La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[snipie]

Sevilla draw , Villareal draw ...it seems the favorites are not winning in Laliga either so I think it's that time when you make random bets and hope you're correct.  .

Also my commentators from Eurosport just said live exactly now that Aguero has officially retired from football and you can't blame him and it's the right choice right now for his health.

That's bad for Barcelona.. They lost Messi and now Aguero. It seems he has health issues, cardiac one precisely, thought for a while that it was related to Xavi arrival but couldn't figure the link.
For Sevilla, they got 1 point so they are tying with Sociedad in top of the table waiting for Real Madrid to take the lead if they will win against Granada tomorrow. Meanwhile ATM didn't score yet in the first half time against Osasuna, typical ATM BTW..

[Mahdirakib]

To be honest, I wouldn't touch any game of Barca at least until the Christmas break. Until now, they are unstable, a total disappointment, and all their results are a "mess". So IMO it's better to avoid betting on Barcelona.

Same condition here. I'm not interested to place bets on Barcelona games for a while. They are fully unpredictable team now for their bad performance. Barcelona in LaLiga have pretty same condition like Manchester United in Premier League. Both team has destroyed the expectations of their supporters and spectators.

[BITCOIN4X]

Same condition here. I'm not interested to place bets on Barcelona games for a while. They are fully unpredictable team now for their bad performance. Barcelona in LaLiga have pretty same condition like Manchester United in Premier League. Both team has destroyed the expectations of their supporters and spectators.

LOL, I hope you will watch something different today from Barcelona after Xavi took over from Koeman.
You might be able to compare Manchester United and Barcelona simply because both teams have performed poorly in their respective competition so far. Yes I have to admit that Barcelona were not good enough before in the hands of Koeman, but there is a lot of hope that they still have this season to improve their playing form. Xavi's first match as a coach is only 1 hour away, I will enjoy this match vs Espanyol.

[D-law]

What's good with Athletico Madrid, failing to put goals at the back of the net till this very moment ?
Pressure is high from them,but the score still remains goal-less.
Osasuna actually defending food that's the simply interpretation here.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I think xavi will return Barcelona's style of play or gameplay to the way it used to be, because when the style of play or gameplay was changed in such a way by their previous coach, Barcelona seemed to lose its characteristics and strength on the field. So I'm sure with xavi now Barcelona will be like that but for the start, I personally don't expect a lot of goals because I think with xavi being able to give victory in this early match basically that's enough.

It seems to me that in order for the "old" style of Barcelona to be effective, it should only be used with a superstar line-up. In my opinion, tiki taka has already exhausted itself and now any disciplined team can easily resist this style of play (massive defense + quick counterattacks is all that is needed).

I think for tiki taka to work a team needs some really big players in the team who can also understand each other and complement each other. Without death, tiki taka is really hard to make work effectively. But if done well it can be really and dependable at times. But I highly doubt that Xavi is going to you use that style with this team.

[Joca97]

What's good with Athletico Madrid, failing to put goals at the back of the net till this very moment ?
Pressure is high from them,but the score still remains goal-less.
Osasuna actually defending food that's the simply interpretation here.

Atletico Madrid is playing a defencive style and their goal is not to concede any goals in the match. They scored in the end a late goal from a corner kick and again they win in last minutes enough for them to be in top 4 positions and fight for the title. All their games are close always

[BITCOIN4X]

I think for tiki taka to work a team needs some really big players in the team who can also understand each other and complement each other. Without death, tiki taka is really hard to make work effectively. But if done well it can be really and dependable at times. But I highly doubt that Xavi is going to you use that style with this team.

The match will start a few minute from now and the line-up is already out with a Barcelona-style 4-3-3 formation. Espanyol seem to strengthen their defense well by placing 5 defenders in a 5-4-1 formation. I wouldn't be surprised by their real desire today to aim for a draw, but I hope it's not boring.

Atletico Madrid is playing a defencive style and their goal is not to concede any goals in the match. They scored in the end a late goal from a corner kick and again they win in last minutes enough for them to be in top 4 positions and fight for the title. All their games are close always

Victory is important for them to stay safe in the top 4 by collecting 26 point. Meanwhile, Sevilla managed to lead the standing today with 28 point.

[Pulsar77]

Atletico Madrid played a really tough game today. Actually, Osasuna were in a bad form before this game and I thought like Atletico Madrid would defeat them easily. But Atletico Madrid are still maintaining their boring game plan. They have really capable players as for scoring. But it is about Simeone of course. He likes to have a controlled game plan in any of their games. But this harms them actually I think. Because they barely scored in the last minutes and won by 1-0. If they don't start playing more offensively, I don't think that they can win the title this time.

[KTChampions]

Atletico Madrid played a really tough game today. Actually, Osasuna were in a bad form before this game and I thought like Atletico Madrid would defeat them easily. But Atletico Madrid are still maintaining their boring game plan. They have really capable players as for scoring. But it is about Simeone of course. He likes to have a controlled game plan in any of their games. But this harms them actually I think. Because they barely scored in the last minutes and won by 1-0. If they don't start playing more offensively, I don't think that they can win the title this time.

Yes, with players like Suarez and Griezmann, Atlético beats Osasuna with a minimum scoreline thanks to the defender's goal (who scored a goal because Osasuna's goalkeeper made a mistake). Very dubious results. Unsurprisingly, Atlético is now in 4th place. I think Griezmann has already regretted returning to Atlético, it looks like he falls out of the game scheme.

[Rengga Jati]

I think Barcelona is going to do better in this match.

So far, they look very confident and dominant in the match. The stats show that they already made 11 shots and 4 shots on target. They also have a big initiative to control the match by making more 70% of the ball possession. Although, there is no goal yet, it looks positive that Barcelona will get 3 points today.

That's bad for Barcelona.. They lost Messi and now Aguero.

I am quite surprised that Aguero decided to retire from football this season. I know he has a problem with injury, but can't believe that he decide to retire now. Sure, it is a bad news for Barcelona, but they must deal with this situation. However, they still have some other good strikers.

[sana54210]

To be honest, I wouldn't touch any game of Barca at least until the Christmas break. Until now, they are unstable, a total disappointment, and all their results are a "mess". So IMO it's better to avoid betting on Barcelona.

I would say that what we have seen from Barcelona until today and what we are going to see today will be very very different. I get that it is going to be hard for people to believe even before they see it, but I have that faith in Xavi that he could turn the ship around very quickly. If it was some other situation then I would totally understand but this is a whole new team if you ask me.

Xavi is trying to achieve something that is basically a whole turn around and maybe he could actually achieve that. I will bet on Barcelona, it will not be an easy game and it will not have a good result right away but I am pretty sure that we are going to have a good case here for betting on Barcelona no matter what angle you look at it.

[BITCOIN4X]

The first half between Barcelona vs Espanyol ended goalless. Good game from Barcelona so far although some good chances wasted. It was difficult to break the Espanyol defense which until the end of the first half was still strong enough to withstand the attacks of Barcelona players, but I feel confident in the second half there will be goals scored.

I would say that what we have seen from Barcelona until today and what we are going to see today will be very very different. I get that it is going to be hard for people to believe even before they see it, but I have that faith in Xavi that he could turn the ship around very quickly. If it was some other situation then I would totally understand but this is a whole new team if you ask me.

For 45 minutes of the first half I liked their game, but goalless maybe not a good ending. I hope Barcelona will score in the second half and maybe they need to make some substitution who seem tired.

[nelson4lov]

Sevilla draw , Villareal draw ...it seems the favorites are not winning in Laliga either so I think it's that time when you make random bets and hope you're correct.  .

Also my commentators from Eurosport just said live exactly now that Aguero has officially retired from football and you can't blame him and it's the right choice right now for his health.

Retiring from football was the right call to make. If there's a chance that he can mitigate his health problems by trading off the remainder of his football career, then by all means he should.

Talking about La liga favorites, it's been a while since I got impressed by La liga big boys. At this rate, we might no longer have top dogs and the underdogs in the la liga. Big teams keep dropping points against teams they should easily win.

[EdenHazard]

The first half between Barcelona vs Espanyol ended goalless. Good game from Barcelona so far although some good chances wasted. It was difficult to break the Espanyol defense which until the end of the first half was still strong enough to withstand the attacks of Barcelona players, but I feel confident in the second half there will be goals scored.

I would say that what we have seen from Barcelona until today and what we are going to see today will be very very different. I get that it is going to be hard for people to believe even before they see it, but I have that faith in Xavi that he could turn the ship around very quickly. If it was some other situation then I would totally understand but this is a whole new team if you ask me.

For 45 minutes of the first half I liked their game, but goalless maybe not a good ending. I hope Barcelona will score in the second half and maybe they need to make some substitution who seem tired.

Yeah despite the weird line-up they play it well , still it's not enough to play well if you didnt find a net!

wondering why xavi prefer to put the 17 years old gang over coutinho who still in the bench so far.
oh wait barcelona scored a goal through penalty while im writing this , well well well .. a good start on its way for xavi project in barcelone.

[Doell]

So far, they look very confident and dominant in the match. The stats show that they already made 11 shots and 4 shots on target. They also have a big initiative to control the match by making more 70% of the ball possession. Although, there is no goal yet, it looks positive that Barcelona will get 3 points today.

I saw there were so many chances that even in front of the goalkeeper ,ball into the air ! also a lot of offside in HT but this is barcelona gameplay that often play half the field ! Xavi has proven that he is a new coach with little experience as a coach but is able to return Barcelona to a solid team again in possession of the field calmly update score : 1-0

[Harkorede]

To be honest, I wouldn't touch any game of Barca at least until the Christmas break. Until now, they are unstable, a total disappointment, and all their results are a "mess". So IMO it's better to avoid betting on Barcelona.

I would say that what we have seen from Barcelona until today and what we are going to see today will be very very different. I get that it is going to be hard for people to believe even before they see it, but I have that faith in Xavi that he could turn the ship around very quickly. If it was some other situation then I would totally understand but this is a whole new team if you ask me.

Xavi is trying to achieve something that is basically a whole turn around and maybe he could actually achieve that. I will bet on Barcelona, it will not be an easy game and it will not have a good result right away but I am pretty sure that we are going to have a good case here for betting on Barcelona no matter what angle you look at it.

It's been an impressive first half for Barcelona, I like the what I've seen so far. Xavi is trying to implement a style, it's still too early to say or what will be but the signs are indeed promising.

Barcelona have broken the deadlock from a penalty taken by Memphis Depay.

[rahmad2nd]

So far, they look very confident and dominant in the match. The stats show that they already made 11 shots and 4 shots on target. They also have a big initiative to control the match by making more 70% of the ball possession. Although, there is no goal yet, it looks positive that Barcelona will get 3 points today.

I saw there were so many chances that even in front of the goalkeeper ,ball into the air ! also a lot of offside in HT but this is barcelona gameplay that often play half the field ! Xavi has proven that he is a new coach with little experience as a coach but is able to return Barcelona to a solid team again in possession of the field calmly update score : 1-0

Barcelona temporarily led with a score of 1-0 and even then through Depay's penalty kick in the 48th minute, there are still 40 minutes left but Barcelona are still struggling to add goals despite controlling the game, at least Barcelona are able to maintain this score so that Xavi can achieve positive results in his first match together Barcelona.

[Wawa2013]

So far, they look very confident and dominant in the match. The stats show that they already made 11 shots and 4 shots on target. They also have a big initiative to control the match by making more 70% of the ball possession. Although, there is no goal yet, it looks positive that Barcelona will get 3 points today.

I saw there were so many chances that even in front of the goalkeeper ,ball into the air ! also a lot of offside in HT but this is barcelona gameplay that often play half the field ! Xavi has proven that he is a new coach with little experience as a coach but is able to return Barcelona to a solid team again in possession of the field calmly update score : 1-0

Barcelona temporarily led with a score of 1-0 and even then through Depay's penalty kick in the 48th minute, there are still 40 minutes left but Barcelona are still struggling to add goals despite controlling the game, at least Barcelona are able to maintain this score so that Xavi can achieve positive results in his first match together Barcelona.

Now the Barcelona vs Espanyol match enters 75 minutes, and Barcelona is still ahead by one goal. Hopefully the remaining 15 minutes Barcelona
can score another goal, in order to ensure that they win the game. Or at least the Barcelona players didn't lose concentration until the game ended,
and didn't let Espanyol score a goal. If Barcelona can win this match, it's a positive result for Xavi on his debut as a coach. Hopefully Xavi can
make Barcelona play even better.

[JeromeTash]

That's bad for Barcelona.. They lost Messi and now Aguero. It seems he has health issues, cardiac one precisely, thought for a while that it was related to Xavi arrival but couldn't figure the link.

I feel bad for Aguero, especially on retiring from football due to a health condition. No player ever deserves such a kind of retirement, but that's beyond his control right now.

Barcelona won't miss him that much because he barely played for them. January transfer window is a round the corner. They may try to shop for some cheap strikers as the pockets are still shallow.

[Slow death]

Barcelona 1 -  0 Espanyol

After that disastrous match between Barcelona and Celta de Vigo, I'm afraid to bet on Barcelona's games, today I tried but then I gave up because even when Barcelona is winning by many goals until the game ends they can concede goals and lose or tie, so that made me afraid to bet on barcelona games