La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Sexylizzy2813]

Real Sociedad will be getting their first game of the year against a less stronger side Alaves who hasn't been finding it easy in this campaign against the top teams in the la Liga table. Real Sociedad will eventually take advantage of the fact that they're the favorite between these two in this encounter, is going to be an easy one for the home side to stroll a little bit closer to Athletic Bilbao base on point.
Alaves might not be in good shape and the weaker side in this game tonight but that doesn't mean they won't try as much as they can to get a goal or 2 to put a little pressure on the host talking about Real Sociedad. I feel the first half might end in a draw and the second half can go to the host (Real Sociedad) since they're the stronger side.

The match against Alaves will clearly be Real Sociedad's match, firstly because Real Sociedad is the home team which will provide more advantages because it gets full support from the spectators, secondly, Real Sociedad's condition is much better than Alaves, which in five matches managed to get points even though it was dominated by a draw while Alavase actually suffered three defeats in a row which left Alaves only 3 points ahead of Celta Vigo who are in the relegation zone.
Alaves is a team that has difficulty scoring goals, so apart from betting on Real Sociedad on the money line, choosing no on both to score is also quite promising for making a profit, and the home team has a very big chance of winning.

Let me say it from a different angle on this game tonight, Real Sociedad is the bigger boys over Alaves we all know that and you said no both score on this encounter. What if we get to see something extremely different from what we expect like Alaves taking the lead at halftime and before 90'mins Alaves would still be hold on to their lead like 0-2, I know nobody would see that coming.
It would be an upset we need to expect in one of the big games in la Liga where a smaller team would beat the bigger team, so I won't write Alaves off like that, they have a fighting chance and with how the home side is being hyped I think is best to even give the visitors a win or a draw.

[Solokan]

Real Sociedad Vs Deportivo Alaves
Real Sociedad and Deportivo Alaves face off in La Liga today at Reale Seguros in the new year. Real Sociedad is currently sixth in the league table. Both teams are hungry for a win, but Sociedad will be keen to break their string of draws and secure the three points to stay in the mix for a top-four finish. Alaves will have a tough task ahead, especially given their recent poor form, where Alaves have lost their last three matches in La Liga. It will be an interesting match and I think Sociedad will be favorites at home. It looks like Real Sociedad will beat Alaves 2-1 to collect three points.

Real Sociedad will clearly be the favorite team because Real Sociedad is ranked 6th while Alaves is ranked very far, namely in 16th place and the points tally is also of course very far, namely Alaves is currently collecting 16 points while Real Sociedad is currently collecting 31 points. I think Alaves has to work hard to win against Real Sociedad. And of course Luis Garcia Plaza has to work hard in formulating a strategy because Real Sociedad is certainly a tough opponent for Alaves, but I'm sure Alaves after seeing Real Sociedad draw against Cadiz will make Alaves appear confident because Cadiz in terms of ranking is certainly below Alaves so actually there is potential for Alaves to win the match but yes, it still looks like Real Sociedad will be the favorite team.

Imanol Alguacil has certainly prepared a good strategy and of course Alaves' next match against Real Sociedad, of course Imanol Alguacil will be alert because he saw Alaves' last match against Madrid and even though Alaves lost at that time, the score was 1-0 against Madrid, of course he has to be alert and of course Alaves will not be taken lightly. but I want to bet on Real sociedad winning and I will bet with a score of 3-0.

[temple]

Real Sociedad will be getting their first game of the year against a less stronger side Alaves who hasn't been finding it easy in this campaign against the top teams in the la Liga table. Real Sociedad will eventually take advantage of the fact that they're the favorite between these two in this encounter, is going to be an easy one for the home side to stroll a little bit closer to Athletic Bilbao base on point.
Alaves might not be in good shape and the weaker side in this game tonight but that doesn't mean they won't try as much as they can to get a goal or 2 to put a little pressure on the host talking about Real Sociedad. I feel the first half might end in a draw and the second half can go to the host (Real Sociedad) since they're the stronger side.

The match against Alaves will clearly be Real Sociedad's match, firstly because Real Sociedad is the home team which will provide more advantages because it gets full support from the spectators, secondly, Real Sociedad's condition is much better than Alaves, which in five matches managed to get points even though it was dominated by a draw while Alavase actually suffered three defeats in a row which left Alaves only 3 points ahead of Celta Vigo who are in the relegation zone.
Alaves is a team that has difficulty scoring goals, so apart from betting on Real Sociedad on the money line, choosing no on both to score is also quite promising for making a profit, and the home team has a very big chance of winning.

Let me say it from a different angle on this game tonight, Real Sociedad is the bigger boys over Alaves we all know that and you said no both score on this encounter. What if we get to see something extremely different from what we expect like Alaves taking the lead at halftime and before 90'mins Alaves would still be hold on to their lead like 0-2, I know nobody would see that coming.
It would be an upset we need to expect in one of the big games in la Liga where a smaller team would beat the bigger team, so I won't write Alaves off like that, they have a fighting chance and with how the home side is being hyped I think is best to even give the visitors a win or a draw.

But maybe it is worth looking at some of the recent games in other leagues and see what happened when a team from the bottom of the table played against a team from the top of the table. What can we observe there? Did the favorite always win the game? The answer is as simple as it is short: no!

Looking at the numbers only, it should be an easy win for Real Sociedad, but Alaves isn't the kind of team that concedes a whole lot of goals every single game. The defense isn't strong at all, but they are not losing games with a huge gap all the time. To me this means that the work has to be done to beat them. It won't happen on its own. It needs a good performance from Real Sociedad.

[yudi09]

Do not blame Real Madrid for not giving Kubo playing time, clubs like Real Madrid don't use most of their academy players. Real Madrid likes using already-made players, so they can be a threat to other clubs. And that is the footsteps Manchester City has taken, and they are becoming with it.

Players who come from the academy are only used by Real Madrid after they loan them to other clubs. It was an opportunity that Real Madrid gave their young players. While at the loan club, Real Madrid will see the player's potential to be included in the main squad after the loan period is over.
The process carried out by Real Madrid is also carried out by many other teams. Maybe Manchester City does too.

I think there are only two teams that use a lot of players from their academy, Ajax Amsterdam and Barcelona.
Barcelona is no longer used to young players, but since Xavi became coach, they have become accustomed to this process again.

[Belarge]

Do not blame Real Madrid for not giving Kubo playing time, clubs like Real Madrid don't use most of their academy players. Real Madrid likes using already-made players, so they can be a threat to other clubs. And that is the footsteps Manchester City has taken, and they are becoming with it.

Already-made players is simply the correct odd for Real Madrid. Kubo is good but he's still young and have more years to play football, Real Madrid loaned him out for the player to start developing experience and becoming a pro player on the pitch. Real Madrid are only in for the players, they don't settle for any lesser results, the main reason they're still standing top today is simply because they're not stepping below their performance, only triggering good transfers on balance players and not some random faded players, not players that have fallen out of prime.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I think Real Madrid needs to prepare first before actually becoming a main player We don't underestimate his abilities but his experience is still not enough competition in local leagues is certainly different from in La Liga so he needs further adaptation, as a substitute may be the right way to provide experience and adaptation. When the time comes he will be in the main squad as a starter, we certainly still remember how Messi started his career at Barcelona and this player may also have gone through the same process.

There will of course be adaptations for players who will be used as main players at Real Madrid because this is part of the process for each player that will be used by the team. And sometimes the enthusiasm of players who play in the La Liga competition can also increase by itself even though previously the player played in a lower local league. And for this season, I think Real Madrid can have a little more freedom to fight for the title in La Liga because several rival teams that are candidates for the championship are also not very consistent in reaping points except for only Girona, which is still able to equal points with Real Madrid.

Real madrid may be making the gap to be even far than before. I meant that if in fact real madrid is trying so hard to win any game to make sure it can keep consistent to get three points from its opponent.
The club has been trying so hard but it seems like that madrid is not also willing to miss the momentum to get the UCL trophy too. The game is just getting started from real madrid and the true challenge will begin soon.
With the current squad and im feeling so confidence to think that if real madrid is going to win the game. It can be said that if madrid is the most favorite club in the UCL.

I was really happy with the news ancellotti is staying much longer in the club. it gives me good news.

[wakier]

Real Sociedad will be getting their first game of the year against a less stronger side Alaves who hasn't been finding it easy in this campaign against the top teams in the la Liga table. Real Sociedad will eventually take advantage of the fact that they're the favorite between these two in this encounter, is going to be an easy one for the home side to stroll a little bit closer to Athletic Bilbao base on point.
Alaves might not be in good shape and the weaker side in this game tonight but that doesn't mean they won't try as much as they can to get a goal or 2 to put a little pressure on the host talking about Real Sociedad. I feel the first half might end in a draw and the second half can go to the host (Real Sociedad) since they're the stronger side.

The match against Alaves will clearly be Real Sociedad's match, firstly because Real Sociedad is the home team which will provide more advantages because it gets full support from the spectators, secondly, Real Sociedad's condition is much better than Alaves, which in five matches managed to get points even though it was dominated by a draw while Alavase actually suffered three defeats in a row which left Alaves only 3 points ahead of Celta Vigo who are in the relegation zone.
Alaves is a team that has difficulty scoring goals, so apart from betting on Real Sociedad on the money line, choosing no on both to score is also quite promising for making a profit, and the home team has a very big chance of winning.

Of course Real Sociedad will be more favored by bookies because the home team's chances are greater (61%) than the away team (14%) while their chance of a draw is 25% But if you look at head to head Real Sociedad always wins when playing at home, while playing away Alavès still might hold Real Sociedad to a draw, so because this is a home match, of course many are sure that Real Sociedad will be able to win. I predict a score of 1:0 / 2:1 with Real Sociedad winning.

[shinratensei_]

Real Sociedad will be getting their first game of the year against a less stronger side Alaves who hasn't been finding it easy in this campaign against the top teams in the la Liga table. Real Sociedad will eventually take advantage of the fact that they're the favorite between these two in this encounter, is going to be an easy one for the home side to stroll a little bit closer to Athletic Bilbao base on point.
Alaves might not be in good shape and the weaker side in this game tonight but that doesn't mean they won't try as much as they can to get a goal or 2 to put a little pressure on the host talking about Real Sociedad. I feel the first half might end in a draw and the second half can go to the host (Real Sociedad) since they're the stronger side.

The match against Alaves will clearly be Real Sociedad's match, firstly because Real Sociedad is the home team which will provide more advantages because it gets full support from the spectators, secondly, Real Sociedad's condition is much better than Alaves, which in five matches managed to get points even though it was dominated by a draw while Alavase actually suffered three defeats in a row which left Alaves only 3 points ahead of Celta Vigo who are in the relegation zone.
Alaves is a team that has difficulty scoring goals, so apart from betting on Real Sociedad on the money line, choosing no on both to score is also quite promising for making a profit, and the home team has a very big chance of winning.

It seems true and alaves is almost going to the relegation zone. This is the most important point why sociedad can win the game easily against it.

Stake gave us very good odds for sociedad which was around 1.59 and alaves 6.40. Despite the narrow score against Alaves, Sociedad has a strong likelihood of emerging as the victor. Im sure alaves can only play fully defensive against sociedad.

There are some interesting choices like over 1.25 or 1.5 and chances for this options to happen is quite big coz im sure there will be more than two goals to happen in this match. Sociedad is now placing at the 6th position of la liga.

Sociedad is not likely to encounter a formidable opponent in Alaves, as per my theoretical analysis. Regardless, the club is leaving no stone unturned in its pursuit of three points in every game, in order to make progress in the standings.

Sociedad needs to get three points to climb up even higher than before. I strongly believe sociedad is going to win against alaves.

[Ahli38]

Do not blame Real Madrid for not giving Kubo playing time, clubs like Real Madrid don't use most of their academy players. Real Madrid likes using already-made players, so they can be a threat to other clubs. And that is the footsteps Manchester City has taken, and they are becoming with it.

Already-made players is simply the correct odd for Real Madrid. Kubo is good but he's still young and have more years to play football, Real Madrid loaned him out for the player to start developing experience and becoming a pro player on the pitch. Real Madrid are only in for the players, they don't settle for any lesser results, the main reason they're still standing top today is simply because they're not stepping below their performance, only triggering good transfers on balance players and not some random faded players, not players that have fallen out of prime.

And we have seen more positive results from the steps or policies taken by the Real Madrid club to date. In fact, I like how Real Madrid recruits players. They are not in a hurry like other teams. Real Madrid made a good approach and then got it. And until now it is very rare for a player transfer carried out by Real Madrid to be a failure. Most of the player transfers carried out by Real Madrid are more successful transfers. Kubo is a talented young player. Not just at his current club. But I also saw this player become one of the most impressive players at last year's World Cup when he played for the Japanese national team. But Real Madrid is a club with a high level of selectivity. So Kubo also couldn't compete at that time when he was young. He was loaned out more and then released to Real Sociedad. And the young players at Real Madrid currently also have to learn and show their performance to the maximum. Or they will suffer the same fate as Kubo.

[naira]

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The match against Alaves will clearly be Real Sociedad's match, firstly because Real Sociedad is the home team which will provide more advantages because it gets full support from the spectators, secondly, Real Sociedad's condition is much better than Alaves, which in five matches managed to get points even though it was dominated by a draw while Alavase actually suffered three defeats in a row which left Alaves only 3 points ahead of Celta Vigo who are in the relegation zone.
Alaves is a team that has difficulty scoring goals, so apart from betting on Real Sociedad on the money line, choosing no on both to score is also quite promising for making a profit, and the home team has a very big chance of winning.

I still won't underestimate Alaves, they almost managed to hold Madrid to a draw if they weren't careless in the last minute. for this reason Real Sociedad needs to remain careful with the defeat that Alaves has experienced which  does not mean that their mentality  is now declining. Instead he will correct his mistakes and try to perform optimally again. Alaves is considered  underrated because in  the last 3 matches they have not won a single game. so in this match Alaves needs to fight for the opportunity to get out of the relegation zone. as representatives of LaLiga who have qualified for the last 16, Real Sociedad will definitely be more confident in continuing  to hone the skills of their players and this will increase their motivation to try again to win tickets next season if they  are able to take  the opportunity to win  in the next few matches. after 3 matches without conceding it means that Real Sociedad  defense is very solid  this is also sure to attract the attention of Alaves players.

[Mayor of ogba]

Real Sociedad Vs Deportivo Alaves
Real Sociedad and Deportivo Alaves face off in La Liga today at Reale Seguros in the new year. Real Sociedad is currently sixth in the league table. Both teams are hungry for a win, but Sociedad will be keen to break their string of draws and secure the three points to stay in the mix for a top-four finish. Alaves will have a tough task ahead, especially given their recent poor form, where Alaves have lost their last three matches in La Liga. It will be an interesting match and I think Sociedad will be favorites at home. It looks like Real Sociedad will beat Alaves 2-1 to collect three points.

If am to place a bet on the match I will choose Real Sociedad to win against Alaves, because Real Sociedad has been unbeaten in their last 6 matches in La Liga, while Alaves has lost 3 of their last matches in La Liga. Secondly, Real Sociedad will use home advantage to defeat Alaves.

[Roseline492]

The match against Alaves will clearly be Real Sociedad's match, firstly because Real Sociedad is the home team which will provide more advantages because it gets full support from the spectators, secondly, Real Sociedad's condition is much better than Alaves, which in five matches managed to get points even though it was dominated by a draw while Alavase actually suffered three defeats in a row which left Alaves only 3 points ahead of Celta Vigo who are in the relegation zone.
Alaves is a team that has difficulty scoring goals, so apart from betting on Real Sociedad on the money line, choosing no on both to score is also quite promising for making a profit, and the home team has a very big chance of winning.

You are correct because even on there odds Real Sociedad is the favourite candidate to win the match and is actually obvious because checking there previous matches just like you analyse, Real Sociedad wining against Deportivo Alaves is mostly certain because even the last time they meet each other Real Sociedad won Deportivo Alaves 1-0 on there home, although is been a while they played the match but since Real Sociedad will be playing from there home so is going to be an added advantage for them to win Deportivo Alaves, however the way I'm looking at the match there would be more than 3 goals on that match.

[bering]

Getafe vs Rayo

Home team Getafe recently has been showing good progress because from 4 latest matches in Laliga Getafe can gets 3 wins and 1 draw and the most impressive from Getafe is last week they can able to stole 1 point at Atletico Madrid home ground so they are very confident can able to resumes their unbeatable records today and for Rayo their conditions is not really good because before this match Rayo has just through an 8 latest matches in Laliga without the winning results so from this match Rayo want to return to the winning ways but i think it's hard for them because Rayo has poor records while playing for away matches

For squad update Getafe will lost Oscar Rodriguez because of suspension but besides him all of Getafe players will be available including Borja Mayoral which is this player currently as Getafe top scorer in Laliga with 12 goals and for Rayo Oscar Trejo still not available because of injured however about the outcomes of this match just like i said above Rayo conditions wasn't good recently so i am sure Getafe will utilized that situation to gets the winning result so my prediction is Getafe will going to win this match but with narrow scores and the odds for Getafe was quite good @2,39

[Mayor of ogba]

Do not blame Real Madrid for not giving Kubo playing time, clubs like Real Madrid don't use most of their academy players. Real Madrid likes using already-made players, so they can be a threat to other clubs. And that is the footsteps Manchester City has taken, and they are becoming with it.

Already-made players is simply the correct odd for Real Madrid. Kubo is good but he's still young and have more years to play football, Real Madrid loaned him out for the player to start developing experience and becoming a pro player on the pitch. Real Madrid are only in for the players, they don't settle for any lesser results, the main reason they're still standing top today is simply because they're not stepping below their performance, only triggering good transfers on balance players and not some random faded players, not players that have fallen out of prime.

And we have seen more positive results from the steps or policies taken by the Real Madrid club to date. In fact, I like how Real Madrid recruits players. They are not in a hurry like other teams. Real Madrid made a good approach and then got it. And until now it is very rare for a player transfer carried out by Real Madrid to be a failure. Most of the player transfers carried out by Real Madrid are more successful transfers. Kubo is a talented young player. Not just at his current club. But I also saw this player become one of the most impressive players at last year's World Cup when he played for the Japanese national team. But Real Madrid is a club with a high level of selectivity. So Kubo also couldn't compete at that time when he was young. He was loaned out more and then released to Real Sociedad. And the young players at Real Madrid currently also have to learn and show their performance to the maximum. Or they will suffer the same fate as Kubo.

That is why most players always want to join Real Madrid because they know they will play good football and develop into a better players. Real Madrid always likes to sign key players from different clubs that will make Real Madrid to always perform better, and this strategy has kept Real Madrid relevant in all competitions for years now.

[boltz]

I would love to see Valencia winning tonight on their 1st game on the year on home soil and to be honest Villareal is not what it used to be a couple of seasons a go and also their squad is not a strong one but still a decent team who could secure a top 10. However , for Valencia I do have hopes they can achieve top 6 and try their luck into Conference next year because they have a lot of youth talents withing squad and all of them need to gather as much experience as they can on a top level.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Whether we realize it or not, Madrid is actually on the verge of instability after several important players were injured, but this can still be covered because Madrid has high-level players. Luckily several players were absent right after the UCL break. So he has time to improve, while in La Liga his current position is still safe because his rivals are not in a threatening condition due to being busy dealing with increasingly deteriorating finances. However, instead another competitor comes from Girona, who is still in 2nd place in the standings with a point difference that is not too far away. Another conclusion is that Madrid was saved right when the transfer window opened and they have everything to immediately upgrade the depth of the squad.

Real Madrid's squad is much more complete as they have much better squad depth compared to their challengers and injuries to several important players do not really affect the outcome of the match. Maybe for some matches it is not a problem because they have substitute players, but this is quite worrying when they face the Champions League competition. Even though the opponents they faced were not too strong compared to them, when they couldn't maximize this, it would be quite worrying.

Now Girona is the strong challenger to Real Madrid after rival Barcelona dropped out of the top three. Ancelotti must maximize the transfer market to bring in several important players so that they can have a good season in La Liga and the Champions League.

[Josefjix]

Players who come from the academy are only used by Real Madrid after they loan them to other clubs. It was an opportunity that Real Madrid gave their young players. While at the loan club, Real Madrid will see the player's potential to be included in the main squad after the loan period is over.
The process carried out by Real Madrid is also carried out by many other teams. Maybe Manchester City does too.

I think there are only two teams that use a lot of players from their academy, Ajax Amsterdam and Barcelona.
Barcelona is no longer used to young players, but since Xavi became coach, they have become accustomed to this process again.

The process were we watched these young talented players develop to become pro is comparable to building a strong foundation for these players to grow up, it's a good thing that's happening to these players because when they're mature, they become end product. Young players are not mainly used by Real Madrid because they're elite club that serves as a competitive threat to any club they faces. Barcelona is different from Real Madrid, though it depend on the coach, Xavi Hernandez picks interest in young players and build them to become pro, that's one of the reasons we witnessed the decline in Barcelona performance.

[Xcode7]

That is why most players always want to join Real Madrid because they know they will play good football and develop into a better players. Real Madrid always likes to sign key players from different clubs that will make Real Madrid to always perform better, and this strategy has kept Real Madrid relevant in all competitions for years now.

That's quite natural because Real Madrid is one of the top teams in the world and this team is the goal of many star players. Indirectly, the Real Madrid team provides a guarantee for a player's career to shine even more, but vice versa if they are unable to compete for the main place. .

Indeed for a long time, Real Madrid has always loaned out its players, especially young players, to further develop in other teams, because at Real Madrid, young players rarely get playing minutes, so that is a good decision for a young player's career to develop, but sometimes there are also mistakes. mistakes that occur due to the player being made permanent by another team, such as what happened to Artin Ødegaard.
And I think what happened to Takefusa Kubo will be the same, because Takefusa Kubo has continued to develop recently.

[JeffBrad12]

I think Real Madrid needs to prepare first before actually becoming a main player We don't underestimate his abilities but his experience is still not enough competition in local leagues is certainly different from in La Liga so he needs further adaptation, as a substitute may be the right way to provide experience and adaptation. When the time comes he will be in the main squad as a starter, we certainly still remember how Messi started his career at Barcelona and this player may also have gone through the same process.

There will of course be adaptations for players who will be used as main players at Real Madrid because this is part of the process for each player that will be used by the team. And sometimes the enthusiasm of players who play in the La Liga competition can also increase by itself even though previously the player played in a lower local league. And for this season, I think Real Madrid can have a little more freedom to fight for the title in La Liga because several rival teams that are candidates for the championship are also not very consistent in reaping points except for only Girona, which is still able to equal points with Real Madrid.

I think this is Real Madrid's biggest chance. They not only have a large player pool but also can adapt great players from the academy to the team. This way, they can put great players into the team from the infrastructure. In fact, Kubo, whom I like very much, came from the Real Madrid infrastructure. If they had given him a chance, maybe he could have been one of the important players for Real today. They have so many talented players that they have to sacrifice some of them.

Do not blame Real Madrid for not giving Kubo playing time, clubs like Real Madrid don't use most of their academy players. Real Madrid likes using already-made players, so they can be a threat to other clubs. And that is the footsteps Manchester City has taken, and they are becoming with it.

Kubo was bad and that's why real madrid agreed to let sociedad to take his right for a half. Real madrid is still having a chance to buy back him in the future but it's impossible to happen caused by kubo's performance is not comparable to the some winger like vini.
I expect real madrid to get mbappe soon and how can kubo play on real madrid again? His poor performance led Ancellotti to send him off from the club and have him join Real Sociedad, which was the main reason for his departure.

The better thing for kubo to go to the manchester united and he can do it better there. Real madrid is not even interesting to call him back again. Selling him will become a win win solution for sociedad and real madrid.
Real madrid can still get 50% fees paid for kubo. The current state of affairs is advantageous for Real Sociedad, resulting in a win-win scenario. I don't even see a better choice than this one.

[hahay]

I would love to see Valencia winning tonight on their 1st game on the year on home soil and to be honest Villareal is not what it used to be a couple of seasons a go and also their squad is not a strong one but still a decent team who could secure a top 10. However , for Valencia I do have hopes they can achieve top 6 and try their luck into Conference next year because they have a lot of youth talents withing squad and all of them need to gather as much experience as they can on a top level.

To be honest, I personally don't see much difference between Valencia and Villarreal, although in recent seasons at least Villarreal are still better than Valencia . But ya, they still only struggling in the middle of the table and therefore, even if for example Valencia manages to beat Villarreal in this match but in the end Valencia will still be difficult to finish in the top six.

Because after all, it seems that the teams that are in the top 7 at this moment are teams that at least have better consistency than Valencia and Villarreal. Therefore,even if for example Valencia managed to win in this home match by beating Villarreal . But ya, I still don't have high hopes for Valencia because ya, it looks like Valencia is still in the long process of improving their quality to be even better.