Real Oviedo vs Real Madrid Predictions

Real Oviedo vs Real Madrid predictions for Sunday’s La Liga game at Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere. Real Madrid visit newly-promoted Real Oviedo Sunday night, aiming for back-to-back wins to start their 2025-26 La Liga campaign strongly. Read on for our free match preview and betting tips

La Liga  | Aug 24 2025 at 8:30 pm UK at Estadio Nuevo Carlos Tartiere

Real Oviedo vs Real Madrid Predictions

Can Real Oviedo Keep Madrid’s Stars Quiet on Their Big Return?

• Madrid keep it controlled: Real Madrid have won four of their last five La Liga away matches, and every single one of those wins ended with under four goals.
• Oviedo struggling in attack: Real Oviedo failed to score in their La Liga opener against Villarreal, managing very few clear chances even before going down to ten men.
• Mbappé is inevitable: Kylian Mbappé has netted 11 goals in his last six La Liga games, underlining why he remains the deadliest player in Spain.

Best Bet for Real Oviedo vs Real Madrid

Real Oviedo’s long-awaited return to La Liga brings them one of the biggest tests in Spanish football: a clash with Real Madrid under the lights on Sunday. For the Asturians, who had been absent from the top flight since 2001, this is the sort of occasion fans have dreamt of during all those years spent in the wilderness of Spain’s lower leagues. But dreams don’t pay the bills, and Oviedo will know the harsh reality of facing Madrid is more often a test of survival than a showcase of ambition.

The hosts made a faltering start last weekend with a 2-0 loss to Villarreal, a game where they looked second best even before the red card that left them scrambling. Still, there’s something about promoted sides at home – the atmosphere, the desperation, the collective “us against the giants” mentality – that makes you believe in the possibility of the improbable. On the flip side, Madrid arrive after a workmanlike 1-0 win over Osasuna, courtesy of a Mbappé strike that summed up why they are contenders every single year: they don’t need to play well to win. That is a frightening trait.

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Best Bet for This Match: Real Madrid to Win & Under 3.5 Goals

Here at BettingTips4You, we don’t throw five or six different options at you and hope one sticks. Instead, we cut through the noise and give you the one pick that matters. For this game, our ultimate selection is Real Madrid to win and the total match goals to stay under 3.5. Among all the possible markets, this is the strongest value and reflects both teams’ current trajectory.

Why back this? The answer is twofold: Real Madrid are inevitable, but rarely spectacular in early-season away fixtures. They grind, they manage, and they suffocate teams. Their opener against Osasuna was the perfect example – efficient but uninspiring. Oviedo, meanwhile, may find moments of resilience and even nick a goal, but their lack of firepower is going to tell against Madrid’s relentless forward line.

The correct score prediction leans towards 1-2 in favour of Madrid. Oviedo might find a way through – perhaps via a set piece or a moment from Salomon Rondon – but the gulf in class is glaring. Mbappé and Vinícius only need a half-chance, and that’s usually enough to settle these contests.

As BettingTips4You.com expert Gerard Gabasa put it:

“Madrid don’t need to dazzle at this stage of the season. They have too much quality for newly-promoted sides, and if Oviedo can keep the score respectable, that in itself will be a victory for them. The visitors will win, but it won’t be the festival of goals some might expect.”

Final Correct Score Suggestion

Real Oviedo 1-2 Real Madrid. Oviedo may use the home crowd to push for a moment of glory, but Madrid’s efficiency, especially with Mbappé and Vinícius on the pitch, should prove decisive.

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