La Liga Betting Trends & Serie A – European Soccer Weekly Report

What are the latest Serie A and La Liga betting trends? It’s a fairly quiet time around the world of soccer right now due to the Christmas period. However, some leagues across Europe have been busier than others. 

Games from the Italian and Spanish top flight are on this weekend. That’s why we’re focusing on Serie A and La Liga betting trends this week. Welcome back to Sports Hub’s European Soccer Weekly Report where I will be providing you with the latest updates. 

The Premier League still has many games across the calendar over Christmas and New Year so I will be providing you with a quick summary of the latest from England. However, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga played their final games of 2023 last week so be sure to take a look at the recap below. Those leagues will return on January 12th, 2024. 

I have also provided you with a review of the most recent Serie A and La Liga results from last week. Serie A returns this weekend, whilst you will have to wait a little longer for Spanish top-flight matches that are taking part in the New Year. Nevertheless, be sure to take a look at the most recent Serie A and La Liga betting trends below. 

European Soccer Weekly Report – Results & Key Stats 

With some Euro soccer leagues now on a winter break, we haven’t seen too many games on display. However, I will be summarizing all of the most recent results that we have yet to cover here at Sports Hub. Make sure that you take a look at some deeper analysis of Serie A and La Liga betting trends further down as well. 

The English Premier League has been in full flow despite the festive period. English football always has one of the busiest schedules over Christmas so I will be including the latest results from the English top-flight in this week’s report. 

Premier League: 

Round 18

• Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
• Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
• West Ham United 2-0 Manchester United
• Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Everton
• Nottingham Forest 2-3 AFC Bournemouth
• Luton Town 1-0 Newcastle United
• Fulham 0-2 Burnley 
• Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea

Key Stats: 

• 66.67% of Premier League matches during Round 18 saw both teams score
• 33.33% of Premier League matches during Round 18 had over 2.5 goals 
• 44.44% of Premier League matches during Round 18 resulted in home wins
• 33.33% of Premier League matches during Round 18 resulted in draws
• 22.22% of Premier League matches during Round 18 resulted in away wins

Round 19

• Newcastle United 1-3 Nottingham Forest
• Sheffield United 2-3 Luton Town
• AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Fulham
• Burnley 0-2 Liverpool
• Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa
• Chelsea 2-1 Crystal Palace
• Brentford 1-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 
• Everton 1-3 Manchester City 

(Arsenal vs West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur still yet to play at time of writing)

Key Stats: 

• 75% of Premier League matches during Round 19 saw both teams score
• 87.5% of Premier League matches during Round 19 had over 2.5 goals
• Bournemouth are undefeated over their last seven league outings, winning six in the process
• Liverpool have lost just one Premier League match all season
• Tottenham have won their last three successive games
• 37.5% of Premier League matches during Round 19 resulted in home wins
• 0% of Premier League matches during Round 19 resulted in draws
• 62.5% of Premier League matches during Round 19 resulted in away wins

Ligue 1: 

Round 17

• Brest 4-0 Lorient
• Montpellier 1-1 Marseille
• Reims 1-0 Le Havre
• Clermont 1-3 Rennes
• Nice 2-0 Lens
• Lyon 1-0 Nantes
• Toulouse 1-2 Monaco
• Strasbourg 2-1 Lille
• Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Metz

Key Stats: 

• 55.56% of Ligue 1 matches saw both teams score during Round 17
• 55.56% of Ligue 1 matches saw over 2.5 goals during Round 17
• PSG have lost just one Ligue 1 match so far this term and lead by five points
• Brest have won five of their last six and are unbeaten in that time 
• Marseille are unbeaten across their last six in the league
• Toulouse have failed to find the victory across any of their last ten successive league matches
• Lorient are without a win over their last eight and have lost their last three in a row
• 66.67% of Ligue 1 matches resulted in home wins during Round 17
• 11.11% of Ligue 1 matches resulted in draws during Round 17
• 22.22% of Ligue 1 matches resulted in away wins during Round 17

Bundesliga: 

Round 16

• Werder Bremen 1-1 RB Leipzig 
• Hoffenheim 3-3 Darmstadt
• Dortmund 1-1 Mainz
• Union Berlin 2-0 FC Köln
• Heidenheim 3-2 Freiburg
• Stuttgart 3-0 Augsburg
• Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayern Munich
• Frankfurt 2-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 
• Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Bochum 

Key Stats: 

• 66.67% of Bundesliga games during Round 16 saw both teams score 
• 66.67% of Bundesliga games during Round 16 saw over 2.5 goals
• 33.33% of games during Round 16 saw over 3.5 Bundesliga goals
• Leverkusen are the only team that remain undefeated this term, whilst Bayern have suffered just one loss
• Darmstadt is without a win in nine in the Bundesliga
• 55.56% of matches resulted in home wins during Round 16
• 33.33% of matches resulted in draws during Round 16
• 11.11% of matches resulted in away wins during Round 16

Serie A:

Round 17

• Empoli 0-2 Lazio
• Sassuolo 1-2 Genoa
• Salernitana 2-2 Milan
• Monza 0-1 Fiorentina
• Frosinone 1-2 Juventus
• Bologna 1-0 Atalanta
• Torino 1-1 Udinese
• Verona 2-0 Cagliari
• Inter 2-0 Lecce
• Roma 2-0 Napoli

Key Stats: 

• 40% of matches from Round 17 saw both teams score in Serie A 
• 30% of matches from Round 17 saw over 2.5 goals in Serie A
• Inter and Juventus have both lost just one league game this term
• Juventus are unbeaten across their last 12 matches, winning nine in the process
• Inter haven’t lost a league match over their past 11 league games, keeping four consecutive clean sheets
• Salernitana and Udinese have just one league win each this season
• 40% of Serie A matches ended in home wins during Round 17
• 20% of Serie A matches ended in draws during Round 17
• 40% of Serie A matches ended in away wins during Round 17

La Liga: 

Round 18

• Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Valencia
• Granada 0-3 Sevilla
• Atletico Madrid 3-3 Getafe
• Barcelona 3-2 Almeria
• Villarreal 3-2 Celta Vigo
• Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Las Palmas
• Cadiz 0-0 Real Sociedad
• Real Betis 1-1 Girona
• Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid
• Mallorca 3-2 Osasuna

Round 4

• Atletico Madrid 1-0 Sevilla

Key Stats & La Liga betting trends: 

• 50% of La Liga matches saw both teams score during Round 18
• 50% of La Liga matches saw over 2.5 goals during Round 18
• 40% of matches during Round 18 saw over 3.5 La Liga goals
• Real Madrid and Girona sit atop the standings, level on 45 points each
• Real Madrid haven’t lost any of their last 12 La Liga outings
• Girona are unbeaten across their last ten in the league, winning eight in the process
• Almeria is the only team left in La Liga yet to record a win
• Granada have failed to win any of their last 15 in the league
• 40% of La Liga games ended in home wins during Round 18
• 30% of La Liga games ended in draws during Round 18
• 30% of La Liga games ended in away wins during Round 18

European Soccer Weekly Report – La Liga Betting Trends

As previously stated, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga are on break until January 12th, 2024. Therefore, it only makes sense to investigate Serie A and La Liga betting trends for now since they are the two leagues that still have games on display in the near future. Hopefully, the information here can help you with your picks this weekend and next week. 

So, what are the latest Serie A and La Liga betting trends? Well, goals have been going in at a steady rate over the last round of games. Just 30% of Serie A matches during Round 17 had over 2.5 goals, whilst La Liga saw 50% of their games have over 2.5 goals. 

Last week, I stated that bettors should look to La Liga Unders. That’s because only 30% of matches during Round 17 saw over 2.5 goals. Round 16 also saw just 30% of its games have over 2.5 goals. That percentage slightly increased during Round 18 (50%) but the most recent La Liga betting trends indicate that you should still be sticking with the under. However, always take a look at each matchup individually before making your pick. 

Euro Soccer Betting Trends – Serie A Totals Update

Recently, I also believed that Serie A Overs could be a good trend to ride. That’s because Round 14 saw 70% of Serie A matches have over 2.5 goals, whilst Round 13 had 60%. How has this trend changed over the last few weeks? 

Round 15 saw the Overs decrease as just 40% of Italian top-flight matches saw over 2.5 goals. This went back up to 50% during Round 16, whilst Round 17 saw another dip down to 30%. Clearly, there isn’t a consistent league trend that we could potentially focus on. 

My suggestion is that you take a look at each team’s individual total percentages over the season thus far. For example, teams such as Napoli, Salernitana, Sassuolo, and Frosinone have the highest over 2.5 goals ratio in the league (65%). 

Meanwhile, the likes of Monza, Torino, Empoli, and Lazio have the lowest percentage in the division (29%). As always, you should analyze each individual matchup before placing your bets. That can be examined further, too, by looking at Home and Away totals statistics.