La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Smartvirus]

But Real Madrid's victory against Athletic Bilbao was a very easy to get, because in the first half of the match, Athletic Bilbao players
received a red card. So with the quality of Madrid players beating a team of only 10 people is easy. So it's no wonder Real Madrid beat Athletic
Bilbao with score 3-1.

Madrid winning was inevitable that I agree but, I won't say it was such an easy win like you project it to be. If you watched the game, you would see that Athletic Bilbao never made the game an easy win got them. They did their best to absorb Madrid's pressure but, were worn out towards the die minutes with a brace from the French man Karim Benzema. From a goal down with 10 men, Athletic Bilbao attempted a come back instead of defending like most teams would do against a team like Madrid but then, Madrid having the upper hand carefully worked their way through the defense line,first with a header and later a well placed ball to the far corner of the goal post to claim an undeniable win.

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[AakZaki]

The essential partt is getting the 3 points which allows Real Madrid to tie with Sociedad for the same number of games and with ATM although they still lacks 2 more matches. Those 3 points are crucial to keep RM in top, although Zidane is wondering how his team managed to keep those good results lately

Happy with this result, the winning trend will hopefully continue. They have shown the dominance of the game, they made eighteen shots, their passing statistics are good. Looks like Real Madrid appeared free without a burden. Look at the action of Benzema, who received a pass from Luka Modric, Benzema moved forward and turned his back on the ball. Benzema passes using his back for Valverde, it's so pretty, :smiley:

[ILuckyGuyI]

Barcelona-Real Sociedad match is going on now and Barcelona have started the match really good. They have a promising performance so far. But I think that this match will not be easy for both teams. Barcelona have the advantage of playing in their home stadium. They may use this advantage and manage to win the match somehow. I think that it will end in a draw.

[kawetsriyanto]

I think that it will end in a draw.

You are wrong, Barcelona won the match. 
Actually, Real Sociedad didn't play very badly. They can make many shots, even 5 on the targets, while Barcelona only made 4 shots on the target. Real Sociedad maybe just unlucky today. But it makes them never won again in the last 4 matches in La Liga. After an amazing performance in the early season, now they started bad performances. If they don't get the solution and improve it, Real Sociedad can drop from the top 3 on the table very soon.

[snipie]

I think that it will end in a draw.

You are wrong, Barcelona won the match. 
Actually, Real Sociedad didn't play very badly. They can make many shots, even 5 on the targets, while Barcelona only made 4 shots on the target. Real Sociedad maybe just unlucky today. But it makes them never won again in the last 4 matches in La Liga. After an amazing performance in the early season, now they started bad performances. If they don't get the solution and improve it, Real Sociedad can drop from the top 3 on the table very soon.

Yeah especially in terms of played games they have 14 while the rest are at 11-13 game played. Barca is now temporarily at the 5th spot and they will face next Valencia which didn't win a single game in the last 4 matches.

[kassex]

Real Madrid had an excellent streak of 4 games against some rather awkward opponents, scoring 8 and conceding just one goal, but yesterday Athletic Bilbao was helped by Real Madrid.

I agree that Real Madrid's game is getting more extraordinary, from 4 matches only conceding one goal proves that Madrid's defense is getting
more solid. But Real Madrid's victory against Athletic Bilbao was a very easy to get, because in the first half of the match, Athletic Bilbao players
received a red card. So with the quality of Madrid players beating a team of only 10 people is easy. So it's no wonder Real Madrid beat Athletic
Bilbao with score 3-1.

If Courtois hadn't played well before the third goal, the game could have ended with a different result. Cross, Modric and Varan need rest. They are constantly playing in the last matches, but unfortunately there is no one to replace them.

[slaman29]

I think that it will end in a draw.

You are wrong, Barcelona won the match. 
Actually, Real Sociedad didn't play very badly. They can make many shots, even 5 on the targets, while Barcelona only made 4 shots on the target. Real Sociedad maybe just unlucky today. But it makes them never won again in the last 4 matches in La Liga. After an amazing performance in the early season, now they started bad performances. If they don't get the solution and improve it, Real Sociedad can drop from the top 3 on the table very soon.

It was pretty nervy apparently through the second half, but the highlights show me we're playing nice again, and got to remember this was against a good team too (Sociedad). Finally nice to see us back in top 5 of course we have 1 game in hand but nothing compared to atletico with 2 games in hand!

I prefer Barca to be more clinical anyway, tired of losing with 10 shots.

[dishku]

I think that it will end in a draw.

You are wrong, Barcelona won the match. 
Actually, Real Sociedad didn't play very badly. They can make many shots, even 5 on the targets, while Barcelona only made 4 shots on the target. Real Sociedad maybe just unlucky today. But it makes them never won again in the last 4 matches in La Liga. After an amazing performance in the early season, now they started bad performances. If they don't get the solution and improve it, Real Sociedad can drop from the top 3 on the table very soon.

It was pretty nervy apparently through the second half, but the highlights show me we're playing nice again, and got to remember this was against a good team too (Sociedad). Finally nice to see us back in top 5 of course we have 1 game in hand but nothing compared to atletico with 2 games in hand!

I prefer Barca to be more clinical anyway, tired of losing with 10 shots.

Surely that kind of winnings will boost the confidence of Barcelona from my point it's good victory against strong opponent after a long time if they will play with a good strategy and make a new game plan than they could be dangerous for all teams in future. But happy to see them win again.

[ampere]

I think that it will end in a draw.

Barcelona has won with a tough opponent after a long time. And this victory will boost the morale of the Barcelona players. There are a lot of talented players in the Barcelona team. But they were not able to perform well this season. Even in yesterday's match, Barcelona missed a few easy chances. It is frustrating to miss these easy opportunities from a team like Barcelona. Hopefully, with the match of Real Sociedad, Barcelona will get back to form and fight for the La Liga title.

I do not think Real Sociedad is a tough opponent because in the last 6 games before playing Barcelona they have drawn and scored less than 4 goals in 6 matches; so statistically, they were not a threat to Barcelona. But still it was a job well done by Koeman side, who is still struggling for ryhthm

[kawetsriyanto]

I do not think Real Sociedad is a tough opponent because in the last 6 games before playing Barcelona they have drawn

No, you cannot judge Real Sociedad as a weak team because their current performance isn't really good. Don't forget that they ever led the standings. A weak team cannot do it, it proved Real Sociedad has good players and a cool coach. In my view, it happens because Real Sociedad players cannot keep their consistent in playing. Well, a single winning may boost the players again to play more consistently and improve their motivation.  

[Bttzed03]

Early game to kickoff match day 14: Athletic Bilbao vs. SD Huesca

Current odds (Bitsler):
Bilbao 1.93
Huesca 4.4

The gap is a quite larger than what I'm expecting as only three points separates the two but it's all good to those who will bet for the home team.

Atletico and Barcelona to follow few hours later. Both should get all three points in their respective games.

[CLS63]

Athletic Bilbao are going to play a home match against Huesca tonight. They couldn't get a win in their last 4 matches in the league. Athletic Bilbao is just three points ahead of Huesca now but I think Athletic Bilbao is the better team here. So, I believe that Bilbao will win this match and end their bad series.

[Raflesia]

I do not think Real Sociedad is a tough opponent because in the last 6 games before playing Barcelona they have drawn

No, you cannot judge Real Sociedad as a weak team because their current performance isn't really good. Don't forget that they ever led the standings. A weak team cannot do it, it proved Real Sociedad has good players and a cool coach. In my view, it happens because Real Sociedad players cannot keep their consistent in playing. Well, a single winning may boost the players again to play more consistently and improve their motivation.  

Yeah it is true that Real Sociedad once led the standings but that was due to lack of concentration during the match so that it was wasted with three draws and one defeat against Barcelona yesterday, but if the players are committed to maintaining every game then I am sure this can be maintained. at the top of the table as long as they play well with great tactics.
But remember that Real Madrid and Barcelona as they are now on the right path so it's not easy to be top of the standings because the opponents are very tough to compete for the top.

[Yudhisthir]

I do not think Real Sociedad is a tough opponent because in the last 6 games before playing Barcelona they have drawn

No, you cannot judge Real Sociedad as a weak team because their current performance isn't really good. Don't forget that they ever led the standings. A weak team cannot do it, it proved Real Sociedad has good players and a cool coach. In my view, it happens because Real Sociedad players cannot keep their consistent in playing. Well, a single winning may boost the players again to play more consistently and improve their motivation.  

Yeah it is true that Real Sociedad once led the standings but that was due to lack of concentration during the match so that it was wasted with three draws and one defeat against Barcelona yesterday, but if the players are committed to maintaining every game then I am sure this can be maintained. at the top of the table as long as they play well with great tactics.
But remember that Real Madrid and Barcelona as they are now on the right path so it's not easy to be top of the standings because the opponents are very tough to compete for the top.

Real Sociedad clinging to the first spot was unexpected and could be explained as an early uncertain period of league games after the long pause due to the pandemic. Many teams got time to get comfortable among players and some even missed out players due to covid. As teams get used to the situation, I expect teams like Real, Atletico, Villarreal, Sevilla and Barcelona getting the top 5 spot.

[skarais]

Today I really see Barcelona is no longer the top team in La Liga for some people due to many factors. One obvious factor is that they are no longer consistent in winning matches that many consider easy. It's hard to accept because they are a big La Liga team which makes me excited to watch the game until the end.
Due to lack of consistency in all matches, this makes many parties doubt its capacity as a big La Liga team that will win the title at the end of the season.
However, I still believe Barcelona can try even harder to stay in the top 4 of the standing. The last two games at least made me happy (as a fan), but it's not good enough because they have to be able to do more than that.

Next, they will face Valencia at home, it will be an energy-draining match for the players. I hope Koeman can rack his brains to come up with a special strategy to get 3 points.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Athletic Bilbao-Huesca match is going on now and it looks like Athletic Bilbao have the control of the match in the second half. They haven't got a win for 4 matches in the league. I think they will manage to score 1 or 2 goals in the remaining minutes and get their deserved win.

[kawetsriyanto]

Today I really see Barcelona is no longer the top team in La Liga for some people due to many factors.

In my view, the main factor is they don't play as a solid team this season. Actually, they have quite good players but I don't know why they cannot play solidly and consistently. They seem to have low motivation to win. Also, they lost trust among them, whether among the players and to the coach as well. They need to improve their motivation and trust among them if they still want to keep dreaming of being top 3 in La Liga this season.

[AndySt]

Today I really see Barcelona is no longer the top team in La Liga for some people due to many factors. One obvious factor is that they are no longer consistent in winning matches that many consider easy. It's hard to accept because they are a big La Liga team which makes me excited to watch the game until the end.
Due to lack of consistency in all matches, this makes many parties doubt its capacity as a big La Liga team that will win the title at the end of the season.
However, I still believe Barcelona can try even harder to stay in the top 4 of the standing. The last two games at least made me happy (as a fan), but it's not good enough because they have to be able to do more than that.
Next, they will face Valencia at home, it will be an energy-draining match for the players. I hope Koeman can rack his brains to come up with a special strategy to get 3 points.

Barcelona is now heavily affected by the uncertainty about both Messi's continued playing career at the club and the ongoing restructuring of the club's management. Due to the pandemic, the club is not doing well in the financial sphere and therefore the candidates for the presidency of Barcelona already allow Messi to leave the club, with which no one agreed six months ago. I think Barcelona will beat Valencia 2-1 despite all the problems in the game.

[notblox1]

I am just watching live finishing moments of Athletic Bilbao vs Huesca match and it was great to place live bet on home win.
Huesca had many injuries and bad luck during the game and had to substitute four players and two of them by force, then they got one red card and Bilbao scored first goal from penalty.

[emrecemsan]

In Barcelona, things do not go as desired. the performance of the team depends on messi. When Messi's performance is bad, Barcelona cannot win a match. It is possible that they will lose points in the Valencia match.