La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2016/17

[DeathAngel]

Real madrid wins by controversy Against levante.I don't think RMA deserve this win but they are lucky to get three Points from levante.Still Madrid is 9 points behind thier rival Barcelona & I think Laliga is on.Next el classico in LaLiga is very important for both side & that can be the decider of Laliga 2018-19.          

Real just do not look the same this season, I think Barca will win the league & Real will try hard but fall short in the CL.

[Harkorede]

Girona vs Real Sociedad comes up in a few hours, Girona at 15th position have only won one of their last 10 fixtures, that was against Real Madrid in their last match, while Real Sociedad on the 8th position haven't lost any of their last 9 matches. I think this will be a close match up, but still I expect Sociedad to secure at least a draw here away from.
prediction: Girona 0 - 2 Real Sociedad.

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I expect Real Sociedad to cruise passed Girona. I am predicting Girona 1-3 Real Sociedad

I really feel bad for my team Real Madrid, every time we go a chance to top the table or even get closer to Barca, we just blew it off. Team is still suffering from the Zidane and Ronaldo hangover.

[Harkorede]

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I expect Real Sociedad to cruise passed Girona. I am predicting Girona 1-3 Real Sociedad

I really feel bad for my team Real Madrid, every time we go a chance to top the table or even get closer to Barca, we just blew it off. Team is still suffering from the Zidane and Ronaldo hangover.

I guess I was half-right, Real Sociedad were only able to secure a draw, The match has ended as goalless draw and I don't either team really push hard to secure a win, going by the statistics of the match.

[LTU_btc]

I guess I was half-right, Real Sociedad were only able to secure a draw, The match has ended as goalless draw and I don't either team really push hard to secure a win, going by the statistics of the match.

I watched this match and it was really bad decision. It was such boring and ugly match. Girona made 26 (!!!) fouls, Sociedad - 15. Actually, there was not much football in this game. Girona had lethal chance to score on 85 minute, but that's it.

[swogerino]

It has been a while since I haven't seen a La Liga game but I have seen some statistics in general not for the teams like Real and Barcelona but for teams like the ones that played yesterday, and I noticed the number of goals produced for a game is not the same as it used to be.

Quality of this league going down or is just a wrong impression I have ?

[Naida_BR]

It has been a while since I haven't seen a La Liga game but I have seen some statistics in general not for the teams like Real and Barcelona but for teams like the ones that played yesterday, and I noticed the number of goals produced for a game is not the same as it used to be.

Quality of this league going down or is just a wrong impression I have ?

Maybe it is not the quality of the football that it is going down. I think that modern football playstyle is more structured, thus teams play more defensive than attacking each other.

I have noticed that in various leagues around Europe. Tight defensive playstyle doesn't give the opportunity for high scores in matches.

[swogerino]

Quality of this league going down or is just a wrong impression I have ?

I think it's a wrong impression, Almost teams have underperformed this season, really! Look at premier league, Serie A, French Ligue 1 and even German bundesliga check these leagues and tell me you feel different.

I haven't followed much the German and French leagues but the Serie A is still the same in terms of being boring and teams usually score the same amount of goals they have also done in the years before now.

I am a regular follower of the Premier League and it is still as beautiful to watch as it used to be, quality is the same if not better here.

[tomahawk9]

Any early predictions for the Real Madrid vs Barcelona game tomorrow? I already took the RM to win @2.83, seems like the bookies are favoring  Barcelona, but I think we can put a good performance at home.

Barcelona's performance last saturday wasn't that great, they just keep relying on the Messi-dependency, so if we can keep him from doing what he does best, I think we'll have a good shot of making it to the final.

[LTU_btc]

It has been a while since I haven't seen a La Liga game but I have seen some statistics in general not for the teams like Real and Barcelona but for teams like the ones that played yesterday, and I noticed the number of goals produced for a game is not the same as it used to be.

Quality of this league going down or is just a wrong impression I have ?

I don't agree that quality of La Liga is going down, I think it's improving in recent seasons. Few years ago it was common thing when Real or Barca were able to score 5-6 goals against underdogs. Now such big wins become more rarely because small teams improved a bit. Also, results of Spanish clubs in UEFA competitions tells a lot about quality of La Liga. Yes, there are teams like Girona or Villarreal which aren't performing well, but you can find such teams in all leagues.

Any early predictions for the Real Madrid vs Barcelona game tomorrow? I already took the RM to win @2.83, seems like the bookies are favoring  Barcelona, but I think we can put a good performance at home.

Barcelona's performance last saturday wasn't that great, they just keep relying on the Messi-dependency, so if we can keep him from doing what he does best, I think we'll have a good shot of making it to the final.

I support Barca, but I see it strange that bookies are favoring Barca. Real will play at home, they are playing better than Barca recently. It's good to see that both teams probably will play in optimal squads, because there are no injured key players. Interesting who will be goalkeeper of Barca - ter Stegen or Cillessen who returns after injury.

[Bdstar]

After some hours El classico will start on copa del rey.Madrid is ahead of Barcelona in away goal.But Barcelona will want to come back anyhow.We saw Barcelona cameback earlier in copa del rey.And now messi is back so Barcelona have the advantage and with messi they are very dangerous.So one of this two team is going to say bye tonight.This will be one of the great match in football history.

P.S. Don't know if there is a thread for copa discussion so I expressed here.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I support Barca, but I see it strange that bookies are favoring Barca. Real will play at home, they are playing better than Barca recently. It's good to see that both teams probably will play in optimal squads, because there are no injured key players. Interesting who will be goalkeeper of Barca - ter Stegen or Cillessen who returns after injury.

Imagine
in the next match Real wins against Barca, Real adds more 3 point which will get them 51 total
Atletico Madrid wins against Real Sociedad, Atletico gets 53 in total.
Barca still 57

In the following week Barca draws with Rayo meaning Barca will have 58 all together
Atletico wins against Leganes, 56 for Atletico

We still have a lot more rounds. You just never know the outcome but possibility for Barca to win the season title is very high.

[tomahawk9]

I support Barca, but I see it strange that bookies are favoring Barca.

It is weird, I've been reading a lot of comments in social media and the consensus is pretty much that there's no clear favorite tonight. In my bookie, Team to qualify is around @1.60 for Barca while RM is +2. I'm gonna say it's because of Messi's performance against Sevilla last weekend, otherwise, the odds would be more even.

[rdbase]

Very tempting to put a bit of money on barcelona today when they go against real madrid in el classico.
They will be hard pressed to beat barca with messi just coming off a roll of three goals into the net last game.
But last time I bet against real madrid they let one in at the last minute and they had a draw instead of a win.

[Naida_BR]

I support Barca, but I see it strange that bookies are favoring Barca.

It is weird, I've been reading a lot of comments in social media and the consensus is pretty much that there's no clear favorite tonight. In my bookie, Team to qualify is around @1.60 for Barca while RM is +2. I'm gonna say it's because of Messi's performance against Sevilla last weekend, otherwise, the odds would be more even.

If any of the Real Madrid's players not going to play in the match?
This could be the case as well. Bookers do not make mistakes. There should be a reason why they are giving to Barcelona these odds, maybe we are missing some information.

[bering]

This is actually only Copa Del Rey match but could be different because Barcelona and Real Madrid is strong rival that when they play it's just like a final match but regarding my pick i'm not sure about it because more likely both of teams will play with their reserve teams because they still have to play for other competition which mean some of their main players will be rested and giving chance to young players to play but i was thinking to pick both teams to score and possibly they will made goals each other

[Harkorede]

Maybe It is due to being a Barcelona fan, but I'm feeling really positive about this match, with the team coming back twice from behind to win 4 - 2 against Sevilla during the weekend, and should Messi come up to the party tonight, then this could be another road to the final of the Copa Del Rey, I'd really fancy the team's chances of winning it regardless of which team happens to be other finalist.

[Trofo]

I am a Barca fan but can't say that I am expecting a win tonight. Barca wasn't looking well in last few games apart from Sevilla one which was won purely on Messi class. I am looking forward to the match and expecting an open match today with lots of goals. Hopefully it will be like 2:2 and Barca goes trough on away goals. We will see.

[Harkorede]

I am a Barca fan but can't say that I am expecting a win tonight. Barca wasn't looking well in last few games apart from Sevilla one which was won purely on Messi class. I am looking forward to the match and expecting an open match today with lots of goals. Hopefully it will be like 2:2 and Barca goes trough on away goals. We will see.

I know Barca aren't anywhere near there usual best, but trust me I'd choose Barca recent performance over Madrid's performance.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I am a Barca fan but can't say that I am expecting a win tonight. Barca wasn't looking well in last few games apart from Sevilla one which was won purely on Messi class. I am looking forward to the match and expecting an open match today with lots of goals. Hopefully it will be like 2:2 and Barca goes trough on away goals. We will see.

I know Barca aren't anywhere near there usual best, but trust me I'd choose Barca recent performance over Madrid's performance.

Recent performance of Madrid and Barca. I looked for 2019 only.



Barca is sticking with draws in very recent matches when the opponent is a bit stronger then regular. If you consider recent performance then I will pick Madrid.