La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

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1 loss, 2 draws and 2 wins in the last 5 matches, is not a good result for Real Madrid. They lost 7 points in those 5 matches and made them further away from Barcelona. If we compare the results of Barcelona's matches, it means that Real Madrid have lost 4 which further distanced them from their main rival, because Barcelona has only lost 1 of the same number of matches as El Real.

Well, for me it's a reasonable result because Real Madrid's performance this season is not very good, unless Real Madrid was in good consistency before and then got results like that, then it can be said that it has decreased. But if we compare the last five matches at this moment, then at least Barcelona got worse results because Barcelona lost by a team in the relegation zone.

So yes, after all Barcelona did well in La Liga after appointing Xavi as coach and that was also the case last season. So it's not surprising that this season Barcelona has good consistency in La Liga, because it looks like Xavi is a specialist in La Liga and that is proven by the results that have been obtained so far or while Xavi has been Barcelona coach.

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All players contributing their own quota to the success of the team is what is expected from all teams. So far, Barcelona players have shown great performance and contributed well to the success of the team thus far in the league this season. They might have been eliminated from the Europa league but their consistent performance in the league have made them maintain the first position in the standings. I’m certainly sure their next encounter with Athletic club will be a win for them come March 13th.

Barcelona tends to win more match against Bilbao. But Bilbao is a team that is also strong at home having managed to avoid 8 defeats from 12 home matches this season. From statistics, Bilbao has won 6 home match, drawn 2 and lost 4 at home. The defense is quite good with only 10 goals conceded in 12 matches or an average of 0.83 goals conceded per home match.

For this match I believe Barcelona must work hard to overcome Bilbao's defense even though previously Barcelona managed to beat them 4-0. Barcelona performed well and were able to maintain their best form in 4 away match with consecutive wins, so I hope they will collect 5 consecutive wins when they visit San Mamés this week.

[Porfirii]

About the Copa Del Rey, Real Madrid has one goal of disadvantage, but if they manage to score at least two goals it will turn out to be and advantage because they will win the match even if they draw, as away goals are worth more (correct me if I'm wrong).

Away goal rules no longer exist in the copa del rey competition, you can check it in the internet to find out, i think it it was removed from the copa del rey competition 2 years ago, so to qualify a team must win the tie, because a draw cannot help any team to qualify. Real madrid have to beat Barcelona in the camp nou to be able to qualify for the final, as any type of draw in the camp nou and Barcelona will qualify, because they won the first leg 1-0. I believe Barcelona will go to the final, they will either win the second leg or draw the game.

Mmm, I had some doubts about it, but you definitely cleared them. I was pretty sure that the away goal rule no longer applied in the Champions League, but for some reason I thought that the old rule still applied in the Copa del Rey championship. After the strange case of the two championships played in a row in 2021 due to COVID-19 I was confused.

Thanks to wiss19 and Oluwa-btc too for helping me clear up my confusion.

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Something that is difficult for Real Madrid is to expect Barcelona to lose and slip in the next few matches, so that Real Madrid equals the points and vice versa Real Madrid cannot lose or draw. This scheme is much tougher and the chances are very small, Real Madrid will host Espanyol at home and Barcelona will have an away game at Atletico Bilbao this week and of course Xavi doesn't want to waste the opportunity with the point difference they currently have

Thinking the same as Real Madrid is still very small to approach points with Barcelona because what we know at this time Xavi's care is quite consistent in LaLiga compared to other competitions, now can only maintain and not be a mistake or miss the following matches while Real Madrid still Trying to win is still difficult with several other teams so the possibility of points will remain different distances and Barcelona continues to be at the top.

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You know, I think something different is still in the minds of every Real Madrid supporter, the coach and all the players.
You can never lose anything in La Liga if you still have the desire to do better. At least that's what Ancelotti thinks at the moment, and he has vowed to try.

However, being 9 points ahead of Real Madrid makes me happy, of course the days will be even harder to always hope that Barcelona loses and slips. Apart from having to win all the matches, expecting Barcelona to lose and slip up is what Real Madrid will do now. I hope Barcelona realize what Madrid wants them to do, so Xavi and his players have to be careful.

It's something that is very natural that Real Madrid coaches and fans hope for, because they want to see their favorite team succeed until the end of the season, but in my opinion they have lost their chance in the title race this season, because in the previous few games they played less effectively and lost a lot point.

Something that is difficult for Real Madrid is to expect Barcelona to lose and slip in the next few matches, so that Real Madrid equals the points and vice versa Real Madrid cannot lose or draw. This scheme is much tougher and the chances are very small, Real Madrid will host Espanyol at home and Barcelona will have an away game at Atletico Bilbao this week and of course Xavi doesn't want to waste the opportunity with the point difference they currently have

The most likely scenario expected by Real Madrid to take the top spot from Barcelona is, Real Madrid wins all the remaining match of the "14 match" season while Barcelona loses 3 or more. This scenario is difficult to achieve because up to the last 24 matches Barcelona has proven itself to be the best of all Europe's top leagues.

Barcelona is the strongest team this season from the other top 5 leagues in Europe, that's because they have only conceded 8 goals from the 24 matches that have been played in the league this season. Another good record is, 18 clean sheets, it's amazing.

FC Barcelona matches best defensive record of 21st century in Europe

Against Valencia on Sunday, Marc-André Ter Stegen once again did not have to pick the ball out of the back of his net. That's the eighteenth time this league season that the German stopper has been spared that unfortunate duty. In just 24 games!

A look at the stats from previous editions of the five biggest leagues in Europe (Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and La Liga) shows just what a spectacular achievement that is.

Clean sheet record
The closest a team has come to the current Barça's 18 shutouts after 24 games was Bayern Munich's class of 2012/13, who were unbeaten on 17 occasions.

So of course that I believe Barcelona has become the most favorite team to win La Liga this season. This record may stop, but if Barcelona's defense and Marc-André Ter Stegen do well, then I think the record will improve even more.

[izsara]

Something that is difficult for Real Madrid is to expect Barcelona to lose and slip in the next few matches, so that Real Madrid equals the points and vice versa Real Madrid cannot lose or draw. This scheme is much tougher and the chances are very small, Real Madrid will host Espanyol at home and Barcelona will have an away game at Atletico Bilbao this week and of course Xavi doesn't want to waste the opportunity with the point difference they currently have

Thinking the same as Real Madrid is still very small to approach points with Barcelona because what we know at this time Xavi's care is quite consistent in LaLiga compared to other competitions, now can only maintain and not be a mistake or miss the following matches while Real Madrid still Trying to win is still difficult with several other teams so the possibility of points will remain different distances and Barcelona continues to be at the top.

It's really difficult for Madrid now because with a gap of 9 points and their condition that they haven't fully returned to good form, this is clearly a real obstacle for them.
Ball possession and chances I don't doubt that for Madrid but they are still very bad in terms of goal productivity. Even if we look at the 5 goals they managed to score at Anfield, they could only score 1 goal in the next 3 matches in all competitions.

[coinerer]

Something that is difficult for Real Madrid is to expect Barcelona to lose and slip in the next few matches, so that Real Madrid equals the points and vice versa Real Madrid cannot lose or draw. This scheme is much tougher and the chances are very small, Real Madrid will host Espanyol at home and Barcelona will have an away game at Atletico Bilbao this week and of course Xavi doesn't want to waste the opportunity with the point difference they currently have

Thinking the same as Real Madrid is still very small to approach points with Barcelona because what we know at this time Xavi's care is quite consistent in LaLiga compared to other competitions, now can only maintain and not be a mistake or miss the following matches while Real Madrid still Trying to win is still difficult with several other teams so the possibility of points will remain different distances and Barcelona continues to be at the top.

It's really difficult for Madrid now because with a gap of 9 points and their condition that they haven't fully returned to good form, this is clearly a real obstacle for them.
Ball possession and chances I don't doubt that for Madrid but they are still very bad in terms of goal productivity. Even if we look at the 5 goals they managed to score at Anfield, they could only score 1 goal in the next 3 matches in all competitions.

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

[BITCOIN4X]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Anything is still possible, of course it is. But Barcelona has got good confidence from every one of their players to maintain their points advantage. In fact, I think they will no longer waste and belittle anyone in order to stay ahead of their eternal rival.

Barcelona needs win to maintain the advantage, while Real Madrid must keep winning so they can keep the distance or close the distance if Barcelona loses points. The next El Clasico match will be very important for both teams, but of course Barcelona will still excel even if they lose 1 or 2 matches. Ancelotti has not given up and he has sent threats to keep fighting until the end of the season, so the alarm will be high on the Barcelona side.

[Leviathan.007]

All players contributing their own quota to the success of the team is what is expected from all teams. So far, Barcelona players have shown great performance and contributed well to the success of the team thus far in the league this season. They might have been eliminated from the Europa league but their consistent performance in the league have made them maintain the first position in the standings. I’m certainly sure their next encounter with Athletic club will be a win for them come March 13th.

Barcelona tends to win more match against Bilbao. But Bilbao is a team that is also strong at home having managed to avoid 8 defeats from 12 home matches this season. From statistics, Bilbao has won 6 home match, drawn 2 and lost 4 at home. The defense is quite good with only 10 goals conceded in 12 matches or an average of 0.83 goals conceded per home match.

For this match I believe Barcelona must work hard to overcome Bilbao's defense even though previously Barcelona managed to beat them 4-0. Barcelona performed well and were able to maintain their best form in 4 away match with consecutive wins, so I hope they will collect 5 consecutive wins when they visit San Mamés this week.

Barcelona should face Bilbao in a few days but this game can't be a hard game for Xavi and his players especially when we think according to some news there is a chance for their forward Lewandoski to return in this match and maybe Xavi will surprise us and start the game with Lewandoski or let him play for a few minutes in the second half of the game to make him ready for the next match they have agist Real Madrid which can be a very important game for Barcelona.

[Marvell1]

Barcelona has won their last three matches. However, they won only 1-0 in the last three matches. From this, it can be assumed that the performance of Barcelona's forward is quite weak now. So Atletico Bilbao has a chance to earn points against Barcelona. If Bilbao can keep their defense tight then they can weigh in on the points. However, Athletic Bilbao's performance is weak now. We don't see good performances from them in the last three matches. Atheltic Bilbao will play at home against Barcelona. So if Barcelona wants to secure the full 3 points, Barcelona's attack must play well.

Here I am not agreed with you about Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona still they are capable of having full three points from them in away match as they are conceding goals regularly even against weaker sides which is clearly giving disadvantage to them and their attack is also not as they need to be for having better spot in League table Barcelona lost against Almeria is surely shocking, but now they are settled and having good form which give them win against Valencia, and they can take full three points in this match against Athletic Bilbao as well.

Robert Lewandowski absence is surely hurting, but now they are improving with replacements as well which is positive for them and their hopes for the title as well because now they are playing alone in La Liga and have not busy schedule which bring problems for the players.

Agreed, Barcelona is in far better form compared to Athletic Bilbao right now. And Barcelona also has a lot of points advantage. So I personally do not see Barcelona having any pressure going into this match. That is a big reason why I believe Barcelona is going to win.

I also understand that it may feel like attacking of Barcelona is not perfect right now. I am not saying it is. But Barcelona is working very well with the midfield. The midfielders of Barcelona are world class. That is a big reason why Barcelona is very confident going into any match even after knowing they have a lot of weaknesses.

[coinerer]

The difference of 9 points in the football game is huge because there is doubt whether Madrid will be able to recover this point by playing the next 1 match. Because even if Madrid gets some points in the next match, Barcelona will win some more points and will be ahead of Madrid again. So how much Madrid can compete with Barcelona is doubtful. And I don't think Madrid will be able to overtake Barcelona in the point table

Anything is still possible, of course it is. But Barcelona has got good confidence from every one of their players to maintain their points advantage. In fact, I think they will no longer waste and belittle anyone in order to stay ahead of their eternal rival.

It is true that anything can happen in the game of football, but many things are also very difficult. And Barcelona certainly have plenty of confidence in themselves.

Barcelona needs win to maintain the advantage, while Real Madrid must keep winning so they can keep the distance or close the distance if Barcelona loses points. The next El Clasico match will be very important for both teams, but of course Barcelona will still excel even if they lose 1 or 2 matches. Ancelotti has not given up and he has sent threats to keep fighting until the end of the season, so the alarm will be high on the Barcelona side.

Barcelona will certainly try hard to hold on to their win.  And Barcelona won 4 of their last 5 matches and lost one match but Real Madrid lost 1 of their last 5 matches, drew 2 and won only 2 matches. So it is expected that Barcelona will try hard to keep their win in the next matches as well.

[nara1892]

1 loss, 2 draws and 2 wins in the last 5 matches, is not a good result for Real Madrid. They lost 7 points in those 5 matches and made them further away from Barcelona. If we compare the results of Barcelona's matches, it means that Real Madrid have lost 4 which further distanced them from their main rival, because Barcelona has only lost 1 of the same number of matches as El Real.

Well, for me it's a reasonable result because Real Madrid's performance this season is not very good, unless Real Madrid was in good consistency before and then got results like that, then it can be said that it has decreased. But if we compare the last five matches at this moment, then at least Barcelona got worse results because Barcelona lost by a team in the relegation zone.

So yes, after all Barcelona did well in La Liga after appointing Xavi as coach and that was also the case last season. So it's not surprising that this season Barcelona has good consistency in La Liga, because it looks like Xavi is a specialist in La Liga and that is proven by the results that have been obtained so far or while Xavi has been Barcelona coach.

Yes, it's true, Barcelona's success in having a good performance this season is thanks to the cold hands of Xavi Hernandez, who really changed them since they were in a slump. This means a second season for Xavi Hernandez and he already has one invaluable trophy to keep his team motivated. Now in La Liga they only need consistency to be able to win the title, also in the Copa Del Rey they have a very big chance to become champions because they are 1 goal ahead on aggregate in the semifinals.

[YuginKadoya]

Barcelona caoch Xavi must have a good focus on the Laliga because that is the only trophy for now that he could look unto and smile at and have a great conviction to soldier on.
Altletic bilbao is not a conder for the title and does not win always but they have the capability of making you not to win. But we have nothing to bother about because even Barcelona rivalry is not serious to overtake Barcelona.

I really think he is doing a great job of making Barcelona at the top Standing, even though all of their winnings were 1 goal only, but a win is still a win, and surely Barcelona is way up the standings, while Real Madrid is having a difficult time fighting now I think Barcelona can surely keep the pace in just winning important games when they needed it, but surely Xavi is all to thank for all of this if it's not for his coaching they will never use Lewandowski effectively and using him while not relying too much on Lewandowski has proven the level of team Barcelona has,

You know, I think something different is still in the minds of every Real Madrid supporter, the coach and all the players.
You can never lose anything in La Liga if you still have the desire to do better. At least that's what Ancelotti thinks at the moment, and he has vowed to try.

However, being 9 points ahead of Real Madrid makes me happy, of course the days will be even harder to always hope that Barcelona loses and slips. Apart from having to win all the matches, expecting Barcelona to lose and slip up is what Real Madrid will do now. I hope Barcelona realize what Madrid wants them to do, so Xavi and his players have to be careful.

Barcelona could surely slip, but I highly doubt that to happen, it could also turn out to be not in favor of Real Madrid, and they need to get prepared for the worst thing to happen if this is not really effective for the La Liga, but if Real Madrid would lose hope now then just call this La Liga off and let Barcelona take this win, and hope for the next season of La Liga, because this is pretty much impossible if they just hope for Barcelona to tripped,

[arimamib]

It's really difficult for Madrid now because with a gap of 9 points and their condition that they haven't fully returned to good form, this is clearly a real obstacle for them.
Ball possession and chances I don't doubt that for Madrid but they are still very bad in terms of goal productivity. Even if we look at the 5 goals they managed to score at Anfield, they could only score 1 goal in the next 3 matches in all competitions.

seeing Barcelona consistency in Laliga it looks like it will be quite difficult for real madrid to catch points from barcelona. Barcelona will make the best use of this point distance to be able to become champions this season.  Indeed, Real Madrid can still cut the gap in points from Barcelona if performance is more consistent in the remaining matches.

Real Madrid promising victory over Liverpool in the Champions League shows how focused Real Madrid is in the Champions League.  It was as if they let Barcelona go smoothly in the fight for the Laliga title.

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Agreed, Barcelona is in far better form compared to Athletic Bilbao right now. And Barcelona also has a lot of points advantage. So I personally do not see Barcelona having any pressure going into this match. That is a big reason why I believe Barcelona is going to win.

I also understand that it may feel like attacking of Barcelona is not perfect right now. I am not saying it is. But Barcelona is working very well with the midfield. The midfielders of Barcelona are world class. That is a big reason why Barcelona is very confident going into any match even after knowing they have a lot of weaknesses.

Alright, now that Barcelona is 9 points ahead of Real Madrid, I think most of us are talking about it. To admit that they are better than all the other teams in La Liga, that's good.

I'm curious about what really made Barcelona go crazy this season in La Liga when they failed in the Champions League and Europa League. They should be able to have the same strength in all the championships they participate in, but in Europe Barcelona is completely different. I think that the mentality of Barcelona's players is not yet fully ready to compete with other top teams in Europe, but I think they will be better next season. Xavi needs to fix this problem, he will get a good rating as a coach.

[Z-tight]

If they successfully knock Barcelona out, there will be no other option but to let Ancellotti go, he's been a great coach, but they need proper coach to start all over again next season. Barcelona also has all it takes to win the League. Xavi will see to that, he has to win to save his job with Barcelona, results are the only backing he will stay longer.

I don't think there is anything that can happen this season to make Real madrid sack Ancelotti, he won the La Liga and champions league last season, and this season he has won the Uefa super cup and club world cup with Real Madrid. It is not possible to win everytime, so i feel even if Real Madrid don't win any title, Ancelotti would still be their coach next season, except he resigns, but i don't think the club has a reason to sack him. As for Xavi, his team is in a great position to win the La Liga, and i believe they will, they have worked very hard this season and deserve to be La Liga champions, but if they become complacent, i am sure Real madrid will be there to go above them and retain their title.

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I don't think there is anything that can happen this season to make Real madrid sack Ancelotti, he won the La Liga and champions league last season, and this season he has won the Uefa super cup and club world cup with Real Madrid. It is not possible to win everytime, so i feel even if Real Madrid don't win any title, Ancelotti would still be their coach next season, except he resigns, but i don't think the club has a reason to sack him. As for Xavi, his team is in a great position to win the La Liga, and i believe they will, they have worked very hard this season and deserve to be La Liga champions, but if they become complacent, i am sure Real madrid will be there to go above them and retain their title.

There's a real battle going on between Ancelotti and Florentino Berez, and all that started after they lost against Barcelona in the Copa Del Ray. The press reports say that Berez wasn't satisfied with the lineup chosen by Ancelotti in the last matches, like the match against Betis and Atletico Madrid. In my opinion, Berez wants to put some pressure on Ancelotti this period, because Real Madrid has decisive matches in the coming weeks, whereas they are going to meet Liverpool in ECL, Barcelona in both La Liga, and the second leg of the Copa Del Ray. Therefore, this period could decide the whole season result for Real Madrid, and maybe Berez wants different actions from Ancelotti. However, some names started to be linked to the Real Madrid manager's position, like Mauricio Pochettino, who is offering his services to Real Madrid, according to a press release.

[KTChampions]

Agreed, Barcelona is in far better form compared to Athletic Bilbao right now. And Barcelona also has a lot of points advantage. So I personally do not see Barcelona having any pressure going into this match. That is a big reason why I believe Barcelona is going to win.

I also understand that it may feel like attacking of Barcelona is not perfect right now. I am not saying it is. But Barcelona is working very well with the midfield. The midfielders of Barcelona are world class. That is a big reason why Barcelona is very confident going into any match even after knowing they have a lot of weaknesses.

Lack of motivation is no less serious problem than psychological pressure. Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League, out of the Europa League, but they practically secured the title in La Liga. Probably the only thing they're looking forward to is the Clasico, so I wouldn't be so sure that in a game against Athletic (which by the way concedes quite a few goals) Barcelona will definitely win.

[Distraction]

Do not focus much on one game played by ATM to confirm their improvement. It has been a while where ATM is fluctuating much. They have good players and an old school coach, yet they still miss points. Scoring 6 goals was good but it doesn't look far from Liverpool victory with 7 goals vs ManU. It might happen but will not definitely happen again that way.

Of course I don't want to exaggerate their general performance. Because they are still not having a good season at all. They are out of every tournament now and they aren't even in a title race in the La Liga.

It is at least good for their consolidating their position to join the Champions League. But even if they qualify for that tournament Simeone's general management style should still be criticized. I still have doubts that he will be staying there by the end of the season. Atletico Madrid really deserve a change to be more successful. Simeone's golden age at Atletico Madrid is long gone now. They have a really good squad that have a better potential than this. They should have a manager who can make use of it in the best way.

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Barcelona caoch Xavi must have a good focus on the Laliga because that is the only trophy for now that he could look unto and smile at and have a great conviction to soldier on.
Altletic bilbao is not a conder for the title and does not win always but they have the capability of making you not to win. But we have nothing to bother about because even Barcelona rivalry is not serious to overtake Barcelona.

I really think he is doing a great job of making Barcelona at the top Standing, even though all of their winnings were 1 goal only, but a win is still a win, and surely Barcelona is way up the standings, while Real Madrid is having a difficult time fighting now I think Barcelona can surely keep the pace in just winning important games when they needed it, but surely Xavi is all to thank for all of this if it's not for his coaching they will never use Lewandowski effectively and using him while not relying too much on Lewandowski has proven the level of team Barcelona has,

Oh sorry but it's easy with just one commitment (La Liga)
think that Real Madrid not only have to face La Liga with Barcelona revived, but also have the cup commitment that drains a lot of energy
and you can't invent this one