La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

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Las Palmas vs Real Madrid kicks off in 15 minutes. You have to fancy Real to take the win there.

Many bettors actually believe that Real Madrid will win, which is the reason why they are favorites in this match. However, in fact, Real Madrid conceded surprisingly first when the match had just entered the 5th minute. Obviously it's never fun to concede quickly like this, but the game is still very long.

Las Palmas, who played at home, really played at a good tempo in the first 20 minutes. They defended well, attacked well and made a perfect transition from attack to defense. Real Madrid is certainly under pressure when Las Palmas builds attacks, which is very dangerous in my opinion.

1-0 now to Real Madrid's defeat.

That is a reasonable thing because if we look at the pre-match we can know Las Palmas' statistics are not too good at the beginning of this season where their defence is still quite weak and their condition is not stable because indeed the strength of their players is still not sufficient to be able to compete in La Liga but once again Madrid's performance was a little disappointing even though they were still saved by Vini's Penalty goal but the draw against Las Palmas still proves that they are still having problems from consistency.

It is undeniable that Madrid's attack is very good but the loss of several core players such as Camavinga and Jude has made their stability in midfield a little disturbed even though there are still some great players playing.
In addition, Madrid's attempts to rotate players with Brahim and Vasquez starting didn't have much of an effect and it was a loss for them.

[Weawant]

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.

[Cryptoprincess101]

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I see that Ancelotti decided to give Diaz a chance in the match against Las Palmas, and Rodrigo started this match on the bench, but Rodrigo came out in the second half. Las Palmas managed to score a quick goal in the 5th minute and all this time Real Madrid can't even equalize the score, I already talked about how unyielding this team can be at home. And Mbappe does not help to correct this situation in any way, I was thinking about how he can reveal himself in Real Madrid, because there are all the conditions for a forward here, but he can't forget a single goal in La Liga yet. There is still time to correct the situation, but it is better not to delay until the end of the match, it can be even more difficult there.

Ancelotti had basically chosen his lineup correctly, but Las Palmas' performance completely made Ancelotti's plan fail. Las Palmas played very well and were strong in defense, they also often troubled Real Madrid's defense who sometimes lost the ball strangely. Real Madrid was lucky to score a goal through Vinicius' penalty, if not then I'm sure they would have lost this match.

Real Madrid almost conceded Las Palmas' second goal if one of their players wasn't caught offside, so once again Real Madrid was lucky. The match was almost over and while the score was still 1-1, it was clearly not the result that Ancelotti most wanted today.

Things are not really going down well with Real Madrid in this starting stage of the season even though they haven't lost a match but getting a draw in two of their last 3 matches now is not just good for the team. They have the best squad in the La Liga and are expected to perform better than the other teams but yet it is not working in their favour and they have given Barcelona a 4 points advantage.
        I don't know the kind of orientation that the Las Palmas side was given in this game against Real Madrid because they played this game as if they have a problem with Real Madrid because their defense is so strong and hard for Real Madrid players to invade even they also have good attacks and the early goal that Real Madrid conceded killed their morale because what gives a team more confidence than the other is scoring first goal and Las Palmas really utilize their opportunity of scoring first even threatened the Madrid defense but instead of Real Madrid to lose having a draw is better.

[Leviathan.007]

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.

 

[Ryu_Ar1]

That is a reasonable thing because if we look at the pre-match we can know Las Palmas' statistics are not too good at the beginning of this season where their defence is still quite weak and their condition is not stable because indeed the strength of their players is still not sufficient to be able to compete in La Liga but once again Madrid's performance was a little disappointing even though they were still saved by Vini's Penalty goal but the draw against Las Palmas still proves that they are still having problems from consistency.

It is undeniable that Madrid's attack is very good but the loss of several core players such as Camavinga and Jude has made their stability in midfield a little disturbed even though there are still some great players playing.
In addition, Madrid's attempts to rotate players with Brahim and Vasquez starting didn't have much of an effect and it was a loss for them.

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.

[KingsDen]

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.

[imamusma]

Girona game was an amazing game and Girona is also a great club and watching them play just gives me joy because it going to be a serious challenge in the la Liga osasuna, did not have a chance against gironas game tonight. Because the goals were coming at intervals and the goals are actually very interesting goals and I was just getting impressed with girona, they also have a good shot this season, and a lot of people think girona will fuck up this session but looks like they are still in form. And there players are still very younger who also are creative when they want to score, their team work is also impressive their is a lot of qualities that will just make you want to give them more credit I love clubs that are trying because even their performance is better than that of Barcelona, and what surprises me the most was the fact that they had five shots on target, and osasuna have zero shots on target.  Wow it's been a while since I saw that a club could not make any attempt towards their opponents.

Girona managed to secure full points for the first time this season, Ososuna could not do much to put up resistance and had to accept a crushing defeat with a score of 4-0. Interestingly, the goals scored were scored by four different players, it seems that Michel squad has started to find their rhythm again. It is indeed difficult to repeat the consistency of last season, but this victory is very much deserved. Looking at the course of the match, Girona seems very dominant, they made good use of the home game this week.

Meanwhile, the competition in the top four of the La Liga standings this season will be more competitive, and Girona must try harder to finish there when the season ends. We realize that Girona will face other challenges in the Champions League, the tight match schedule can potentially make their performance unstable. In addition, Girona opponents that Girona will face in the Champions League are quite difficult, Liverpool, PSG, Arsenal and AC Milan are teams that have the potential to make Girona journey stumble.

[RockBell]

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.

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.

Ancelotti Should have been taking note of all this mistakes and finds a way of settling it because it becomes concerning about Madrid and a lot of people actually likes Madrid, but people will not tolerate this kind of behavior from them because am sure a lot of people would have even bet on Real Madrid for a straight win and see what result they gave and it was not even against a worthy club am actually out of words because I actually expected more from them.  The things is this is not even a good period to be wasting points at this moment and they are busy playing and wasting I hope Ancelotti fixes everything soon.

[Furious 7]

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.

Of course this must be done because after all, improvements must be made after the draw against Las Palmas in today's match.
There is nothing wrong with Madrid's performance when it comes to chances and possession because in the end it clearly shows the difference in their quality but it cannot be denied that Madrid's goal productivity in their 3 matches at the beginning of this season is very bad in contrast to what they did last season.

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.

[Zaguru12]

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.

Seriously I don’t know why people are surprised about this results from Barcelona at the moment. I had predicted this difficulty immediately I saw the Madrid do not have a natural striker that they want to use to start matches. Last season they had Bellingham pulling out some goals at the start of the season and that helped throughout. The Mbappe been a striker is something I know wouldn’t work just like that it will take some times for them to adapt to the changes first and that is what is currently happening, the legendary Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale attacking trio didn’t work when they started but they later got adapted and became a force to reckon

Another big challenge is the Toni Kroos that left the team, his slot can be filled by Luka Modric but he is also getting old and can’t be as effective as they would want and that’s what is affecting them more now. Because no one is creating those chances at the moment

[_BlackStar]

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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.