{"id":24707,"date":"2020-06-19T14:36:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/?p=24707"},"modified":"2020-06-19T14:36:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T09:06:36","slug":"la-liga-fixtures-and-prediction-gameweek-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/la-liga-fixtures-and-prediction-gameweek-30\/","title":{"rendered":"La Liga 2019-20: Fixtures and Predictions | Gameweek 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another weekend, another exciting set of fixtures to look forward to in La Liga as gameweek 30 kicks off on Friday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In the previous round, both <a class=\"rank-math-link rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/how-important-is-ter-stegen-to-barcelona\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Barcelona<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and Real Madrid won their respective matches with much ease, and it seems the race for this season\u2019s league title will go down to the wire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now this is what you call a title race&#8230; \ud83c\udf7f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaLigaSantander?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LaLigaSantander<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i7JSPXIzc3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/i7JSPXIzc3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaLigaEN\/status\/1273740636420743169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>While the Blaugrana dispatched Leganes 2-0 at home, Los Blancos downed a high-spirited Valencia side by a margin of 3-0 to be just two points and a place behind the league leaders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In this weekend\u2019s action, the Barcelona will visit <a class=\"rank-math-link rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/la-liga-returns-sevilla-beat-real-betis-by-2-0\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sevilla<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on Friday night, in one of the marquee games of gameweek 30.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>With that said, let\u2019s take a look at all the fixtures due to be played this weekend in <\/strong><a class=\"rank-math-link rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/tag\/la-liga\/\"><strong>La Liga<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sevilla vs Barcelona (Prediction: 1-3)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The Catalans will face their toughest test since the league\u2019s resumption when they travel to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to take on a high-spirited Sevilla side who are currently third on the league table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Messi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Messi<\/a> likes facing Sevilla. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mrSxgLV9C0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/mrSxgLV9C0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona\/status\/1273752599750234112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Expect an epic encounter between these two teams who have been playing decent football of late. The hosts did drop points last week, as they could only muster a 1-1 draw against Levante. But their home record has been promising so far.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Barcelona, meanwhile, have come out all guns blazing since <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/premier-league-la-liga-to-use-ea-sports-crowd\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">La Liga<\/a> resumed, and will be the favourites to pick up all three points in this envounter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mallorca vs Leganes (Prediction: 1-1)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>In a battle of two relegation-threatened sides, 18th-placed Mallorca will welcome 20th-placed Leganes at Son Moix in a tricky game, as both sides have struggled for consistency this season, which explains their league standings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mallorca were defeated by Villarreal lately, as they\u2019ve lost both league games since the break. But the home side will fancy their chances against a struggling Leganes side, who have endured similar fortunes of late.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis (Prediction: 0-0)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>On Saturday night, Athletic Bilbao will play hosts to Real Betis at the San Mames in a match that has particular importance for the away side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddd0 \u26bd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IkerMuniain10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@IkerMuniain10<\/a> knows how to score against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBetis_en?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RealBetis_en<\/a> at San Mam\u00e9s \ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f <br> <br>\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SIULxIEQ8j\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/SIULxIEQ8j<\/a> <br>    <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AthleticRealBetis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AthleticRealBetis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AthleticClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AthleticClub<\/a> \ud83e\udd81 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rzFX6PwP12\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/rzFX6PwP12<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Athletic_en\/status\/1273637462007590913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Winless in their two games since the league\u2019s restart, Real Betis are currently languishing in 14th place on the table, 11 points above relegation places. Now is not the time to panic, but the visitors need to bag a couple of wins to all but secure their stay in the Spanish top flight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bilbao, meanwhile, have drawn both their previous two games and will be hoping to avoid dropping points against a struggling Betis side in their own den.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Granada vs Villarreal (Prediction: 2-2)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>A battle of two mid-table teams &#8211; Granada will welcome the Yellow Submarine to Los Carmenes in gameweek 30 of La Liga, with both clubs looking to remain in contention for Europa League playoff spots.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>While Villarreal are 7th in the standings, the hosts of Friday night\u2019s game are two places down in 9th. This means it\u2019s a must-win game for both of these teams, as the winner will have a clear advantage towards keeping their European dreams alive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid (Prediction: 1-2)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>La Real will host Zinedine Zidane\u2019s team at the Reale Arena this week, in a crucial game from both sides\u2019 perspectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd29A dream finish to the match and\u27953\u20e3!<br>\ud83d\ude4c HALA MADRID<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RealMadridValencia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RealMadridValencia<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RMLiga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RMLiga<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J36sriEIef\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/J36sriEIef<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Real Madrid C.F. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@realmadriden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmadriden\/status\/1273738543458910208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Sociedad, who were the in-form team prior to the break, are winless in their past two games. Having dumped <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/who-is-real-madrids-most-important-player\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Real Madrid<\/a> out of the Copa del Rey earlier this year, the home side know very well how to tackle their Sunday night\u2019s opponents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Los Blancos, meanwhile, will be hoping to pick up all three points and keep pace with Barcelona, who can possibly extend their lead to five points by the time this match kicks-off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Espanyol vs Levante (Prediction: 1-1)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Having picked up four points from a possible six since the league\u2019s restart, Espanyol have managed to rise up from the foot of the table, although they are still in 19th place in the standings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The club from Barcelona will be hoping to pick up as many points as possible against 11th-placed Levante, and try to leapfrog Mallorca into the 18th place on the table. The visitors have drawn both of their previous La Liga matches, and we can expect another drab affair between these two sides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Atletico Madrid vs Real Valladolid (Prediction: 3-0)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>After thrashing Osasuna 0-5 earlier in the week, <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/how-atletico-madrid-revive-career-marcos-alonso\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Atletico Madrid <\/a>will head into gameweek 30 with plenty of confidence, as they are set to host Real Valladolid at the Wanda Metropolitano.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26bdHustling hard! \ud83d\udc4a<br>\ud83c\udfe7 Focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AtletiRealValladolid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AtletiRealValladolid<\/a> \ud83d\ude03<br><br>\ud83d\udcf8\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gMpWZZOpWZ\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/gMpWZZOpWZ<\/a><br><br>\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BackToWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BackToWin<\/a><br>\ud83d\udd34\u26aa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A%C3%BApaAtleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#A\u00fapaAtleti<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iR1vKL7SFs\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/iR1vKL7SFs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid (@atletienglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atletienglish\/status\/1273697633413070849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Diego Simeone\u2019s men rose to fourth on the table after their latest win, and the home side will be expected to register another routine victory over Valladolid, who are 15th on the table, after their draw with Celta Vigo. It could prove to be the most one-sided game of this gameweek.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Getafe vs Eibar (Prediction 2-0)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Getafe stuttered to a 0-0 stalemate against Espanyol lately, but the home side will hope to bounce back to winning ways when they welcome Eibar to the Alfonso Perez Coliseum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The hosts are fifth on the table and will be favourites against 16th-placed Eibar, who could only salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao last week. Expect this game to be another one-way traffic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Valencia vs Osasuna (Prediction: 2-1)<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>After a demoralising defeat to Real Madrid, Los Che are set to welcome 13th-placed Osasuna to the Mestalla stadium on Sunday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Although Albert Celades\u2019 men have struggled for consistency this season, they are clear favourites against an Osasuna side, who have endured a difficult campaign themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf8 Some pics of today&#39;s training. <br><br>\ud83d\udc4a Ready for Sunday&#39;s game! Go team!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ValenciaOsasuna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ValenciaOsasuna<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5KlFzejZeS\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/5KlFzejZeS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; C. A. OSASUNA (@osasuna_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/osasuna_en\/status\/1273607709460443139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>It seems they\u2019ve done enough to remain in La Liga next season, but head coach Jagoba Arrasate still has his work cut out.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Celta Vigo vs Alaves (Prediction: 0-1)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Celta are struggling. After 29 matches, the club from Galicia have picked up just 27 points. As a consequence, they are 17th in the standings and are clearly staring down the barrel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The Sky Blues will host Alaves in gameweek 30 of La Liga, and this is a must-win game for the home side if they are to avoid the drop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Alaves, meanwhile, are 12th on the table, and their recent 2-0 home win against Real Sociedad makes them favourites heading into this game on Sunday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>All stats courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laliga.com\/en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Liga.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another weekend, another exciting set of fixtures to look forward to in La Liga as gameweek 30 kicks off on Friday night.&nbsp; In the previous round, both Barcelona and Real Madrid won their respective matches with much ease, and it seems the race for this season\u2019s league title will go down to the wire.&nbsp; While [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":23949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,5452,16,5453,5454,5455],"tags":[4632,4654,5159,4635,3524,5417,5370],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}