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La Liga Betting Special: Who Will Win The Title And Who Will Be Relegated According To The Bookies
Few surprises have been thrown up from the bookmakers when naming the likely contenders in Spain...
Aug 26, 2010 4:30:00 PM
By Patrick Reilly
Odds Supplied by Titan Bet
Barcelona
Title Odds: 1.80
Favourites, but not by much, with the bookies the holders have added David Villa to their ranks of stars. With or without Zlatan Ibrahimovic Barca remain the team to beat and with a settled side and coach have a distinct advantage over Real Madrid when it comes to stability. The possible addition of Javier Mascherano will make them even tougher to beat. Only question is whether they take their eye off the ball momentarily to focus on the Champions League.
Why Barcelona will win La Liga
Established team and manager which know each other inside out. David Villa is a guaranteed goalscorer and they have the psychological edge over Real Madrid having beaten them home and away last season.
Why Barcelona won't win La Liga
No La Liga club has won three in a row since Barca's dream team of the 90s plus Jose Mourinho knows how to unsettle Barcelona on and off the pitch.
Title Odds: 2.10
Los Blancos' galactico this summer has been the addition of coach Jose Mourinho. The new man at the Bernabeu has had plenty of money to spend but he will do well to better Manuel Pellegrini's haul of 96 points. Winning the title wasn't enough to keep Fabio Capello and Bernd Schuster in a job so the priority in the Spanish capital must be the Champions League. Being eliminated at the first knock out stage for six years running isn't good enough. The league may need to take a backseat to European ambitions. Just don't tell the Special One that!
Why Real Madrid will win La Liga
Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan all won the title in Mourinho's first full season in charge. He knows how to win and more crucially knows how to beat Barcelona.
Why Real Madrid won't win La Liga
Weight of expectation after another summer of investment. For all the money and hype Barcelona remain the better team.
The Rest
Long gone are the days when Deportivo La Coruna, Real Sociedad and Valencia were competing for La Liga. For the past six seasons the top two have been occupied almost exclusively by the Barca/Madrid duopoly leading to comparisons with the Scottish Premier League.
Sevilla 34.00
Atletico Madrid 51.00
Valencia 51.00
Villarreal 67.00
Deportivo La Coruna 201.00
Athletic Bilbao 251.00
Mallorca 301.00
RCD Espanyol 351.00
Getafe 401.00
Real Zaragoza 501.00
Malaga 751.00
Osasuna 751.00
Racing Santander 1001.00
Almeria 1001.00
Real Sociedad 1001.00
Sporting Gijon 1501.00
Levante 2001.00
Hercules 2001.00
La Liga Specials
We've already established that the title is heading for Madrid or Barcelona so what else to look out for? How about Atletico Madrid to finish in the top four. The Europa League winners have a savvy manager in Quique Sanchez Flores and have held onto top players Diego Forlan and Kun Aguero. Atletico are a team on the rise.
* Atletico Madrid to finish in top four - 1.73
David Villa is the hot favourite to win the Pichichi at 5.0 ahead of Leo Mesi at 6.0, Cristiano Ronaldo 7.50 and Gonzalo Higuain on 8.50. A decent outside bet is Diego Forlan who has won the crown twice before.
* Diego Forlan to be La Liga top goalscorer - 11.0
* Real Madrid to go La Liga season unbeaten at home - 8.0
Sevilla are best priced to win the non Barca/Madrid league at 3.20 followed by Atletico Madrid on 3.50, Valencia 3.50 and Villarreal on 6.0.
To Win Nothing - La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League
Barcelona - 3.25
Real Madrid - 2.50
Going Down
Newly promoted Levante are favourites to return to the Segunda Division. Second division champions Real Soceidad are confident of staying up and have made a good signing in Joseba Llorente and they are joined in La Liga by Hercules.
Levante
To be relegated - 2.10
Top promoted team - 3.50
Hercules
To be relegated - 2.35
Top promoted team - 2.75
Real Sociedad
To be relegated - 2.85
Top promoted team - 2.10
To Be Relegated
Sporting Gijon 2.50
Almeria 3.00
Racing Santander 3.50
Malaga 3.75
Osasuna 3.75
Real Zaragoza 5.00
Getafe 6.50
RCD Espanyol 7.00
Mallorca 7.50
Athletic Bilbao 8.00
Deportivo La Coruna 34.00
Villarreal 67.00
Atletico Madrid 81.00
Valencia 81.00
Sevilla 101.00
Real Madrid 2001.00
Barcelona 2501.0
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Barcelona
Title Odds: 1.80
Favourites, but not by much, with the bookies the holders have added David Villa to their ranks of stars. With or without Zlatan Ibrahimovic Barca remain the team to beat and with a settled side and coach have a distinct advantage over Real Madrid when it comes to stability. The possible addition of Javier Mascherano will make them even tougher to beat. Only question is whether they take their eye off the ball momentarily to focus on the Champions League.
Why Barcelona will win La Liga
Established team and manager which know each other inside out. David Villa is a guaranteed goalscorer and they have the psychological edge over Real Madrid having beaten them home and away last season.
Why Barcelona won't win La Liga
No La Liga club has won three in a row since Barca's dream team of the 90s plus Jose Mourinho knows how to unsettle Barcelona on and off the pitch.
Title Odds: 2.10
Los Blancos' galactico this summer has been the addition of coach Jose Mourinho. The new man at the Bernabeu has had plenty of money to spend but he will do well to better Manuel Pellegrini's haul of 96 points. Winning the title wasn't enough to keep Fabio Capello and Bernd Schuster in a job so the priority in the Spanish capital must be the Champions League. Being eliminated at the first knock out stage for six years running isn't good enough. The league may need to take a backseat to European ambitions. Just don't tell the Special One that!
Why Real Madrid will win La Liga
Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan all won the title in Mourinho's first full season in charge. He knows how to win and more crucially knows how to beat Barcelona.
Why Real Madrid won't win La Liga
Weight of expectation after another summer of investment. For all the money and hype Barcelona remain the better team.
The Rest
Long gone are the days when Deportivo La Coruna, Real Sociedad and Valencia were competing for La Liga. For the past six seasons the top two have been occupied almost exclusively by the Barca/Madrid duopoly leading to comparisons with the Scottish Premier League.
Sevilla 34.00
Atletico Madrid 51.00
Valencia 51.00
Villarreal 67.00
Deportivo La Coruna 201.00
Athletic Bilbao 251.00
Mallorca 301.00
RCD Espanyol 351.00
Getafe 401.00
Real Zaragoza 501.00
Malaga 751.00
Osasuna 751.00
Racing Santander 1001.00
Almeria 1001.00
Real Sociedad 1001.00
Sporting Gijon 1501.00
Levante 2001.00
Hercules 2001.00
La Liga Specials
We've already established that the title is heading for Madrid or Barcelona so what else to look out for? How about Atletico Madrid to finish in the top four. The Europa League winners have a savvy manager in Quique Sanchez Flores and have held onto top players Diego Forlan and Kun Aguero. Atletico are a team on the rise.
* Atletico Madrid to finish in top four - 1.73
David Villa is the hot favourite to win the Pichichi at 5.0 ahead of Leo Mesi at 6.0, Cristiano Ronaldo 7.50 and Gonzalo Higuain on 8.50. A decent outside bet is Diego Forlan who has won the crown twice before.
* Diego Forlan to be La Liga top goalscorer - 11.0
* Real Madrid to go La Liga season unbeaten at home - 8.0
Sevilla are best priced to win the non Barca/Madrid league at 3.20 followed by Atletico Madrid on 3.50, Valencia 3.50 and Villarreal on 6.0.
To Win Nothing - La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Champions League
Barcelona - 3.25
Real Madrid - 2.50
Going Down
Newly promoted Levante are favourites to return to the Segunda Division. Second division champions Real Soceidad are confident of staying up and have made a good signing in Joseba Llorente and they are joined in La Liga by Hercules.
Levante
To be relegated - 2.10
Top promoted team - 3.50
Hercules
To be relegated - 2.35
Top promoted team - 2.75
Real Sociedad
To be relegated - 2.85
Top promoted team - 2.10
To Be Relegated
Sporting Gijon 2.50
Almeria 3.00
Racing Santander 3.50
Malaga 3.75
Osasuna 3.75
Real Zaragoza 5.00
Getafe 6.50
RCD Espanyol 7.00
Mallorca 7.50
Athletic Bilbao 8.00
Deportivo La Coruna 34.00
Villarreal 67.00
Atletico Madrid 81.00
Valencia 81.00
Sevilla 101.00
Real Madrid 2001.00
Barcelona 2501.0
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