La Liga Match Predictions 2017/18 Matchweek 1

With the new La Liga season kicking off this weekend, I’ll be posting my predictions for all the matches ahead of each round. After each round of matches, I’ll update the post with the actual results and you can see if I’m a football Nostradamus or a Nostra-dumb-us.

For each correct result, I’ll award myself 10 points. If I get the scoreline correct, I’ll give myself an additional 20 points. If my chosen scorer is among the goalscorers, I’ll give myself another 20 points. Therefore the maximum points I can earn from each match is 50 points.

If you don’t follow La Liga, I do a similar thing for the Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and Serie A.

La Liga Match Predictions 2017/18 Matchweek 1

Friday 18th August 2017

Leganes vs Alaves

Rekless11 Prediction: 1-1

Pick a Scorer: Pozuelo (Alaves)

Actual Score: 1-0 (Gabriel)

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

Valencia vs Las Palmas

Rekless11 Prediction: 2-1

Pick a Scorer: Zaza (Valencia)

Actual Score: 1-0 (Zaza)

Rekless11 Points: 30 (Result, Goalscorer)

 

Saturday 19th August 2017

 

Celta Vigo vs Real Sociedad

Rekless11 Prediction: 2-1

Pick a Scorer: Aspas (Celta Vigo)

Actual Score: 2-3 (Gomez 2 / Oyarzabal, Juanmi, Jose)

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

 

Girona vs Atletico Madrid

Rekless11 Prediction: 1-3

Pick a Scorer: Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Actual Score: 2-2 (Stuani 2 / Correa, Gimenez)

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

Sevilla vs Espanyol

Rekless11 Prediction: 3-0

Pick a Scorer: Muriel (Sevilla)

Actual Score: 1-1 (Lenglet / Baptistao)

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

Sunday 20th August 2017

Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe

Rekless11 Prediction: 2-0

Pick a Scorer: Muniain (Athletic Bilbao)

Actual Score: 0-0

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

Barcelona vs Real Betis

Rekless11 Prediction: 2-0

Pick a Scorer: Messi (Barcelona)

Actual Score: 2-0 (Tosca OG, Roberto)

Rekless11 Points: 30 (Result, Score)

 

Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Madrid

Rekless11 Prediction: 1-3

Pick a Scorer: Asensio (Real Madrid)

Actual Score: 0-3 (Bale, Casemiro, Kroos)

Rekless11 Points: 10 (Result)

 

Monday 21st August 2017

 

Levante vs Villarreal

Rekless11 Prediction: 1-1

Pick a Scorer: Bacca (Villarreal)

Actual Score: 1-0 (Morales)

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

Malaga vs Eibar

Rekless11 Prediction: 2-0

Pick a Scorer: Baston (Malaga)

Actual Score: 0-1 (Charles)

Rekless11 Points: 0

 

Correct Result: 3/10

Correct Score: 1/10

Correct Goalscorer: 1/10

TOTAL POINTS: 70

Updated 22/8/2017

What do you think of my predictions? Think I’m way off? Let me know in the comments below!

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