Weekend Draw Treble: Spanish stalemates on Sunday

February 13, 2026 – 4:14 pm

While many punters naturally gravitate toward backing a winner, betting on the draw can be a smart and rewarding alternative.

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This is because bookmakers typically assign bigger odds to stalemates, which occur less often than victories for either team.

With that in mind, let’s examine this weekend’s fixtures and identify the games where draw outcomes present the best value.

Real Oviedo vs Athletic Club (Sunday, 13:00)

Rock-bottom Real Oviedo’s matches at home have been tight in recent months, with their last six La Liga clashes in front of their supporters producing just three goals, with five of those encounters ending in draws (0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 1-1 & 1-0).

Athletic Club defeated 19th-placed Levante 4-2 at home last time out, but prior to that, they had failed to win any of their previous six La Liga contests.

Ernesto Valverde’s visitors have triumphed just once on their travels this campaign, and another tight encounter in Northern Spain could be on the cards on Sunday.

Stoke City vs Fulham (Sunday, 14:00)

Championship side Stoke City welcome Premier League outfit Fulham to the bet365 Stadium in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday, and given the form both of these clubs are in, I’d be surprised if we saw an entertaining encounter.

Stoke’s opening nine matches in league and cup since the turn of the year have averaged just 1.33 goals per game, with Mark Robins’ hosts winless in each of their past six, drawing three of them (W0-D3-L3).

Marco Silva’s visitors are also on a poor run of form, winning just one of their last five encounters, and I’m expecting a tight encounter that has the potential to go to extra time and possibly penalties.

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid (Sunday, 15:15)

Atletico Madrid’s title challenge has all but ended in the past couple of weeks, as they followed up their goalless draw away at relegation-threatened Levante by suffering their first home defeat of the season, losing 0-1 against fifth-placed Real Betis.

Diego Simeone’s visitors have won just three times on their La Liga travels this campaign, drawing each of their last two and five and their previous 10 (W2-D5-L3), and another stalemate could be on the cards at Vallecas on Sunday.

Despite languishing in the relegation zone, Rayo have been tough to beat at home this season, losing on just two occasions, but have also won only twice (W2-D6-L2), holding the likes of Barcelona (1st), Real Madrid (2nd) and Real Betis (5th) to draws.