These predictions may be a little late, but they’re up and being the last game of the season ‘n all, I think I could be forgiven. Our friends at Heads or Tails, who have done a remarkable job all year providing us with La Liga predictions suggest that even though the title will stay in Barcelona, they have to be weary of Valladolid who 4 years ago foiled the Blagauruna’s attempts at claiming the title, allowing Madrid to celebrate instead.
Lastly, seeing as none of the other positions have been decided going into the final round, this weekend is definitely going to see some tough battles and possibly even some surprises.

For the last time this season, here’s how they picked the rest of ‘em.

Predictions:
Atletico Madrid 1 v 2 Getafe
Almería 1 v 2 Sevilla
Osasuna 1 v 3 Xerez
Valencia 1 v 2 Tenerife
Malaga 1 v 3 Real Madrid
Barcelona 3 v 1 Valladolid
Athletic Bilbao 3 v 1 Deportivo
Zaragoza 1 v 2 Villarreal
Mallorca 3 v 1 Espanyol
Racing Santander 2 v 0 Sporting Gijón

As we prepare for the second last round of the La Liga season, our friends at Heads or Tails claim that Real Madrid are Casillas, Cristiano Ronaldo and 9 other players… and given the Portuguese poster boy’s excellence against a second rate Mallorca, if Sevilla can do the job against Barcelona this weekend, Real might just be in with a sniff at the title. Things are still very alive at the top!

And here’s how he predicted the rest of ‘em.

Predictions:
Sporting Gijón 2 v 1 Atletico Madrid
Sevilla 2 v 1 FC Baracelona
Real Madrid 3 v 1 Athletic Bilbao
Villarreal 3 v 1 Valencia
Xerez 2 v 1 Zaragoza
Getafe 2 v 1 Malaga
Deportivo 1 v 1 Mallorca
Tenerife 2 v 1 Almeria
Valladolid 3 v 1 Racing Santander
Espanyol 1 v 1 Osasuna

My Spanish counterpart over at Heads or Tails is claiming that not only did the ‘The Special One’ leave the Camp Nou with a place in the UCL final, he also left Barca down and out for the count, which is perfect for a ready and waiting Villareal this weekend… need I say more!

And here’s how he picked the rest of ‘em:

Predictions:
Deportivo la Coruña 1 v 2 Zaragoza
Espanyol 1 v 2 Valencia
Villarreal 2 v 1 FC Barcelona
Malaga 1 v 0 Sporting Gijón
Valladolid 1 v 1 Getafe
Real Madrid 4 v 1 Osasuna
Sevilla 2 v 0 Atletico Madrid
Xerez 1 v 1 Almeria
Tenerife 2 v 1 Racing Santandar
Athletic Bilbao 3 v 1 Mallorca

“Mou” is the word across Spain at the moment and after Inter’s mauling of Barcelona in the UCL midweek our amigos at Heads or Tails suggest it may have shown the rest of the footballing world how they can put a stop to the well oiled machine and it’s pint sized star Leo Messi. Next up for the Blaugranes is Xerez although somehow I don’t even think that the arrival of new Argentinian coach Gorosito will even make a difference.

And here’s how they picked the rest of ‘em:

Predictions:
FC Barcelona 3 v 0 Xerez
Zaragoza 1 v 3 Real Madrid
Valencia 3 v 0 Deportivo
Mallorca 2 v 0 Málaga
Sportin Gijón 1 v 1 Valladolid
Racing Santander 1 v 2 Villarreal
Almería 3 v 1 Espanyol
Getafe 1 v 1 Sevilla
Atlético Madrid 2 v 0 Tenerife
Osasuna 3 v 2 Athletic Bilbao

Uh oh, Pellegrinios! Somebody’s in trouble and our amigos at Heads or Tails (along with the rest of the Spanish media) are pointing their fingers at the man in the hot seat. And the question being asked is who will replace him? More importantly though, I ask who would want to replace him? Real Madrid seems to be one of the hardest teams in world football to manage and even if he were to win the title or Champions League, he’d probably still have to watch his back… heck Capello did after winning the title in ’08.

And here’s how they picked the rest of ‘em this mid week:

Predictions:
Almería 1 v 2 Real Madrid
FC Barcelona 4 v 1 Deportivo la Coruña
Sporting Gijón 3 v 1 Tenerife
Getafe 1 v 2 Villarreal
Zaragoza 3 v 2 Mallorca
Valladollid 1 v 2 Sevilla
Racing Santander 1 v 1 Espanyol
Atletico Madrid 3 v 1 Xerez
Osasuna 2 v 1 Malaga
Valencia 3 v 1 Athletic Bilbao

Finally the big kahuna is here! The match that will almost certainly decide the winner of the 2009/10 La Liga season. Our amigos at Heads or Tails say it’s going to be a tough one to call. Sure both teams are kicking arse in their own respective ways with their own superstars, but how can you resist the form of Lionel Messi at the moment or even deny Manuel Pellegrini’s mistakes in big matches so far this season. Whatever the case, this match is set to be the showcase of the weekend so forget measly FA Cup semi-finals or even the rest of the matches taking place this weekend around the world… there is only one games this weekend!

Predictions:
Málaga 1 v 3 Sevilla
Osasuna 3 v 2 Zargoza
Athletic Bilbao 1 v 0 Almeria
Xerez 1 v 1 Getafe
Villarreal 2 v 1 Sporting Gijón
Espanyol 1 v 0 Atlético Madrid
Deportivo 1 v 0 Rácing Santander
Real Madrid 2 v 2 FC Barcelona
Tenerife 2 v 1 Real Valladolid
Mallorca 2 v 1 Valencia

While the world awaits the decisive La Liga battle next weekend at the Santiago Bernabéu, our amigo at Heads or Tails talks to us of the new journalistic opportunities he will be pursuing in the crazy and unpredictable world of Spanish sports [Factual.es]. Well done Juan, we look forward to Google translating your articles!
He also mentions the walk-overs that Barca and Real will experience this weekend in preparation for their mammoth battle next week. Look out Bilbao and Racing, this weekend you will be no challenge for The Blaugrana and Los Merengues. And here’s how he picked the rest of ‘em:

Predictions:
Zaragoza 3 v 1 Malaga
FC Barcelona 3 v 0 Athlétic Bilbao
Sevilla 2 v 1 Tenerife
Getafe 3 v 1 Espanyol
Atlético Madrid 1 v 0 Deportivo La Coruña
Racing Santander 1 v 3 Real Madrid
Sporting Gijón 1 v 1 Xerez
Valladolid 1 v 3 Villarreal
Valencia 2 v 1 Osasuna
Almería 2 v 1 Mallorca

While I begin to prepare for the week leading up to the match that will most likely decide the La Liga title this year, ie. Real Madrid v Barcelona next weekend, our amigos at Heads or Tails are looking at the now and suggest that perhaps Sevilla may made a critical long term error by only offering Luis Aragonés a contract till the end of the season, when he was actually after some thing a little more long term.
My question is why would you even hesitate about bringing on a European Championship winning coach for 2-3 years and could this decision by the ignorant fools at Sevilla come back to bite them in the behind? I’m not sure about that, what I am sure of though are their predictions for this weekend.

Predictions:
Mallorca 1 v 2 FC barcelona
Real Madrid 2 v 1 Atletico Madrid
Málaga 3 v 1 Tenrife
Osasuna 2 v 1 Almeria
Espanyol 1 v 1 Sporting Gijón
Zaragoza 1 v 2 Valencia
Xerez 1 v 1 Valladolid
Deportivo La Coruna 1 v 1 Getafe
Athletic Bilbao 2 v 1 Racing Santander
Villarreal 2 v 1 Sevilla

Right, we’re nearing mid week and with no European obligations looks like I’ll have to settle for some La Liga action instead… on a week night!? The world really has gone mad; well mad for Lionel Messi anyway.
My counterparts over at Heads or Tails are still searching the Spanish equivalent of the Oxford dictionary for an adjective to describe the young man. But does it exist?
All I know is that some media outlets in España are claiming the young Argentine to be the greatest player in the history of football… whoa, easy there fellas! Till he single-handedly wins a World Cup , I don’t think he can claim that title, but he’s definitely up there with the best of them.
So enough with the speculation and onto the err… calculated speculation(?) And here’s how they picked ‘em this week:

Predictions:
Sevilla 2 v 1 Xerez
Tenerife 1 v 1 Villarreal
Almería 1 v 1 Zaragoza
Getafe 1 v 3 Real Madrid
FC Barcelona 4 v 0 Osasuna
Valencia 2 v 1 Málaga
Real Valladolid 3 v 1 Espanyol
Racing Santander 1 v 1 Mallorca

Sporting Gijón 3 v 1 Deportivo La Coruña
Atlético Madrid 2 v 0 Athletic Bilbao

This week the lads at Heads or Tail take a look back and discuss the hot subject of the week, brutality. While Valladolid’s use of force on Portuguese pin-up boy Cristiano Ronaldo has generally been condemned in the media, their coach Onesimo claims CRon is a provocative player who got his justs worth… I’m claiming that his slicked back hair and plucked eyebrows had more of a role to play in the inflicted malice but, that’s metrosexuality these days.
Never the less over on the other side of the country, we face a bag of challenges as it looks like the brutaliy dangerous Barcelona and Lionel Messi are hitting top form again and scoring at will… look out world even Thierry Henry has woken from his mid-season siesta and has started scoring again. Are Barca well on their way for more silverware!?

And this is how they picked the rest of ‘em.

Predictions:
Xerez 3 v 2 Tenerife
Deportivo La Coruña 1 v 1 Valladolid
Athletic Bilbao 2 v 1 Getafe
Real Madrid 3 v 1 Sporting Gijón
Espanyol 1 v 2 Sevilla
Osasuna 3 v 1 Racing Santander
Zaragoza 1 v 1 FC Barcelona
Mallorca 2 v 1 Atletico Madrid
Malaga 1 v 2 Villarreal
Valencia 2 v 1 Almería

While the lads at Heads or Tails reckon we’re stuck in a twilight zone; that being in August all Spanish media say the same thing: “A new era of football adorns us, ‘The Galacticos’ will dominate the world blah, blah, blah”… 6 months later those same Galacticos are no more revered as “terrestrial beings”, instead they’re just plain old beings capable of getting their butts kicked out of major European competitions. Let’s see if they can keep things moving at the top of La Liga this weekend and this is how we picked the rest of ‘em.

Predictions:
Sevilla 3 v 1 Deportivo la Coruña
Villarreal 3 v 1 Xerez
Atletico Madrid 1 v 1 Osasuna
Sporting Gijón 3 v 2 Athletic Bilbao
Tenerife 1 v 0 Espanyol
Getafe 1 v 1 Mallorca
Valladolid 1 v 2 Real Madrid
Racing Santander 1 v 2 Zaragoza
FC Barcelona 3 v 1 Valencia
Almería 1 v 1 Malaga

Today’s history lesson kids comes courtesy of our friends at Heads or Tails.
They tell us of a certain cheese eating manager whose family renounced their Spanish heritage after the civil war in 1936 and fled to France. They also informed us of the historical rivalry and the bragging rights that drive a match between two great footballing nations and lastly they conclude with the satisfaction of having beaten this fierce rival, on enemy territory whilst the cheese eating manager who was once “their own”, is now booed by “his own”… it really is quite riverting stuff.
But rest assured, they also guarantee quality matches this weekend in La Liga and this is how they’ve picked ‘em.

Predictions:
Real Zaragoza 3 v 1 Atletico Madrid
Almeria 1 v 2 FC Barcelona
Real Madrid 3 v 1 Sevilla
Osasuna 3 v 1 Getafe
Deportivo la Coruña 1 v 0 Getafe
Mallorca 2 v 2 Sporting Gijón
Athletic Bilbao 2 v 1 Valladolid
Malaga 1 v 1 Xerez
Valencia 3 v 0 Racing Santander
Espanyol 1 v 2 Villarreal

Short and sharp this week, our amigos at Heads or Tails were really impressed with the Cristiano Ronaldo show last week against Villarreal and this week they expect easy wins for the two Spanish giants… and this is how they picked the rest of them.

Predictions:
Sevilla 3 v 1 Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid 1 v 1 Valencia
Getafe 2 v 1 Zaragoza 2-1
Racing Santander 1 v 1 Alemeria
Valladolid 3 v 1 Mallorca
Villarreal 3 v 2 Deportivo La Coruña
Tenerife 1 v 4 Real Madrid
Sporting Gijón 1 v 1 Osasuna
Xerez 2 v 1 Espanyol
FC Barcelona 3 v 1 Malaga

The lads over in sunny Spain, Heads or Tails tell us that this weekend, despite Barcelona’s predicted loss last weekend to Atletico, they will bounce back and unleash their wrath on none other than Racing Santander… And not even their young starlet Sergio Canales will be able to save them for the Barca steamroller!

This is how they picked the rest.

Predictions:
Deportivo La Coruña 1 v 1 Xerez
FC Barcelona 4 v 1 Racing Santander
Mallorca 1 v 1 Sevilla
Osasuna 3 v 1 Valladolid
Almeria 1 v 1 Atletico Madrid
Malaga 2 v 1 Espanyol
Real Madrid 3 v 1 Villarreal
Athletic Bilbao 3 v 1 Tenerife
Real Zaragoza 2 v 1 Sporting Gijón
Valencia 2 v 1 Getafe

WARNING: THIS POST IS HUGE!
Today our amigos at Heads or Tails warn us to expect Barcelona’s first defeat of the season and a chance for Real Madrid to close the gap at the top of the table to just 2 points! Barca are short on defensive players the likes of Dani Alves, Abidal, Pique, Marquez, Chigrinskiy and Touré, which leaves Puyol, Maxwell and Milito as the only first team defensive players available for the match… um, that’s not a good thing given that Kun Agüero and Diego Forlan will be knocking on their door. And this is how the rest of the weekend was predicted.

Predictions:
Sporting Gijon 1 v 1 Valencia
Xerez 1 v 4 Real Madrid
Villarreal 2 v 1 Athletic Bilbao
Getafe 1 v 1 Almeria
Atlético Madrid 3 v 2 FC Barcelona
Sevilla 3 v 1 Osasuna
Valladolid 1 v 1 Zaragoza
Espanyol 1 v 0 Deportivo La Coruña
Racing Santander 2 v 1 Malaga
Tenerife 2 v 1 Mallorca