Our Top Predictions

🔥 Hot tip

Over 4.5 total cards

At least five cards were awarded in four of the last five clashes between these outfits.

⏱️ HT/FT

Villarreal/Atletico Madrid

⬆️⬇️ Total Goals

Over 2.5

🔥 Hot tip

Getafe to score first

Racing Santander conceded first in six of their last seven outings.

🟨 Total cards

Over 4.5

⏱️ Half-time result

Getafe to win

🔥 Hot tip

Over 2.5 Barcelona goals

Barcelona have scored at least three goals in four consecutive meetings between these teams.

Team to win both halves

Barcelona

🚩 Total corners

Over 10.5

La Liga predictions

La Liga is widely considered one of the best football leagues in Europe and, consequently, in the entire world. It was founded back in 1929, which makes it one of the oldest leagues in the world as well.

La Liga

The Spanish top flight is one of the most watched leagues, only behind the Premier League and the Champions League, which also means that it attracts plenty of money on the betting front.

With that in mind, we are here to keep you up to date with the latest La Liga betting tips. To see more predictions on many other leagues, read our article on football betting tips today.

Most likely winners – Barcelona to win third title in a row?

The defending champions Barcelona are once again the main favourites to win the title in La Liga, according to the bookies, with Real Madrid being right behind them in terms of odds.

Barcelona
Barcelona are the main candidates for the title – Photo by IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Behind the standard duo, the bookies consider Atletico Madrid as the only other realistic candidate for the title, with Villarreal, Real Betis, and Athletic Bilbao being far behind the three main favourites.

Relegation candidates – The promoted trio in the biggest danger of going back down

As is usually the case, the newly-promoted teams, i.e. Racing Santander, Deportivo A Coruna, and Malaga, are the main favourites to be relegated, according to the bookies.

Levante, Alaves, Elche, and Espanyol are also among the teams that the bookies see being in the relegation battle.

Top scorer favourites – Another Golden Boot for Mbappe?

Kylian Mbappe have won the Golden Boot in La Liga twice in a row and the bookies clearly expect him to repeat this feat once again in the 2026-27 season.

Kylian Mbappe
Mbappe looking for third Golden Boot in a row – Photo by IMAGO / AFLOSPORT

Far behind Mbappe are Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Rapinha, Mikel Oyarzabal, Vinicius Junior, Ante Budimir, and Julian Alvarez.

The best bookmakers to bet with during the 2026/2027 La Liga

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last update: August 2026

Facts about La Liga FAQ

The current La Liga champions are Barcelona, who won the title in the 2025/2026 season.

The top four teams in La Liga qualify directly for the Champions League league phase.

The 5th-placed team qualifies for the Europa League league phase. The Copa del Rey winner also earns a Europa League spot, but if they’ve already qualified for Europe via the league, this spot passes to the next eligible team.

The 6th-placed team (or 7th, depending on cup outcomes) qualifies for the Conference League play-off round.

Racing Santander and Deportivo A Coruna were promoted directly from La Liga 2, while Malaga have earned their spot in the top flight after winning the playoffs.

In La Liga, there are 380 games per season with each of the 20 teams playing 38 matches.

La Liga began in the 1928-29 season. However, the 2026-27 season will be the 96th season since the league was suspended from 1936 to 1939 due to the Spanish Civil War.

Lionel Messi is the top scorer in the history of the league with 474 goals, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo with 311 goals. The third on the list is Telmo Zarra with 251 goals.

The biggest stadium in La Liga is Barcelona’s Camp Nou, which has a listed capacity of 99,354 seats.