La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[bering]

Espanyol vs Sociedad

I will be more prefer to pick Sociedad win for today match although this is home matches for Espanyol but their home records were quite poor and from 7 loses total Espanyol has got 4 loses at their home ground so i think this is indicated Sociedad has slightly chances to win the match and the odds for Sociedad is @2.22

About teams conditions i can see Espanyol will losing their main striker Joselu who got injured from the last match and i think this will have any effect for Espanyol game because so far he is Espanyol top scorer

For Sociedad i think they will be more ready to faced this match because probably their key players can be played without problem especially their strikers Alexander Sorloth who on fire and got 8 goals during this season

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[Docnaster]

hehehe barcelona continues its march without stopping or retreating
I didn't expect it this year, I'm honest, but this surprises me and makes me happy
What league would it be if only Real Madrid ever won? How boring!

Barcelona acts like a well-established mechanism, Xavi did a good job. There was a lot of struggle in the match, and as often happens in a match with these teams, a lot of yellow cards. And by the way, Barcelona's defense this season is more reliable than ever, maybe Barcelona doesn't score so much, but in my opinion this is natural. Playing back 11 points against a Barcelona like this seems like an impossible task, even for Real Madrid.

Barcelona don't crave for plenty of goals, the moment Barcelona is leading with a goal they just get concentrate in playing very defensive which the opponent won't be able to score to equalize the game.
 Barcelona don't joke with playing defensively in there games.

Barcelona don't crave for plenty of goals and that's because it's not easy for them to score much at the moment  . Villareal dominated the ball possession both in first and second half, they were just inaccurate in their attempt while FCB found luck in their attempt and located the net through Lewandowsky. I doubt you, Barcelona is not known for defensive style of football like you said. They defensive because Villareal were so agile in the attack.

[Masplanc]

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad, I'm sure that in this match Real Sociedad will win even though this is their away match. real Sociedad had an excellent performance despite their defeat in the previous week. Meanwhile, Espanyol have had a lot of problems so they are in a place close to the relegation zone. Bookies also offer odds that make Real Sociedad big favorites to win.

Definitely real sociedad will Espanyol. With the number of games Real Sociedad have won this season it tells how consistent they are Iin there performance.  Espanyol has only won few games that has only fetch just few points. It is very possible that the game will be a win for Real Madrid.

[Doell]

Espanyol vs Sociedad

I will be more prefer to pick Sociedad win for today match although this is home matches for Espanyol but their home records were quite poor and from 7 loses total Espanyol has got 4 loses at their home ground so i think this is indicated Sociedad has slightly chances to win the match and the odds for Sociedad is @2.22

About teams conditions i can see Espanyol will losing their main striker Joselu who got injured from the last match and i think this will have any effect for Espanyol game because so far he is Espanyol top scorer

For Sociedad i think they will be more ready to faced this match because probably their key players can be played without problem especially their strikers Alexander Sorloth who on fire and got 8 goals during this season

On paper, Real Sociedad are really capable of winning, although this match will be held at home Espanyol. Real Sociedad record this season is also very impressive, tonight will be an absolute win for Sociedad statistically. As you said, Joselu is indeed a main striker for Espanyol and he is unable to play tonight, that's right the home team will definitely difficult to scored, there doesn't seem to be any surprises tonight.

[Awaklara]

On paper, Real Sociedad are really capable of winning, although this match will be held at home Espanyol. Real Sociedad record this season is also very impressive, tonight will be an absolute win for Sociedad statistically. As you said, Joselu is indeed a main striker for Espanyol and he is unable to play tonight, that's right the home team will definitely difficult to scored, there doesn't seem to be any surprises tonight.

Losing Joselu on the Espanyol front line will of course be quite heavy. especially against Sociedad, a pretty strong team. and now they are at the top of the standings.

but in any case, Espanyol cannot be underestimated. despite playing badly in the last 2 matches. but they did quite well against Betis. they were forced to play defensively but they managed to steal a goal at the end of the first half. if against Sociedad then Espanyol will make a solid defense again. it could have made it difficult and frustrating for Sociedad. Espanyol is not without opportunities.

[EarnOnVictor]

hehehe barcelona continues its march without stopping or retreating
I didn't expect it this year, I'm honest, but this surprises me and makes me happy
What league would it be if only Real Madrid ever won? How boring!

Barcelona acts like a well-established mechanism, Xavi did a good job. There was a lot of struggle in the match, and as often happens in a match with these teams, a lot of yellow cards. And by the way, Barcelona's defense this season is more reliable than ever, maybe Barcelona doesn't score so much, but in my opinion this is natural. Playing back 11 points against a Barcelona like this seems like an impossible task, even for Real Madrid.

Barcelona don't crave for plenty of goals, the moment Barcelona is leading with a goal they just get concentrate in playing very defensive which the opponent won't be able to score to equalize the game.
 Barcelona don't joke with playing defensively in there games.

Barcelona don't crave for plenty of goals and that's because it's not easy for them to score much at the moment  . Villareal dominated the ball possession both in first and second half, they were just inaccurate in their attempt while FCB found luck in their attempt and located the net through Lewandowsky. I doubt you, Barcelona is not known for defensive style of football like you said. They defensive because Villareal were so agile in the attack.

You should not be in the defence of Barcelona too much, every good club must be known for good characteristics, and defence is part of it. There are times that the situation on the pitch would warrant extreme defence strategy, so it's understandable.

Nonetheless, Villarreal was so impressive yesterday, and I love the way you agree with that. Barcelona was lucky and thankfully, they have an experience goal scorer (Lewandowski) who did not misuse the opportunity in the first half before the game becomes more serious.

[TopT3ns]

Villarreal vs Barcelona match was very tense when these two teams had several chances to score goals but in the end they failed and it was Barcelona who scored the goals.
but it really was a narrow win as Barcelona scored in the first half and if they weren't careful they could have made a comeback. several times, Barcelona has always scored only a few goals and is very vulnerable to comebacks by their opponents.
but from this victory can make Barcelona away from Real Mardrid which may be a bit difficult to catch points.

Luckily Barcelona was able to secure its position to stay ahead with one goal, because so far the efforts made by Villarreal have also been very hard to try to balance the score, but until the match was over Barcelona managed to maintain its position and remain victorious in this match. The point gap between the first and second positions is 11 points and it will be difficult to catch up, so it can be seen that for the time being Barcelona's position at the top of the standings is still safe.

[reagansimms]

Barcelona's latest victory over Villareal was a close one, and the team may certainly benefit from working to increase its gaps of victory in future matches. And, their 11-point lead in the standings is a significant achievement, and Real Madrid will have to do a lot to catch up. Still, elite clubs can by no means be assured of staying there, and every game presents an opportunity for their opponents to test them. I can't wait to see what happens in the remaining games of the season for Barcelona and the other clubs fighting for the top position

It's not an easy job for Real Madrid to chase Barcelona by 11 points, obviously it's not easy for Real Madrid considering Barcelona performances are very consistent. Barcelona victory over Villareal has made Barcelona even closer to the trophy. Positive results have continued to be achieved without any obstacles in their journey this season. Since the start of the season, only Real Madrid have been able to beat Barcelona.
Barcelona will continue to fight to maintain its position to win the title after last season did not get any title.

[giammangiato]

Player	Goal
Lewandowski R.	14
Joselu	11
Benzema K.	9
Iglesias B.	9
Aspas I.	9
Sørloth A.	8
Muriqi V.	8
Sancet O.	8
Ünal E.	7
Méndez B.	7
Chimy Avila	7
Vinícius Júnior	7
Morata Á.	7
Milla P.	6
Valverde F.	6
Pedri	6
Gabri Veiga	6
Griezmann A.	6
Correa Á.	5
Williams I.	5
Dembélé O.	5
Guruzeta G.	5

Lewandowski R. at 14 goals and Benzema stopped at 8 goals, 6 goal of difference from my loved one (robert) and the golden boy (elder)

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Barcelona's latest victory over Villareal was a close one, and the team may certainly benefit from working to increase its gaps of victory in future matches. And, their 11-point lead in the standings is a significant achievement, and Real Madrid will have to do a lot to catch up. Still, elite clubs can by no means be assured of staying there, and every game presents an opportunity for their opponents to test them. I can't wait to see what happens in the remaining games of the season for Barcelona and the other clubs fighting for the top position

It's not an easy job for Real Madrid to chase Barcelona by 11 points, obviously it's not easy for Real Madrid considering Barcelona performances are very consistent. Barcelona victory over Villareal has made Barcelona even closer to the trophy. Positive results have continued to be achieved without any obstacles in their journey this season. Since the start of the season, only Real Madrid have been able to beat Barcelona.
Barcelona will continue to fight to maintain its position to win the title after last season did not get any title.

It seems that Barcelona will continue to maintain the consistency of its victory after success against Villarreal, now they will beat their next opponent at this time. Indeed, Xavi has improved Barcelona's game performance even more solidly, but with a distance of points far enough, of course, it is also difficult for Real Madrid to get close to him except Barcelona had a few defeats and Real Madrid won when Barcelona lost, but all of that is difficult for us to see about Barcelona losing this season.
Only 1 defeat is what Xavi and his players are still holding on to with 21 matches.

[Jody.Drummer]

He was clearly having a good day in this match. He has lost a position for about a season this season because it is difficult to be in the Barcelona attack line when Lewandowski is there. with his move to Atletico clearly providing more space and of course his one goal at this time was really quite memorable.
Hopefully he can really play well again at Atletico because in fact he is still capable enough to compete in La Liga.
On the other hand, with this victory, Atletico still secure their position in the top 4 now because the difference in points has yet to be overtaken by other dark horse clubs.

The move to Atletico Madrid was a blessing for Depay, now he can try to return to his best form after gaining the trust of Diego Simeone. The arrival of Depay is a solution for Atletico in the striker position. Depay is more suitable to be in the Atletico squad, the quality of Depay who is a duet with Griezman is a good prospect for Atletico.

After undergoing a difficult season with Barcelona, Depay was able to develop his qualities under Simeone tutelage, he was more suited to the two striker scheme used by Simeone than the formation Xavi used at Barcelona which relied on three strikers. One goal scored by Depay can increase his confidence for the next match, Atletico also managed to secure its position in fourth place with a 4 point advantage from Real Betis which is right below it.

Now it's really just a matter of seeing what Simeone will do in the future.
The condition of their attack line has improved after releasing Joao and bringing in Depay but on the other hand I think in this case their strategy must be changed now because indeed with the condition of the front line which is still quite good in terms of players Simeone should be more daring to make some changes to his playing style so that it is not too monotonous when playing matches.
Their way of always playing it safe is actually good but this is a little boring and in the end it also becomes a little difficult for them.

[BigBos]

Villarreal was not a weak team. It was difficult for Barcelona to win away matches against them. However, Barcelona managed to secure 3 points from the match. Basically, the Barcelona players performed very carefully in this match. Because they are now preparing themselves for the Europa League matches. Their aim is to beat big opponents like Manchester United. And so they are not a big risk against Villarreal. If any player gets injured in this match, it will be difficult for Barcelona to play well against Manchester United.

I feel strange about villareal, when they face strong teams they look strong but when they face weak teams they are also weak. when facing barcelona yesterday villareal showed their dominance and at the end of the match based on the statistics of the match, villareal managed to master 54% ball possession.

Indirectly, Villarreal's game was carried away by the enemy's game scheme so that they were carried away by the flow of their opponent's game, we can see that against Elche, Rayo and today with Barcelona, Villarreal in terms of ball possession has always been superior but they seem to have no rhythm. in the game and the production of opportunities to score goals they are very minimal, maybe they play too much ball in their own area rather than being in the opponent's area, from the midfield and the back in terms of performance the players are quite good in my opinion but on the front lines the spearhead of victory maybe buth improvements so that they can improve productivity goals, coach Quique Setién must seriously improve the front line and sharpen his attackers.

[izsara]

Again and again Pedri.
He is one of the crucial players because he always saves Barcelona from bad results.
There have been several times he has done this, and even in a match that is about to end soon it seems like he is still a savior thanks to the goals he creates.

Yep, Pedri already saved Barcelona from missing 3 points in several matches. Pedri is quite productive although he isn't a striker. But the question is, why Barcelona strikers failed to score in several matches? Even Lewandowski cannot score any goal? We assume Barcelona strikers are decreasing their productivity, they look like losing their accuracy. Xavi must note this problem, it should be fixed if they want to get another 3 points in the next matches. Barcelona can't rely on Pedri to always save Barcelona. Their strikers must be productive again as previously.

He has a very good prospect and it's not wrong that Pedri is in the line-up now, at least in the last few matches that I have seen he has saved Barcelona 3 times through his goals against Getafe, Girona and of course the last one was Villarreal yesterday.
This is really very good but not good for Madrid because indeed Barcelona continues to gain points in the games they play.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Barcelona couldn't play as they wanted against Villarreal in fact. They didn't have a huge dominance by ball possession or goal attempts. But this was still not a hindrance for them to get the 1-0 win there.

The organization before the goal was really lovely. Despite Villarreal's solid defense they somehow managed to create a great pass traffic in a tight area and Pedri just needed to finish it after. Villarreal got very close to scoring the equalizer in the last moments of the first half. Morales found a huge chance after a mistake by a Barcelona defender but he wasted the absolute goal chance very generously. Later on Raphinha also found some chances to score but he couldn't benefit from them.

[3meek]

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad, I'm sure that in this match Real Sociedad will win even though this is their away match. real Sociedad had an excellent performance despite their defeat in the previous week. Meanwhile, Espanyol have had a lot of problems so they are in a place close to the relegation zone. Bookies also offer odds that make Real Sociedad big favorites to win.

I've added Real Sociedad's goal to my multibet... Didn't take any chances with their win, although I think they'll beat Espanyol too... But Espanyol plays well at home... They haven't lost once in their last five home games... and even managed to beat Betis... So it's also possible that they won't lose today, but draw...

[Ratash]

The only game today is espanyol vs real sociedad, sociedad position will not change even if they lose today but they need the points to put some distance from atletico, espanyol on the otherhand will get away from the relegation zone if they win and it will put them on comfortable situation its a tough game for both teams.

[kro55]

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad, I'm sure that in this match Real Sociedad will win even though this is their away match. real Sociedad had an excellent performance despite their defeat in the previous week. Meanwhile, Espanyol have had a lot of problems so they are in a place close to the relegation zone. Bookies also offer odds that make Real Sociedad big favorites to win.

I've added Real Sociedad's goal to my multibet... Didn't take any chances with their win, although I think they'll beat Espanyol too... But Espanyol plays well at home... They haven't lost once in their last five home games... and even managed to beat Betis... So it's also possible that they won't lose today, but draw...

Espanyol's performance has been erratic. Despite dropping points in the last two matches, they have won the previous two matches. Their main weakness is their defense. A stronger defense will improve their overall gameplay. However, Real Sociedad is a very strong team this season. They are now third in the points table. Despite dropping points in the last two matches, they have a strong squad. Real Sociedad managed to perform well in the match against Espanyol without it. Today's match is an away match for Sociedad, but Sociedad's win is more likely. I will bet on Sociedad to win this match.

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Lewandowski R. at 14 goals and Benzema stopped at 8 goals, 6 goal of difference from my loved one (robert) and the golden boy (elder)

It is admirable that Lewandowski has proven himself again in Spain. He could have stayed in Germany and lived like the gods. Despite his age, he chose a new challenge. There are three more players on the list that also caught my attention. These are Enes Ünal, Alexander Sørloth and Vedat Muriqi. I have known these players since they played in Türkiye. I am happy that they have achieved a good average in Spain and I expect a good career leap especially from Enes Ünal.

[KTChampions]

On paper, Real Sociedad are really capable of winning, although this match will be held at home Espanyol. Real Sociedad record this season is also very impressive, tonight will be an absolute win for Sociedad statistically. As you said, Joselu is indeed a main striker for Espanyol and he is unable to play tonight, that's right the home team will definitely difficult to scored, there doesn't seem to be any surprises tonight.

The absence of the main striker (as well as the removal of a player in the game) sometimes leads to unobvious consequences: it becomes more difficult for a team that has received a formal advantage to realize it. The team that is at a disadvantage simply closes at its gate and the game ends in a draw. By the way, bookmakers are far from believing that Sociedad will definitely win today:

4.10 - 3.15 - 2.08

In fact, their chances are less than 50%.

[Zilon]

Espanyol vs Real Sociedad, I'm sure that in this match Real Sociedad will win even though this is their away match. real Sociedad had an excellent performance despite their defeat in the previous week. Meanwhile, Espanyol have had a lot of problems so they are in a place close to the relegation zone. Bookies also offer odds that make Real Sociedad big favorites to win.

I've added Real Sociedad's goal to my multibet... Didn't take any chances with their win, although I think they'll beat Espanyol too... But Espanyol plays well at home... They haven't lost once in their last five home games... and even managed to beat Betis... So it's also possible that they won't lose today, but draw...

Espanyol's performance has been erratic. Despite dropping points in the last two matches, they have won the previous two matches. Their main weakness is their defense. A stronger defense will improve their overall gameplay. However, Real Sociedad is a very strong team this season. They are now third in the points table. Despite dropping points in the last two matches, they have a strong squad. Real Sociedad managed to perform well in the match against Espanyol without it. Today's match is an away match for Sociedad, but Sociedad's win is more likely. I will bet on Sociedad to win this match.

Remember Espanyol drew with Atletico Madrid in November, had another draw with Barcelona in December, won Betis in January and also. In their game between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid don't forget they got red cards in both games and yet they managed to get draws. Sociedad might not find this game as easy as they did in the first leg after all it wasn't a clean sheet win for Sociedad i won't be surprise if Espanyol get a draw against Sociedad with or without red card.