Over/Under Goal Predictions for Messi, Hazard & Benzema in 2019-20 La Liga Season

The new La Liga year kicks off Friday, August 16 when Athletic Bilbao entertain Barcelona — kick-off at 3:00 pm EST..
It’s anticipated to be yet another two-horse race near the top of the table between Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Lionel Messi is almost sure to be one of the league’s top goalscorers. However, Bovada has also opened up some intriguing over/under props for a few of the league’s main protagonists.
*All odds taken 08/12/19.
Eden Hazard’s summer move to the Bernabeau is just one that has been rumored for some time, and with the Belgian having finally arrived it will be interesting to see if he could have the identical impact he did at the English Premier League.
In his final year at Stamford Bridge, Hazard scored 16 goals — his very best return because 2011/12 in his final season at Lille in Ligue 1 once he hit 20 — so he has arrived at Madrid at the summit of his abilities.
While his group in Chelsea was expensively assembled and needed more than its reasonable share of superstars, the Real Madrid squad he has combined is on a different level. In Stamford Bridge, Hazard was a large fish in a medium-sized pond but at the Bernabeu, it is wall-to-wall big fish — every single player is an worldwide superstar.
Therefore, while last season, a number of his 16 goals were made through his own brilliance, this season he will be surrounded by ingenuity, together with manager Zinedine Zidane supporting his players to perform with flair and freedom.
If Hazard can strike the ground, there is nothing stopping him scoring 17 along with a few.
Our selection: Hazard to score over 16.5 goals
Real Madrid’s Benzema will gain from all of the quality described previously, plus he will have Eden Hazard himself supplying the ammunition. His 21 goals last time out was his best return since scoring 24 at 2015/16 and equalled his second-best tally from 2011/12.
In his decade at the Bernabeu, the 31-year-old Frenchman has averaged 14.8 goals a year, with his lowest tally being only five in 2017/18 — however, the major issue for those contemplating a bet on Benzema is how many games will he play this year. To get his or her 21 league objectives, he played 36 times — that the most he has played in one season — but with Neymar on Real’s radar, it does beg the question,’who will the Brazilian substitute?‘
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 are drawn to the Frenchman scoring around 15 goals this effort.
Our selection: Benzema to score less than 17.5 targets
The tiny maestro’s document speaks for itself. In his 15 seasons at the Camp Nou, he has scored the amazing amount of 419 at an average of over 29 per season — a phenomenal achievement.
He peaked in 2011/12 when he scored no greater than 50 goals in La Liga, and followed it up the next season with 46; equally seasons being in the midst of his battle with Cristiano Ronaldo.
The pair, for several seasons, had been locked in battle on the Golden Boot and the Ballon d’Or and in various ways were responsible for spurring each other on greater heights, with both hitting on the half-century in that period.?? However, currently there’s no Ronaldo in La Liga — he plays for Juventus in Serie A — and also Messi’s struggle is with himself and also the record books.
Another astounding truth is the way fit the tiny Argentinian keeps himselfand even at 32-years-old he regularly plays over 30 league games per season, and it has stayed remarkably clear of long-term and serious injuries.
His goalscoring ratio during the past couple of seasons has been a goal-a-game and supplying he continues to remain fit and healthy and he plays well over 30 league matches, we think he’ll break the 35-goal obstacle.
Our pick: Messi to score greater than 34.5 goals
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Over/Under Goal Predictions for Messi, Hazard & Benzema in 2019-20 La Liga Season