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Spain soccer betting preview for May 18
Friday, May 16 2008

Real Madrid landed the La Liga title some weeks back, and the Champions League places were settled last week, but there is still plenty of reasons to bet on La Liga. There are UEFA Cup places at stake, and one more club will join Levante and Murcia to be relegated to the Segunda Division.

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Huelva & Valladolid Go Head-to-Head in Relegation Scrap

With Murcia and Levante already down, there is just one relegation spot unaccounted for in La Liga, and the trap door hangs below four teams. Two of those candidates meet on the final day of the season, as Recreativo Huelva host Valladolid. Though both clubs could lose and still survive, they will not want to let their fate rest on results elsewhere.

Valladolid need a point at the Nuevo Colombino to survive, whereas only a win would guarantee safety for Huelva in a complicated relegation scenario. Bettors must bear in mind that in Spain, teams tied on points are then differentiated by head-to-head encounters, and not goal difference, as is often the case.

When the sides met earlier in the season Valladolid made home advantage tell with a 3-1 win but for this reverse fixture make Recreativo Huelva favorites pk & -0.5 -122* (bet $122 to win $100) with Valladolid pk & +0.5 +112* (bet $100 to win $112) - a market priced to less than 102%.

Mallorca & Zaragoza Fuelled by Differing Motivations

Going into the final weekend of the Spanish season the game between Mallorca and Real Zaragoza is perhaps the most interesting, with plenty still at stake for both clubs. Mallorca can still knock Racing Santander from sixth place, and qualify for the UEFA Cup, boosted by last week's historic 3-2 win at Barcelona.

The Islanders came from 2-0 down at the Nou Camp, so should feel comfortable of a home win against struggling Zaragoza.

The Blanquillos currently occupy the final relegation spot, and even a win won't guarantee their safety, but there are several possible permutations which could see them survive, including taking just one point. A draw will not however, be on the mind of coach, Manolo Villanova, who's side also earned an impressive result last weekend, holding Real Madrid to a 2-2 stalemate.

The big problem for Zaragoza is that they have won just once on the road all season, and have lost their last two visits to the Island of Mallorca.

On that basis price Mallorca favorites pk & -0.5 +117* (bet $100 to win $117) with Real Zaragoza pk & +0.5 -127* (bet $127 to win $100).

*All odds subject to change

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