athletic Bilbao (Sunday, 5.30pm)

Athletic Bilbao will look to make it nine games unbeaten in all competitions when they continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against an out-of-form Rayo Vallecano outfit on Sunday evening.

The visitors are currently fifth in the La Liga table, only two points behind fourth-placed Villarreal, while Rayo have dropped into 13th, with the capital outfit losing three of their last four games in Spain's top flight.

We say: Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Athletic Bilbao

Rayo are better than what they have shown in recent weeks, and the hosts will certainly be the fresher of the two sides heading into Sunday's contest. Athletic are in strong form at the moment, though, and we are expecting the Lions to navigate their way to what would be an important victory at this stage of the campaign.

Real Sociedad vs. Betis (Sunday, 8.00pm)

Two teams that have underwhelmed in La Liga so far this season will lock horns for an intriguing contest on Sunday evening, with Real Sociedad welcoming Real Betis to Anoeta Stadium.

Real Sociedad are currently 10th in the La Liga table, boasting 18 points from their opening 14 matches of the campaign, while Real Betis sit ninth, with the Green and Whites collecting 20 points from their first 14 games.

We say: Real Sociedad 2-1 Real Betis

Real Sociedad have only won two of their seven home league matches this season, but Real Betis are just struggling for results at the moment, and we are backing the hosts to navigate their way to a vital victory on Sunday night.