La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Masplanc]

Indeed, Laliga is where the two dragons are Real Madrid and Barcelona, in the history of these two teams who have won the most matches in Laliga, so it is not unusual for these two teams to be eternal rivals or sworn enemies. Barcelona's match with Espanyol, which ended in a draw until the end of the match, made Real Madrid closer to the throne at the top of the standings in Laliga with 38 points so far.
Xavi certainly has to improve the performance of his students well again because his rival is right beside him at the moment.

Both teams are with the same amount of points but even real madrid performance is not that great they are not unbeatable and there are games where they won with difficulty in the last minutes, i think both teams have the same chances winning the title which make laliga really interesting this season.

Barcelona needs to improve their performance in the next match after a draw against Espanyol. Losing two points is a big loss for Barcelona because their rival managed to win in the same week.
The two title contenders have earned the same points, Real Madrid and Barcelona both aiming to win in their next match to take first place. a mistake in one game will make one of them fall behind the rival.
 

I think laliga is getting interesting now,  no one can predict how the games will and who will win the laliga because Real Madrid and Barcelona are on the same scale of performance. 
From now we will be having unexpected results from the Barcelona and Real Madrid

[Ayers]

In the upcoming fixtures, the two clubs who are now top of the standings with the only difference from goal productivity will have a more difficult match. Real Madrid will visit Villarreal, and Barcelona will also have their away match against Atletico Madrid. Villareal and Atletico Madrid are difficult clubs to beat, this will be a threat for these two teams.
In my opinion now it is Barcelona who are not benefiting more than Real madrid this week, because Atletico Madrid is one of the clubs that usually puts pressure on them in the top 3, regardless of the decline they are experiencing now, but still this will be a very serious threat for Barcelona.

It is true that Barcelona did have a very good chance of staying ahead of Real Madrid in terms of points after the game. However, they have not been able to accomplish that. At this point, I am very doubtful as to whether Barcelona will actually be able to hold on to the top spot at the end of the season.

My biggest problem with Barcelona is that they have lost a match that should not have been lost in the first place. I am almost certain that Barcelona is going to get down to the second position once again in the near future. Furthermore, I am very doubtful as to whether Barcelona will be able to win their next match or not.

[borovichok]

I think the chance that Barcelona had in the last match was a draw.  Real Madrid are now equal.  And Real Madrid still have a lot of talented players.  With which they are able to win every match to come.  But the game cannot be said.  Let's see what happens.

Real Madrid and Barcelona very productive in laliga as league giants. The both teams are very strong and have maintain a high level of competition in the last decades since existence. They both good interms of bringing in incredible signings to their team. The Los blancos have good youngsters who are eager to break records in the team, while the bluagrana also have amazing youngsters with good coaching board. More incoming results rising up between the teams.

[salad daging]

It is true that Barcelona did have a very good chance of staying ahead of Real Madrid in terms of points after the game. However, they have not been able to accomplish that. At this point, I am very doubtful as to whether Barcelona will actually be able to hold on to the top spot at the end of the season.

My biggest problem with Barcelona is that they have lost a match that should not have been lost in the first place. I am almost certain that Barcelona is going to get down to the second position once again in the near future. Furthermore, I am very doubtful as to whether Barcelona will be able to win their next match or not.

It is still in doubt because the opponent's rival is really strong and this is a little more pressure for Barcelona to stay on top of the table because now Real Madrid have equaled their points with Real Madrid's win and Barcelona had to draw in last week's match, so half of the season going forward the two teams will be very tight competitors.

It cannot be predicted even though we expected a win but what happened was only according to what was there where Espanyol were only able to hold a draw, obviously this has an advantage for Real Madrid and Barcelona must be on alert if their position is shifted later.

In the upcoming match it will be even more difficult because Barcelona facing Atletico Madrid is not an easy opponent, but anything can happen if Barcelona has the confidence and good performance that Xavi Hernandes has always coached, of course this will be crucial for the other two matches and will see the standings even if it's only temporary.

[posi]

I just found out that Espanyol have challenged the derby against Barcelona for Lewandowski's unlawful alignment.
I don't quite understand it, as Barcelona had the precautionary suspension of the sanction, so I don't think the challenge will be successful.
And on the other hand, what would be the consequence? Replay the match? They could lose it if it is replayed.

There is a possibility that they are doing this so that Barcelona can receive some severe punishments. As far as I am concerned, this seems a tiny bit stupid to me. It is true that there is a chance that they could win the match if the match were to be played again.

In addition, there is a greater chance that they will lose the match as well. There is a perception that they are actually happy with the fact that the match has been drawn. If they are challenging so that they can actually win the match, it is brave. However, I have to say that it is also a little stupid on their part.

[Ahli38]

In the upcoming fixtures, the two clubs who are now top of the standings with the only difference from goal productivity will have a more difficult match. Real Madrid will visit Villarreal, and Barcelona will also have their away match against Atletico Madrid. Villareal and Atletico Madrid are difficult clubs to beat, this will be a threat for these two teams.
In my opinion now it is Barcelona who are not benefiting more than Real madrid this week, because Atletico Madrid is one of the clubs that usually puts pressure on them in the top 3, regardless of the decline they are experiencing now, but still this will be a very serious threat for Barcelona.

for Barcelon and Real Madrid, of course, the next matches against Villareal and Atletico Madrid will be difficult matches. and yeah I agree that Barcelona will have the most trouble in the match later. because Atletico Madrid is now in pretty good form. But Real Madrid must be careful with Villarreal. because even Villareal is not to be trifled with. I think this match will change the current standings.

[Pulsar77]

The odds for the Atletico Madrid - Barcelona match seem really interesting:

Atletico Madrid - 3.15
Barcelona - 2.24

Even though Atletico Madrid are not very trustworthy these days their odd is still not too far away from Barcelona. I would have expected an odd less than 2.00 for Barcelona win truthfully. I first thought that it might be due to Barcelona's unexpected point loss last week. However I assume I know why. Atletico Madrid have a good home-match history against Barcelona. Of course there were times Barcelona won but Atletico Madrid were able to keep them away from a win mostly in the recent years. I don't know if they can do this with the current effort level though. I think I'll still bet on Barcelona win.

[imamusma]

It is true that Barcelona did have a very good chance of staying ahead of Real Madrid in terms of points after the game. However, they have not been able to accomplish that. At this point, I am very doubtful as to whether Barcelona will actually be able to hold on to the top spot at the end of the season.

My biggest problem with Barcelona is that they have lost a match that should not have been lost in the first place. I am almost certain that Barcelona is going to get down to the second position once again in the near future. Furthermore, I am very doubtful as to whether Barcelona will be able to win their next match or not.

I don't understand how you draw conclusions, but in Barcelona's last match against Espanyol, actually Barcelona really tried to perform optimally. Indeed, Barcelona should not have dropped points in that match, but playing with 10 players after Alba's red card was clearly more difficult to create goal chance. On the other hand, the match was played with high intensity considering it was a derby match for both teams. Lahoz did not hesitate to issue cards and even sent out two players during the match, and that is the record for a game that has the most number of cards.

After all Barcelona didn't lose, it was only a draw because Espanyol only had one chance to score and that was a penalty. The rest of Barcelona did something like they should have done, but the tightness of Espanyol's defense prevented Barcelona from scoring more than 1 goal.

[rby]

The odds for the Atletico Madrid - Barcelona match seem really interesting:

Atletico Madrid - 3.15
Barcelona - 2.24

Even though Atletico Madrid are not very trustworthy these days their odd is still not too far away from Barcelona. I would have expected an odd less than 2.00 for Barcelona win truthfully. I first thought that it might be due to Barcelona's unexpected point loss last week. However I assume I know why. Atletico Madrid have a good home-match history against Barcelona. Of course there were times Barcelona won but Atletico Madrid were able to keep them away from a win mostly in the recent years. I don't know if they can do this with the current effort level though. I think I'll still bet on Barcelona win.

The lost of Barcelona in the last match was unexpected to me. Even if Barcelona needs to lose it should be against Real Madrid or ATM.
When I thought Xavi was doing so well he proved me wrong by sharing points with Espanyol.
I will advice gamblers to be on standby on the match between ATM and Barca.
Going for both teams to score may be the best option.

[Prince Malik]

The odds for the Atletico Madrid - Barcelona match seem really interesting:

Atletico Madrid - 3.15
Barcelona - 2.24

Even though Atletico Madrid are not very trustworthy these days their odd is still not too far away from Barcelona. I would have expected an odd less than 2.00 for Barcelona win truthfully. I first thought that it might be due to Barcelona's unexpected point loss last week. However I assume I know why. Atletico Madrid have a good home-match history against Barcelona. Of course there were times Barcelona won but Atletico Madrid were able to keep them away from a win mostly in the recent years. I don't know if they can do this with the current effort level though. I think I'll still bet on Barcelona win.

The ods are logic because Barcelona team isn't really in their best days, while atleteco will play home and that's what give them some advantage in the ods, also atleteco will need the 3 points to improve their place in the standings, this match will be hard for both teams and i expecte low number of goals

[rendravolt]

at the top of the standings is very interesting and exciting because it has the same points between real madrid and barcelona, of course this will be a tough competition between the two to be the greatest in the spanish league cup this season, i am not a supporter of both but i believe the greatest will be the winner win in this season

La Liga is still very much dominated by the two clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid, but usually the two of them have a small gap in points when the season ends and that makes this competition very fierce. But whoever wins La Liga will of course be a great debate and it is natural to see that the two teams have played equally well every season.

The both has played marvelously well, but Barcelona has the best defensive record and the highest GF. Barcelona still has a higher chance of winning the league title based on their GD. All they just need to do is get a substitute for Lewandowski because he is over relied upon because there is no other center-forward and many Spanish teams have noticed it, and they are using it against them by hiding him.

If Barcelona must maintain their 4-3-3 formation then something has to be done with all three forwards so their game because less predictive. Because the more they channel their game towards the center-forward where Lewa plays, the more exposed their tactics become and the less productive they become.

I agree if there is a change in formation at Barcelona considering they use the 4-3-3 formation too often in several matches. Maybe in my opinion if they use a different formation they might get a win. But in my opinion the most suitable formation is 4 -1- 4- 1 so rely on one DMF Sergio Bosquest and the remaining four can be filled by players like Pedri, Gavi, Raphina and Dembele, while Lewandowski continues to play as a target man on the front lines because of this very suitable if changing to a fast counterattack playing style. But if barcelona continues to maintain a possession style of play and tiki taka seems to be deadlocked again.

[Sirait]

In the upcoming fixtures, the two clubs who are now top of the standings with the only difference from goal productivity will have a more difficult match. Real Madrid will visit Villarreal, and Barcelona will also have their away match against Atletico Madrid. Villareal and Atletico Madrid are difficult clubs to beat, this will be a threat for these two teams.
In my opinion now it is Barcelona who are not benefiting more than Real madrid this week, because Atletico Madrid is one of the clubs that usually puts pressure on them in the top 3, regardless of the decline they are experiencing now, but still this will be a very serious threat for Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid will be a tough opponent for Barcelona because reportedly Barcelona cannot bring Lewandowski to the match due to suspension reasons. while villareal is definitely not a big problem for madrid, madrid is in the best performance and benzema is ready to destroy villareal's goal.

[Z-tight]

I just found out that Espanyol have challenged the derby against Barcelona for Lewandowski's unlawful alignment.

I don't quite understand it, as Barcelona had the precautionary suspension of the sanction, so I don't think the challenge will be successful.

And on the other hand, what would be the consequence? Replay the match? They could lose it if it is replayed.

Espanyol are wasting their time with this appeal, everything was official and Lewandowski was cleared before the derby game, i don't know the reason for this appeal now. Lewandowski received his red card against Osasuna before the world cup, and he was supposed to be suspended for the game against Espanyol, but i believe barcelona are appealing the red card decision and that is why the La Liga authorities cleared him to play until there is a final decision about the red card he received before the world cup and how many games he will miss. Espanyol should forget about this and focus on their next match.

[Velvet78]

Real Madrid will have a more difficult game next time. It is an away game against Villarreal. I admit that Villarreal have been pretty unbalanced compared to the previous season. But if we compare the La Liga performances only then we can easily say that there is not a big difference. They finished that season at the 7th position and the current position is the same as well.

They are competing in the Europa Conference League on one hand of course. But there is still a long time for next games there. They would fully focus on this game. Real Madrid are a tough team to beat. They have drawn with each other so many times so far. Maybe we might see another one.

[alpamar99]

The odds for the Atletico Madrid - Barcelona match seem really interesting:

Atletico Madrid - 3.15
Barcelona - 2.24

Even though Atletico Madrid are not very trustworthy these days their odd is still not too far away from Barcelona. I would have expected an odd less than 2.00 for Barcelona win truthfully. I first thought that it might be due to Barcelona's unexpected point loss last week. However I assume I know why. Atletico Madrid have a good home-match history against Barcelona. Of course there were times Barcelona won but Atletico Madrid were able to keep them away from a win mostly in the recent years. I don't know if they can do this with the current effort level though. I think I'll still bet on Barcelona win.

The odds are quite interesting for Barcelona now, maybe in this case they are the underdog but on the other hand there are several considerations such as them playing away in this match and the poor results shown in the first game.
It's definitely a bit difficult in my opinion regardless of what Atletico are a pretty big team even though they haven't played very well in the last 2 seasons.
But even though it's like that, Barceloan's chance is still very big to get 3 points.

[bekti3]

Regardless of anything they still fail right? This proves that they also still have gaps regardless of whether the dominance is done or not and of course this must be a valuable lesson for Xavi if he really wants to put La Liga in their hands, especially when they are required to bring trophies.
The next game is against Atlético. Of course, this is a little difficult, especially Atletico playing at home, even though the chance to dominate the match will still occur, but with the many mistakes and violations they committed, I'm afraid the conditions will be the same as this match.

I think that Barcelona should be a more accurate team, however when we think about how they are going first, it is very easy that Real Madrid could reach them quickly so that they can have a more comprehensive first place, when we think about Barcelona, we know that it is a Very good team, in fact for me it is one of the best teams in the world, I don't know if they are losing due to financial problems and how can they make those problems take them to the pitch.

The managers must make it known that they must give their all on the field of play, and that it is very easy if they lose and leave the way clear for Real Madrid to pass them.

I think financial problems can't always be the reason for their defeat, they managed to bring in some good players and of course it's expensive but still have reasons for the financial situation to be really funny.
Barcelona is one of the big teams and we know this, but at this time, even though they have only accepted defeat once, with their square off at the start of the season, this will still be critical for them, especially with the results they achieved in the first match.

[swogerino]

Real Madrid will have a more difficult game next time. It is an away game against Villarreal. I admit that Villarreal have been pretty unbalanced compared to the previous season. But if we compare the La Liga performances only then we can easily say that there is not a big difference. They finished that season at the 7th position and the current position is the same as well.

They are competing in the Europa Conference League on one hand of course. But there is still a long time for next games there. They would fully focus on this game. Real Madrid are a tough team to beat. They have drawn with each other so many times so far. Maybe we might see another one.

Maybe but it also means that Real Madrid will further compromise their title fight if they don't win in Villareal in this away game.They are on equal points with Barcelona and both Real Madrid and Barcelona should not make any false step during such time that we are far from the Champions League games,meaning they will be fully concentrated on the games in La Liga and they should win all their respective games without thinking what the opponent will do.

Barcelona has also a difficult game away against Atletico Madrid and while Atletico Madrid is far from their shiny days I think it is still a difficult team to beat in their home stadium.Both Real and Barcelona have upcoming delicate games during the few upcoming days.

[Cookdata]

In the upcoming fixtures, the two clubs who are now top of the standings with the only difference from goal productivity will have a more difficult match. Real Madrid will visit Villarreal, and Barcelona will also have their away match against Atletico Madrid. Villareal and Atletico Madrid are difficult clubs to beat, this will be a threat for these two teams.
In my opinion now it is Barcelona who are not benefiting more than Real madrid this week, because Atletico Madrid is one of the clubs that usually puts pressure on them in the top 3, regardless of the decline they are experiencing now, but still this will be a very serious threat for Barcelona.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two most hottest and interesting teams right now, look at their statistics on the table, they have the same number of won matches, draw and loss that is why they both share the same points but their goal differences are determined who will be on top of the table, any winning match from the two teams would give a clear view of the winner we would have at the end of the day.

Real Madrid will likely win Villhareal than the way Barcelona would probably win Atletico, not because Real Madrid is better but because Everton will fight more than Villareal as Everton is closer to the top than Villahreal is to the top.

[Docnaster]

I think the chance that Barcelona had in the last match was a draw.  Real Madrid are now equal.  And Real Madrid still have a lot of talented players.  With which they are able to win every match to come.  But the game cannot be said.  Let's see what happens.

Real Madrid and Barcelona very productive in laliga as league giants. The both teams are very strong and have maintain a high level of competition in the last decades since existence. They both good interms of bringing in incredible signings to their team. The Los blancos have good youngsters who are eager to break records in the team, while the bluagrana also have amazing youngsters with good coaching board. More incoming results rising up between the teams.

The competition between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid may continue in the laliga table till the next El clasico will settle it.
I am very sure that in this present time we are not going to witness a draw in El clasico. There must always be a winning in one way or the other and that would make the difference.

[lalabotax]

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two most hottest and interesting teams right now, look at their statistics on the table, they have the same number of won matches, draw and loss that is why they both share the same points but their goal differences are determined who will be on top of the table, any winning match from the two teams would give a clear view of the winner we would have at the end of the day.

I think it's been a long time since Real Madrid and Barcelona have been the two big teams that have attracted attention because of the very tight competition. When we look at the current condition of the two teams, of course, they are on fire. But indeed the results from Barcelona were really unsatisfactory. Luckily they are still in first place because of the difference in the number of goals. Their points are always competitive in almost every season, only last season was a little different at the start because Barcelona experienced various difficulties. But this season, both of them are getting ready for various challenges in La Liga. The race for number 1 in La Liga is truly exclusive and difficult to predict until the end.