La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[KTChampions]

Barcelona now that is out of all the competitions is heavily focusing only on La Liga.Despite their bad run against Almeria they soon recovered by beating Real Madrid at their home in the Copa del Rey and this is a big red flag for me for Real Madrid,they already it looks like they know they can't win La Liga anymore and they are screwing up game after game,so it is wise to stop betting on them or we risk to lose money for nothing.

They are now heavily focused on the Champions League where they have high chances of going further than this stage being the favorite in the return leg against Liverpool,while Barcelona is doing their job to secure this La Liga title as soon as possible.

It seems that today Real Madrid is playing at full strength, but Betis is not a weak team and there are literally 5-7 minutes before the end of the game to get a victory. It will be a pity if Real lose points today and Clasico will be meaningless. On the other hand, Real Madrid can really focus entirely on the Champions League and stop worrying about La Liga. Sometimes it’s also useful to lose in time so as not to torment yourself with worries.

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[Zilon]

Real Madrid continued to put pressure on Real Betis' goal, but Real Betis' counterattack was very dangerous. Likewise, Real Betis' defense was so neat that it was able to stop the movements of Karim Benzema and Rodrygo.

Although Real Madrid put pressure on real Betis highly, they only can give pressure, but not a high pressure that leads to the shot on target, it is really less accurate. Well, I am still sure that real Madrid will be much better in this second-half and probably will have victory. But exactly, Real Betis also has a strong defense with high counter-attacks that sometimes will make Real Madrid in a bad position. Real Madrid several times lost their point or chances because of a counter attack by the opponent.

It is a draw game. Good defensive game from Betis. The attack from both sides seems almost equal. But Madrid had the upper hand in ball possession. It was a tough game for Betis but they did a good job defending with the best of their might unlike Madrid who will force their opponents into conceding goals but Betis got the best in their defensive tactics.

[Moeda]

Lucas went berserk when he was pulled out, he kicked the seat, it seems he did not accept the coach's decision to be replaced with Dani Carvajal. This match was very exciting, Real Betis' defense was very strong. They also have good pass accuracy. But this is bad for Real Madrid, several shots were taken far from the target even though Real Madrid had high ball possession. It seems that Real Madrid have no hope of lifting the LaLiga trophy this season. The points are far behind Barcelona. Barcelona continues to win in LaLiga. Claudio Bravo made an excellent save, several shots on target were saved by him. I hope Marco Asensio plays in tonight's game, but the decision is Carlo Ancelotti's. Madrid really fought for the three points tonight, but it didn't pay off. Even Vinicius got into an argument with Claudio Bravo at the last minute. The match ended in a draw.

[visionE2]

The trainer capitalizes on the performance of the individual players' skills, once an under-performing player is not replaced, there is no other strategy. It's surprising that Carlo Ancelotti is very afraid of backing up Vini, he loves Benzema and Vini too much, they have never played badly, they have never been sub-subsidised, so there is no motivation to work hard, because they know they are playing badly, they will not be replaced. it was Asensio warming up from the start of the second half but not playing.

[GxSTxV]

Lucas went berserk when he was pulled out, he kicked the seat, it seems he did not accept the coach's decision to be replaced with Dani Carvajal. This match was very exciting, Real Betis' defense was very strong. They also have good pass accuracy. But this is bad for Real Madrid, several shots were taken far from the target even though Real Madrid had high ball possession. It seems that Real Madrid have no hope of lifting the LaLiga trophy this season. The points are far behind Barcelona. Barcelona continues to win in LaLiga. Claudio Bravo made an excellent save, several shots on target were saved by him. I hope Marco Asensio plays in tonight's game, but the decision is Carlo Ancelotti's. Madrid really fought for the three points tonight, but it didn't pay off. Even Vinicius got into an argument with Claudio Bravo at the last minute. The match ended in a draw.

Lucas Vazquez has all the right to be upset for that decision i personally find him a better player and perform way better than Dani Carvajal that we saw his mistakes in the match. To be honest Real Madrid bad situation now it’s due the coach as he couldn’t find the good strategy to make the team play as a team and manage to show a great difference or attack lines. Ancelotti should stop training the team from now IMO matches like these with small teams he couldn’t score. And what’s even worse is that Real Madrid has the best player on the world right now i bet if any other good coach has much choices as him we going to see great and better results.
Now Barcelona is taking more advantage and making the gap wider between them. 80% or more chance that Barcelona will take LaLiga this year

[LGD2Business]

Real Madrid pushed hard but couldn't score. Betis defended well and gained 1 point. Benzema's free kick goal was great, but because the ball hit Rüdiger's hand, VAR canceled the goal. It's not enough to play well all the time, it's necessary to score goals. If you fail to do this, you cannot get 3 points.
Although it was a goalless match, it was a high pleasure to watch. It was definitely not a boring match. Especially the last minutes were very exciting.
Before the match, I thought about taking the over 2.5 goals bet, but then I decided not to play. Good thing I didn't bet on that.
Real Madrid fell further behind in the title race. Barcelona made 9 points gap and reached a comfortable position. After that, Real Madrid didn't have the luxury of losing points.

[Doell]

Congrats for Real Betis which has been successful in playing very well against Real Madrid and they can get one point, and that point will be very important for Real Betis because their current target is fourth place. It seem Real Betis will also be able to maximize their gameplay on next match against Villarreal, hopefully. But Real Betis must fly to Old Trafford and play against Manchester United at there first, because the europa league schedule is already available for them.

[Velvet78]

Barcelona have increased the point gap more with Real Madrid and consolidated their lead. It was a really valuable win for Barcelona against Valencia.

Actually I didn't like Barcelona very much in this game. Because they were unable to make their opponent accept their usual game plan. There was quite a balance during the game but still it wasn't a hindrance for Barcelona to win by one goal. Maybe they could have scored more goals if they had Lewandowski on the field. On the other hand Real Madrid played superior to Betis but the game still ended up with a 0-0 draw. This means the gap is 9 points now and Barcelona are one more step closer to the title.

[izsara]

Barcelona have increased the point gap more with Real Madrid and consolidated their lead. It was a really valuable win for Barcelona against Valencia.

Actually I didn't like Barcelona very much in this game. Because they were unable to make their opponent accept their usual game plan. There was quite a balance during the game but still it wasn't a hindrance for Barcelona to win by one goal. Maybe they could have scored more goals if they had Lewandowski on the field. On the other hand Real Madrid played superior to Betis but the game still ended up with a 0-0 draw. This means the gap is 9 points now and Barcelona are one more step closer to the title.

With the unfavorable results received by Madrid in this match, it is clear that they have the upper hand now.
Conditions are currently not favorable to Madrid and they must move quickly now. Ancelotti needs to change the scheme that they always run at this time because waiting and going all out in the last 20 minutes is now not very effective.

[TopT3ns]

Congrats for Real Betis which has been successful in playing very well against Real Madrid and they can get one point, and that point will be very important for Real Betis because their current target is fourth place. It seem Real Betis will also be able to maximize their gameplay on next match against Villarreal, hopefully. But Real Betis must fly to Old Trafford and play against Manchester United at there first, because the europa league schedule is already available for them.

The two teams played very well because both ended in draws, and this match showed that Real Betis had almost the same strength as Real Madrid, even though Karim Benzema had contributed on the field but still could not break the Real Betis defense. Real Betis should maintain this strategy to fight the next big team that may be difficult to beat.

[samcoin]

Real Madrid pushed hard but couldn't score. Betis defended well and gained 1 point. Benzema's free kick goal was great, but because the ball hit Rüdiger's hand, VAR canceled the goal. It's not enough to play well all the time, it's necessary to score goals. If you fail to do this, you cannot get 3 points.

It's strange how Real Madrid weren't able to score even one goal, considering that Betis have had 11 goals in the last 5 matches, and Madrid's offensive line was complete. Indeed, when a team plays to achieve a draw, it is different from when they play a competitive match, and it seems Betis were convinced to earn only one point, although they play at home. Obviously, Real Madrid have put themselves in a bad situation with regards to La Liga.

[Furious 7]

The match entered a crucial minute and the score was still the same nothing to change now. Honestly this is not a good thing for Madrid. Even though in this match their ball possession is very good, but still if they can't score a goal and win this match, I think the condition will clearly worsen the situation with those who cannot maintain the margin of points with Barcelona.
There are so many opportunities that are created but calves are still able to hold it with their defense which is still quite tight.

He's obviously not doing well right now, but sometimes crucial minutes are key to a Madrid win. It's been 80 minutes now and they're still doing very well in terms of their performance but they've also wasted a lot of chances in this game.
Ancelotti is still doing the same pattern as the previous few matches which makes it always easy to read especially when Betis apply a strong defensive for 1 point.
This will definitely not be good for the title race because if they can only take 1 point in this match then Barcelona will be further away.

The match ended and the score remained unchanged.
This is clearly a loss of course for Madrid because it is as you said, their gap in the acquisition of points with Barcelona returned away which of course is not very good for Madrid.
But indeed in this match I also really appreciate what 2 goalkeepers did. Bravo and Courtois made some good rescue in this match that made both teams unable to score goals even though this was clearly very detrimental to the club's condition for Real Madrid.

[terrorJR]

Real Madrid pushed hard but couldn't score. Betis defended well and gained 1 point. Benzema's free kick goal was great, but because the ball hit Rüdiger's hand, VAR canceled the goal. It's not enough to play well all the time, it's necessary to score goals. If you fail to do this, you cannot get 3 points.

It's strange how Real Madrid weren't able to score even one goal, considering that Betis have had 11 goals in the last 5 matches, and Madrid's offensive line was complete. Indeed, when a team plays to achieve a draw, it is different from when they play a competitive match, and it seems Betis were convinced to earn only one point, although they play at home. Obviously, Real Madrid have put themselves in a bad situation with regards to La Liga.

There are some conditions where Madrid's attacks are always read because after all their benchmark is still in Benzema and in this match Benzema in Marking is quite good so they cannot flow the existing opportunities.
On the other hand seeing from the attack line, they are actually still very good but good defense from Betis is also a little able to reduce it and we also deserve a thumbs up to the Betis defense, especially defenders and goalkeepers who have worked very hard in this match.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Maybe Barcelona got the win they wanted by 1-0 but the match wasn't easy for them at all. Lewandowski's absence was felt really much.

I must appreciate Busquets' marvelous assist to Raphinha first of all. It was an amazing lob pass and Raphinha turned it into a nice goal. But Barcelona couldn't show their usual dominance against Valencia in Camp Nou anyway. Valencia also found so many goal opportunities. But they were really incapable as for shots on target. Araujo took a big risk by getting that red card maybe. But I believe it was worth it otherwise there was going to be a one-on-one situation with ter Stegen. Maybe even thanks to this challenge they won the match.

This match should be noted that Barceloa was very lucky,that victory had a bittersweet taste, I would not feel very good after seeing Barcelona play like this, if football was deserved, I think Barcelona deserved to lose, they also took a penalty , and in these times taking a penalty is something almost unforgivable, I personally still believe that they can lose first place, and I hope that Real Madrid can do it, now Real Madrid has a great chance to reach them, to pass them and to winning the League as well as the UCL, not bad, we just have to wait and see what fútbol they continue to show us.

Real Madrid pushed hard but couldn't score. Betis defended well and gained 1 point. Benzema's free kick goal was great, but because the ball hit Rüdiger's hand, VAR canceled the goal. It's not enough to play well all the time, it's necessary to score goals. If you fail to do this, you cannot get 3 points.

It's strange how Real Madrid weren't able to score even one goal, considering that Betis have had 11 goals in the last 5 matches, and Madrid's offensive line was complete. Indeed, when a team plays to achieve a draw, it is different from when they play a competitive match, and it seems Betis were convinced to earn only one point, although they play at home. Obviously, Real Madrid have put themselves in a bad situation with regards to La Liga.

There are some conditions where Madrid's attacks are always read because after all their benchmark is still in Benzema and in this match Benzema in Marking is quite good so they cannot flow the existing opportunities.
On the other hand seeing from the attack line, they are actually still very good but good defense from Betis is also a little able to reduce it and we also deserve a thumbs up to the Betis defense, especially defenders and goalkeepers who have worked very hard in this match.

The truth is that I feel a bit disappointed by Real Madrid, I don't understand how they could have tied a game that they should have won, meanwhile Barcelona continues to win and widen the points gap, that's something that I still can't conceive of, however I see that things are very difficult for Real Madrid to win, the League is very difficult, it really is mathematically possible, but it is very difficult, it would be a question of ever how it will develop later, but up to now I see it in a very bad for Madrid, it's a pity, they couldn't do anything today

Real Madrid will be hoping to put their last two matches behind them when they take on Real Betis on Sunday evening. Last Saturday’s disappointing draw at home to Atletico Madrid was followed up by an equal frustrating El Clasico defeat in the Copa del Rey.

Carlo Ancelotti’s will require a victory in order to keep in touch with Barcelona in the La Liga title race. The Blaugrana could go ten points clear with a victory against Valencia earlier on Sunday, and Real Madrid will know that dropping points could see their title defence be all but over.

Source: https://www.football-espana.net/2023/03/05/real-madrid-lose-first-team-player-for-real-betis-clash-due-to-injury

[Swordsoffreedom]

Now Sevilla can be happy that Valencia has an away game against Barcelona and are probably going to lose it, but when you look at the table and imagine that both Valencia and Valladolid were to win their games, Sevilla would end up on position 18 in the table and their goal difference also suffered a lot today, which could play a role later towards the end of the season.

Sevilla is now just 1 point ahead of Valladolid. And if they continue this poor performance, they will soon be back in the relegation zone. I thought Sevilla's match against Atletico Madrid would be competitive. But Sevilla's performance has deteriorated so much it was beyond my imagination. They conceded 6 goals. Only two goals were conceded in the first half. And their performance in the second half was even weaker. Atlético Madrid's attack is not very strong. Even then they scored 6 goals against Sevilla. Staying out of the relegation zone has now become challenging for Sevilla.

Sevilla is completely out of control, they have been poor all season and it is always difficult to win match. Jorge Sampaoli deserved to be disappointed with the result his team got when they visited Wanda Metropolitano, the 6-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid was the least desirable thing. Until week 24, Sevilla had only made 6 wins, 7 draws and the rest lost. In fact, it will be very difficult for them to avoid the relegation zone if they don't improve their performance.
While La Liga has 14 games for Sevilla, they still have a chance to fight and survive in La Liga next season. It's difficult to expect them to win all the points available, but at least Sevilla must try their best to survive and stay away from the relegation zone.

We have seen Sevilla's poor performance since the start of the season. But now their performance has worsened. Sevilla's defence has completely collapsed. It's a shame to lose by conceding 6 goals. Also, Madrid's attack is not very strong. Sevilla conceded 6 goals due to a poor performance by their defenders. Their defence needs improvement. If the defence is weak, Sevilla will not be able to get out of the relegation zone.

Sevilla still have a chance to stay away from the relegation zone. But for that, they must perform well in the upcoming matches. But Sevilla's performance is deteriorating day by day. And if this continues, it will be difficult for Sevilla to survive in La Liga.

[rendravolt]

It is quite surprising that two different results were won by the top La Liga teams Barcelona and Real Madrid. We know that Barcelona in last night's match managed to beat Valencia with a narrow score and that made their distance from Real Madrid to 10 points. However, Real Madrid, who had just finished their away match at Real Betis, actually got a 0-0 draw and made them only able to secure 1 additional point and now have made the distance with Barcelona to 9 points.

Maybe I want to comment a little here about the tactics used by Ancelotti, I think Ancelotti kept Vini and Benzema on the field too long until the last minute. Both players should have been withdrawn early in the second half and brought on Alvaro Rodriguez and Asensio, then replaced Rodrygo on the left wing. We know very well that lately Vini and Benzema's movements have begun to be read by their opponents and this is actually not optimal if this is maintained for a long time.

[Slow death]

It's strange how Real Madrid weren't able to score even one goal...

when zidane was coach of real madrid he also started to suffer the same problem: lack of goals. so zidane left, but as the team managed to win la liga and the champions league everything was fine, but if we pay close attention we will see that real madrid only won la liga last season because barcelona is going through troubled times, this season season barcelona are much better than last season real madrid has no chance of winning la liga

going to the problem of goals, real madrid only depends on benzema, which means that when benzema is not doing well in a game, then real madrid will not be doing well either, vinicius is an excellent player, but he is not a player who scores goals regularly, his role on the field most of the time is to open the way for Benzema to score a goal, rodrygo the same thing, apart from those 3 the others do not have a good performance in the team. real madrid needs to sell the strikers that don't bring goals, and hire the ones that bring goals

[imamusma]

Barcelona have increased the point gap more with Real Madrid and consolidated their lead. It was a really valuable win for Barcelona against Valencia.

And this is very bad reality for Real Madrid. 9 points ahead of their rivals has made Barcelona very comfortable, of course it is Barcelona's success too. They've given everything for the team, and we really have to admit that La Liga is likely to be theirs this season.

Actually I didn't like Barcelona very much in this game. Because they were unable to make their opponent accept their usual game plan. There was quite a balance during the game but still it wasn't a hindrance for Barcelona to win by one goal. Maybe they could have scored more goals if they had Lewandowski on the field. On the other hand Real Madrid played superior to Betis but the game still ended up with a 0-0 draw. This means the gap is 9 points now and Barcelona are one more step closer to the title.

Barcelona almost scored 2 goals in the match against Valencia, but had to be quite happy with 1 goal after Ferran failed to convert the penalty to goal. I think Barca can win 2-3 goals or maybe draw 1-1, but that's not the case because keeping winning is all that matters when they've been down to 10 men since Araujo was sent off.

[hd49728]

when zidane was coach of real madrid he also started to suffer the same problem: lack of goals. so zidane left, but as the team managed to win la liga and the champions league everything was fine, but if we pay close attention we will see that real madrid only won la liga last season because barcelona is going through troubled times, this season season barcelona are much better than last season real madrid has no chance of winning la liga

Zidane did saw that Real Madrid had issues with their squad and he knew that it's safer for his reputation and his career by leaving Real Madrid. Years later, Real Madrid still managed to win La Liga and Champions League with nearly a same squad. Their old players did successfully prolonged their career and even won titles with Real Madrid. However it does not change a fact that they need to have more new and young players. I believe they did saw the issue and they bought Rodrygo, Vini, Valverde, Camavinga and Tchouameni to gradually help them to adapt in Real Madrid then replace old players.

They even tried to buy Mbappe but failed when PSG gave him a very crazy offer.

going to the problem of goals, real madrid only depends on benzema, which means that when benzema is not doing well in a game, then real madrid will not be doing well either, vinicius is an excellent player, but he is not a player who scores goals regularly, his role on the field most of the time is to open the way for Benzema to score a goal, rodrygo the same thing, apart from those 3 the others do not have a good performance in the team. real madrid needs to sell the strikers that don't bring goals, and hire the ones that bring goals

Maybe Real Madrid will return to Mbappe or Haaland in next summer especially with Mbappe. Haaland looks to be happy in Manchester City but Mbappe does not have same feeling in Paris. Benzema is a very good striker and he scored many goals for them in this season even his contribution is limited by some injuries. Though he can play well when his body is ready, Real Madrid should not rely on Benzema in a next season as his body might become more sensitive with injuries.

[Prince Malik]

Barcelona have increased the point gap more with Real Madrid and consolidated their lead. It was a really valuable win for Barcelona against Valencia.

And this is very bad reality for Real Madrid. 9 points ahead of their rivals has made Barcelona very comfortable, of course it is Barcelona's success too. They've given everything for the team, and we really have to admit that La Liga is likely to be theirs this season.

Actually I didn't like Barcelona very much in this game. Because they were unable to make their opponent accept their usual game plan. There was quite a balance during the game but still it wasn't a hindrance for Barcelona to win by one goal. Maybe they could have scored more goals if they had Lewandowski on the field. On the other hand Real Madrid played superior to Betis but the game still ended up with a 0-0 draw. This means the gap is 9 points now and Barcelona are one more step closer to the title.

Barcelona almost scored 2 goals in the match against Valencia, but had to be quite happy with 1 goal after Ferran failed to convert the penalty to goal. I think Barca can win 2-3 goals or maybe draw 1-1, but that's not the case because keeping winning is all that matters when they've been down to 10 men since Araujo was sent off.

Yes Barcelona players gave everything so far in la Liga and they really deserve to be the champoins this year, the team is very solid and didn't wasted many points which mad them very comfortable with 9 points gap, real Madrid should already start focusing on champoins league and why not get the title again this year