LaLiga Matchday 12 Betting Favorites

Last Updated on November 5, 2025 4:12 pm by Erwin Noguera

LaLiga continues to look like a two-team race, though a couple of other clubs are trying to join the fight and are hoping for a slip-up from the favorites.

Real Madrid sit alone at the top and will visit their neighbors Rayo Vallecano, while Barcelona must travel to Vigo to face Celta.

Villarreal, currently third, remain in the title chase and will visit Espanyol, one of the surprise teams of the season. Finally, Atlético Madrid will host Levante, who are battling to avoid relegation.

At Gambyl Exchange, you can explore all the predictions for the LaLiga EA Sports, the final bets for this matchday, and the odds for each match.

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LaLiga Matchday 12: Atlético Madrid vs. Levante

After a poor start, Atlético Madrid have turned things around and now sit fourth with 22 points, eight points behind Real Madrid. They have six wins, four draws, and one loss, and with just 10 goals conceded, they share the best defensive record in the league. They’re unbeaten in 10 matches and are coming off three straight wins —all clean sheets— scoring one more goal in each successive game.

Levante were promoted this year and are fighting to avoid relegation. With nine points, they sit 16th, level on points with the team in 18th but holding a slightly “better” goal difference (-5). They have two wins, three draws, and six losses. They’re coming off a 1-2 home defeat to Celta, conceding in the final minutes, but surprisingly, they’re the sixth-best away team in the league, earning eight out of a possible 18 points on the road.

Atlético Madrid vs. Levante Betting Pick: Atlético Madrid

LaLiga Matchday 12: Espanyol vs. Villarreal

One of the biggest surprises of the tournament has been Espanyol. With 18 points, they sit sixth in the table after five wins, three draws, and three losses, scoring 15 goals and conceding 13. They’re coming off a 2-1 defeat to Alavés, but at home, they’ve collected 13 out of a possible 18 points. Pere Milla is the team’s top scorer with four goals, but goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic has also been outstanding.

Villarreal are another team making headlines early in the season. They’re third with 23 points after seven wins, two draws, and two losses, boasting one of the best defenses in the league, having conceded just 10 goals. They’re coming off a 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano and have scored 12 goals without conceding in their last three domestic matches, including a 0-6 victory over Ciudad de Lucena in the Copa del Rey. Captain Gerard Moreno has returned from injury and scored in his last two local matches. However, this Wednesday they were stunned in the Champions League, falling 1-0 to Cyprus’ Pafos FC.

Espanyol vs. Villarreal Betting Pick: Villarreal

LaLiga Matchday 12: Rayo Vallecano vs. Real Madrid

Rayo Vallecano sit mid-table, currently 10th with 14 points after four wins, two draws, and five losses, scoring 12 goals and conceding 14.They had won three straight matches but are coming off a heavy 4-0 defeat to Villarreal. At home, they’ve only won one of four matches, that victory came in their most recent outing against Alavés (1-0) with a goal in the 90+1 minute.Interestingly, they’re unbeaten at home against Real Madrid in their last three meetings, winning one of them.

Real Madrid lead the league with 30 points, five ahead of Barcelona. They’ve won 10 games and lost just one, scoring 26 goals and conceding 10. In LaLiga, they’ve won four straight, the latest being a 4-0 victory over Valencia, though they are coming off a Champions League loss to Liverpool. They’re the best home team in the competition with a perfect 18 points, and Kylian Mbappé leads the scoring charts with 13 goals, having failed to score in only one league match this season.

Rayo Vallecano vs. Real Madrid Betting Pick: Real Madrid

LaLiga Matchday 12: Celta vs. Barcelona

Celta had hoped to be in a better position at this stage of the season, but they currently sit 12th with 13 points after two wins, seven draws, and two losses.The positive note is that all nine of the matches they failed to win came at the start of the campaign. They’ve now won two straight in the league and four in a row overall, including Copa del Rey and Europa League victories.

Barcelona bounced back from their defeat to Real Madrid with a 3-1 win over Elche last weekend. They’re second in the table with 25 points, five behind the leaders, with eight wins, one draw, and two losses. They boast the best attack in the league with 28 goals, and the good news is that both Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo are fully recovered and back in action. However, results haven’t been great for them at Balaídos lately, with only two wins in their last ten visits.

Celta vs. Barcelona Betting Pick: Barcelona