Each La Liga season is fiercely contested by the huge names and rivals in Spanish football. Real Madrid and Barcelona are just two of the game's giants, but they are not the only sides in with a shout of glory.
You can access various football odds when betting on La Liga here at Betano Sportsbook. We look closely at some of these below while appraising the most popular La Liga betting markets.
Before analysing the outright La Liga odds for the 2025/26 season, let’s explore this market and other popular betting lines in further detail.
This is the most popular La Liga betting market that requires you to pick the eventual winner at the end of a particular season.
Real Madrid and Barcelona typically dominate this market, with these two clubs winning 64 titles combined. Betting on the outright La Liga winners usually unlocks highly competitive odds, especially when you wager early during the pre-season.
At the end of each La Liga campaign, three teams are relegated to Spain’s Segunda División. You can bet on the identity of these clubs, whether you target sides that struggled last season (such as Sevilla) or the three newly promoted teams, namely Levante, Elche, and Real Oviedo.
Only one of the promoted sides stayed up last season, so betting on this market requires careful form analysis, alongside relevant transfer incomings and outgoings.
Regarding player outright wagers, you can also bet on the identity of La Liga’s top scorer at the end of the 2025/26 season. With so many highly talented forwards in the league, this is another competitively priced market with several potential outcomes.
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé finished last season as the top scorer, with 31 league goals for Los Blancos. Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski was second in the scoring charts with 27 goals for the champions, while Osasuna’s Ante Budimir was a surprise package, firing 21 goals for his team.
You don’t have to limit yourself to outright La Liga markets. You can also bet on every match throughout the 2025/26 campaign, opting for the following wagers:
Don’t forget to use the Betano bet builder to personalise all your La Liga selections, and browse our extensive in-play betting markets to wager on the action after the referee’s first whistle.
The historic dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona has played out in recent seasons, with these clubs winning nine of the last ten titles.
Barcelona have been marginally more successful during this period (claiming five titles to Madrid’s four). Barca’s 2024/25 title was their 28th La Liga crown, meaning they’re eight short of Real’s record 36 titles.
Atlético Madrid (2021/22, 2013/14), Valencia (2003/04, 2001/02), and Deportivo La Coruna (1999/2000) are the only other clubs to have won La Liga this century, highlighting the fact that this is often a two-horse race.
Here’s a run-through of the recent winners of Spain’s top flight:
Season | Champions | Points Total | Runners-up |
2024/25 | Barcelona | 88 | Real Madrid |
2023/24 | Real Madrid | 95 | Barcelona |
2022/23 | Barcelona | 88 | Real Madrid |
2021/22 | Real Madrid | 86 | Barcelona |
2020/21 | Atlético Madrid | 86 | Real Madrid |
2019/20 | Real Madrid | 87 | Barcelona |
2018/19 | Barcelona | 87 | Atlético Madrid |
2017/18 | Barcelona | 93 | Atlético Madrid |
2016/17 | Real Madrid | 93 | Barcelona |
2015/16 | Barcelona | 91 | Real Madrid |
Hansi Flick oversaw a remarkable season at Barcelona in the 2024/25 campaign. The club won the domestic treble and reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals despite not playing a single match at its Camp Nou home.
Robert Lewandowski scored 42 goals in all competitions, showing that age really is just a number, while the emergence of Lamine Yamal was instrumental to the team's attack throughout the campaign.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are always at the top of the list of favourites to win La Liga, while others dark horses offer longer odds.
The arrivals of Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold from the Premier League may sure up Real at the back, helping Alonso wrestle the La Liga crown away from Barcelona this time around. Meanwhile, Barcelona's signing of Marcus Rashford gives them extra firepower up front.
At Betano, we offer a diverse selection of La Liga markets and great-value betting odds. You can place pre-match and live wagers on every La Liga match, betting on which teams you think will win, how many goals will be scored, and several other markets.
If you wager on outright markets such as the La Liga winner or top scorer, we encourage you to do so as early as possible. This can unlock the most competitive odds online.
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