La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

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Damn it, I don't like these conditions but it's like you said in this match Madrid didn't play well.
Their finishing was really poor although it can't be denied that this happened because Las Palmas made a defensive scheme by keeping almost all players in their own defense but still this situation is not what I want to get from Madrid because they should be able to play better than this. Instead, we see that they can't do much with their current strength, which is much greater.

I hope Ancelotti fixes this soon because 2 draws and 1 win in 3 matches at the start of this season although still quite good but does not make them satisfied especially since there are already 4 points they wasted because they could not get a win in the 2 matches they did at the beginning of this season.

So - do you now admit that even teams with good squad depth can still fail to win match against mediocre teams?

Real Madrid have a good squad that is expected to win everything this season - but their performance in the first three match of the season does not reflect that. 2 draws and 1 win - 4 points behind Barcelona who won 3 match is never good. I say this because I know Barcelona are much worse than Real Madrid in every way.

[TelolettOm]

I am not impressed at all with the kind of performance Real Madrid put up tonight. I expected more from them, but at the end of the day, I'm disappointed at what Real Madrid played at first their equalizing goal was a penalty so imagine if there is a penalty then there is no way Real Madrid would have been able to play a draw.

Real Madrid's game was really bad, it was really disappointing. Even though they had a lot of chances, they wasted a lot of them. It seems that Ancelotti should try the old formation from last season without Mbappe as a starter, who knows it might work.

Mbappe hasn't been able to fully contribute in the 3 matches he has played. In addition, the loss of Toni Kross in midfield also made them a little confused because the supply of balls from accurate passes was a little lacking which made them use other options by moving players on both sides but in the end even though it was a good thing because poor finsihing made the conditions not end as planned.

Too high expectation on Mbappe, I wonder about people who say that Mbappe still needs to adapt, but, how long we must wait him to adapt more in Real Madrid? A half of season?  

Exactly, Real Madrid really lost a fiigure of Kross, this is also one of the mistakes by Real Madrid to let Kross go. None can play the role as him to manage and set the rhythm of Real Madrid's game, very good accuracy and a Kross-like mentality..

Anyway, Rudiger has tried his efforts,

Source: LasPalmas-RealMadrid

[Sexylizzy2813]

That's how to help a new player that just joined a new league, is not every player that jump into the flow of a new league and start getting goals, someone as Mbappe much is expected from him and I was expecting him to always come from the bench maybe in the first two to three games then the fourth he can be a starter at least that will make him see the game in a different perspective.

This is true but most times players like Mbappe are often given starters role when they just join a new team just like Haaland, when the season started while though both are taking different path from the fact that Mbappe did well during pre season Haaland pre season was not really good but he got a debut goal when the Epl finally kick off, I still support every approach Ancelotti use to bring the best of Mbappe.

Ancelotti is trying to make Mbappe a weapon for Real Madrid but I think he is forcing it to happen that's why I said he should have started him from the bench, take a good look at how effective Rodrygo was in the second half when he was introduced, that's how Mbappe would have been if he had come in from the bench but the manage had a different plan so we just have to watch and see if it will make Mbappe come up to speed.

He is starting today, let hope if he can get his first league goal today, I believe today might just be the day, also another thing is that Real Madrid don't really have a proper 9 and this space was kept void for Mbappe to fill, I guessed he will continue to start till he he adapt to this position.

I can't even see that moment of brilliance in the whole Madrid team because they never played like a team that have the squad to dominate their opponent, even at home Madrid can't show that they can make opponent struggle to hold onto the ball then going away would be a problem. At this point I'll say I miss Benzema, you see those tricky runs Vinicius Jr normally does, is only big Benz that understand him well and their combination is just epic, honestly a proper number 9 is needed but they're just not paying attention to that position as long as they have Mbappe but it doesn't show with Mbappe on the mix, is going to really take a while before that understanding takes place.

[MainIbem]

Damn it, I don't like these conditions but it's like you said in this match Madrid didn't play well.
Their finishing was really poor although it can't be denied that this happened because Las Palmas made a defensive scheme by keeping almost all players in their own defense but still this situation is not what I want to get from Madrid because they should be able to play better than this. Instead, we see that they can't do much with their current strength, which is much greater.

I hope Ancelotti fixes this soon because 2 draws and 1 win in 3 matches at the start of this season although still quite good but does not make them satisfied especially since there are already 4 points they wasted because they could not get a win in the 2 matches they did at the beginning of this season.

So - do you now admit that even teams with good squad depth can still fail to win match against mediocre teams?

Real Madrid have a good squad that is expected to win everything this season - but their performance in the first three match of the season does not reflect that. 2 draws and 1 win - 4 points behind Barcelona who won 3 match is never good. I say this because I know Barcelona are much worse than Real Madrid in every way.

What I've noticed about the Madrid team this season is that their front three players are not communicating properly amongst themselves, the only match that they've impressed me a little is their 2nd match against Valladolid which even gave then a tough time to be victorious Ancelotti has lots to do concerning that front three especially among Vinicius Jr and Mbappé they barely communicate much with each other and putting their individual records first before the team, if they continue that way it would cost them to continue going down or they might end up scoring fewer goals. Also Ancelotti's selection hindered their chances of winning, he should've start Guler over Modric, and Rodri instead of Brahim and I think Mendy should come in from the 2nd half instead of starting, honestly their squad is capable of winning everything but if they continue wit this performance then winning the league would be far from them, I know it might be too early to say this but they should be gathering more points at this early stages instead of losing.

[Oluwa-btc]

The retirement of Toni Kroos has a huge effect on this Real Madrid squad. They couldn't control the game as they should have done honestly. Couldn't see all of the full game but it's high time Carlo Ancellotti realize that, Kylian Mbappe is no number nine honestly and that he will always find it difficult to work and function. Endrick should be used as a number nine with both Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe on the various wing's.
I highly doubt the chances they have to win the La Liga Competition thus not to even mention that of the Champions League Competition. Well, they have a long way to go but I'm not convinced with the setup and line. Could it be the absence of Toni Kroos? I saw the game during the first half and even Luka Modric was not able to settle down the midfied same way Toni Kroos does it. Jude Bellingham also in my opinion is not even a good replacement for Toni Kroos.

[EFS]

Real Madrid isn't as good as people thought before the season. Some considered them heavy favorites, but it only took three weeks to realize that this wasn't the case here. We can say that it was Las Palmas who missed out on the win today. Real's inability to score in a flowing game is alarming for them, even more so against a mediocre opponent like Las Palmas.
Barca are now 4 points ahead of their two biggest competitors. A good advantage in 3 weeks, but there are still 35 weeks to go so everything can change.

[Docnaster]

1-0 now to Real Madrid's defeat.

The final result still does not seem to be in favor of Madrid in today's match even though their opponent is Las Palmas, which is quite weak in terms of defense, but in the end Madrid was unable to do much in today's match.#

Finishing is still one of the problems that Ancelotti has not been able to solve in the first 3 matches and with Mbappe also still unable to adapt well which makes his condition a little detrimental because even though they did not lose but 2 draws from the first 3 matches of course this made their points wasted.

Now, it's extra time and the score is still 1-1 despite Madrid's continued attacks but with the time remaining I'm not too sure they can make it 3 points with their lack of finishing.
There needs to be an improvement in terms of attacking schemes and formations for now because if this continues then it could have much bigger consequences in other matches.

The Spanish La Liga game between Las Palmas vs Real Madrid ended in a draw as none of the two teams was able to find a winner. With the result, Real Madrid have now been able to gather five points from a possible nine and are now four points behind Barcelona. Though we're in the early stages of the season but I feel that these points the Spanish champions are currently losing will likely affect their quest to retain the league title this season.
Kylian Mbappe who's yet to score a league goal after three matches is making headlines for his failure to find the back of the net. However, for a player like Mbappe that I know very well, I think he'll pick form sooner than expected

[GiftedMAN]

It is unfortunate that Real Madrid is gradually throwing away their points in the start of the season. They might not actually feel the effect of what is happening to them now but towards the end of the season they will realize the costly mistake they have made. I do not believe that Real Madrid will be struggling by this time to find their way in the La Liga. Even Barcelona with fewer quality players and squad depth is raking all the points available while Real Madrid keep throwing away their points every match day. Real Madrid is just lucky today because they nearly have lost the match if not for the controversial offside that was awarded against last Palmas. It seems that managing mbappé and vinicius Junior is gradually becoming a mystery for Ancelotti. Let's see how he solves the puzzle.

After watching the Real Madrid team tonight and how they struggled to get an equalizer against Las Palmas, I think there is a big problem in the team and if they don't get it done they may not even be lifting any trophy this season. I still can't believe that what should be happening to the Barcelona team is happening to a team that everyone has been celebrating for bringing in Mbappe this season it is very very sad to see them finding it difficult to score goals and win games comfortably big shame. Ancelotti still has the time to solve the issues in the team or face the risk of losing the reputation he has gained over the years, so sad that I lost again as a result of picking Real Madrid to win against Las Palmas.

[AYOBA]

Damn it, I don't like these conditions but it's like you said in this match Madrid didn't play well.
Their finishing was really poor although it can't be denied that this happened because Las Palmas made a defensive scheme by keeping almost all players in their own defense but still this situation is not what I want to get from Madrid because they should be able to play better than this. Instead, we see that they can't do much with their current strength, which is much greater.
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I am not impressed at all with the kind of performance Real Madrid put up tonight. I expected more from them, but at the end of the day, I'm disappointed at what Real Madrid played at first their equalizing goal was a penalty so imagine if there is a penalty then there is no way Real Madrid would have been able to play a draw. Everyone under estimated Las Palmas and see what happened they scored rea Madrid first and Madrid was finding it to even equalize, in a not shell every thing was poor and even the crowd were not happy because it was a narrow victory for Madrid and it is not even a victory since it was a draw. They made shots on target but no goal all effort was a waste so better luck for Madrid and the thing is that people have a high hope for Real Madrid this season because of mbappe also, what a game.

Honestly with the kind effort that Real Madrid put tonight against the Las palmas I was not expecting the draw from Real Madrid, because almost dominated the entire first half  upon say the Las palmas first scored them they where still leading them by the possession before they come later equalize back. But the way I’m having hope for Real Madrid in every of their they never make better performances as a team that have good squad, because that’s what a lot of people are even proud about since the signed up M’bappe and everyone knows how the good which why on every Real Madrid people will be having higher expectations from them.

[mv1986]

Real Madrid isn't as good as people thought before the season. Some considered them heavy favorites, but it only took three weeks to realize that this wasn't the case here. We can say that it was Las Palmas who missed out on the win today. Real's inability to score in a flowing game is alarming for them, even more so against a mediocre opponent like Las Palmas.
Barca are now 4 points ahead of their two biggest competitors. A good advantage in 3 weeks, but there are still 35 weeks to go so everything can change.

Fully agree and I admit I thought they would be much stronger. They got lucky with the penalty in the final minute or otherwise they would have started the season with 4 points after 3 games. Then again I thought Barcelona would be weaker although it is not like they are fully dominating their games either. It's all been pretty close with every game just ending 2-1 in their favor, but still if they win their game, it would be already 7 points between them and Real Madrid just after a few weeks.

But I find it surprising that there is still no goal for Mbappe despite the one he scored in the Super Cup. I expected them to be a serious force and score far more goals than they did so far. But the game against Valladolid was of course strong as they didn't allow for a single shot on target. I am sure that lots of people thought Mbappe would have an easy time scoring once he is playing for Real Madrid, but seems to be more difficult for him.

[promise444c5]

I don't know if this news is real or not but it seems Vinicius Junior the player of Real Madrid got an offer from Saudi Arabia and they are ready to pay him too much money but Vinicius Junior rejected the woofer and he preferred to stay in Real Madrid for a longer time.

He's still young to move to Saudi  league, he's currently a key player for realmadrid and I don't  think he would love to throw that away just to play in Saudi league... despite  the fact he he's faving alot from racist I don't think he will still consider leaving RM in the next 3 to 5 years ( considering he has   no issue with the club throught his stay).

Just kicked off the second half. Real Madrid's chances of winning are not closed even though Las Palmas in the second half made several threats that almost added to the score against Real Madrid.
Like the analysts who assessed Real Madrid after Kross retired that the players they had in that position found it difficult to provide service like Kross did.

This means that the trio of Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius do not have a servant who makes it easier for them to score goals.

Another day to believe that a team winning a game is beyond just having a good depth, there are times even with the depth, a team may suffer and loose to a smaller or considerably weak team and we shouldn't see it as a big deal or make a case of it, I know it's really awkward Madrid have to stress and suffer this much from a team considered as small as las Palmer who normally isn't a matchup, not even in any way, but in football, surprises as this makes it real enough and enjoyable as the football it's expected to be att he end of the day.

Sure it is... let's  wait for 2 more games, their performance  and the outcome of the games will really determine their stand , draw isn’t too much of a big deal ( count===2 already) though I feel like there's isn't s strong communication yet but whatever bets of luck in their games.

[shinratensei_]

Palmas did a great game against Madrid. Their players' positions, ball distributions, and off-ball movements are top-tier. That's the work of a great manager. Even Carlo got outsmarted by Palmas's coach this time.

But i don't blame Ancellotti tonight. Our players' laziness and arrogance caused the main issue. This is what happens when we are only depending singlehandedly on individual brilliance. And when we missed this individual, we finished.

I was never epecting how poorly the performance from Real madrid is after Kross left from our club. It's far from what people expected at the Pre-season. Our mid looks so struggle without kroos.

Though Madrid bought Mbappe, and it seems things that worried me is happening now. Mbappe struggle to adapt with his new team.

[Slow death]

I don't know if this news is real or not but it seems Vinicius Junior the player of Real Madrid got an offer from Saudi Arabia and they are ready to pay him too much money but Vinicius Junior rejected the woofer and he preferred to stay in Real Madrid for a longer time.
A few days ago we saw a team from Saudi Arabia send a 400 million euros offer for Vinicius Junior and now there is other news about this offer saying they offered 500 million euros to Real Madrid Vinicius Junior.
This is definitely a huge amount of money that can make any player move and leave.

 

From what I'm seeing on football channels and the opinions of football analysts, they are in the direction that since Vinicius Junior's contract ends on 06/30/2027 and he is 24 years old, it won't make much sense for Vinicius Junior to accept these proposals from the Saudis because he is very young with a long-term contract and is currently shining, so this is a good chance for him to get many individual awards and after his contract ends when he is already 27 years old and is not in a good moment, then it would be more advantageous for him to accept these millionaire proposals. But in my opinion, I very much doubt that the Saudis will make the same proposal in a few years.




 

Betting on Real Madrid this season is becoming a huge headache. I'm honestly going to stop betting on them for 2 seasons to see if they'll improve. Their attack is very inefficient, they can't even cause much danger to the opponent.

[promise444c5]

Betting on Real Madrid this season is becoming a huge headache. I'm honestly going to stop betting on them for 2 seasons to see if they'll improve. Their attack is very inefficient, they can't even cause much danger to the opponent.

2 matches you mean. 2 season I a lot of matches  ... though Las pelmas defence was strong  but there wasn't strong communication,  at the same time I won't call anyteam  just a small team I think they all stepped up their games although there're still some clubs comfortable with their positions lol.
Nevertheless,  I think the next 2 matches can help you decide either to continue betting on them or just completely ignoring them, thus don't be dissapointed that they might win when you decide to suspend placing bet on them and come back to loosing when you decide to resume your betting  ... it's actually hard to get a precise speculation even with present results

[CryptoBuds]

Betting on Real Madrid this season is becoming a huge headache. I'm honestly going to stop betting on them for 2 seasons to see if they'll improve. Their attack is very inefficient, they can't even cause much danger to the opponent.

2 matches you mean. 2 season I a lot of matches  ... though Las pelmas defence was strong  but there wasn't strong communication,  at the same time I won't call anyteam  just a small team I think they all stepped up their games although there're still some clubs comfortable with their positions lol.
Nevertheless,  I think the next 2 matches can help you decide either to continue betting on them or just completely ignoring them, thus don't be dissapointed that they might win when you decide to suspend placing bet on them and come back to loosing when you decide to resume your betting  ... it's actually hard to get a precise speculation even with present results

There is no denying that Las Palmas' players performed brilliantly in this match. But Las Palmas was very unlucky in this match. Otherwise, the team would have been able to get 3 points from this match.

Real Madrid are a strong team but they completely failed to dominate this match. Real Madrid scored their only goal from the penalty spot. Due to the accidental touch of the ball on the defender of Las Palmas, the Real Madrid team gets a penalty. Moreover, Las Palmas scored another goal in the second half. But the goal was disallowed due to offside. For these reasons I say Las Palmas were very unlucky in this match. But the goalkeeper of Las Palmas performed brilliantly in this match.

Real Madrid's gameplay was not strong. Madrid won't win if they perform like this against the big teams. Madrid launched a lot of attacks. But neither Vini nor Mbappe performed as well as expected.

[Rustam Meraj]

There is no denying that Las Palmas' players performed brilliantly in this match. But Las Palmas was very unlucky in this match. Otherwise, the team would have been able to get 3 points from this match.

Real Madrid are a strong team but they completely failed to dominate this match. Real Madrid scored their only goal from the penalty spot. Due to the accidental touch of the ball on the defender of Las Palmas, the Real Madrid team gets a penalty. Moreover, Las Palmas scored another goal in the second half. But the goal was disallowed due to offside. For these reasons I say Las Palmas were very unlucky in this match. But the goalkeeper of Las Palmas performed brilliantly in this match.

Real Madrid's gameplay was not strong. Madrid won't win if they perform like this against the big teams. Madrid launched a lot of attacks. But neither Vini nor Mbappe performed as well as expected.

I also think Las Palmas was very unlucky against Real Madrid. They played well but things did not go their way. Real Madrid got penalty because of lucky bounce and Las Palmas had goal disallowed. Las Palmas goalkeeper was great but Real Madrid did not play well. They were lucky to win and their best players Vini and Mbappe did not do much. If Real Madrid keeps playing like this they will lose to better teams. Las Palmas showed they can play well, even if they didn't win.

[Gallar]

Palmas did a great game against Madrid. Their players' positions, ball distributions, and off-ball movements are top-tier. That's the work of a great manager. Even Carlo got outsmarted by Palmas's coach this time.

But i don't blame Ancellotti tonight. Our players' laziness and arrogance caused the main issue. This is what happens when we are only depending singlehandedly on individual brilliance. And when we missed this individual, we finished.

I was never epecting how poorly the performance from Real madrid is after Kross left from our club. It's far from what people expected at the Pre-season. Our mid looks so struggle without kroos.

Though Madrid bought Mbappe, and it seems things that worried me is happening now. Mbappe struggle to adapt with his new team.

Unexpectedly, Real Madrid again had difficulty facing a team like Las Palmas. Even though in this match I hope Real Madrid can score lots of goals in this match. The reason is that usually Real Madrid can always win easily when facing Las Palmas. However, in this match I was again surprised by the draw result. Apart from that, what surprised me a little was that Real Madrid conceded in the early minutes of the match. Maybe it's true, currently Real Madrid is too confident in the individual abilities of the series of expensive players it has. However, they forgot what teamwork is, that's why Real Madrid always had difficulties in this match and in the last few matches. Maybe it's true, Kroos' departure from Real Madrid also had a big influence on Real Madrid's attack flow. However, in my personal opinion, Mbappe's arrival is the cause of the differences at Real Madrid. So in essence, the players that Real Madrid currently have, feel like they want to be number one and don't want to lose their place because of Mbappe's arrival. I think this is the main reason Real Madrid is performing so badly at the moment. So the point is that now Ancelloti really has to be able to manage his players so they don't act selfishly. Because, if this problem is not resolved immediately by Ancelotti, I doubt that Real Madrid can become La Liga champions again this season.

[Josefjix]

I also think Las Palmas was very unlucky against Real Madrid. They played well but things did not go their way. Real Madrid got penalty because of lucky bounce and Las Palmas had goal disallowed. Las Palmas goalkeeper was great but Real Madrid did not play well. They were lucky to win and their best players Vini and Mbappe did not do much. If Real Madrid keeps playing like this they will lose to better teams. Las Palmas showed they can play well, even if they didn't win.

I don't believe this? Mind blowing for me. Real Madrid failed to accumulate three points at Estadio de Gran Canaria yesterday. It was really a dissapointing results for Los Blancos but Carlo Ancelotti and his squad would do better in next game. While coming to the actual fact that the home team, Las Palmas was very aggressive and fierce in performance against their visitors last night, one of the most challenging game for the hosts but ended up sharing points with Real Madrid, that's a good result for them if you ask me. Las Palmas coach, Luis Miguel Carrión Delgado is one of these managers that wouldn't just record poor results mostly against elite clubs.

[BlackBoss_]

I don't believe this? Mind blowing for me. Real Madrid failed to accumulate three points at Estadio de Gran Canaria yesterday. It was really a dissapointing results for Los Blancos but Carlo Ancelotti and his squad would do better in next game. While coming to the actual fact that the home team, Las Palmas was very aggressive and fierce in performance against their visitors last night, one of the most challenging game for the hosts but ended up sharing points with Real Madrid, that's a good result for them if you ask me. Las Palmas coach, Luis Miguel Carrión Delgado is one of these managers that wouldn't just record poor results mostly against elite clubs.

They failed to get three points, as a team it's bad result and there is another problem in Real Madrid, a lack of good performance of Mbappe in early of season. Through 3 matches in La Liga for Real Madrid, no goal from Mbappe. He needs time to adapt to a new league and need better combination with his new team mates in Bernabeu stadium.

A more matches without goal, more pressure will be on shoulders of Mbappe and to avoid this, he needs to break his bad streak in La Liga as soon as possible. Vinicius, Rodrygo, Mbappe are still struggling to work together in a same team.

[reagansimms]

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I also think Las Palmas was very unlucky against Real Madrid. They played well but things did not go their way. Real Madrid got penalty because of lucky bounce and Las Palmas had goal disallowed. Las Palmas goalkeeper was great but Real Madrid did not play well. They were lucky to win and their best players Vini and Mbappe did not do much. If Real Madrid keeps playing like this they will lose to better teams. Las Palmas showed they can play well, even if they didn't win.

The only goal that Real Madrid got at the Gran Canaria stadium was a penalty executed by Vinicius, the goal also saved the defending champion's face from defeat, perhaps if this goal had not happened, Real Madrid would have suffered their first defeat at the start of this season. Mbappe was again in the spotlight in this game, even though he threatened the opponent's goal a lot, he still had difficulty scoring goals, it was recorded that he made 9 shots on goal against Las Palmas throughout the match, but none of them managed to shake the home team's goal net.

Real Madrid really hope that Mbappe can improve the sharpness of his front line, but at this time he has not been able to show his best performance, from three matches in La Liga, his name has not been recorded on the scoreboard. Losing 4 points in three games is a decline that Real Madrid has experienced this season, they seem to have difficulty scoring goals and the opposing team can also break into their goal easily. True, if this setback is not overcome soon, Real Madrid will soon suffer defeat from a stronger team.