Real Valladolid have taken on the unfortunate role of becoming La Liga’s whipping boys this season. They sit rock bottom of La Liga, 14 points from safety and come into this clash having lost their last five games in the Spanish top flight. Their last clean sheet came back in January, Osasuna are going to have chances here to further compile their misery. 

Real Valladolid have conceded 2+ goals in four of these defeats and also conceded a first-half goal in four of these matchups. This record shows no signs of improving up against Osasuna here who are undefeated in their last three La Liga outings and ran out 1-0 winners in the initial meeting between the sides, with the winning goal coming after just 19 minutes. Osasuna had 20 shots in the game to Real Valladolid’s four with there also being a big disparity in the xG’s (2.48-0.23). This gives us a good picture of how this game should play out. 

As well as Real Valladolid’s recent poor form, they’ve conceded 25 goals across their 15 games at home in La Liga this season - no side has shipped more goals on home territory in the Spanish top flight this term.

This is a crucial game in the race for European qualification in the Bundesliga. Dortmund have had a very disappointing league campaign and were languishing in the lower reaches of the table prior to Nuri Sahin’s sacking. Niko Kovac has improved the general performance of the team as we saw in their 3-1 win over Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter final. This wasn’t enough to secure progression to the next round of the competition but can act as a catalyst for Dortmund to finish the season strongly. 

These sides are separated by just two points which suggests that there will be some tension with the match effectively being a six pointer in deciding who can continue to push on for a spot in Europe next season. Despite Dortmund’s underwhelming domestic campaign, they’ve still been really tough to beat at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund have won eight of their 14 games at home in the Bundesliga this season, scoring 34 goals in the process (2.42 per game).

Mochengladbach have struggled to control games on the road this season, their away record is pretty steady - ranking 7th in the Bundesliga which is the exact same as their current league position. Their goal record indicates that their away games tend to be quite chaotic, they’ve conceded 22 goals across their 14 games on the road this season (1.57 per game) but have also scored 21 goals themselves, indicating that they will offer some resistance to Dortmund here but not without giving up chances on their goal. Dortmund have scored a first half goal in four of their last five games at home across all competitions.

Atalanta ran out 2-1 winners in the initial meeting between the sides, scoring after just 12 minutes through Charles De Ketelaere. Gian Piero Gasparini’s side boast the best away record in Serie A this season, scoring 34 goals across their 16 games on the road this campaign (2.1 per game).

They travel to face a Milan side that has underperformed in the league and in Europe this season, managing to win just seven of their 16 games at home this season. Milan’s home defensive record is quite strong with just the 14 goals conceded across these home fixtures but Atalanta can force a rise in this metric with their strong goalscoring record on the road in Serie A this season. 

Milan have kept just one clean sheet across their last five Serie A games, they’ve conceded a first half goal in three of these fixtures against Como, Fiorentina and Napoli. Atalanta have gone through a patchy period after falling away in the race for the Scudetto with a 10 point gap between Gian Piero Gasparini’s side and Inter Milan who currently lead the way, closely followed by Napoli. However, they have still managed to show positive signs on the road, recently firing four goals past Juventus with one of these goals coming in the first half.