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Revista Predictor - Matchday 2 in La Liga

Revista Predictor

Our Revista Predictor continues - let's see if it exasperates the experts like it did on its debut last weekend.

We've picked our three games to predict from Matchday 2 in La Liga - including the "partidazo" (translates loosely as "belter of a game") between Real Madrid and Valencia at the Estadio Bernabeu; both sides won last time out, without conceding.

Goals look guaranteed in this fixture, especially given that Zinedine Zidane's side have scored in the last 69 games in all competitions, but Valencia always tend to make it harder, and there's a bit of needle too. Madrid are favourites, and interesting that most of our pundits have backed Karim Benzema to open the scoring.

The Revista Predictor table after week one
Image: The Revista Predictor table after week one

Before that, there's a Basque derby involving Eibar, who impressively finished in the top half of the table last season, and Athletic Bilbao, who will be battle-hardened after getting through two rounds of qualifying to reach the Europa League group stage.

Or will that catch up with a team whose transfer policy means they've got a very limited pool of players to choose from? Our experts think it'll be tight, and three have gone for draws.

MATCH 1 - GIRONA v MALAGA

Garrido: Girona 1-0 Malaga (Portu)

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Palmer: Girona 1-0 Malaga (Stuani)

Driscoll: Girona 1-1 Malaga (Stuani)

Keatings: Girona 2-1 Malaga (Portu)

Phillips: Girona 1-1 Malaga (Borja Baston)

MATCH 2 - EIBAR v ATHLETIC

Garrido: Eibar 2-1 Athletic (Enrich)

Palmer: Eibar 0-1 Athletic (Williams)

Driscoll: Eibar 1-1 Athletic (Charles)

Keatings: Eibar 2-2 Athletic (Iker Muniain)

Phillips: Eibar 1-1 Athletic ( Enrich)

MATCH 3 - REAL MADRID v VALENCIA

Garrido: Real Madrid 1-1 Valencia (Isco)

Palmer: Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia (Benzema)

Driscoll: Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia (Benzema)

Keatings: Real Madrid 3-2 Valencia ( Benzema)

Phillips: Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia (Benzema)

And we also focus on one of the new boys in the division in Girona, who led 2-0 against Atletico Madrid on the opening weekend before drawing 2-2. Malaga are their visitors - but no-one is brave enough to back them to win!

Revista Predictor - Experts' Matchday 2 tips
Image: Revista Predictor - Experts' Matchday 2 tips

It's one point for right match outcome (win, lose or draw), a further three points for the correct exact score and then another six points if you guess the first goalscorer. Rob Palmer and David Phillips are joint-leaders from last week.

Fancy getting involved? Go to @SkyRevista on Twitter, reply to the pinned tweet at the top with your predictions for score and first goalscorer, and watch all those games on Sky Sports Football to see how you've done.

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