The newest La Liga year kicks off on Friday, August 16 when Athletic Bilbao entertain Barcelona — kick-off in 3:00 pm EST..
It’s anticipated to be the following two-horse race near the peak of the table between Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi is almost certain to be among the league’s top goalscorers. However, Bovada has also opened up several intriguing over/under props for some of the league’s major protagonists.
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Eden Hazard’s summertime move to the Bernabeau is just one that’s been rumored for a while, and with all the Belgian having finally arrived it will be interesting to see whether he could have the same effect he did in the English Premier League.
In his final season at Stamford Bridge, Hazard scored 16 goals — his very best return since 2011/12 in his final season at Lille in Ligue 1 once he hit 20 — so he has arrived in Madrid at the summit of his powers.
While his group in Chelsea was expensively assembled and needed more than its reasonable share of superstars, the Real Madrid team he has combined is on another level. At Stamford Bridge, Hazard was a huge fish at a medium-sized pond however in the Bernabeu, it’s wall-to-wall big fish — each single participant is an global superstar.
So, while last year, some of his 16 goals were created by his own genius, this year he’ll be surrounded by creativity, with director Zinedine Zidane supporting his players to perform with freedom and flair.
In case Hazard can hit the ground, there is nothing stopping him scoring 17 along with some.
Our pick: Hazard to evaluate over 16.5 goals
Real Madrid’s Benzema will gain from all the quality described previously, and he’ll have Eden Hazard himself providing the ammunition. His 21 goals out last time was his best return because scoring 24 from 2015/16 and equalled his second-best tally from 2011/12.
In his decade in the Bernabeu, the 31-year-old Frenchman has averaged 14.8 targets per season, with his smallest tally being just five in 2017/18 — but the major issue for those contemplating a bet on Benzema is how many games will he perform this year. To receive his 21 league objectives, he played 36 times — the most he has played in a single season — but with Neymar on Real’s radar, it does beg the question,’who will the Brazilian replace?’
In case Benzema’s match time is limited, so too will his chance to split up the 21 goal obstacle, and so for this reason, we’re drawn towards the Frenchman scoring around 15 goals this campaign.
Our pick: Benzema to evaluate less than 17.5 goals
The little maestro’s record speaks for itself. In his 15 seasons at the Camp Nou, he has scored the wonderful amount of 419 in a mean of over 29 a year — a phenomenal achievement.
He peaked in 2011/12 if he scored no less than 50 goals in La Liga, and followed it up the following time with 46; both seasons being in the midst of his battle with Cristiano Ronaldo.
The set, for many seasons, were locked in combat over the Golden Boot and the Ballon d’Or and in most ways were responsible for spurring each other on greater heights, together with hitting on the half-century in that period.?? But currently there is no Ronaldo in La Liga — he plays for Juventus in Serie A — and Messi’s battle is with himself and the record books.
Another astounding reality is the way fit the modest Argentinian keeps himselfand even at 32-years-old he frequently plays 30 league games per season and has stayed remarkably clear of serious and long-term injuries.
His goalscoring ratio throughout the past couple of seasons has been nearly a goal-a-game and providing he proceeds to stay fit and healthy and he plays well over 30 league games, we think he’ll break the 35-goal barrier.
Our selection: Messi to evaluate greater than 34.5 goals
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