La Liga

Atletico Madrid are the closest challengers, but Barcelona have opened up a five-point lead in the La Liga title race with 27 points. Barcelona have a perfect record, winning all nine of their games so far.

Atletico Madrid are the form side outside top spot, taking 15 points from their last five (WWWWW) to sit 2nd. Barcelona lead the way for goals with 39 goals in nine games. No defence is tighter than Celta Vigo's, with seven goals let in after nine games. La Liga fixtures are averaging 3.1 goals a game, and that makes overs and both teams to score the natural angles.

At the bottom, Malaga have four points from nine games and are staring at relegation. Every gap and goal difference is in the full La Liga table, and our La Liga predictions cover the next round of fixtures.

Atletico Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday 24 October is the next game up.