La Liga matchday report: Round of 23 October to 26 October 2026

Every result from the round, set against what we predicted before kick-off.

Of the 10 La Liga matches in this round, our predicted result was right in 5 (50%). There were 5 home wins, 2 draws and 3 away wins, with 24 goals scored (2.4 a match). The highest-scoring match was Ath Bilbao 4–0 Getafe (4 goals). The biggest winning margin was 4: Ath Bilbao 4–0 Getafe. Our three most confident selections: Ath Madrid to win (Ath Madrid 1–0 La Coruna, right); Barcelona to win (Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid, wrong); Alaves to win (Alaves 1–1 Malaga, wrong). Season to date in the La Liga, our predicted result has been right in 5 of 10 published matches (50%).

Results and our predictions

Match	Score	Our prediction	Right?	Draw view	Draw?
Ath Madrid v La Coruna	1–0	Ath Madrid to win	Yes	Lower draw risk	No
Barcelona v Real Madrid	1–2	Barcelona to win	No	Lower draw risk	No
Alaves v Malaga	1–1	Alaves to win	No	Typical draw risk	Yes
Sociedad v Levante	2–1	Sociedad to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Vallecano v Elche	0–3	Vallecano to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Valencia v Villarreal	1–2	Villarreal to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Sevilla v Osasuna	2–0	Sevilla to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Ath Bilbao v Getafe	4–0	Ath Bilbao to win	Yes	Higher draw risk	No
Celta v Betis	0–0	Celta to win	No	Typical draw risk	Yes
Santander v Espanol	2–1	Espanol to win	No	Typical draw risk	No

Match by match

Ath Madrid 1–0 La Coruna

Saturday 24 October, 20:00 (UK time) · Result: Ath Madrid win

We predicted Ath Madrid to win (confidence rank 1 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: lower draw risk; the match did not end level.

Ath Madrid's previous league form (latest first): WWWWW La Coruna's previous league form (latest first): DLDLD

Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid

Sunday 25 October, 20:00 (UK time) · Result: Real Madrid win

We predicted Barcelona to win (confidence rank 2 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: lower draw risk; the match did not end level.

Barcelona's previous league form (latest first): WWWWW Real Madrid's previous league form (latest first): WWLWW

Alaves 1–1 Malaga

Friday 23 October, 20:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Alaves to win (confidence rank 3 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Alaves's previous league form (latest first): LLDLL Malaga's previous league form (latest first): LDLLD

Sociedad 2–1 Levante

Sunday 25 October, 17:30 (UK time) · Result: Sociedad win

We predicted Sociedad to win (confidence rank 4 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Sociedad's previous league form (latest first): WWWLW Levante's previous league form (latest first): DDLLD

Vallecano 0–3 Elche

Saturday 24 October, 13:00 (UK time) · Result: Elche win

We predicted Vallecano to win (confidence rank 5 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Vallecano's previous league form (latest first): DDWLW Elche's previous league form (latest first): DDWLD

Valencia 1–2 Villarreal

Saturday 24 October, 17:30 (UK time) · Result: Villarreal win

We predicted Villarreal to win (confidence rank 6 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Valencia's previous league form (latest first): DDLWL Villarreal's previous league form (latest first): DLWWL

Sevilla 2–0 Osasuna

Monday 26 October, 20:00 (UK time) · Result: Sevilla win

We predicted Sevilla to win (confidence rank 7 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Sevilla's previous league form (latest first): LDLWW Osasuna's previous league form (latest first): WLDLL

Ath Bilbao 4–0 Getafe

Sunday 25 October, 13:00 (UK time) · Result: Ath Bilbao win

We predicted Ath Bilbao to win (confidence rank 8 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: higher draw risk; the match did not end level.

Ath Bilbao's previous league form (latest first): DDDWW Getafe's previous league form (latest first): DLWLD

Celta 0–0 Betis

Sunday 25 October, 15:15 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Celta to win (confidence rank 9 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Celta's previous league form (latest first): WDWDD Betis's previous league form (latest first): LWDWW

Santander 2–1 Espanol

Saturday 24 October, 15:15 (UK time) · Result: Santander win

We predicted Espanol to win (confidence rank 10 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Santander's previous league form (latest first): LDLLW Espanol's previous league form (latest first): LDLLW

La Liga table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Barcelona	10	9	0	1	40	11	+29	27	–
2	Ath Madrid	10	8	1	1	20	8	+12	25	–
3	Real Madrid	10	8	0	2	25	10	+15	24	–
4	Betis	10	6	2	2	16	14	+2	20	–
5	Sociedad	10	6	1	3	19	18	+1	19	–
6	Sevilla	10	5	2	3	16	16	+0	17	–
7	Alaves	10	3	3	4	14	11	+3	12	–
8	Ath Bilbao	9	3	3	3	12	9	+3	12	+5
9	Celta	10	2	6	2	10	7	+3	12	−1
10	Villarreal	10	3	3	4	15	14	+1	12	+2
11	La Coruna	10	2	5	3	13	13	+0	11	−2
12	Osasuna	10	3	2	5	10	20	-10	11	−2
13	Santander	10	3	2	5	15	26	-11	11	+4
14	Levante	10	2	4	4	16	19	-3	10	−3
15	Elche	10	2	4	4	14	17	-3	10	+3
16	Vallecano	9	2	3	4	12	20	-8	9	−2
17	Getafe	10	2	3	5	5	15	-10	9	−2
18	Espanol	10	2	2	6	12	14	-2	8	−2
19	Valencia	10	1	3	6	7	17	-10	6	–
20	Malaga	10	0	5	5	7	19	-12	5	–

This table is calculated by us from the results we hold. It can differ from the official table if matches are postponed or missing, or points have been deducted. Move shows places gained or lost in this round.

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