La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[leonair]

Xavi is said to have threatened his players with leaving Barcelona if they didn't believe in him anymore. I'm not surprised with hearing such news honestly because Barcelona are really poorly performing these days. They have conceded so many goals so far unlike the previous season. It isn't good at all to see them in this situation in the middle of the season already. 

They aren't bad at scoring goals at least in general. However they really need to work on strengthening their defense. They don't have a bad defense line actually but the players just don't perform like themselves this season. Xavi will need to make them believe in themselves somehow.

I am not sure if I have heard of something like this before at all. Threaten the players to leave if they do not trust him? I mean players normally don't care, hell I have even heard about players NOT wanting a coach, like making him get fired, but never seen players love a coach so much that the coach threatens them with leaving.

Normally that should not be the case, but if Xavi is loved that much then he has a chance to use that card. In the end, we should be seeing them get better, you can't have great seasons all the time, sometimes it's bad seasons and all you can do is find what went wrong and try to fix that. Their defense is not as good, then they should study what was great last year and what is not this year and fix that next year.

By the way, what is the strong basis that makes Xavi so loved? Because so far, Xavi has only succeeded in providing good improvements for Barcelona only in La Liga over the last two seasons, but not on the European stage. Therefore, I am not sure that Xavi is completely loved by the current Barcelona squad and indeed, Xavi is a club legend but not for a coach . Because if a club legend fails to become head coach, the fact is that the club will not hesitate to fire him too and that has happened at several big clubs out there . So yes, whether Xavi is loved or not, of course it is not appropriate to make threats like that because yes, what is needed is about forming strong and good motivation and morals and not about threats.

Xavi is a very popular face in the Barcelona team. And all discussions revolve around him. Barcelona's game starts with Unionistas de Salamanca. Barcelona are the stronger team here but it is surprising to see that the betting odds for both teams are almost equal so far.  So I think there is a chance to win a good quality bet today. Although it is not right to say something like that. I do not provide financial advice.  So I don't think anyone should rush to bet on Barcelona after seeing my comments like that.

[Josefjix]

Unbeatable forces meet unstoppable giants. Copa del Ray clash between city rivals at Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid. Last time they met at Cívitas Metropolitano, Real won the match 3-1. Will Real continue their good form, or will Atletico put a stop to it?

Copa del Ray is an important tournament for every elite sides, none of these teams will easily give up their strength. I'm predicting the match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, GG, but Los Blancos will undoubtedly win. Diego Simeone has been highly driven this season, resulting in defeats against superior sides, which is undesirable news for the club. They must improve their competitiveness for the purpose to win important matches. Real Madrid has been challenging this season, and they are unquestionably superior to Atletico Madrid.

[giammangiato]

Xavi is said to have threatened his players with leaving Barcelona if they didn't believe in him anymore. I'm not surprised with hearing such news honestly because Barcelona are really poorly performing these days. They have conceded so many goals so far unlike the previous season. It isn't good at all to see them in this situation in the middle of the season already. 

They aren't bad at scoring goals at least in general. However they really need to work on strengthening their defense. They don't have a bad defense line actually but the players just don't perform like themselves this season. Xavi will need to make them believe in themselves somehow.

honestly and sincerely I never expected such behavior from Xavi.
This aggressive behavior will never bring good things, this explains Barcelona decline, I have seen that in recent days they are playing less well than in the past
like doing the competitors a favor, I dont agree at all

[Zanab247]

Unbeatable force meets unstoppable giants. Copa del ray clash between city rivals in Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid. Last time they met at Cívitas Metropolitano, Real won the match 3-1. Will Real continue their good form or Atletico will put a stop to it?

I know that the two team are among the strong teams in this season, but you can use their present position to judge how the game will going to be or look like at the end which I know that Real Madrid have won Atletico Madrid before and they can still win them again in this game.

Atletico Madrid have drop many team points and they are very ready to use home advantage to handle their opponent, but it will be difficult for Atletico Madrid to stop Real Madrid because Real Madrid are in a high moral in this period to apply strategies that will help them to secure victory.

[rahmad2nd]

According to this record both teams have had so far this season, I am sure one of them, particularly Atletico Madrid, will have a different result today. This is because Real Madrid is a team that is focused on winning almost all the trophies this season, including cups. I don't think they will allow Atletico Madrid to beat them even though they will be playing at home, because statistically, Real Madrid should be considered favorites because they have a good winning ratio against Atletico Madrid overall, but that is not a guarantee for Real Madrid because anything can happen.

However, if I refer to the betting odds, it looks like this match will offer quite an exciting match considering that the betting bookies don't really show any significant differences for the two teams. Atletico with odds @2.70, while Madrid with @2.41. I will interpret that this match will be quite tough. even though Real Madrid can be said to be a team that is in its best form, especially in La Liga, this does not mean that Carlo Ancelotti's team will overthrow Diego Simeone's squad easily. Atletico's defeat in the Supercopa de Espana will motivate Diego Simeone's squad to show their best performance in this match. Moreover, the Madrid derby usually presents a match with a hot atmosphere. It could be that the referee issued many cards in this match. Referring to betting options, however, Real Madrid will always be the favorite team as a choice in betting. However, Atletico nevertheless has a chance to fight back and win this match. For me, it is more ideal to bet on Over 2.75 with odds @1.75, at least there must be at least 3 more goals in this match. Over is better than choosing a team, because I also see the opportunity for ATM to beat Real Madrid.

[Adams0001]

Unbeatable forces meet unstoppable giants. Copa del Ray clash between city rivals at Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid. Last time they met at Cívitas Metropolitano, Real won the match 3-1. Will Real continue their good form, or will Atletico put a stop to it?

According to this record both teams have had so far this season, I am sure one of them, particularly Atletico Madrid, will have a different result today. This is because Real Madrid is a team that is focused on winning almost all the trophies this season, including cups. I don't think they will allow Atletico Madrid to beat them even though they will be playing at home, because statistically, Real Madrid should be considered favorites because they have a good winning ratio against Atletico Madrid overall, but that is not a guarantee for Real Madrid because anything can happen.

Ancelotti will do everything he can to win all of the trophies because he wants to make history with Real Madrid, but today's match will be extremely difficult because Athletico Madrid will want to avenge what Madrid did to them in the Spanish Cup, and they will not want Real Madrid to defeat them again. If Real Madrid wins this night, I am confident that Real Madrid will still win the Copa del Rey because Barcelona are not in good shape and will be unable to compete with Madrid this season,  expect they change there coach because even now am seeing Barcelona are playing 1-1 against Unionistas.

If Barcelona cannot defeat Unionistas, they should just fire Xavi since he will lead Barcelona to a poor record, which is not expected given their status as a premier team. I am still giving Madrid hope against Athletico Madrid because Real Madrid is one of the best clubs in the world and they know how to play their competition. Even though Athletico Madrid is scoring Real Madrid 2-0, I will never give up until the game is over because I am rooting for Real Madrid to win the Copa del Rey this time again.

[rendravolt]

Ahead of the crucial match between Atletico vs Real Madrid, it was reported that outside the stadium Atletico fans had made racist chants against Vinicius and I think this is a disgraceful attitude from the fans. The issue of racism has become a hot topic of conversation in Spain and it seems that the actions of Atletico fans are not worthy of imitation. However, football is a popular sport in the world and should be a good example for all people who watch it. Competition or hostility is only on the field and the rest outside the field are all friends. I think that after the Madrid Derby match in the Copa Del Rey, Atletico will receive a warning from the RFEF and will possibly receive sanctions for the behavior of their fans. Once again, this incident is very sad.

[Oluwa-btc]

In the Champions League I would be blown away if they made it into the final. I can look at it from many perspectives, but in the quarterfinals and semifinals they will meet at least one team that will eliminate them.

With the way Barcelona plays, it would be a miracle for them to make it to the semi-finals of the champions. They do not play well at all. They concede too many goals. How can a team like Barcelona be trailing 2-0 to Madrid in under 10 minutes? A defense like that doesn't go far in the Champions League.
The only chance they have against Napoli is that Napoli is also in a very bad phase of their own.

Barcelona's problems are not very big IMO me. All they have to do is stop conceding goals and start scoring goals. That's all they need to figure out how to do.

If Xavi doesn't win any trophy this season, I believe he should be sacked. He has done so well for Barcelona by taking them out of where Koeman put them, but I don't think he's the man to make them a fearsome side in Europe. They need someone else for that.

Hansi Flick? Erik Ten Hag whenever he gets sacked by Manchester United? ( Because Manchester United fans are ungrateful ) Believe me I'd fan Erik Ten Hag even of he manages a club I dislike ( Chelsea ) lol!

They're the two coaches I think can handle a club like Barcelona. They should sign a new defensive midfielder. They didn't get a proper defensive midfielder as they le Sergio Busquet leave for good.

Napoli are already bringing in players,they could see a massive rise in form truthfully. They need signatures, I feel like Xavi Hernandez is not the issues related to the club. He's fine his part, but they need signings ( New )

[Roseline492]

According to this record both teams have had so far this season, I am sure one of them, particularly Atletico Madrid, will have a different result today. This is because Real Madrid is a team that is focused on winning almost all the trophies this season, including cups.

I don't think Atletico Madrid will be able to give real Madrid a tough time on this March because just like you said real Madrid has a serious determination to win almost all the leagues they are in and also considering there last match against Atletico Madrid they will surely win Atletico with a lot of goals because there last meeting they gave Atletico Madrid 5-3 and they dominated right from the beginning of the match till the end of the match, so perhaps there is no way Atletico Madrid will escape the wining today because real Madrid has really prepared for them and even there home advantage will not stop real Madrid from wining them.

[Weawant]

According to the H2H statistics, the last time Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid met, they both had some goals, Real Madrid was able to beat atletico 5-3 a good margin which shows superiority from Real Madrid and a good fighting spirit from atletico aswell. Both teams are very strong and are good contender against each other.

It's few minutes to kick off and going by the line up, Real Madrid is really willing to leave no stone unturned by the end of this match, atletico is a tough side too and I don't expect any less from them either considering their performance so far in the serie A this season, this is Copa de ray which isn't such a big deal for Real Madrid, putting this into consideration it's possible Madrid may likely want to give up this for a better performance in the UCL which is by the Conner so I wouldn't be in so much awe if I see Real Madrid with a performance below what we expected of them tonight

[Rengga Jati]

But now it's a different season and of course Barcelona's hopes are higher. What is really needed for a team is good results from every match. and club management certainly only wants to know if their club wins and can win the title. .....

Like I've said earlier, Xavi has put in his best too in this season but what I can say is that his best is not enough to have taken them to the league. It is not always rosy and every other team have gone to re-enegize themselves to get stronger and better this season like Girona have shown examples on this league. For Barcelona to get better, Xavi just needs to keep trying and identify his loopholes in terms of squad then fill it up.

yeah, because after all, a club's performance also really depends on their coach. Barcelona's hopes of course remain high to compete for various titles every season, at least La Liga. However, DJ Barcelona's decline in performance this season is likely to dampen these hopes. Moreover, they are below a small club that was considered nobody last season, Girona. Of course, this also affects the credibility of a big club like Barcelona. Xavi has faced various challenges to bring his beloved club up from adversity, but after all, business is still business. The extent to which Xavi can maintain and improve will greatly influence how he continues at the club. now we will wait to see who will be the next replacement for Xavi. There are already several possible names.

Ahead of the crucial match between Atletico vs Real Madrid, it was reported that outside the stadium Atletico fans had made racist chants against Vinicius and I think this is a disgraceful attitude from the fans. The issue of racism has become a hot topic of conversation in Spain and it seems that the actions of Atletico fans are not worthy of imitation. However, football is a popular sport in the world and should be a good example for all people who watch it. Competition or hostility is only on the field and the rest outside the field are all friends. I think that after the Madrid Derby match in the Copa Del Rey, Atletico will receive a warning from the RFEF and will possibly receive sanctions for the behavior of their fans. Once again, this incident is very sad.

This is something that is very embarrassing and should not be used as an example, in fact there must be firm action against racist perpetrators like that. Vini JR received painful racist treatment, even though he was one of Real Madrid's top players who also made a very good contribution to the club. In the past, this racist had made him quite down. but many people love Vini more. Anyway, currently Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid are competing in the Copa del Rey. The temporary score was still tied at 0 - 0 until the 15th minute. Personally, I definitely hope that Real Madrid wins. Until now, both of them have not shown extraordinary performance. still a fairly ordinary starting round.

[skarais]

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yeah, because after all, a club's performance also really depends on their coach. Barcelona's hopes of course remain high to compete for various titles every season, at least La Liga. However, DJ Barcelona's decline in performance this season is likely to dampen these hopes. Moreover, they are below a small club that was considered nobody last season, Girona. Of course, this also affects the credibility of a big club like Barcelona. Xavi has faced various challenges to bring his beloved club up from adversity, but after all, business is still business. The extent to which Xavi can maintain and improve will greatly influence how he continues at the club. now we will wait to see who will be the next replacement for Xavi. There are already several possible names.

So far, Xavi is one of the most successful coaches in my opinion. Barcelona doesn't need to act rashly by sacking him and finding a replacement coach for him, that just increases the pressure internally on the club. Barcelona must respect Xavi and give him full trust this season, even when the club is still hit by a crisis.

I think whoever the coach is, Barcelona has the possibility of going down because of the depth of their squad, but this seems to be ignored by some of the mainstream media. Xavi is yet to miss opportunities in La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League, so the management and fans will have to be patient about his work.

[youdacapt]

So far, Xavi is one of the most successful coaches in my opinion. Barcelona doesn't need to act rashly by sacking him and finding a replacement coach for him

Well, Xavi ranks amongst good coaches in europe today; but he does not rank as one of the most successful coaches in europe; and if Barcelona sack the dude today' they will face little difficulty replacing him.

The problem with Barcelona this season has to do with players depth, injury profiles and poor investment in the squad. No coach can fix such deficit.
Better for Barcelona board to trust the process with Xavi

[shogun47]

So far, Xavi is one of the most successful coaches in my opinion. Barcelona doesn't need to act rashly by sacking him and finding a replacement coach for him, that just increases the pressure internally on the club. Barcelona must respect Xavi and give him full trust this season, even when the club is still hit by a crisis.

I think whoever the coach is, Barcelona has the possibility of going down because of the depth of their squad, but this seems to be ignored by some of the mainstream media. Xavi is yet to miss opportunities in La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League, so the management and fans will have to be patient about his work.

But how is he one of the most successful coaches? I don't take into account his titles in Qatar here as this can really not be compared to anything coaches win in European leagues. It would be a joke to argue that because of those titles he is one of the best. It is now his third year in Barcelona and he won La Liga once and the Super Coppa once. Barcelona got eliminated as third in the Champions League group stage last year and then got eliminated from the Europa League. Maybe you can provide some info as to why you think he is one of the most successful coaches. Compared to which other coach?

[tusandii]

You can’t compare Real Madrid's performances with Almeria's. Real Madrid are far better than Almeria; therefore, their upcoming match is something that is simple to predict in my opinion. We know that Real Madrid are looking for a way to overtake Girona in the standings, and they only need one to do that, so I believe both teams are going to double up their performance. Girona will not like Real Madrid going overtake while Real Madrid wants to overtake, which will make their matches tough.

Yes, of course comparing the two clubs, the depth of performance is very different and the players are also very different, even statistically, Real Madrid is much stronger and on one side of the match, Real Madrid will be the host, which allows Real Madrid to score in large numbers and get 3 points. to shift Girona because Girona in the next match will face Sevilla and I'm sure the result will be a draw.
I would not hesitate to include Real Madrid in my betting slip with a very convincing -2.
Edit :
Not according to what I predicted and Real Madrid almost lost but thanks to Carvajal very cleverly found an empty place to score and managed to win the match and while Girona couldn't believe it was able to score a big score beating Sevilla by 5 points to Girona and that was the result which is deserved when Sevilla does not have a strong performance with a weak defense and even an attack line that is not enough to provide resistance.
The defenders I rated as very bad at Sevilla almost always gave Girona free space.

[bitvalak]

Unbeatable force meets unstoppable giants. Copa del ray clash between city rivals in Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid. Last time they met at Cívitas Metropolitano, Real won the match 3-1. Will Real continue their good form or Atletico will put a stop to it?

Beating Altetico at home is quite difficult for Real Madrid because we know for ourselves what the atmosphere is like for Atletico fans when playing at home.
Moreover, these fans are known to be racist which can affect the mentality of Madrid players. Last season they acted racist towards Vini and until now it is not clear what the sanctions will be for Atletico fans.
But if you look at the performance of the two teams, Real Madrid is clearly the favorite because they are unbeaten this season. So let's take a look at the final score of this match.

[Hyphen(-)]

So far, Xavi is one of the most successful coaches in my opinion. Barcelona doesn't need to act rashly by sacking him and finding a replacement coach for him, that just increases the pressure internally on the club. Barcelona must respect Xavi and give him full trust this season, even when the club is still hit by a crisis.

I think whoever the coach is, Barcelona has the possibility of going down because of the depth of their squad, but this seems to be ignored by some of the mainstream media. Xavi is yet to miss opportunities in La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League, so the management and fans will have to be patient about his work.

Xavi is not the problem in Barcelona's situation; he is doing his best to make sure the team regains it balance and the respect they used to have, but there is not enough squad depth to be a top competitor in La Liga this season due to a lack of squad depth, and even though Xavi tries to sign some players from various teams across the world, they are yet to become the Barcelona we used to know. Nevertheless, giving Xavi more time will give them a positive result because he has experience and can do very well if given more time.

[Richbased]

So far, Xavi is one of the most successful coaches in my opinion. Barcelona doesn't need to act rashly by sacking him and finding a replacement coach for him

Well, Xavi ranks amongst good coaches in europe today; but he does not rank as one of the most successful coaches in europe; and if Barcelona sack the dude today' they will face little difficulty replacing him.

The problem with Barcelona this season has to do with players depth, injury profiles and poor investment in the squad. No coach can fix such deficit.
Better for Barcelona board to trust the process with Xavi

Coach isn't the problem that FC Barcelona is facing now, just like you've listed some of the challenges that has led to problems the club is facing now, I have same knowledge of Barcelona as you because sacking Xavi might even do the club more harm than good because i don't see anything wrong with Xavi's coaching skills now because he has been putting in his best in other for Barcelona to still sail through regardless of some problems that the club is faced with so sacking him shouldn't be an option for them now after all the club is still faced with some financial crisis so it will be good to give Xavi more time to work on the team.

[MinoRaiola]

Beating Altetico at home is quite difficult for Real Madrid because we know for ourselves what the atmosphere is like for Atletico fans when playing at home.
Moreover, these fans are known to be racist which can affect the mentality of Madrid players. Last season they acted racist towards Vini and until now it is not clear what the sanctions will be for Atletico fans.
But if you look at the performance of the two teams, Real Madrid is clearly the favorite because they are unbeaten this season. So let's take a look at the final score of this match.

Now it is 1-0 for Atletico and Samuel Lino has made it... surprise. Real Madrid played better and they should have scored earlier, now it is the other way. A few minutes and it is half-time, it will certainly be more exciting after the break. Real Madrid will score at least one goal today, I dont think it will stay at 1-0. The Copa Del Rey doesnt belong to La Liga, but I think Real have a good chance of winning all competitions this year. They have already show their best performance in La Liga.

[red4slash]

Real Madrid seems to be better prepared than Barcelona when it comes to replacing injured players. It is also important to note that only 4 players were injured at Real Madrid. and Barcelona has 6 injured players including Gavi who is a 19 year old young player with a Torn injury to the Cruciate Ligament since 23 November 2023 and may play on 30 June 2024.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.id/real-madrid/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/418
https://www.transfermarkt.co.id/fc-barcelona/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/131

This happens because Madrid apart from those who do have more complex player strengths, the role of the players can also still be said to be balanced in contrast to Barcelona which is not too balanced in that regard.
Losing Cortouis, Militao, Vasquez and Alaba is indeed a big loss but it can still be anticipated with several other players who are still very young and can be played anywhere like Tchouameni or their senior player Nacho who can play in the defender position and for the full defender problem filled by Vasquez actually he is an option for Carvajal so Madrid can still breathe a little different from Barcelona.

Losing Ter Stegen is a difficult situation and losing their 2 speedy wingers Gavi and Raphinha will certainly make their situation worse as time goes by because up until now, losing Gavi and Raphinha in attack alone has affected their performance because Xavi cannot find options for the 4-3-3 scheme he always uses.