La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[skarais]

By the way, Barcelona and Villarreal is coming soon. 3-1 to the final score in today's match although Barcelona are currently not fully recovered from performance issues. Xavi had a tough task today to bring his team to victory over Villarreal in an effort to boost the morale of the team that has fallen during this season.

Depay may still be relied on up front, but unfortunately he is not consistently scoring goals in every game so that Barcelona always struggles to win games. Evidently currently they can only score 20 goals in 13 match (W5, D5, L3) and today I hope they manage to turn it into a 6th win in 14 match.

[Pulsar77]

Villarreal - Barcelona game started not long time ago. And Barcelona started having the most ball possession in the game just as I expected. I assume that Xavi wants his players to get accustomed to playing like the usual Barcelona. This is really good and I assume that the supporters also would like to see this. They have missed Messi so much already and they would be content only if the team go back to their old times. Anyway, Barcelona can beat Villarreal as long as they have the control of the game. But it might not be very easy.

[JeromeTash]

Villarreal - Barcelona game started not long time ago. And Barcelona started having the most ball possession in the game just as I expected. I assume that Xavi wants his players to get accustomed to playing like the usual Barcelona. This is really good and I assume that the supporters also would like to see this. They have missed Messi so much already and they would be content only if the team go back to their old times. Anyway, Barcelona can beat Villarreal as long as they have the control of the game. But it might not be very easy.

How many times have Barcelona controlled the game and still continued to lose points this season? Numerous.

Basing on how the game looked like at the beginning it seems Xavi wants Barcelona midfield to play a high pressing game which seemed to work but as soon as they relaxed, Villarreal has gained more confidence and started attacking them. Let see how it ends.

[sana54210]

Writing Barcelona has to win this match because they have a weak point difference with the teams that are in front of them and they have to keep winning if they want to finish even at the top third of the league. Right now they have a 10-point difference with the top team in the league which is Real Madrid. Currently, Real Madrid is in the first position with 30 points and Barcelona is in seventh with 20 points.

Barcelona definitely needs a win at all games they play now, they have to go out and play like they will get a win every single game until end of the season. I know they won't, I know they will lose points, but they have to remind themselves that only the absolute best could save them from where they are.

So, this means if they are playing villareal they need to win that, if they are playing betis next week they need to win that, after that they need to beat osasuna, doesn't stop and keeps going like that for until the end of the season. They are 10 points behind the leader and let's be honest winning the league doesn't look all that possible for them so they need to close 6 point game with champions league entry places and that could happen, as long as they recover from where they are they could get there. Remember how Liverpool was almost 9th? Not sure but very low last year but ended up being so great later on and beat everyone and finished higher up, that is what Barcelona needs this year.

[Rengga Jati]

Villarreal - Barcelona game started not long time ago. And Barcelona started having the most ball possession in the game just as I expected.

The first half time is over and the score is still 0-0. Barcelona gets most ball possession but they have lower shot attempts. I don't think Barcelona has better stats, Villareal controls the match. It is a bit strange that xavi didn't release Puig, Dembele, or Coutinho. I think these players have a better determination than Gavi or Ezzalzouli. Barcelona needs to improve their attacking, especially in increasing the number of shot attempts.

[condoras]

Villarreal - Barcelona game started not long time ago. And Barcelona started having the most ball possession in the game just as I expected.

The first half time is over and the score is still 0-0. Barcelona gets most ball possession but they have lower shot attempts. I don't think Barcelona has better stats, Villareal controls the match. It is a bit strange that xavi didn't release Puig, Dembele, or Coutinho. I think these players have a better determination than Gavi or Ezzalzouli. Barcelona needs to improve their attacking, especially in increasing the number of shot attempts.

It was a boring draw for the first half and I doubt that it could go any worse than that. Barca struggling to keep their lines tight and Villareal is scared to make a move and attack. Nothing interesting. I really hope the second half to be better, at least to see a goal...

[skarais]

Both Villarreal and Barcelona I thought had chances to score in the first half, but still neither team managed to get them. Villareal were much more organized in the first half than Barcelona, ​​they created a lot of chance but Ter Stegen was still able to keep the net from conceding.

If Barcelona don't manage to improve their game in the second half, I don't think Villarreal will drop any points in this match because they look very eager to score. Xavi had to try a different strategy in the second half to win the match, the first half was really uninteresting. I have to admit that 1-3 seem too big to hope for these days.

[BIT-BENDER]

So far what's your rating on Xavi? Me I rate him at below average, don't mistake this I love Xavi as a player, but he has to prove he could be as good as a player now that he is a coach, this few matches under his belt as Barcelona head coach hasn't been too different from coeman, although he has managed not to lose that is a positive for Xavi, but Barcelona aren't playing like the strongest team in spain anymore, I don't even put them in my booking anymore, because it's either a draw or barcelona loses.

[boltz]

Full of games with 0-0 first half across Europe today and LaLiga was part of it too . Even Barcelona managed to make a draw in first half and it seems that we barely saw a goal so far in the 2nd half but it's good for Barca that they are building their confidence back after Xavi came back and they understood that they need to work a lot more harder in order to score and also secure the win.

[snipie]

I do not expect a Barcelona victory, like Real Madrid. I think these matches will be a draw with an abundance of goals. In the match Real Madrid - Sevilla, I expect the score to be 2-2. Barcelona may play 0-0 as they have problems in attack. But the matches will be interesting, so it's worth watching.

So far Villarreal 0 - 0 Barca in the first half. This result might change between the two halves of course.. And while writing it is a goal for Barca, 0 - 1 !
For Real Madrid, they will play vs Sevilla, it is a hard game for everyone and unexpected results might occur imo..

[CLS63]

Barcelona improved their performance after Xavi came to the team. They started to win in the La Liga after many weeks. They beat Espanyol by 1-0 first. And now, they are leading by 1-0 against Villarreal away. And they are showing a better a performance than Villarreal now. They have a 50% success on their shot attempts. But this is still a quite risky score for them. They are playing against a tough opponent so they'd better score the 2nd goal as soon as possible and get comfortable.

[EdenHazard]

Full of games with 0-0 first half across Europe today and LaLiga was part of it too . Even Barcelona managed to make a draw in first half and it seems that we barely saw a goal so far in the 2nd half but it's good for Barca that they are building their confidence back after Xavi came back and they understood that they need to work a lot more harder in order to score and also secure the win.

Indeed ... a lot of goalless matches!

a lot of boring matches , but barcelona break the deadlock through de jong goal at 48' earlier, good for them.
it seems xavi charismatic help much on the team performance.. everyone get disciplined since day one xavi in charge and the result so far so good .
they are slowly climbing up the la liga table, if they hold this winning , they are 3 points away from 4th position below atletico madrid.

[maju69]

Barcelona improved their performance after Xavi came to the team. They started to win in the La Liga after many weeks. They beat Espanyol by 1-0 first. And now, they are leading by 1-0 against Villarreal away. And they are showing a better a performance than Villarreal now. They have a 50% success on their shot attempts. But this is still a quite risky score for them. They are playing against a tough opponent so they'd better score the 2nd goal as soon as possible and get comfortable.

It's only been one game since Xavi arrived, and he hasn't contributed many goals. Even the victory obtained by Barcelona does not guarantee Xavi's success. Since Xavi didn't say that beforehand, we plan to make a lot of changes, especially when they are given strict disciplinary rules regarding time off from training.
Despite all that, maybe Barcelona can show its true quality as a big club.

[Alisha-k]

Although Athletic Club did not win today's match against Granada, they did really perform well. I really loved the first goal with lovely hit from Raul Garcia. Marchis brought in a goal for Granada which hit the goal post and yes directed to the net inside and this goal challenged Athletic Club along with other goal from J Molina from Granada. Athletic was lucky enough to get a goal from the goal keeper from Granada.

This is just football for you most times good performance isn't a guarantee to win but to be very sincere Athletic club gave in their very best but it wasn't their game to win. Granada was just the lucky bird and it shone on them. Most slips would surely be tired after Athletic club lost.  The first goal from Raul Garcia was just too classical and Athletic club were expecting a win not until an equalizing goal rolled in

[Harkorede]

Barcelona improved their performance after Xavi came to the team. They started to win in the La Liga after many weeks. They beat Espanyol by 1-0 first. And now, they are leading by 1-0 against Villarreal away. And they are showing a better a performance than Villarreal now. They have a 50% success on their shot attempts. But this is still a quite risky score for them. They are playing against a tough opponent so they'd better score the 2nd goal as soon as possible and get comfortable.

It's only been one game since Xavi arrived, and he hasn't contributed many goals. Even the victory obtained by Barcelona does not guarantee Xavi's success. Since Xavi didn't say that beforehand, we plan to make a lot of changes, especially when they are given strict disciplinary rules regarding time off from training.
Despite all that, maybe Barcelona can show its true quality as a big club.

Barcelona have just given a cheap goal to allow Villarreal get levelled and since then Villarreal have been the better team over the last 10-15 minutes, having chances to even take the lead, Barcelona can't even seem to put together 4 uninterrupted passes right, If care is not taken Barcelona might go ahead to lose this match.

EDIT: Barcelona have retaken the lead, now there's just 6 minute left of additional minute to hold on for.

[Rengga Jati]

I really hope the second half to be better, at least to see a goal...

You can see it, they made 2 goals but conceded with 1 goal. I think Barcelona will win the match this time. It is already minute 90'+, only a few minutes till the match ends. What I said is true, release Dembele and Coutinho will make a better attacking and determination. I don't know why in the first half these two players are on the bench. Maybe it is one of the parts of the strategy to make Villareal players be a little tired, then release them.

[Harkorede]

I really hope the second half to be better, at least to see a goal...

You can see it, they made 2 goals but conceded with 1 goal. I think Barcelona will win the match this time. It is already minute 90'+, only a few minutes till the match ends. What I said is true, release Dembele and Coutinho will make a better attacking and determination. I don't know why in the first half these two players are on the bench. Maybe it is one of the parts of the strategy to make Villareal players be a little tired, then release them.

Coutinho have just doubled Barcelona's lead from the Penalty spot, It's 3 -1 to Barcelona and about minute to go..

Dembele's return has boosted Barcelona's attacking options, but proper cautions still need to be taken so that he's fully fit and able to stay that way for a longer period.

[KTChampions]

As a result, Barcelona won and the score seems to be quite confident 3-1, but judging by the statistics, the game was more than equal (I'm surprised that at some point Barcelona and Villarreal had exactly the same number of passes - 400 each). In any case, this is a good result, and in the next round Barcelona will play with another neighbor in the standings, Betis, which has only 1 point more.

[skarais]

And it turns out that my guess was right about the final result of Villareal and Barcelona. A bit doubtful actually because I'm not too sure Barcelona can score 3 goals in the second half because I didn't see them good enough in the first half. Only after De Jong scored did Barcelona get the better of it, but the Villareal players return goal seemed to put Barcelona's spirits at bay for a moment. But Depay showed it's not over and yes he scored today plus Coutinho's penalty for the victory today.

I have to admit that 1-3 seem too big to hope for these days.

[rahmad2nd]

Finally Barcelona can win with an unusual score, against Villareal Barcelona won 1-3 and a pretty big score was achieved by Barcelona under Xavi's tutelage, in the previous two matches they only won 1-0 when they beat Espanyol and played a goalless draw with Benfica in the league champion, this is a sign that Barcelona will continue to grow in the future and score more than two goals every game.