La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[kassex]

I think without him Barcelona would have more chances to win. It's time for Barcelona to learn to play without Messi.

I agree with you. Why don't Barcelona try to let Messi on the bench somewhile? It will prevent the team to not rely on Messi only. While Messi can take a rest and probably have a better performance in the next match. Messi isn't a young player anymore, the coach cannot put him in every match. Also, Barcelona must try to play without Messi because someday he probably leaves the team.

I totally agree with you. Messi is on the bench for a while in every match. Because, Messi will not be in Barcelona. There are rumors that Messi will leave Barcelona next season. So now we have to reduce the dependence of other players on Messi. I think it would be better if Messi came on the field after half time

This is very difficult to do. Messi has a fairly high authority and a coach who will not release him on the field may have problems in the locker room. Messi will most likely start a riot. So as long as he is in the team and is in shape, he will always go on the field. not releasing him against rather weak teams or replacing him during the game, and thus teach the team to do without him.

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[Juggy777]

I think without him Barcelona would have more chances to win. It's time for Barcelona to learn to play without Messi.

I agree with you. Why don't Barcelona try to let Messi on the bench somewhile? It will prevent the team to not rely on Messi only. While Messi can take a rest and probably have a better performance in the next match. Messi isn't a young player anymore, the coach cannot put him in every match. Also, Barcelona must try to play without Messi because someday he probably leaves the team.

I totally agree with you. Messi is on the bench for a while in every match. Because, Messi will not be in Barcelona. There are rumors that Messi will leave Barcelona next season. So now we have to reduce the dependence of other players on Messi. I think it would be better if Messi came on the field after half time

This is very difficult to do. Messi has a fairly high authority and a coach who will not release him on the field may have problems in the locker room. Messi will most likely start a riot. So as long as he is in the team and is in shape, he will always go on the field. not releasing him against rather weak teams or replacing him during the game, and thus teach the team to do without him.

Looking forward to seeing what Koeman will do in the future. Koeman is a very skilled and experienced coach. He will do everything for the good of the team. Without Messi, Barca could not be well-organized yet. Griezmann is back in form. And Messi is in form. If Barcelona can tighten their defense a little bit, I think Barcelona will be a very stable team.

@Xavofat this is a never ending debate about Messi, but for what’s it worth I feel that they need to either sell him in January or painfully see him leave for free at end of the season. Also Barcelona need to reinvest and plan without Messi and it can be done, but sticking to Messi is foolishness considering his huge wages.

Sources:

https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-lionel-messi-wants-leave-barcelona-best-possible-way

https://www.espn.com/football/barcelona/story/4264252/messi-wage-at-barcelona-not-sustainable-presidential-candidate

https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/barcelona-winning-without-messi-key-rivaldo/1mgy6se8u87ux1m935r3hqvy04

[acquafredda]

Today and tomorrow, I would say that apart from Eibar Atlético Madrid, there are no games worth watching, let alone interesting for betting. La Liga is the league I follow the least and every time I place bet on its games I end up losing.
I might bet blind on these few games and see if I'm lucky: after all, it is all about luck, isn't it? 
Only game I feel confident about is, again, Eibar Atlético Madrid where I see the colchoneros winning away.

Hey, I am a Spanish league supporter and you can not miss any Villarreal match! They have the best Spanish Forward so far (Gerad Moreno) so it is really amazing watch them. I am not a gamblig expert but just remember that. For this match, Villarreal - Granada, I can predict a very nice score in favor to Villarreal, that's my opinion. By the other hand, we have 30 minutes before another good match between Betis - Celta de Vigo (21:00p, spanish time), but in this case, Celta hasn't available their best player, Iago Aspas, so it could be a boring match.

I watched Villarreal - Granada's highlights and I can say you were right about it being a very enjoyable game: I am sorry you were wrong on your prediction as Villareal suffered Granada quite a bit. As I said, if I have to choose which game to watch I would always prefer those in the leagues I know the most. But that game was a nice one.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Barcelona are going to play an away game against Elche this weekend. Barcelona are the 3rd with 34 points and Elche are the 18th with 17 points. Elche are one of the worst teams on home games (1W in 9 games) and Barcelona are the opposite on away games (5W 1D 3L). Barcelona won all of their last 4 away games. I think they won't make a mistake here and get an easy win.

[Karartma1]

Barcelona 'are angry with PSG over their public pursuit of Lionel Messi' after Mauricio Pochettino and sporting director Leonardo admitted their interest in bringing the superstar to Paris on a free transfer this summer

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9172303/Barcelona-angry-PSG-public-pursuit-Lionel-Messi.html
How I would love to see that come true? Releasing Messi from his Spanish inferno would be great. Barcelona is not going to play fair in this whole story as it would mean they will lose a lot from the deal; we shall see.

[slaman29]

Another early exit for Real Madrid, so once more Barca fans like me will be happy to progress and know we won't meet them. Not like it's really going to change things. Probably even worse to reach the final and lose again at the end;)

But anyway, good news our rivals are all also falling about.

[Iranus]

Barcelona are going to play an away game against Elche this weekend. Barcelona are the 3rd with 34 points and Elche are the 18th with 17 points. Elche are one of the worst teams on home games (1W in 9 games) and Barcelona are the opposite on away games (5W 1D 3L). Barcelona won all of their last 4 away games. I think they won't make a mistake here and get an easy win.

Barcelona needs to win. They started the season in a very bad way. At the moment Barcelona is in a fairly stable position. Now losing a match means going a few steps back from the title fight. Because Atletico Madrid is already far ahead of them. Every match against Barcelona now has to be played very carefully, and their only goal must be to win

[Harkorede]

Barcelona are going to play an away game against Elche this weekend. Barcelona are the 3rd with 34 points and Elche are the 18th with 17 points. Elche are one of the worst teams on home games (1W in 9 games) and Barcelona are the opposite on away games (5W 1D 3L). Barcelona won all of their last 4 away games. I think they won't make a mistake here and get an easy win.

Barcelona needs to win. They started the season in a very bad way. At the moment Barcelona is in a fairly stable position. Now losing a match means going a few steps back from the title fight. Because Atletico Madrid is already far ahead of them. Every match against Barcelona now has to be played very carefully, and their only goal must be to win

It's going to be a tough game, Barcelona are most certainly going to be without Messi as he's been handed two game suspension, the club said there are going to appeal that decision but I doubt that the suspension will overturned, or at least not before the game. A win for Atletico tonight will make it further impossible to catch up with them.


Osasuna just took the lead against home playing Valencia as their horrendous performance this season continues

[fullhdpixel]

Another early exit for Real Madrid, so once more Barca fans like me will be happy to progress and know we won't meet them. Not like it's really going to change things. Probably even worse to reach the final and lose again at the end;)

But anyway, good news our rivals are all also falling about.

Honestly it is really a weird feeling to have Real Madrid get out this early once again, they are such a big and great club, why not care about the cup at all?

I mean they didn't play with full youth squad or anything but they did played with few players resting that is for sure, I get that you are playing against a much much lower opponent so that is why you think having few starter caliber players are enough, but as we can see from this example it is never enough, you have always have a fire underneath you so that you could beat people, it doesn't matter if it is starters or bench or anything, if you do not play with a decent hype or motivation you are going to end up losing to anyone.

In any case I think it is obvious that Barcelona will have a huge advantage this year, if Real lost that means Barça can lose too so they need to be careful, but their biggest rival is out so they have a good shot at it.

[nelson4lov]

Atlético's game with Eibar is about to start. Suarez and Correa would lead the attack with Felix available to be deployed from the bench. Atlético Madrid currently seats 4 point clear on top of the table with 2 games still to be played. I know Simone has said that creating a better team is more important to him than contesting for the La liga title but I know he still fancies winning it this season. That said, I'm tipping Madrid to win today against Eibar.

The game starts in about 30 minutes. Looking forward to another solid performance today.

[ingiltere]

Valencia saved 1 point but I thought they could get the win at home. They are showing a very bad performance this season so far.
I guess finishing the league in 8-15th spot is OK for them.

Now we'll see the leaders game, they should win this one as well. Eibar is not a competitive team. 3 more points for Atletico makes them 7 point ahead of 2nd spot Real Madrid and secure the top spot.

[Spack17]

Valencia saved 1 point but I thought they could get the win at home. They are showing a very bad performance this season so far.
I guess finishing the league in 8-15th spot is OK for them.

Now we'll see the leaders game, they should win this one as well. Eibar is not a competitive team. 3 more points for Atletico makes them 7 point ahead of 2nd spot Real Madrid and secure the top spot.

I was expecting Valencia to win this game too. They are having a bad season but they are a more qualified team than Osasuna. But Osasuna scored the first goal and Valencia barely managed to save the one point.

[Slow death]

Eibar - Atlético Madrid

I'm hoping the Atlético Madrid lose this game although it is very difficult

Edit: I watched that game and it was a great game, I changed my mind and bet on the Atlético after 10 minutes, then to my surprise the Atlético suffers a goal after 12 minutes and I thinking: why the hell didn't wait 15 minutes to bet on the Atlético? because for me it was already certain that the Atlético would win.

[Renampun]

Eibar - Atlético Madrid

I'm hoping the Atlético Madrid lose this game although it is very difficult

lol, I was wondering if you made a bet for Eibar...
So far, luck has been with Eibar, the game has been running for 70 minutes, and the ball position been in control of Atletico 70%. *it looks like the results will end in a draw

[LTU_btc]

Barcelona performance in today Copa del Rey game was just awful. Fact that game with 3rd division went to extra time say a lot about us. Zero motivation from players, 2 missed penalties, you must be kidding...
Cornella goalkeeper was doing miracles today. I guess that his secret is that Petr Czech helmet .
But now, when Atletico and Real is eliminated already, we have not bad chances to take this trophy. Though, I wouldn't bet on it.

Eibar - Atlético Madrid

I'm hoping the Atlético Madrid lose this game although it is very difficult

Difficult game for Atletico, but again they managed to win it. Just 7 goals conceded in half of season is something amazing.
And not every day you can see goalkeeper scoring penalty. But today Eibar goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic did it, nice:
https://youtu.be/_x0Fc6dhxEM
Barcelona players today have to learn from him how to score it

[kawetsriyanto]

it looks like the results will end in a draw

Unfortunately, your prediction is wrong. Atletico Madrid won the match, 1 penalty made them to secure 3 points today. I think Eibar has played quite well but they are not lucky, so they didn't get a single point in this match. We cannot deny the fact that Atletico Madrid is leading with bigger gaps from Real Madrid now. Also, they still have 1 unplayed match.

[snipie]

Eibar - Atlético Madrid

I'm hoping the Atlético Madrid lose this game although it is very difficult

Hope ATM can keep its positive results until the end of the season since the other teams are a bunch of losers who couldn't grab golden opportunities. Now Real Madrid is thinking about kicking Zidane after the humiliating defeat in Copa del Rey. Villareal and Sevilla aren't that consistent. Barcelona is the biggest threat to ATM, we will see what they can do without Messi in the next two games including 1 game in La Liga.

[AndySt]

it looks like the results will end in a draw

Unfortunately, your prediction is wrong. Atletico Madrid won the match, 1 penalty made them to secure 3 points today. I think Eibar has played quite well but they are not lucky, so they didn't get a single point in this match. We cannot deny the fact that Atletico Madrid is leading with bigger gaps from Real Madrid now. Also, they still have 1 unplayed match.

With Real Madrid, strange things have been happening lately, starting with a loss in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup and ending with a defeat by a team from the third division of the league. Zidane is said to be losing personal contact with the players, not speaking to some of them for weeks or even months. The management is not rushing to conclusions yet, but if this series continues, I'm afraid they will have to part with each other before the end of the season.

[MCobian]

Eibar - Atlético Madrid

I'm hoping the Atlético Madrid lose this game although it is very difficult

Hope ATM can keep its positive results until the end of the season since the other teams are a bunch of losers who couldn't grab golden opportunities. Now Real Madrid is thinking about kicking Zidane after the humiliating defeat in Copa del Rey. Villareal and Sevilla aren't that consistent. Barcelona is the biggest threat to ATM, we will see what they can do without Messi in the next two games including 1 game in La Liga.

It looks like your wish has been fulfilled, you want Atletico Madrid to succeed in getting a positive result. Proven to have won against Eibar, although
they was left behind first. But with hard work, the Atletico players managed to win the match with a score of 1-2, especially Luis Suarez who became
the man of the math match. It looks like Barcelona regret releasing Suarez to Atletico Madrid, Atletico Madrid's toughest rivals to win La Liga this
season are indeed Barcelona and Real Madrid. Even though the two big teams played inconsistently, but at least Barcelona and Real Madrid have
a winning mentality and there is a possibility of becoming champions. Therefore it is very important for Atletico not to drop points in every match.

[Harkorede]

Eibar - Atlético Madrid

I'm hoping the Atlético Madrid lose this game although it is very difficult

Hope ATM can keep its positive results until the end of the season since the other teams are a bunch of losers who couldn't grab golden opportunities. Now Real Madrid is thinking about kicking Zidane after the humiliating defeat in Copa del Rey. Villareal and Sevilla aren't that consistent. Barcelona is the biggest threat to ATM, we will see what they can do without Messi in the next two games including 1 game in La Liga.

I will probably count Barcelona out to be honest, despite the possibility. It's just easier said than done, Atletico Madrid now hold a 10 point lead over Barcelona having played one game less. It might have been easy if either Barcelona or Real Madrid are also getting consistent result.