La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Jossque]

Real Madrid will probably lose the lead to Girona after a draw away to Betis.Real Madrid could have won the game after losing points away from home after a long time but luck was not on their side. At the beginning of the second half, Madrid took the lead with a goal from Bellingham but conceded 15 minutes later and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Villareal are struggling to hold on in the league.We see that they have difficulty in winning matches.We can say that there has been a rise in form in recent weeks, but I think they have the potential to finish this match at home with at least a draw.They did not play badly again in this match, but their forward players were not very lucky in terms of finishing.Sociedad, who completed the match with 3 goals scored in the first half, managed to increase their points to 29.

[Adams0001]

Just as I expected Real Madrid couldn't have an easy game against Betis. Despite getting ahead first Betis still were able to answer in around 10 minutes. Betis were really good at keeping the score at 1-1 until the end of the game as well. This isn't a big problem for Real Madrid of course but at least they could have been a little better at finding the target more often.

Now they will hope for an advantageous result in the Barcelona - Girona game. I assume that result would be a draw. If Barcelona win they will get closer to them in the standings. I expect them to do so honestly.

Real Betis perform very well against Real Madrid and deserve to draw against them, Real Madrid need to improve their performance if they want to win the league trophy, but I believe because of the injury players, if Girona defeat Barcelona they will top the League table and have a chance to win the trophy, because they are in good form and I believe they can try and defeat Barcelona in the match since real madrid have give them the opportunity to top the league because they draw against Real Betis, But it won't be easy for them because Barcelona doesn't want to think about goals at home they rather earn three points and keep chasing the league title.

this game between Barcelona and Girona I can't predict it because both teams are in good form this season, but I believe the match will end in a draw with both teams sharing the same points, and I believe Girona will want to put in the effort to win the match and top the league table, and if Girona tops the table, I don't think they will drop so easily because coach Mchel is performing well, and no one believes Girona will be in good shape this season and compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona in the table. 

[Luzin]

By January; i expect real madrid to buy and for a quality striker on short term basis and also confirm Mbappe too. Girona faces Barcelona tomorrow; a win for Girona means 2 point lead at the top of the league, if Barcelona wins; then they are back in the title runs.

Whats your predicition?

If they manage to sign Mbappe or another good striker then I'm quite happy. At the moment they are in trouble and bad at striker. Joselu didn't become a good solution, he wasted a lot of opportunities. If Madrid are able to sign Haaland or Mbaape it could be incredible. But until now there is no news of offers for other players. It even seems that they have made a final submission proposal for Mbaape but there has been no official news.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Real Madrid will probably lose the lead to Girona after a draw away to Betis.Real Madrid could have won the game after losing points away from home after a long time but luck was not on their side. At the beginning of the second half, Madrid took the lead with a goal from Bellingham but conceded 15 minutes later and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Villareal are struggling to hold on in the league.We see that they have difficulty in winning matches.We can say that there has been a rise in form in recent weeks, but I think they have the potential to finish this match at home with at least a draw.They did not play badly again in this match, but their forward players were not very lucky in terms of finishing.Sociedad, who completed the match with 3 goals scored in the first half, managed to increase their points to 29.

Real Betis played very well in this match and they deserve 1 point  from this match. At the same time, this match proved once again that the Madrid team is still completely dependent on  Bellingham's performance. If  Bellingham and Modrich do not play well, it will be difficult for Madrid to win any match. Madrid will definitely need  to add a perfect striker to the squad in the next winter transfer window.

Villarreal's performance this season has been very poor. This team has lost 8 out of 16 matches. Villarreal can't win against Real Sociedad it's already been predicted. But since the match was Villarreal's home match, I thought it would be a competitive match. But the players of Villarreal could not build any resistance against Real Sociedad.

[klidex]

...Real Madrid should have won if we look at the strength of their squad and their consistency. But on the other hand, Betis is playing at their home

I personally think that most persons are of the opinion thst Real Madrid will definitely win betis,and thats why more attention has not been given to that game when come to discussion and speculations. But then real Madrid will most likely be faced with a game that will be slightly hard but I'm optimistic they will most likely win.

and it turned out that in the end Real Madrid was unable to win against Betis. they were only able to produce a draw in that match with quite disappointing statistics. Even though they have many opportunities to play the ball compared to Real Betis, in reality they are not even able to act more offensively than Betis. It cannot be denied that yesterday's calf defense was very good. This condition opens up the opportunity for Girona to take over the number 1 position again if they can win against Barcelona. However, it looks like this will be quite difficult because Barcelona is not an opponent that Girona can easily beat.

As I predicted before, even though Real Betis is not a club that can beat Real Madrid, Real Betis can take advantage of the opportunity by maximizing the draw and it turns out that this match ended in a draw as I said before. Even though many people thought this was a match which was quite easy for Real Madrid but it turned out that Real Madrid couldn't create more than one goal opportunity until finally Real Betis equalized in the 66th minute.
Real Madrid must be forced to be satisfied with this result for the time being. Real Madrid is still leading the top of the standings, but tomorrow we will see if there is a change in position with the match between Barcelona vs Girona. If Girona is able to win the match then Girona can return to the lead, but if they draw/lose, not there is a change in position, Girona will remain in 2nd place behind Real Madrid and Barcelona will still be in 3rd place, maybe by adding points either 1 or 3.

[Oluwa-btc]

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Glad to see that they won the game with that powerful header from Mayoral. They was the better team even if the both sides played a confusing game. Saw the match official using the red card too much yesterday, I don't know the magnitude of words said to him but that should have been a yellow card.

Real Madrid qualified already for the Champions League knockouts, wondering why they didn't win against Betis. Though they still have hold of the top and would be hoping arch-rivals Barcelona hold Girona down by defeating them tommorow. A surprised win from Girona would see them ascend to the top.

Getafe seems like a big team, they are have a good chemistry, and they deserved got win in that match. Unfortunately, I only watch this match in the first half. Previously, I think this game may will be interesting but what happened was not that interesting. I was disappointed to see the squad Valencia attack line, they not have a good chemistry which made me not watch this match in the second half, so I also don't know what happened at there in terms of red card.

Maybe Real Madrid is not in good condition, Vini also still injured which makes Real Madrid attack line not very sharp. Although also in the last few of matches Real Madrid have a good record, but that does not guarantee Real Madrid can always win. Especially, based on head to head in the last five matches when the both that team meet, Real Betis is also difficult opponent to beat by Real Madrid. But indeed, with this draw result now Girona has a chance, but winning against Barcelona also is not easy and it would be very surprising if it happened.

In terms of ranking, you'd want to bring Valencia before Getefe, for the past two seasons, they've just been on a strong decline and are yet to rise up back from them slumber. Getefe is a team I just recently followed all because of Mason Greenwood movements into that club. I can't not say nothing about them. Anyways they deserved the win they had more goal attempts than Valancia. Sevilla also lost to Marllorca last night, I'm hoping they don't take this pattern to the Champions League against Lens because it'll be the last game of the season and they'll be knocked out.

Real Madrid should be having two of them players back in this squad this month. As said by the Boss! ( Carlo Ancellotti ) Camavinga and Vinicius Junior would be back next month!

[Jody.Drummer]

By January; i expect real madrid to buy and for a quality striker on short term basis and also confirm Mbappe too. Girona faces Barcelona tomorrow; a win for Girona means 2 point lead at the top of the league, if Barcelona wins; then they are back in the title runs.

Whats your predicition?

If they manage to sign Mbappe or another good striker then I'm quite happy. At the moment they are in trouble and bad at striker. Joselu didn't become a good solution, he wasted a lot of opportunities. If Madrid are able to sign Haaland or Mbaape it could be incredible. But until now there is no news of offers for other players. It even seems that they have made a final submission proposal for Mbaape but there has been no official news.

Yes, strikers are their current needs, because the players they currently have are in fact unable to cover their needs in that position. A striker who can not only score goals but can provide space for other players or in other words who can create space.
If Mbappe joins the squad, of course this is good news, because he can be the answer to all Real Madrid's current needs. But apart from Mbappe, they should also target other players, because if they fail to bring Mbappe, they still have other players they can recruit.

[Zanab247]

It was a tough battle yesterday that made Real Madrid to ended up draw 1:1 with Real Betis that make them to share the points which was my prediction and, it came to pass. Now that such bad news has happened to Real Madrid in this period show that Girona will embrace the opportunity to take over the position from Real Madrid because they are in a second position with a little gap which it will give access to Girona if they will be able to win their next game this week.

If Real Betis can maintain this tactics they used yesterday to drag Real Madrid who are the strongest team in the la Liga league competition, it prove that they will win this trophy this season to break some record they have been looking for  to break in the past.

[Plaguedeath]

Betis is rarely to lose, the match might end in draw since it hosted in Real Betis's home. The other teams can only score 1-2 goals to Real Betis, nothing more, so Betis has a strong defensive strategy.

I'm sure Madrid will win against Real Betis later, especially since Madrid's performance this season is much better than last season, in fact Madrid has only lost once so far.

See that?

We need to being objective to judge the performance of every team, not influenced by the popularity of the team. Actually Betis should able to beat Real Madrid, but they're just not lucky enough and only scored one goal from six big chances.

Both Madrid and Barcelona will always dominating La Liga, but it doesn't mean they would never lose or draw against other teams.

[bering]

Atletico Madrid has low odds today @1.19 but indeed their current opponent is only Almeria so it's normal if the bookmakers provided low odds for them because Almeria is the weakest team in Laliga until week 15 only them who still unable to gets the winning results in Laliga and Almeria also have already conceded 37 goals and only collect 4 points and i think it's not required to analysis because obviously Atletico Madrid is much better than Almeria from whole sides so certainly Atletico Madrid will being an the winner of this match but considering Almeria has weak defense so i expect Atletico Madrid can able to win with big scores with 2 goals margin or more

[Cryptmuster]

Yes, strikers are their current needs, because the players they currently have are in fact unable to cover their needs in that position. A striker who can not only score goals but can provide space for other players or in other words who can create space.
If Mbappe joins the squad, of course this is good news, because he can be the answer to all Real Madrid's current needs. But apart from Mbappe, they should also target other players, because if they fail to bring Mbappe, they still have other players they can recruit.

I don't see a problem with the forwards, they have Bellingham, Vnisius and Joselu, this is a very good attacking line. Of course, Mbappe will strengthen any team and will further increase competition in the team, which will have a positive effect on the attack line, but even with the current squad, Real will look good. Such losses of points as happened to Betis yesterday can happen to any team, but perhaps today Barcelona will be able to beat Girona and this will not affect Real’s position in the table.

[Mame89]

Yes, strikers are their current needs, because the players they currently have are in fact unable to cover their needs in that position. A striker who can not only score goals but can provide space for other players or in other words who can create space.

Mancester City, Barcelona and Mancester United have proven before they had Halland, Lewa and CR7 that without a pure striker/goal getter it is very difficult to be consistent every season, except for Man City at that time, it was not optimal. That's just one example of how difficult it is for a big club to be without a classy striker. So in my opinion, Real Madrid without a classy striker cannot and does not make sense to win many trophies this season.

If Mbappe joins the squad, of course this is good news, because he can be the answer to all Real Madrid's current needs. But apart from Mbappe, they should also target other players, because if they fail to bring Mbappe, they still have other players they can recruit.

Real Madrid is too focused on bringing in Mbappe every year that they forget to look for other strikers as options. That's why when Mbppe failed to bring in Real Madrid, they didn't have any alternative strikers, even though there are lots of other classy strikers, but Real Madrid didn't seem interested. I hope that in the next transfer market they can bring in a classy striker.

[marcous]

Yes, strikers are their current needs, because the players they currently have are in fact unable to cover their needs in that position. A striker who can not only score goals but can provide space for other players or in other words who can create space.
If Mbappe joins the squad, of course this is good news, because he can be the answer to all Real Madrid's current needs. But apart from Mbappe, they should also target other players, because if they fail to bring Mbappe, they still have other players they can recruit.

I don't see a problem with the forwards, they have Bellingham, Vnisius and Joselu, this is a very good attacking line. Of course, Mbappe will strengthen any team and will further increase competition in the team, which will have a positive effect on the attack line, but even with the current squad, Real will look good. Such losses of points as happened to Betis yesterday can happen to any team, but perhaps today Barcelona will be able to beat Girona and this will not affect Real’s position in the table.

Ideally, Madrid needs a pure striker, and I think in this case it doesn't necessarily have to be Mbappe. I admit that Mbappe is in the best position, but with the depth of the squad that Los Blancos have, anyone can be a replacement for Benzema if he plays as number 9. Losing points can be experienced by any team, that is a natural form in football, it is difficult to creating an unbeaten record throughout the season.

For now, Ancelotti is required to maximize the potential of his existing players, and I agree that they are quite stable and have no problems regarding the front line. The current weakness is only because Vinicius is injured, when he becomes available again Madrid front line is a threat to anyone, even Brahim Diaz is also showing signs of increased sharpness on the front lines. Ancelotti just needs to give him more minutes to feel the contribution he can get.

Regarding Girona chances of overtaking Madrid's position at the top of the standings, I think they need a lot of luck, not just what they already have. It's true, they could beat Xavi squad later, but I'm trying to think realistically here, the maximum result they can achieve is a draw. I mean we are impressed by their performance this season, but I think beating Barcelona is not the same as beating another mediocre club, because on paper it is Barcelona who has a big chance of beating them.

[asrinur]

By January; i expect real madrid to buy and for a quality striker on short term basis and also confirm Mbappe too. Girona faces Barcelona tomorrow; a win for Girona means 2 point lead at the top of the league, if Barcelona wins; then they are back in the title runs.

Whats your predicition?

If they manage to sign Mbappe or another good striker then I'm quite happy. At the moment they are in trouble and bad at striker. Joselu didn't become a good solution, he wasted a lot of opportunities. If Madrid are able to sign Haaland or Mbaape it could be incredible. But until now there is no news of offers for other players. It even seems that they have made a final submission proposal for Mbaape but there has been no official news.

Yes, strikers are their current needs, because the players they currently have are in fact unable to cover their needs in that position. A striker who can not only score goals but can provide space for other players or in other words who can create space.
If Mbappe joins the squad, of course this is good news, because he can be the answer to all Real Madrid's current needs. But apart from Mbappe, they should also target other players, because if they fail to bring Mbappe, they still have other players they can recruit.

Indeed, Real Madrid really needs a good striker. Since Benzema's departure, it is clear that Real Madrid needs a new striker, especially since Real Madrid's front line is currently not very productive in terms of scoring goals. In fact, Madrid only relies on Jude Bellingham to score goals even though he is an attacking midfielder, not a striker. Of course, if Madrid can recruit Mbappe, then Madrid's goal productivity will increase much more, especially as there is no doubt that Mbappe is one of the best players in the world today.

[slapper]

...Real Madrid should have won if we look at the strength of their squad and their consistency. But on the other hand, Betis is playing at their home

I personally think that most persons are of the opinion thst Real Madrid will definitely win betis,and thats why more attention has not been given to that game when come to discussion and speculations. But then real Madrid will most likely be faced with a game that will be slightly hard but I'm optimistic they will most likely win.

and it turned out that in the end Real Madrid was unable to win against Betis. they were only able to produce a draw in that match with quite disappointing statistics. Even though they have many opportunities to play the ball compared to Real Betis, in reality they are not even able to act more offensively than Betis. It cannot be denied that yesterday's calf defense was very good. This condition opens up the opportunity for Girona to take over the number 1 position again if they can win against Barcelona. However, it looks like this will be quite difficult because Barcelona is not an opponent that Girona can easily beat.

The way Real Madrid played against Betis was not impressive. Of course, they had more possession of the ball, but what good is it if they can't convert it into goals? It's comparable to not knowing how to drive an expensive car. This season, I've noticed that their offensive isn't very effective. Simply controlling the game is insufficient; you also need to make the most of your superiority. Conversely, Betis took me by surprise. Their defense was excellent, and they were tactical. I don't think Girona has much of a chance to win the table because of Barcelona. Although Barça is a difficult opponent, anything can happen in football. I'm ready for the rollercoaster that is this season, so far

[youdacapt]

Why is no one talking abou the tie of the weekend in the La liga fixtures, as Barcelona hosts Girona!!!

Its a big game this weekend; with Real Madrid dropping points; the title league race is open up for grabs again; a win for Barcelona takes them to 37 points, 1 point behind Girona, and 2 behind league leaders Real Madrid; a win for Girona means they lead the league with 41 points, sending Real Madrid back to second position.

While a draw leaves Real Madrid at the top of the league for another weekend; whose your bet on?
With Atletico Madrid having an outstanding game; do you think they can join the mix soon ?

Lets have your predictions

Barcelona vs Girona
Atletico Madrid vs Almeria

[viananda2525]

Indeed, Real Madrid really needs a good striker. Since Benzema's departure, it is clear that Real Madrid needs a new striker, especially since Real Madrid's front line is currently not very productive in terms of scoring goals. In fact, Madrid only relies on Jude Bellingham to score goals even though he is an attacking midfielder, not a striker. Of course, if Madrid can recruit Mbappe, then Madrid's goal productivity will increase much more, especially as there is no doubt that Mbappe is one of the best players in the world today.

Real Madrid is aware that they have not found a suitable replacement since Benzema left. The difficulty of getting a striker in the transfer market is the reason for Madrid so they only get an alternative striker like Joselu. Ancelotti definitely understands the needs of his team and thanks to his expertise he has managed to maximize the existing players. Luckily for the Whites, even though their striker's performance is less than satisfactory, they can still rely on Bellingham who is capable of very impressive performances. Madrid certainly didn't expect a draw, but one point seemed like something they had to accept. Madrid certainly doesn't have a serious threat in the standings, Girona is not a strong competitor even though they are currently very impressive.

[Pandu Geddon]

Indeed, Real Madrid really needs a good striker. Since Benzema's departure, it is clear that Real Madrid needs a new striker, especially since Real Madrid's front line is currently not very productive in terms of scoring goals. In fact, Madrid only relies on Jude Bellingham to score goals even though he is an attacking midfielder, not a striker. Of course, if Madrid can recruit Mbappe, then Madrid's goal productivity will increase much more, especially as there is no doubt that Mbappe is one of the best players in the world today.

Mbappe may still be Madrid's priority for next season. It looks like it's all waiting for Mbappe's contract to finish with PSG and it would be Madrid's advantage if they could get Mbappe. but if there hasn't been any discussion regarding Mbappe and Madrid. It would be better for them to make other plans for the list of strikers who will enter the transfer market later.
However, Madrid, which encouraged Jude Bellingham to play more forward, was also successful. he is now La Liga's current top scorer. that's an extraordinary achievement even though he's not a striker.

[bounceback]

The way Real Madrid played against Betis was not impressive. Of course, they had more possession of the ball, but what good is it if they can't convert it into goals? It's comparable to not knowing how to drive an expensive car. This season, I've noticed that their offensive isn't very effective. Simply controlling the game is insufficient; you also need to make the most of your superiority. Conversely, Betis took me by surprise. Their defense was excellent, and they were tactical. I don't think Girona has much of a chance to win the table because of Barcelona. Although Barça is a difficult opponent, anything can happen in football. I'm ready for the rollercoaster that is this season, so far

I don't think any special performance from Real Madrid last night although success controlling the games and get 63% ball possession but Madrid lack ness aggressive comparison with shots on goals from Real Betis. Last night match, Real Madrid only has two shots on target and far away than Real Betis although not dominance with ball possession but success made 6 shots on target.
Failed three points achievement make Real Madrid position not secure yet depend Girona match few hours later against Barcelona, its great opportunity for Girona get back first place if can defeat Barcelona and have two points remaining behind Real Madrid.

[Iranus]

By January; i expect real madrid to buy and for a quality striker on short term basis and also confirm Mbappe too. Girona faces Barcelona tomorrow; a win for Girona means 2 point lead at the top of the league, if Barcelona wins; then they are back in the title runs.
Whats your predicition?

If they manage to sign Mbappe or another good striker then I'm quite happy. At the moment they are in trouble and bad at striker. Joselu didn't become a good solution, he wasted a lot of opportunities. If Madrid are able to sign Haaland or Mbaape it could be incredible. But until now there is no news of offers for other players. It even seems that they have made a final submission proposal for Mbaape but there has been no official news.

Yes, strikers are their current needs, because the players they currently have are in fact unable to cover their needs in that position. A striker who can not only score goals but can provide space for other players or in other words who can create space.
If Mbappe joins the squad, of course this is good news, because he can be the answer to all Real Madrid's current needs. But apart from Mbappe, they should also target other players, because if they fail to bring Mbappe, they still have other players they can recruit.

Real Madrid now need a regular scorer. Vinicius and Rodrygo are now Madrid's main strikers. But these two players are not getting better performance from Madrid. This season Vinicius scored 4 goals in 10 matches and Rodrygo scored only 6 goals in 16 matches. Madrid's performances are still consistent only because of a strong midfield. But if they want to win the title, they need an experienced striker like Mbappe. Real Madrid should try to add Mbappe to the squad in the winter transfer window if they want to dominate the Champions League and La Liga. Without an experienced striker, it will be very difficult for Madrid to win the title.