La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[skarais]

Sevilla are in a difficult predicament now apart from them trailing 1-2 to Real Sociedad they also have to play with 9 men after Rakitic and Nianzaou had to be sent off and had to shower earlier than their friends. With the advantage of 2 players owned by the visiting team Real Sociedad, they should be able to easily maintain the advantage or even score and widen the advantage. 45 minutes for Real Sociedad was more than enough to create at least 2 more goals. It looks like Sevilla will again achieve minor results in Week 14 because if we are realistic, by playing 9 men it will be difficult for them even if it is just an equalizer.

Two straight red cards since the first half, it clearly will not benefit Sevilla in this match. But really, I see they still seem likely to score another goal after Rafa Mir managed to close the first half with 1-2.

In the second half Sevilla will obviously be more difficult, but nevertheless they are very likely to be able to get the minimum points for a better result if the players really take advantage of the opportunities. In general Sociedad looked better to win because they were 2 players ahead on the pitch, but so far Sevilla have managed to keep Sociedad down enough to not score. There's still 30 minutes to go, so I guess the score might change.

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[MAAManda]

The thing that separates Barcelona from Real Madrid at the moment is being more successful against smaller teams in the La Liga. Otherwise Real Madrid are a much better team than them when it comes to big matches. The El Clasico was a great example for that. And we saw how horrible Barcelona were in the Champions League against Bayern Munich and Inter as well.

However this difference is still an advantage for Barcelona for now. It is like that in the La Liga I mean. Because if Barcelona keep being more consistent in the remaining matches then they can always manage to stay one step ahead of Real Madrid. Even the other El Clasico match is going to be in Camp Nou which is another good news for them. Xavi's main target must be to win the La Liga title this season undoubtedly. It is quite achievable for them considering their current level of effort.

Currently Barcelona lead the La Liga standings with 37 points while Real Madrid are just below them with 32 Points. Real Madrid still have 1 game left and if they manage to win that match, they will still be in second place with 2 points difference from Barcelona.

About their (Real Madrid) defeat against Vallecano, previously I had guessed that Rayo Vallecano might surprise. They managed to draw big teams like Atletico Madrid, so it's no wonder they were able to beat Real Madrid. Hopefully Real Madrid learn from their mistakes if they don't want Barcelona to take the La Liga title this season.

[snipie]

Two straight red cards since the first half, it clearly will not benefit Sevilla in this match. But really, I see they still seem likely to score another goal after Rafa Mir managed to close the first half with 1-2.

Playing with 9 players after 35 minutes of the game is hard, yet Sevilla scored 1 goal and they are 1-2 vs Sociedad. I find it interesting how they managed to resist. Teams are generally cracked once they lose 1 player. It is 2 here!

[Porfirii]

Great win for Barcelona, in a very convenient moment, but it is a shame Piqué's behavior against the referee, for which he ended up seeing the red card. IMO, there is no justification for his words: there are other ways to say some things.

[AakZaki]

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Coach Xavi has proved again that he is improving technically. He was able to turn the game around regardless of being one goal down and playing with ten players. This victory means that the team would be at the top of the league until after the world cup. Xavi now has all the time to plan ahead of game resumption after the world cup.

I feel confident with Xavi, his first arrival has given good results. Right now he has been given players as he sees fit, so no wonder at this time they can be better than last season.
The current problem is that they have not been able to be strong for European competition. That's what got them down to UEL and going up against Man United. Maybe at this time Xavi should think about finding a replacement for Pique immediately.

[ginsan]

Today's match Real Sociedad vs sevilla match has started.Round 14 match is taking place today let's see which team can win in this match. However, Real Sociedad is a very good team and it will be very difficult for Sevilla to beat this team.  Real Sociedad are well ahead of Sevilla in the group points table. Because the players of Real Sociedad are performing very well and there are stars in that team. Sevilla team doesn't have that many good stars so let's see which team can win today's match. Right now the game is very contested and the players of both the teams are playing at a very fast pace to reach their goal of victory.

Sevilla are in a difficult predicament now apart from them trailing 1-2 to Real Sociedad they also have to play with 9 men after Rakitic and Nianzaou had to be sent off and had to shower earlier than their friends. With the advantage of 2 players owned by the visiting team Real Sociedad, they should be able to easily maintain the advantage or even score and widen the advantage. 45 minutes for Real Sociedad was more than enough to create at least 2 more goals. It looks like Sevilla will again achieve minor results in Week 14 because if we are realistic, by playing 9 men it will be difficult for them even if it is just an equalizer.

Sevilla will find it increasingly difficult to control the game after Rakitic and kouassi get red cards, For a while Real Sociedad are able to dominate the game after leading in Number of Players even I think Real Sociedad will be able to increase their advantage in the last minute of the second half. This defeat makes the position of sevilla in the standings even worse at the bottom. maybe one way for sevilla to bounce back is to fire coach Sampaoli because he really failed in this season with sevilla. Real Sociedad with this victory were able to advance to 3rd place in the standings and the difference in points with Real Madrid is getting closer.

[herurist]

~snip~

Coach Xavi has proved again that he is improving technically. He was able to turn the game around regardless of being one goal down and playing with ten players. This victory means that the team would be at the top of the league until after the world cup. Xavi now has all the time to plan ahead of game resumption after the world cup.

I feel confident with Xavi, his first arrival has given good results. Right now he has been given players as he sees fit, so no wonder at this time they can be better than last season.
The current problem is that they have not been able to be strong for European competition. That's what got them down to UEL and going up against Man United. Maybe at this time Xavi should think about finding a replacement for Pique immediately.

In fact, I feel that with them performing well before with poor players, it is quite natural for them to lose and lose in the Champions League position but now with the spending of players which is very expensive and Xavi already with players of his own will still not be able to compete in the Champions League is a failure. Regardless this is the most obvious failure even though they are good in La Liga but still their gamble this season I consider a failure.

[nara1892]

Sevilla will find it increasingly difficult to control the game after Rakitic and kouassi get red cards, For a while Real Sociedad are able to dominate the game after leading in Number of Players even I think Real Sociedad will be able to increase their advantage in the last minute of the second half. This defeat makes the position of sevilla in the standings even worse at the bottom. maybe one way for sevilla to bounce back is to fire coach Sampaoli because he really failed in this season with sevilla. Real Sociedad with this victory were able to advance to 3rd place in the standings and the difference in points with Real Madrid is getting closer.

It looked like Real Sociedad were unable to score again and it was a good defense by Sevilla in the second half. Indeed, there is no other choice for Sevilla but to play defensively after they lost out to Real Sociedad. I think with a game like that if Sevilla still have the same number of players it will be difficult for Real Sociedad even it looks like they might even be able to equalize. With this result, Sevilla could not get out of their negative trend by losing their 7th time this season. Something very different compared to last season, because the previous season they managed to finish in 4th place in the standings and managed to get a place in the Champions League. Now they have to work hard so they don't fall into the brink of relegation

In another match, Espanyol hosted Villareal. Villareal took a 0-1 lead over the hosts a few minutes ago after Benjamin Lecomte's own goal. There is still time for Espanyol to equalize, but I have a little doubt they will be able to do it.

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It looked like Real Sociedad were unable to score again and it was a good defense by Sevilla in the second half. Indeed, there is no other choice for Sevilla but to play defensively after they lost out to Real Sociedad. I think with a game like that if Sevilla still have the same number of players it will be difficult for Real Sociedad even it looks like they might even be able to equalize. With this result, Sevilla could not get out of their negative trend by losing their 7th time this season. Something very different compared to last season, because the previous season they managed to finish in 4th place in the standings and managed to get a place in the Champions League. Now they have to work hard so they don't fall into the brink of relegation

In another match, Espanyol hosted Villareal. Villareal took a 0-1 lead over the hosts a few minutes ago after Benjamin Lecomte's own goal. There is still time for Espanyol to equalize, but I have a little doubt they will be able to do it.

The match has ended with a win for real sociedad in that match. sevilla really have to give up 3 points for real sociedad at home. I don't see a competitive game from the sevilla players in this match because they really struggled to develop a more aggressive game. real sociedad were able to make the tempo of the game more aggressive early in the half by dominating the game after scoring the opener through Sorloth and doubling the lead through Mendez. This defeat was very painful for Sevilla because in this match they really chased 3 points but unfortunately for them, two players had to be sent off because they got a red card. sevilla ranking in the standings table is very insecure because sevilla, celta and cadiz are both on 11 points but cadiz and celta still have one game this week so there is a possibility for sevilla to go down to a lower ranking.

[SatoPrincess]

Barcelona's second mistake was made by Lewandowski. He saw received the yellow card at the start of the match. Then she should have perfumed carefully. But he played like a fool and got a red card.

Lewandowski made a big mistake, especially on the second yellow card, but this is the man's first red card in the last ten years. I think he made such a move, forgetting that he was shown a yellow card before, and couldn't foresee the consequences. Because that card was also his first yellow card this season. Despite all this, Barcelona managed to win the match by playing one player short for a long time and coming from behind, I think this is a performance that should be appreciated. The players on the field gave their all.
By the way, it was very interesting that Pique ended his career in this way by getting a red card at halftime. Barcelona fans bid him farewell in the last match, but he was in the squad yesterday. Such a career!
Now Barcelona widened the points gap and secured the lead. Now the players and the management mind will enter the World Cup comfortably.

Yes, indeed it was a great performance for Barcelona in the game despite losing a player in the first half they stayed strong, controlled and dominated the game and were able to finish the match winning all three points I must say that they deserved the way for so much hard work and resilience shown in the game. It wasn't a smart one for Lewandowski in the game for making himself a victim to be red carded and putting the team in pressure for a long time. I hope he learns from this.

[Zackgeno96]

Barcelona continues to play stable and constant. I think it's great that they just kept winning their games when they went down at Real Madrid. So you don't always have to beat your rival to be on top. According to the sources, Barcelona even had two red cards, which says something about the mentality of the team that they still managed to win. Frenkie de Jong also seems to be in good shape with a view to the World Cup. It is a pity that Piquet received a red card and had to end his last Barcelona game like this.

[BITCOIN4X]

The thing that separates Barcelona from Real Madrid at the moment is being more successful against smaller teams in the La Liga. Otherwise Real Madrid are a much better team than them when it comes to big matches. The El Clasico was a great example for that. And we saw how horrible Barcelona were in the Champions League against Bayern Munich and Inter as well.

Another thing that distinguishes the two is that Madrid are always favorites by their fans even though the distance between the two is now 5 points. You have to admit that Barcelona have only lost to Real Madrid so far and have only drawn their opener against Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona also appears dominant with all its statistical advantages, both from the total goals, goals conceded, ball possession, top score, shot on target, and total shots.

Losing and failing in the Champions League does not make Barcelona look weak in Laliga, in fact everything is not the same so that today Barcelona is at the top of the standings with a total of 37 points from 14 matches. Xavi is sure to be successful in Laliga for a while, even if over time these stats will change.

[nurilham]

Great win for Barcelona, in a very convenient moment,

Yep. They are leading with 5 points now. And the chance to win the title is higher.

but it is a shame Piqué's behavior against the referee, for which he ended up seeing the red card. IMO, there is no justification for his words: there are other ways to say some things.

Agree. It is a bad attitude and an unnecessary action.
He already plans to retire, he should be aware to leave good memories among the fans and the players.
That red card ruins a good ending to his career. Everyone will always remember that Pique is a player with a bad attitude and he showed it at the end of his career.

[Rengga Jati]

Barcelona continues to play stable and constant. I think it's great that they just kept winning their games when they went down at Real Madrid.

Barcelona's consistency in La Liga is very awesome, at least, they must work very hard in order to get the trophy of La Liga because they don't have the chance again in UCL. Although there is still real Madrid who is coming very tight in La Liga, at least, right now, Barcelona is in the top standing, as long as they will not lose any chance and always win, they may get the title.

Now, Atletico Madrid is playing versus Mallorca, and see, Mallorca is leading 1 - 0 in the 16'. How can Atletico Madrid play that badly? hahaha
However, they actually still have the chance to make any goal again because they still have the time. Although Atletico Madrid makes some offense, they are still not able to score a goal, Mallorca's defense is quite good enough.

[Pokapoka124]

Karim Benzema's injury puts Real Madrid at a disadvantage and so far his absence have been felt in recent games even though Carlo Ancelloti has managed to rotate the squad and play Rodrygo as a top nine in their matches they have failed to score much goals recently which clearly shows how much Real Madrid should prioritize signing a new striker in the coming transfer window to solve this injury troubles and deliver suitable replacement for Benzema in times like this.

[yayayo]

It is only good for the public that Real Madrid are now making some mistakes. I thought after about 8 games that they would continue to win everything that Barcelona would lose a game here and there, but El Clasico has happened the opposite and Real Madrid has now suffered 2x expensive defeats. Barcelona are not winning by big numbers, but they continue to win. I don't know if they want to get reinforcements in the winter, Depay seems to have been sidetracked by his injury and the arrival of Lewndowski. Real and Barcelona is about 50% who will become champions. I give it to Barcelona, but Real Madrid has won many more trophies in recent years.

ya.ya.yo!

[Bananington]

Now, Atletico Madrid is playing versus Mallorca, and see, Mallorca is leading 1 - 0 in the 16'. How can Atletico Madrid play that badly? hahaha
However, they actually still have the chance to make any goal again because they still have the time. Although Atletico Madrid makes some offense, they are still not able to score a goal, Mallorca's defense is quite good enough.

Atletico need to get their coach off, there's less than 20mins left in the game, and Morata just looked to have missed almost the best opportunity they have had to score from Greizmann's cross. Morata has been very wasteful, he has had like three very good chances. At this rate, if a new coach is not brought in to replace their current coach Diego Simeone, some players will not want to remain in the club.

[SatoPrincess]

Real Madrid strikers seemed to be confused about scoring goals, when they were defeated by Rayo Vallecano none of the Real Madrid strikers scored. Looks like Real Madrid have to look for a typical striker like Haaland who can always score goals in almost every game. Real Madrid must pay attention to Benzema's old age, he can't play in his best form in the next two years, Madrid must immediately find a replacement for Benzema to maintain sharpness in attack and can be a hero of victory with the goals he scored.

You can’t blame them. They had a bad game and were unlucky, nothing they tried seem to be working for them. Real Madrid indeed need a lethal striker, someone as good as Haaland in the squad that can score many goals like Lewandowski and Karim Benzema. Benzema is aged already and has just few years to be in top form, Ancelloti has to do something about this.

[boltz]

Very rough season for Atl.Madrid but also for Simeone as it seems they will struggle to get those European spots and this year the battle is way more tight than the previous years. Today they lost against Mallorca and Atl.Madrid tried to be offensive but as long as you don't have a style designed for offensive football , you won't score a lot and that's exactly what is happening with them this year...they even win or they lose lately and victories seems further and further away from them.

Maybe last year with Simeone ? Juve next destination ? I could see this happening. 

[Prince Malik]

another bad result for atleteco today against mallorca, they encase a goal in the first half and i really expected theme to score tge equalizer, they did many goal attempts in the second half but unfortunately the luck was in mallorca side and they was able to keep the score till the end of the match