The Spanish League season starts on Sunday 18th of August, 2019 with Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid kicking off at 5 p.m. (local time) and although there are less Ante-post season betting markets available than there are for the Premier League there are still some nice bets to be found.
Please see below for a list of some of the more popular ante-post season markets available at most quality on-line bookmakers with odds and recommended bets.
Spanish La Liga Primera League Outright
This is the most popular and number one market for ante-post season soccer betting, this market also stays open through-out most of the season. Because of the fluctuation in results and points through the season teams’ odds can move up or down significantly and so value can be found both at the start of the season and during the season.
The favorites to win the La Liga Primera Outright this season are last season’s favorites and ultimate champions Barcelona @ 1.57
The second favorites are of course Real Madrid @ 2.62
Last year’s runners up *Athletico Madrid are 3rd favorites @ 13.00
The outsiders are Valencia @ 101.00 to Grenada @ 1501.00
Each Way at a place 1, 2 odds are not offered in this market.
Straight and Dual Forecasts and Tricasts
It is a struggle to find any odds for straight and dual forecasts however some tricast odds can be found at one or two of the quality bookmakers.
In this market you choose which teams will come first, second and third. For a straight forecast the winning order of the three selected teams must be correct, here are some available selections:
*1st Barcelona / 2nd Real Madrid / 3rd Atletico Madrid @ 4.2
*1st Real Madrid / 2nd Barcelona / 3rd Atletico Madrid @ 6.0
1st Barcelona/2nd Real Madrid/3rd Sevilla @ 9.5
1st Barcelona/2nd Real Madrid/3rd Valencia @ 11.0
1st Real Madrid/2nd Barcelona/3rd Valencia @ 13.0
*1st Barcelona/2nd Atletico Madrid/3rd Real Madrid @ 14.0
Top Goal Scorer
Who will score the most goals in the La Liga Primera season? It is no surprise that arguably the world’s greatest player Lionel Messi (36 goals last season) is the bookies’ favorite @ 1.67.
Luca Jovic, Eden Hazard and Luis Suarez (21 goals last season) are the joint 2nd favorites @ 7.00
Antoine Griezmann @ 8.00 and Karim Benzema (21 goals last season) @ 11.00 to Sergio Ramos @ 101.00 make up the outsiders.
Each way at placed 1,2 pays 1/3 of the odds
Please note that if players finish with an equal number of goals then “Rule 4” is applied regarding payouts.
La Liga Primera Winner and Top Goal Scorer Doubles
No markets available so you would need to ask the bookmaker directly for them to provide you with the odds however you can place a “double” bet of for example:
Primera League Top Goalscorer – Messi @ 1.67
Primera Liga – Barcelona to win @ 1.57
10.00 Double @ 2.6 = 26 points return (16 points profit)
Relegation / Finish Bottom
Fortunately there are markets available for relegation, so we can gamble on who will get relegated and, or, who will finish bottom (odds listed in brackets) of the league.
The favorites are Majorca @ 1.80 (4.20), Valladolid @ 2.37 *(6.50) and Grenada @ 2.40 (4.33).
Outsiders are Osasuna @ 2.80 *(7.50), Alaves @ 2.87 (6.00), and Levante @ 4.00 *(10.00).
The remainder of teams are Leganes @ 4.50 (13.00) to Barcelona @ 1001.00 (2501.00).
*Celta Vigo @ 7.00 (21.00) and Vallidolid avoided relegation by just 4 points last season.
Unfortunately Relegation Treble markets are not provided but you can simply choose three teams to get relegated and place a treble bet or you can select more teams and place multiple treble bets (perms).
Other Markets
The remaining markets are Top 4 finish, NOT to finish in Top 4, Top 6 Finish, NOT to finish in Top 6, Stay up, Bottom Half finish and Top Half finish but the odds are so bad that unless you support a particular team and feel very strongly they might do any of the above then betting in these markets is both risky and very low in profit.
Final Word
We will be analyzing markets and looking for value match bets throughout the La Liga Primera season so please re-visit us to get more informed betting information and details. Good luck with your La Liga Primera anti-post bets this season!
