La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Litzki1990]

Kylian Mbappe was very close to joining Real Madrid even in the past, in fact, the whole problem with Kylian Mbappe joining Real Madrid is because of his contract with PSG and sometimes more money and power they have in PSG to make this player stay, otherwise, he could join Real Madrid years ago.
However, in my own theory, I think if Mbappe really wanted to play for Real Madrid he could have played for his team even years ago.

Compared to other players, Mbappe has a lot of greed for money, because of this greed, he can't always make the right decisions. In the previous few seasons we have seen Mbappe come very close to a deal and not complete a deal with Real Madrid. As much as the club has moved forward to get him, Mbappe has gone back, which is why Mbappe's contract with Real Madrid has not been completed yet, but Real Madrid is waiting for Mbappe because Real Madrid has always wanted Mbappe.  

At the start of the transfer market, Mbappe made it clear that he would not extend his contract with PSG, but he later extended his contract with PSG again until 2025.  
Maybe Real Madrid will wait for him until next season, if he doesn't give a positive response next season, maybe Real Madrid's contract with Mbappe will never be completed.

[Republikcoin.com]

It is definitely going to be interesting to see if Real Madrid can actually win the La Liga title and dethrone Barcelona without even a good striker.  You know Real Madrid is already scoring enough goals without having a high profile striker. Imagine what they will be able to do if they have a good striker. However I don’t think they will bring in any new players in this season, this season they are going to play with what players they have already. That might give them enough power for La Liga, but I don’t think that is going to be enough to win the Champions League though.

I really agree. The current depth of Real Madrid's squad is not like Real Madrid's several seasons ago. The absence of a capable striker also makes it very difficult for them to appear competitive in the Champions League. I still believe Real Madrid will win the title, or at least become a title contender. But in the Champions League I think the quarter-finals is a possible position they can get to at the moment.

Currently Real Madrid has Vinicius on the front line even though he is currently injured, but it won't be long and he will most likely be back with the team in the next few weeks.
Indeed, since Benzema left Real Madrid's front line, many people have doubts because the team has not brought in a front player who has the same qualities for the position Benzema left, but coach Carlo Ancelotti has firmly said that their front line is now fine. and he is quite comfortable with the existing squad, so I think there is no doubt about the team and so far Real Madrid's performance has been good.

[Sebas.tian]

Barcelona vs Real Betis match, it will not go to be a tough match because Barcelona will like to use home advantage to play Real Betis to ensure they score 3 goals that will make them to stand as a winner at the end of the match. I know, there is no way Barcelona defenders will make their defense Strong for Real Betis players they will not struggle their way out to score a goal, because they have a good strikers who know how to create opportunity to have access to their opponent goalpost. Barcelona will defeat Real Betis 3-1 to achieve victory from the match, that is my prediction for this match.

[Strongkored]

João Félix is a player who had many problems in Atletico Madrid and he wanted to leave that team because he said he wanted to join Barcelona this made the Atletico Madrid fans unhappy.
Finally, Barcelona sent him an official offer and he joined the team to play for Xavi but they announced his salary in Barcelona is very low and he will get only 400,000 Euros which really weird.
Javier Tebas the president of La Liga said he thinks this play takes more money than this.


 
https://www.football-espana.net/2023/09/14/javier-tebas-confirms-la-liga-have-counted-joao-felixs-barcelona-contract-at-much-higher-price-for-salary-limit

Actually, Barcelona doesn't really need this player, I don't want to say that he won't make a good contribution to Barca, but Xavi Hernandez has other plans for his team and because getting Joao Felix doesn't require spending anything other than salary, why not just accept the player's wishes, and actually Joao Felix is grateful that Barcelona offered him a contract because if Barcelona didn't accept it, he probably wouldn't play because his old club wouldn't include him in the squad list for any tournament. The small salary that Joao Felix receives is a lesson for him to improve his skills so that he will be valued more highly.

Barcelona will face a fairly tight match today. Against Betis is certainly not an easy job for Barcelona, even though they will be the home team and the bookies predict they will be the winning team but seeing their performance which is not yet convincing then a surprising result might happen even though it is not a loss but a draw is quite detrimental for Barcelona.
Will Joao Felix be in the starting XI? it looks like he will remain as a reserve and be used when Hernandez feels the need to rotate players, because in the middle of the week there will be a match in the Champions League.

[borovichok]

Barcelona vs Real Betis match, it will not go to be a tough match because Barcelona will like to use home advantage to play Real Betis to ensure they score 3 goals that will make them to stand as a winner at the end of the match. I know, there is no way Barcelona defenders will make their defense Strong for Real Betis players they will not struggle their way out to score a goal, because they have a good strikers who know how to create opportunity to have access to their opponent goalpost. Barcelona will defeat Real Betis 3-1 to achieve victory from the match, that is my prediction for this match.

My prediction is unlikely to be accurate, but I am inclined to believe that Barcelona will win an awesome match against the visitors, because that is a home sure odd to play. Barcelona is competing for the league title and is poised to draw level with Real Madrid on the La Liga table. Real Betis' head coach, Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti, and his team would go to Camp Nou to face the Blaugrana. The guests would employ a defensive tactic against the hosts, considering that is the only way they could keep Xavi Hernandez's men at range.

[rendravolt]

It seemed that Vallecano was still too strong for Alaves and the hosts managed to win the match with a score of 2-0. In fact, I thought that Alaves would put up quite a fierce resistance, but just looking at the number of shots on target, Alaves was already badly defeated. Vallecano recorded 11 shots on target and Alaves only 1, the difference is very striking even though ball possession is not much different. This result makes Vallecano move up to 4th position temporarily with 9 points and Alaves has to stay in 12th position. At least now Francisco Rodriguez's squad has good enough capital to be able to maintain its position until next week.

[Spack17]

Barcelona vs Real Betis match, it will not go to be a tough match because Barcelona will like to use home advantage to play Real Betis to ensure they score 3 goals that will make them to stand as a winner at the end of the match. I know, there is no way Barcelona defenders will make their defense Strong for Real Betis players they will not struggle their way out to score a goal, because they have a good strikers who know how to create opportunity to have access to their opponent goalpost. Barcelona will defeat Real Betis 3-1 to achieve victory from the match, that is my prediction for this match.

Betis are normally one of the tough teams to beat in the La Liga. They made serious difficulties for Atletico Madrid in the match they played a month ago. However there is a fact on one hand that Barcelona have been really dominant against Betis in head-to-head matches in the recent times.

I think there is no way Barcelona are losing points in Camp Nou. I will be waiting for a comfortable win as well just as they did last season. I think we will watch at least 3 goals in this match so it might be a nice betting choice @1.56.

[swogerino]

It seemed that Vallecano was still too strong for Alaves and the hosts managed to win the match with a score of 2-0. In fact, I thought that Alaves would put up quite a fierce resistance, but just looking at the number of shots on target, Alaves was already badly defeated. Vallecano recorded 11 shots on target and Alaves only 1, the difference is very striking even though ball possession is not much different. This result makes Vallecano move up to 4th position temporarily with 9 points and Alaves has to stay in 12th position. At least now Francisco Rodriguez's squad has good enough capital to be able to maintain its position until next week.

Vallecano played better yesterday night and their odd of 2 was a great one for this game.I completely forgot about this game as there were big names in other leagues playing yesterday and I choose them which was a fatal error as I would have won my bet if I choose this team instead of them.

Vallecano is of course a home team as bettors call them because they do perform really well in most of their home games and rarely they do the same when playing away from their stadium.So far it is early to say but things are looking good and a Champions League spot can be maybe achievable if they continue like this.

[marcous]

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Actually, Barcelona doesn't really need this player, I don't want to say that he won't make a good contribution to Barca, but Xavi Hernandez has other plans for his team and because getting Joao Felix doesn't require spending anything other than salary, why not just accept the player's wishes, and actually Joao Felix is grateful that Barcelona offered him a contract because if Barcelona didn't accept it, he probably wouldn't play because his old club wouldn't include him in the squad list for any tournament. The small salary that Joao Felix receives is a lesson for him to improve his skills so that he will be valued more highly.

Barcelona will face a fairly tight match today. Against Betis is certainly not an easy job for Barcelona, even though they will be the home team and the bookies predict they will be the winning team but seeing their performance which is not yet convincing then a surprising result might happen even though it is not a loss but a draw is quite detrimental for Barcelona.
Will Joao Felix be in the starting XI? it looks like he will remain as a reserve and be used when Hernandez feels the need to rotate players, because in the middle of the week there will be a match in the Champions League.

Joao Felix is part of Xavi efforts to add depth to the squad in the attacking sector, which is natural considering the tight competition schedule that Barcelona is participating in. Felix was recruited on a short-term basis by Barca, and it seems there is no permanent purchase option at the end of the season. So far Felix has only played briefly, it is recorded that he only played ten minutes against Osasuna. You are right about Felix at ATM, if Xavi hadn't recruited Felix, Diego Simeone probably wouldn't have played this season.

I think Barcelona will win the match against Real Betis easily, their winning percentage is quite large. Even a draw seems impossible, because this match will be the capital to play in the UCL in the group stage. Regarding Felix, it seems that he will be a staeter in the match against Betis, Xavi will save Gundogan for the UCL match.

[rahmad2nd]

It is definitely going to be interesting to see if Real Madrid can actually win the La Liga title and dethrone Barcelona without even a good striker.  You know Real Madrid is already scoring enough goals without having a high profile striker. Imagine what they will be able to do if they have a good striker. However I don’t think they will bring in any new players in this season, this season they are going to play with what players they have already. That might give them enough power for La Liga, but I don’t think that is going to be enough to win the Champions League though.

I really agree. The current depth of Real Madrid's squad is not like Real Madrid's several seasons ago. The absence of a capable striker also makes it very difficult for them to appear competitive in the Champions League. I still believe Real Madrid will win the title, or at least become a title contender. But in the Champions League I think the quarter-finals is a possible position they can get to at the moment.

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season. As for Joselu, so far he has often been played more as a second tier player. Even Ancelotti didn't use the usual 4-4-3 pattern, even though they had Joselu. although there will be times, Ancelotti will occasionally change his system depending on the team's needs and play Joselu as the sole striker on the front line. Or, the worse possibility is when Madrid is hit by an injury.

IMO, Madrid's need for a pure striker is the key for them in winning trophies in various competitions this season. Once again I say, Joselu is a center forward, but Ancelotti prefers to use his new system. I think he adapts to the players available, or he tries to exploit the potential talent of their young players. and so far, in four matches Madrid has done very well.
Referring to what you said, I think it would be very interesting if Ancelotti was able to bring his team to win the La Liga trophy this season without a pure striker. in fact, it is not impossible that it can be realized. However, it is not an easy matter for Madrid to remain consistent and rely solely on their young players. Well, to find out more. There is nothing else, apart from us just following every development and how far Ancelotti will take his squad in various competitions.

[UchihaSarada]

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season.

Benzema is one of best strikers in Real Madrid history and after Cristiano Ronaldo leaving, he took over the striker position, scored more goals for them in past three seasons before leaving to Al Ittihad. It's difficult for Real Madrid and any striker was bought by Real Madrid to replace Karim Benzema but with time, they will succeed.

As for Joselu, so far he has often been played more as a second tier player. Even Ancelotti didn't use the usual 4-4-3 pattern, even though they had Joselu. although there will be times, Ancelotti will occasionally change his system depending on the team's needs and play Joselu as the sole striker on the front line. Or, the worse possibility is when Madrid is hit by an injury.

Joselu is a second tier player and he is not a main striker in Spain so it's right to assume he is more familiar to play as a substitution. It will change pressure on Joselu if Real Madrid use him as a main striker and debut in all matches.

IMO, Madrid's need for a pure striker is the key for them in winning trophies in various competitions this season. Once again I say, Joselu is a center forward, but Ancelotti prefers to use his new system. I think he adapts to the players available, or he tries to exploit the potential talent of their young players. and so far, in four matches Madrid has done very well.

They play in many competitions from La Liga, Champions League to a smaller one like Coppa del Rey and their favorite tactic is not tiki taka like Barcelona. They do need a good striker and even Barcelona had to buy Lewandowski, one of best strikers last 20 years.

[borovichok]

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season.

Real Madrid made wrong moves for not signing a significant position striker this summer, however they did settle for a crucial midfielder, Jude Bellingham who's keen on saving them in all these previous games, with his late goals stunner, he has a way to make things easy and giving hope for his new club. Karim Benzema absence in Carlo Ancelotti squad this season will definitely affect their performance interms of goal scoring. There's more missing out on Los Blancos this season, they keep struggling because their primary frontline, Vinicius Júnior is injured, others will find it difficult to play without the skillful Brazilian international who always figures out how to handle his opponents.

[slapper]

Real Madrid are currently the only team without point losses so far. Their next match is against Real Sociedad. As the match is in Santiago Bernabeu I believe in Real Madrid to maintain this winning streak even more. Currently they are dealing with some important injuries like Courtois, Militao and Vinicius Junior. But for now they are doing pretty well anyway. But there is a fact at this point as well.

Bellingham has an enormous role in this winning streak to continue. Because he is playing really extra right now. I don't remember him getting this much forward at Dortmund. Of course he was playing impressively there but I believe he is even better now. He saved Real Madrid from losing points a couple of times already. Hence I think we can see his impact on this match as well and Real Madrid should be winning this.

I think Real Madrid's La Liga victory when they were the only club without a loss for four games, shows how good they are. Even with injuries, Real Madrid has remained constant while Barcelona has fallen. Bellingham is in charge now that I've noticed, especially after Vinicius Jr. went hurt. He was great in Dortmund but more influential in Madrid. He's hardly a striker, but getting five goals in four games to replace Benzema is no easy feat. The Santiago Bernabeu game? Real Madrid is performing well and Bellingham is doing well, so I would bet on them. But relying on one player is risky

[topbitcoin]

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season.

Real Madrid made wrong moves for not signing a significant position striker this summer, however they did settle for a crucial midfielder, Jude Bellingham who's keen on saving them in all these previous games, with his late goals stunner, he has a way to make things easy and giving hope for his new club. Karim Benzema absence in Carlo Ancelotti squad this season will definitely affect their performance interms of goal scoring. There's more missing out on Los Blancos this season, they keep struggling because their primary frontline, Vinicius Júnior is injured, others will find it difficult to play without the skillful Brazilian international who always figures out how to handle his opponents.

They're confident in what they're doing and deciding and given the transfers of Joselu, Jude and Brahim before that Madrid already feel they've got enough on their plate so it's not a mistake in my opinion.
They are confident with their squad even though there are still many skeptics because they only brought Joselu as their pure striker in this summer transfer but Ancelotti certainly knows what he will do now so I would not consider it a mistake especially with his performance so far still tends to be good for Madrid at the beginning of this season.

It is possible that with the current conditions it will have a slight impact because they cannot only rely on Jude but as long as they can maintain consistency then I think it is not a problem as long as they play well it does not matter whether they bring a pure striker or not in the transfer of players.

[QueenVera]

They're confident in what they're doing and deciding and given the transfers of Joselu, Jude and Brahim before that Madrid already feel they've got enough on their plate so it's not a mistake in my opinion.
They are confident with their squad even though there are still many skeptics because they only brought Joselu as their pure striker in this summer transfer but Ancelotti certainly knows what he will do now so I would not consider it a mistake especially with his performance so far still tends to be good for Madrid at the beginning of this season.

It is possible that with the current conditions it will have a slight impact because they cannot only rely on Jude but as long as they can maintain consistency then I think it is not a problem as long as they play well it does not matter whether they bring a pure striker or not in the transfer of players.

In my opinion I think Realmadrid where very successful in the transfer window this season given that the players they got are all performaning well and it's improved their performance this season, and even though Joselu is not the quality striker fans expected them to sign this summer to replace Benzema, he's not bad anyways and has adapt fast to the teams style of play I believe the general teams performance has affected him positively and if he remain in good form Ancelotti might end up bringing him permanently as a supporting striker to a better Benzema alternative they'll get next summer.
 
 Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo have made Ancelotti to understand that it's possible for his team to perform well without the support of a top striker, those two are the most outstanding players in the club currently and Ancelotti hoping they maintain their current form and not sustain any injury cause it would really affect the club's performance.

[GbitG]

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season.

Real Madrid are those clubs whose game tactics are full-point to the main striker. If we look at the previous striker positions of Real Madrid, whether Kareem Banzema or Cristiano Ronaldo played, both played in a get in behind role in the striking position and delivered goals for Real Madrid, but unfortunately, first Ronaldo moved from the club and now Kareem Banzema left the club. In my opinion, this turning point shows that there is a lot lacking in Real Madrid's attack because they lost a solid striker. This is the reason that Real Madrid's attacks have not been competent like in the past. Besides that, Real Madrid has also lost Vinices Junior due to injury. This is what I mean when I say that Real Madrid did need to emphasize bringing a strong striker who could make up for the lack of attacking essentials for a big club.

[Asiska02]

Real Madrid are currently the only team without point losses so far. Their next match is against Real Sociedad. As the match is in Santiago Bernabeu I believe in Real Madrid to maintain this winning streak even more. Currently they are dealing with some important injuries like Courtois, Militao and Vinicius Junior. But for now they are doing pretty well anyway. But there is a fact at this point as well.

Bellingham has an enormous role in this winning streak to continue. Because he is playing really extra right now. I don't remember him getting this much forward at Dortmund. Of course he was playing impressively there but I believe he is even better now. He saved Real Madrid from losing points a couple of times already. Hence I think we can see his impact on this match as well and Real Madrid should be winning this.

Real Madrid are still full of hopes of winning more matches despite the injury crises they are facing now. I hope Militao and Vinicius Junior will be back soon. As for Courtois, I have already ruled him out of this season because of his expected time of fully recovering that was why a replacement was found for him immediately.

Bellingham has really impressed a lot of people with his style of play. He has scored in every match for Real Madrid since he joined the team. I don’t remember any midfielder contributing so much in the attacking role and helping the team with winning goals at final minutes. There match with Real Soceidad will still be a triumph for them.

[rendravolt]

Soon there will be a match that can determine their next position in the standings for the better, namely Bilbao against Cadiz. As we know, both teams currently have the same points and this will be an opportunity for each team to secure full points this week. However, as hosts, it seems that Bilbao cannot be taken lightly because they are very favored to win and Cadiz, although a weak team, has more confidence because they managed to beat Villarreal in the previous match. I think it will be an easy win for Bilbao and if Cadiz can hold on to the draw that's a pretty good result for them.

[Rengga Jati]

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season. As for Joselu, so far he has often been played more as a second tier player. Even Ancelotti didn't use the usual 4-4-3 pattern, even though they had Joselu.

If the city talks about Real Madrid's ideals, indeed, ideally, they need a truly tough striker in Benzema's position. Even at the moment, Bellingham, who incidentally always contributes goals, is not in that position. And, Mbappe is indeed the most appropriate and ideal choice. However, we know what his current status is, he is still staying at PSG until his contract ends, and there is still no guarantee that he will actually go to Real Madrid even though rumors are always spreading... So it could be said that RM's position is quite risky if there are players If another person suddenly gets injured, of course it will have quite an impact on them...

[Hirose UK]

Soon there will be a match that can determine their next position in the standings for the better, namely Bilbao against Cadiz. As we know, both teams currently have the same points and this will be an opportunity for each team to secure full points this week. However, as hosts, it seems that Bilbao cannot be taken lightly because they are very favored to win and Cadiz, although a weak team, has more confidence because they managed to beat Villarreal in the previous match. I think it will be an easy win for Bilbao and if Cadiz can hold on to the draw that's a pretty good result for them.

There are 4 teams with the same points, namely Atletico Madrid, Bilbao, Cadiz and Betis, so the competition to get points and improve rankings will definitely be very tight rather the competition can be very dominant up and down until the middle of the season.
Today there are two quite important matches between Bilbao vs Cadiz and Valencia vs Atletico Madrid while for Bilbao and Cadiz or Atletico being able to win today's match is an important thing for the three of them to be able to secure full points and move up the rankings following the team with the highest score most points.
Bilbao vs Cadiz is a little difficult to determine who will be the favorite and win the match but for Atletico Madrid they have a big chance of winning and can immediately enter 4th place shifting Rayo.

Unfortunately, it is not easy at all for Real Madrid without a pure striker like Karim Benzema in the fight for the La Liga trophy this season. As for Joselu, so far he has often been played more as a second tier player. Even Ancelotti didn't use the usual 4-4-3 pattern, even though they had Joselu.

If the city talks about Real Madrid's ideals, indeed, ideally, they need a truly tough striker in Benzema's position. Even at the moment, Bellingham, who incidentally always contributes goals, is not in that position. And, Mbappe is indeed the most appropriate and ideal choice. However, we know what his current status is, he is still staying at PSG until his contract ends, and there is still no guarantee that he will actually go to Real Madrid even though rumors are always spreading... So it could be said that RM's position is quite risky if there are players If another person suddenly gets injured, of course it will have quite an impact on them...

At the moment Real Madrid can't really have a player to replace the position left by Benzema but at least for the start of this season Real Madrid has Bellingham who can be used as a goal machine and at least help cover the void on the front due to Benzema departure.
Regarding Mbappe there is no real certainty about what he will be like in the future but if Real Madrid can bring him into the squad there is a big possibility that Mbappe can become a replacement figure for Benzema and could even be even better.