La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Spaceman1000$]

Real Madrid is playing like a shitty team from Secunda Liga and they are 0-1 so far only because of their goalkeeper otherwise they would have been down 0-3.If they don't change anything in the second half this game will end in a lost one for Real Madrid,their coach Ancelotti is changing a lot of things by making Rodrigo their main attacker play one time from the left,one time in the center and one time in the right yet without yielding any result so far.Most probably Ancelotti should be greatly regretting those words about Mbappe that Real Madrid does not need another attacker,things are looking completely different now,they need one like Mbappe as soon as possible.

It seems to me that you are exaggerating, Real Madrid also had dangerous moments and if Rodrigo had fallen in the penalty area in a less dramatic manner, perhaps a penalty would have been awarded. In any case, Real scores a goal already in the first minute of the second half and I think 45 minutes will be enough for them to resolve the issue in their favor. You have to get used to the fact that they don’t always play at 100% and if things go badly they can speed up.

Looking this game this second half, I see it that it will end 2-1 in favour of Madrid.
Because after this their second goal, they've tightened their midfield and defence bringing in Modric and camavinga to help in fulfilling that.
The midfield dominance by Madrid has greatly improved this second half.

[Ryu_Ar1]

In the end we see how players who were not really needed at the previous club can turn out to be very useful because indeed with Cancelo and Felix at Barcelona Xavi has several schemes that can be maximised well because there are several formation patterns that Xavi can try with these two players in the end.
On the other hand, with Felix in attack, they can also easily reorganise the midfield where Gavi and De Jong are again a good duo in midfield.

I think this season will again be interesting to see how Barcelona perform because surely they will maximise their players well now not only for La Liga but for the Champions League.

Felix is ​​a talented player, it's just that he was rumored to have differences with Diego Simeone when he was at Atletico Madrid. Likewise with Cancelo, this defender is one of the best. Unfortunately, Pep Guardiola doesn't really like his attitude. especially, when Pep Guaridola uses the option of three defenders. In the end, these two players from Portugal played for Barcelona even as loan players.
but in last night's match both of them proved their quality, especially Joao Felix. Barcelona's second goal scored by Lewandowski was Felix's cleverness in letting Chistensen's assist through. then, Lewandowski ran to greet him. with what they showed in last night's match, it seems that even though there is not yet a strong bond, the two players from Portugal are able to adapt very well.

IMO, Barcelona can be even better than the match against Real Betis. Gradually, Barcelona will play very solidly. Moreover, if Gundohan is able to perform with his best performance. I am quite sure, Barcelona has a great chance of retaining their title in La Liga. Now, Xavi's job is only to ensure that his team achieves a strong bond. plus, prepare an ideal strategy for the squad with competitive players. As a Barca supporter, I was a little happy to see what they showed.

The Felix and Simeone debate began when Felix was not too satisfied with Simeone's performance and way of training which seemed monotonous which actually made their relationship stretched and Joao Felix experienced several problems where he seemed not to be needed at Atletico.
Seeing several players who expect Joao to return to Atletico after previously being at Chelsea proves that the players at Atletico do not have any problems with Joao but it's just that the estrangement with Simeone that occurs makes him inevitably have to be willing not to get his position especially there are already several new players such as Griezmaan who returned and Depay who immediately clung to Atletico making his position even more lost.
Now, Barcelona is a new start for Joao and I'm pretty sure if Xavi can maximise Joao's abilities then it won't be difficult for Joao to regain his form.

Against Real Betis could be the start for them and Xavi can still set the tone for a better performance than this but the worst can still happen and the current hype for Barcelona can't be used as a benchmark because it's only 1 game so they don't need to be complacent with this.

[skarais]

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Am sure Ancelotti is biting his fingers on the ignored deal for Mbappe. The match between Madrid and Sociadad was quite boring in first half, am hoping second half would be more entertaining rather than the way it seemed like Madrid were struggling to live up to their former glory.
One thing about every new season is how every team starts the struggle from match 1 till end. Season in, season out.
This match is sure going to put enough pressure on Ancelotti to come up with a better goal striker option along with Bellingham.

Ancelotti can't expect much this season, especially regarding which players he really wants to bring in. His contract is due to expire at the end of the season and he is unlikely to extend his contract for another job. Of course, Ancelotti only relied on the good performance of his midfielders including Bellingham and several others, while Rodrygo and Joselu weren't really able to take on much responsibility when Madrid lacked strikers.

Rodrygo and Joselu can score goals, but Real Madrid should be aware that neither of them can always perform well. Madrid needs a center forward instead of constantly relying on Joselu, but Real Madrid's confidence is still fine as long as they can achieve positive results in every match even without a good center forward.

[Lida93]

Bellingham is the man to look out for in Madrid squad because he has been a potential star man in the shoes Benzema left empty to fill. The Madrid squad should not bother about losing, but a win with slight goal margin possibly of above 1.5, and perhaps a draw is expected, I must say it will be highly unlikely too.
A slip in today's game on the part of Madrid might see Barca come close to taking the lead in subsequent matches and it is clear how difficult Xavi would make it be for Ancelotti to try to recover the top spot once lost.

I was monitoring this match because Madrid conceded first I'm sure Madrid will equalize the score, it's just not certain whether in the first half or in the second half
But I hope there are no more goals in the first half so that the odds will increase in the second half if we place a bet now the odds are 1.55 not interesting enough
One more interesting thing is if Madrid concedes first then there will usually be a lot of corner kicks especially if playing at home 7-8 is usually easy.

Real Madrid wouldn't give up on Real Sciedad as they are trying their best to equalise the goal but it hasn't been easy for them, because Real Sociedad don't want to give them that chance. The game is still open and I believe that Real Madrid will play better in the second half, as Bellingham will always save the day as usual. I want to see the changes that Ancelotti will make in the second  half, as it might bring a turn around for them. It is an interesting match and isn't an easy one for Real Madrid.

The first half of the game was a cracker for real Madrid being dismantled with lots of pressure from real sociedad . The goal by Barrenetxea put RSD on the lead in the first half despite Kepa's saving but the rebound went straight to the net. Ancelloti has always taken advantage of the second half of his games, and it's all evidence in the reawakening of real Madrid  with an early second half goal from valverde and a second goal from joselu  putting the game in favour of Madrid.

[Lorokan]

Real Madrid is playing like a shitty team from Secunda Liga and they are 0-1 so far only because of their goalkeeper otherwise they would have been down 0-3.

haha; its easier to blame real madrid! The truth is that Ancelotti is doing an incredible result, grinding out results every Matchday with injuries to their most important goal scorers; the most important thing in football is to score goals; with Benzema off to Saudi Arabia; other real Madrid goalscorers have been out injured; battling to win games in such circumstances is a massive plus for the side and i believe the fans should appreciate the doggedness of the footballers

Hardfought 2-1 victory; consecutive victory in the league and maximum points; i think Real Madrid are doing just okay.

[Docnaster]

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Am sure Ancelotti is biting his fingers on the ignored deal for Mbappe. The match between Madrid and Sociadad was quite boring in first half, am hoping second half would be more entertaining rather than the way it seemed like Madrid were struggling to live up to their former glory.
One thing about every new season is how every team starts the struggle from match 1 till end. Season in, season out.
This match is sure going to put enough pressure on Ancelotti to come up with a better goal striker option along with Bellingham.

Ancelotti can't expect much this season, especially regarding which players he really wants to bring in. His contract is due to expire at the end of the season and he is unlikely to extend his contract for another job. Of course, Ancelotti only relied on the good performance of his midfielders including Bellingham and several others, while Rodrygo and Joselu weren't really able to take on much responsibility when Madrid lacked strikers.

Rodrygo and Joselu can score goals, but Real Madrid should be aware that neither of them can always perform well. Madrid needs a center forward instead of constantly relying on Joselu, but Real Madrid's confidence is still fine as long as they can achieve positive results in every match even without a good center forward.

The Spanish La Liga game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad is almost over and Real Madrid are likely to win the match. It was Joselu's header in the 61st minute of the game that have Real Madrid the lead after Federico Valverde strike cancelled Ander Barrenetxea's early goal.
I wasn't expecting Real Madrid to struggle to win the game but Real Sociedad has given them a torrid night at he Santiago Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti's current formation has been working for the club but I think it'll be difficult for Madrid to win without recognized striker when they face stronger opponents in the UEFA Champions League competition.

[shogun47]

The Spanish La Liga game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad is almost over and Real Madrid are likely to win the match. It was Joselu's header in the 61st minute of the game that have Real Madrid the lead after Federico Valverde strike cancelled Ander Barrenetxea's early goal.
I wasn't expecting Real Madrid to struggle to win the game but Real Sociedad has given them a torrid night at he Santiago Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti's current formation has been working for the club but I think it'll be difficult for Madrid to win without recognized striker when they face stronger opponents in the UEFA Champions League competition.

Same here, I thought that this game would be easier for Real Madrid as Real Sociedad hasn't been doing that well so far, but quite the contrary happened. Real Sociedad was very active and resilient. The ball possession was about equal for both teams and in most of the other statistics Real Sociedad was close to Real Madrid. I think a player like Vinicius Junior is definitely missing as it reduces their attack speed in particular. But still they haven't dropped any points yet and so far efficiency is with them. Bellingham didn't score, maybe a fact to note!

[Frankolala]

The Spanish La Liga game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad is almost over and Real Madrid are likely to win the match. It was Joselu's header in the 61st minute of the game that have Real Madrid the lead after Federico Valverde strike cancelled Ander Barrenetxea's early goal.
I wasn't expecting Real Madrid to struggle to win the game but Real Sociedad has given them a torrid night at he Santiago Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti's current formation has been working for the club but I think it'll be difficult for Madrid to win without recognized striker when they face stronger opponents in the UEFA Champions League competition.

Same here, I thought that this game would be easier for Real Madrid as Real Sociedad hasn't been doing that well so far, but quite the contrary happened. Real Sociedad was very active and resilient. The ball possession was about equal for both teams and in most of the other statistics Real Sociedad was close to Real Madrid. I think a player like Vinicius Junior is definitely missing as it reduces their attack speed in particular. But still they haven't dropped any points yet and so far efficiency is with them. Bellingham didn't score, maybe a fact to note!

An outstanding performance from Real Madrid today as the manage to win their match against Real Sociedad, after a one goal down in the first half. Real Madrid hope came back as Valverde gave his club the equalising goal on the 46th minutes of the second half. Ancelotti has a good midfield and this was the advantage that he used over Real Sociedad.

Joselu gave his club the victory as he scored the last goal with a brilliant shot 13 minutes after the equaliser. Bellingham couldn't have a wonderful moment in today's game as he was a goal on the 90th minutes with a flying header. Something is amazing in this club, they don't have a good striker but they are still winning their games. Maybe the champions league wouldn't be the same for them.

[harapan]

Bellingham is the man to look out for in Madrid squad because he has been a potential star man in the shoes Benzema left empty to fill. The Madrid squad should not bother about losing, but a win with slight goal margin possibly of above 1.5, and perhaps a draw is expected, I must say it will be highly unlikely too.
A slip in today's game on the part of Madrid might see Barca come close to taking the lead in subsequent matches and it is clear how difficult Xavi would make it be for Ancelotti to try to recover the top spot once lost.

I was monitoring this match because Madrid conceded first I'm sure Madrid will equalize the score, it's just not certain whether in the first half or in the second half
But I hope there are no more goals in the first half so that the odds will increase in the second half if we place a bet now the odds are 1.55 not interesting enough
One more interesting thing is if Madrid concedes first then there will usually be a lot of corner kicks especially if playing at home 7-8 is usually easy.

Real Madrid wouldn't give up on Real Sciedad as they are trying their best to equalise the goal but it hasn't been easy for them, because Real Sociedad don't want to give them that chance. The game is still open and I believe that Real Madrid will play better in the second half, as Bellingham will always save the day as usual. I want to see the changes that Ancelotti will make in the second  half, as it might bring a turn around for them. It is an interesting match and isn't an easy one for Real Madrid.

The first half of the game was a cracker for real Madrid being dismantled with lots of pressure from real sociedad . The goal by Barrenetxea put RSD on the lead in the first half despite Kepa's saving but the rebound went straight to the net. Ancelloti has always taken advantage of the second half of his games, and it's all evidence in the reawakening of real Madrid  with an early second half goal from valverde and a second goal from joselu  putting the game in favour of Madrid.

Take Mubo made good use of the speed he has and also the open spaces  Madrid held on tight  for if they had not hold down that pressure  they should have conceded  goals in the first half. Some good savings from the Madrid number one man.
Tough time was given to Madrid  Joselu finally  scoring,  the Champions league  ahead for him he will.have to show himself  capable and worth.to the task.

[LGD2Business]

Real Madrid saved 3 points with their play in the second half. It was sad for Real Sociedad because they played very well in the first half. Kubo had a goal that didn't count, the match could have been 2-0. Then Real Madrid's job would become even more difficult. When Real Sociedad couldn't score the second goal, Real Madrid started the second half well and equalized the match and started to be more effective in the game after that goal. Joselu scored again and won the match for his team. Real Madrid passed a difficult match by taking 3 points. No one would be surprised if they lost points in this match.

[skarais]

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The Spanish La Liga game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad is almost over and Real Madrid are likely to win the match. It was Joselu's header in the 61st minute of the game that have Real Madrid the lead after Federico Valverde strike cancelled Ander Barrenetxea's early goal.
I wasn't expecting Real Madrid to struggle to win the game but Real Sociedad has given them a torrid night at he Santiago Bernabeu. Carlo Ancelotti's current formation has been working for the club but I think it'll be difficult for Madrid to win without recognized striker when they face stronger opponents in the UEFA Champions League competition.

Indeed, the formation and line-up that Ancelotti chose could provide positive results for them especially as they still managed to win it. But I also realize that Real Madrid is completely different if they don't have quality strikers. Joselu wasn't involved much in the game and he just waited for a few passes to get a shot on goal, it was a different look to the way Real Madrid build attacks.

Rodrygo is certainly good as a winger because he has speed and skills in dribbling and passing several opposing players, but Real Madrid's attack line is incomplete without Vinicius and also a quality center forward. I agree that Real Madrid will have problems if they meet better teams than Sociedad, Getafe, Celta Vigo, Almeria and Bilbao. Of course they can lose points because of it.

[ginsan]

Real Sociedad was leading 1-0 in the first half. But Valverde scored in the first minute of the second half. And now the match is tied at 1-1. Bellingham, Valverde and Joselu's performances were good enough today. But we haven't seen a better performance from young Rodrygo. This match clearly shows that Madrid lack experienced strikers in their squad. Madrid's defense and midfield are very strong. But they are lagging behind due to lack of experienced finishers. Madrid had the opportunity to score several goals. However, Modrich is in Madrid's squad. After 70 minutes, maybe Ancelotti will bring Modrich on as a substitute.

The final result was 2-1 for Real Madrid's victory in the match against Real Sociedad. If you look at the course of the match, Real Sociedad surprised the fans at the Bernabeu stadium because they scored an early goal which gave them an early lead in this match. But Real Madrid doesn't want to repeat the bad history when they were beaten by Real Sociedad with a score of 2-0. Thus they continued to try and build attacks in the second half until Valverde didn't need much time to equalize. By successfully equalizing, Real Madrid continued to increase the tempo of their game until Joselu was able to put Real Madrid in the lead with a goal he scored in the 60th minute. Even the 2-1 lead lasted until the match ended, winning 3 points made Real Madrid return to the top of the standings and maintain their trend is to achieve consecutive wins at the start of this season.

[Wiwo]

Real Sociedad was leading 1-0 in the first half. But Valverde scored in the first minute of the second half. And now the match is tied at 1-1. Bellingham, Valverde and Joselu's performances were good enough today. But we haven't seen a better performance from young Rodrygo. This match clearly shows that Madrid lack experienced strikers in their squad. Madrid's defense and midfield are very strong. But they are lagging behind due to lack of experienced finishers. Madrid had the opportunity to score several goals. However, Modrich is in Madrid's squad. After 70 minutes, maybe Ancelotti will bring Modrich on as a substitute.

The final result was 2-1 for Real Madrid's victory in the match against Real Sociedad. If you look at the course of the match, Real Sociedad surprised the fans at the Bernabeu stadium because they scored an early goal which gave them an early lead in this match. But Real Madrid doesn't want to repeat the bad history when they were beaten by Real Sociedad with a score of 2-0. Thus they continued to try and build attacks in the second half until Valverde didn't need much time to equalize. By successfully equalizing, Real Madrid continued to increase the tempo of their game until Joselu was able to put Real Madrid in the lead with a goal he scored in the 60th minute. Even the 2-1 lead lasted until the match ended, winning 3 points made Real Madrid return to the top of the standings and maintain their trend is to achieve consecutive wins at the start of this season.

This was a bad match for real Madrid even though the managed to win the match with 2:1 which came late since Real Madrid concluded the first goals but we're able to equalize after a tough chase up along the way,  this make a lot of sense if Real Madrid take the winning as a warning sign of what is ahead of them in this season.

With all the money spent in acquiring new players,  how then have real Madrid fallen behind in performance and their struggling to win matches even against smaller clubs?

[Balmain]

Real Madrid started the match with shock by conceding a goal in the first minutes. They already have a lot of missing players, Vinicious is injured and Arda Güler is having a goalkeeper problem. But I can still say that they gave a good response. Real Sociedad tried to score the second goal, they did not wait for the goal they scored, but they could not do it. It's been a dangerous day for Real Madrid, they definitely need a key center forward in the interim transfer window. Even though they don't have key strikers, they play a quality game. They just need to transfer a good centre-forward in the interim period.

[ShowOff]

Real Madrid saved 3 points with their play in the second half. It was sad for Real Sociedad because they played very well in the first half. Kubo had a goal that didn't count, the match could have been 2-0. Then Real Madrid's job would become even more difficult. When Real Sociedad couldn't score the second goal, Real Madrid started the second half well and equalized the match and started to be more effective in the game after that goal. Joselu scored again and won the match for his team. Real Madrid passed a difficult match by taking 3 points. No one would be surprised if they lost points in this match.

Yes, in the end the match was won by the home team. Real Madrid initially had verry difficulty penetrating Real Sociedad's defense in the first half, but they managed to recover after the second half started. Valverde was amazing, of course it was a very beautiful goal from him.

In this match, Bellingham failed to score a goal but he made a big contribution to his team's victory. Ancelotti really gave him good confidence and of course good performance is always expected. Real Madrid's main obstacle in this match is that they don't have players who really help attack on the right and most of the attacks are built on the left side where Rodrygo plays. This means that Joselu was only lucky to score 1 goal from the 2 opportunities he had.

[kawetsriyanto]

Real Madrid started the match with shock by conceding a goal in the first minutes. They already have a lot of missing players, Vinicious is injured and Arda Güler is having a goalkeeper problem. But I can still say that they gave a good response. Real Sociedad tried to score the second goal, they did not wait for the goal they scored, but they could not do it. It's been a dangerous day for Real Madrid, they definitely need a key center forward in the interim transfer window. Even though they don't have key strikers, they play a quality game. They just need to transfer a good centre-forward in the interim period.

You're right. It was quite surprising that Real Madrid was conceded goal in minute 5'. At the moment, I think Real Madrid will get defeated by Real Sociedad. But Real Madrid could come back, they made 2 goals in minute 46' and 60'. I am happy that Joselu made a score again, it proves that he deserves to be the main striker of Real Madrid during this season.

Well. Vinicius and Arda Guler got injured for some weeks, Real Madrid needs to change the formation. But I think the new formation looks quite effective. Today, Real Madrid proved it again that they could win the match although some key players are absent (Courtois, Militao, Vinicius).

Anyway, I think Ancelotti needs to consider signing a player who can play as the right and left winger. They need a substituted winger to be the option if Vinicius or Rodrygo can't play. It is also important besides the urgent of a new top striker.

[Velvet78]

Maybe Real Madrid were 1-0 behind first but they still managed to make the comeback to 2-1 not much time later in the second half. Modric wasn't in the starting eleven this time. There was Kroos on the pitch though but the rest of the midfielders were all young ones. Modric entered the game after this comeback happened by the way.

This shows that they don't really need Modric in the game to win. I'm saying this considering the possibility of his leaving the team at the end of the season. It is 5 wins in 5 games for Real Madrid now. Bellingham didn't make a direct or indirect contribution to the goals this time but they still got the win.

[GxSTxV]

Real Madrid saved 3 points with their play in the second half. It was sad for Real Sociedad because they played very well in the first half. Kubo had a goal that didn't count, the match could have been 2-0. Then Real Madrid's job would become even more difficult. When Real Sociedad couldn't score the second goal, Real Madrid started the second half well and equalized the match and started to be more effective in the game after that goal. Joselu scored again and won the match for his team. Real Madrid passed a difficult match by taking 3 points. No one would be surprised if they lost points in this match.

Real Madrid wasn’t expecting that game play from Real Sociedad in first half which made them receive the first goal and still suffering from the continuous attack of Kubo and his teammates, which appeared to be a great and most important player Real Sociedad. In the other hand i think the white house prevented a bigger loss if it wasn’t Kepa the goalkeeper that saved many dangerous shots and gave hope to his teammates for the comeback.
Second half Real Madrid showed us a better gameplay and they knew how to control the match, not giving a chance for Real Sociedad to gain more trust so they started straightforward from the beginning of second half in scoring the draw goal and later a second one.
It wasn’t an easy victory for them as the rest previous matches where they scored the winning goal in last minutes or were close to draw or lose as well, So seeing this performance of Real Madrid I doubt they will win in next classico coming soon next month. Barcelona is showing us better gameplay and more team organization, better attacking and better defending which return all to Xavi’s efforts.

[flipme]

Real Madrid started the match with shock by conceding a goal in the first minutes. They already have a lot of missing players, Vinicious is injured and Arda Güler is having a goalkeeper problem. But I can still say that they gave a good response. Real Sociedad tried to score the second goal, they did not wait for the goal they scored, but they could not do it. It's been a dangerous day for Real Madrid, they definitely need a key center forward in the interim transfer window. Even though they don't have key strikers, they play a quality game. They just need to transfer a good centre-forward in the interim period.

After Benzema left, everyone expected Real Madrid to sign Mbappe or Osimhen, but Real Madrid chose to wait until Mbappe's contract expired. It's very strange that they are looking at it from an economic point of view. Even Real Madrid are acting with financial balances in mind. This club is Los Galacticos. This season they will play without their target striker. Maybe they can win some games in La Liga, but I don't think they can reach the final of the Champions League or be as good as before.

[Docnaster]

Maybe Real Madrid were 1-0 behind first but they still managed to make the comeback to 2-1 not much time later in the second half. Modric wasn't in the starting eleven this time. There was Kroos on the pitch though but the rest of the midfielders were all young ones. Modric entered the game after this comeback happened by the way.

This shows that they don't really need Modric in the game to win. I'm saying this considering the possibility of his leaving the team at the end of the season. It is 5 wins in 5 games for Real Madrid now. Bellingham didn't make a direct or indirect contribution to the goals this time but they still got the win.

Barring injuries, current Real Madrid squad can play with the best clubs in the world without the presence of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. They have some of the best young  midfield players in the world right now and if not for experience the veteran duo, it would've been difficult to play ahead young stars like Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Camavinga and the sensational Jude Bellingham.
Carlo Ancelotti if you ask me is rotating the club well and also giving the young players the opportunity to learn from Modric and Kroos masterclasses.