La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Catenaccio]

This is not surprising, because by choosing a player who already has a lot of experience and is also proven to be great, Ancelotti will definitely choose him to be the main player. Because competition is very tight in Laliga and in the UCL, of course it requires players who already have good performance. Because if not, Real Madrid's performance will definitely be even more chaotic. So this is a quite reasonable reason why Arda Guler is rarely played by Ancelotti. I actually feel quite sorry for this player, but it can't be helped, he is indeed unable to compete with the players at Real Madrid, especially in the right winger line. But currently many Real Madrid players are suffering from injuries, so with this, Arda Guler could be played by Ancelotti to fill the void left by the main players who are injured.

Carlo Ancelotti is a coach who opens gate and give opportunities to young players. In his coach career, he succeeded to grow up many young players and help them to change their positions successfully. A classic example is Andrea Pirlo, who upgraded himself in AC Milan under management and guidance of Carlo Ancelotti. Carlo is sharp in his view on players and he is carefully use his players to make sure it will bring benefit to both the club and his players.

Arda Guler will be given more chance, but he needs to be patiently waiting for it, and meanwhile focus on training sessions to learn and improve more. Carlo will use Arda Guler when he feels it's good time to send this talented young player in.

Moreover, currently Ancelotti's mainstay right winger, Rodrygo, is injured. Therefore, this position should be suitable for Arda Guler to fill, because he is a player who plays as a right winger.

This is good chance for Arda Guler but he has to take advantage of any given chance as best as possible. Carlo can not bet on Arda Guler if his performance is not too good in scarce chances of playing for Real Madrid as a replacement for either Rodrygo, Vinicius or Mbappe.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

It is natural that people doubt Real Madrid ability to defend the La Liga and UCL titles because their performance is very different from last season, Real Madrid struggled in the UCL after suffering 2 defeats and in the next game they will play a difficult game at Liverpool headquarters. The factor that caused his performance to decline was because a number of key players were injured and Barcelona returned to their best form since being handled by Hansi Flick. Real Madrid are also the only team that has made the fewest substitutions this season due to the lack of quality players available in Ancelotti squad.

For the La Liga title, it may still be quite long because there are many remaining matches that must be played by both teams and it is not certain that Barcelona can maintain their best form after getting some less than satisfactory results in the next match. It is still too early to make a decision because now a team like Real Madrid is still not completely stable and I am sure Ancelotti will definitely make changes to his strategy and rotate players to maintain his chances of winning the match. The current focus is facing Liverpool in the Champions League because this will be a slightly tougher match that Ancelloti needs to prepare well.

[len01]

Look at the 2 favorite matches, isn't it very profitable?
Barcelona will play against Celta who will be the host and Madrid will visit Leganes' home.
Although Madrid and Barcelona will play away, the chances of winning are very big. These two favorite teams must secure 3 points in the match so they can appear enthusiastic in the UCL later.
Betting on over or handicap will be very profitable. What about your prediction?

[legendbtc]

It is natural that people doubt Real Madrid ability to defend the La Liga and UCL titles because their performance is very different from last season, Real Madrid struggled in the UCL after suffering 2 defeats and in the next game they will play a difficult game at Liverpool headquarters. The factor that caused his performance to decline was because a number of key players were injured and Barcelona returned to their best form since being handled by Hansi Flick. Real Madrid are also the only team that has made the fewest substitutions this season due to the lack of quality players available in Ancelotti squad.

For the La Liga title, it may still be quite long because there are many remaining matches that must be played by both teams and it is not certain that Barcelona can maintain their best form after getting some less than satisfactory results in the next match. It is still too early to make a decision because now a team like Real Madrid is still not completely stable and I am sure Ancelotti will definitely make changes to his strategy and rotate players to maintain his chances of winning the match. The current focus is facing Liverpool in the Champions League because this will be a slightly tougher match that Ancelloti needs to prepare well.

Real Madrid's performance in the 2024/25 season is very unstable.  some key player injuries are not the main reason for Real Madrid's decline. I think the presence of Kylian Mbappe is the reason why Real Madrid's form has declined in recent matches. Coach Ancelotti still has no strategy to solve this problem.

Barcelona are the team affected by injuries, as their current squad depth cannot compare to Real Madrid's. But coach Hansi Flick rotated the squad very well to cope.

Real Madrid's situation is not good at all, they could be defeated by Liverpool again. Was Real Madrid eliminated before the round of 16 of the Champions League? It's an unlikely possibility, but Real fans now have reason to worry.

[MArsland]

Carlo Ancelotti is a coach who opens gate and give opportunities to young players. In his coach career, he succeeded to grow up many young players and help them to change their positions successfully. A classic example is Andrea Pirlo, who upgraded himself in AC Milan under management and guidance of Carlo Ancelotti. Carlo is sharp in his view on players and he is carefully use his players to make sure it will bring benefit to both the club and his players.

That was then but now does Ancelotti really do the same thing to young players like Arda and Endrick? I don't think so because the very minimal opportunities make these 2 players seem unable to show their abilities to the maximum on the field. Once again Ancelotti biggest problem is the difficulty in convincing Arda and Endirck when young players especially their rivals Barcelona ​​have succeeded in developing Yamal level above the two players.

[BALIK]

Look at the 2 favorite matches, isn't it very profitable?
Barcelona will play against Celta who will be the host and Madrid will visit Leganes' home.
Although Madrid and Barcelona will play away, the chances of winning are very big. These two favorite teams must secure 3 points in the match so they can appear enthusiastic in the UCL later.
Betting on over or handicap will be very profitable. What about your prediction?

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are going to win their next match unless something goes wrong. Barcelona will play against Celta Vigo in their next match. This team is relatively weak. Especially Celta Vigo's defense is weak. That is why this team is behind. And this season we have seen Barcelona players scoring a lot of goals against a weak defense. Moreover, Barcelona's past record against Celta Vigo is very good. Barcelona has won four of the last five matches against Celta Vigo.

Real Madrid is going to face Leganes. Leganes is also a weak team. This team is new to La Liga. And Leganes' main target this season is to stay away from the relegation zone. I don't think such a team will be able to get points against an experienced squad like Madrid.

[Majestic-milf]

Madrid will not always perform badly, and Madrid's defeat against Barcelona and Milan will be a warning to Ancelotti that this season the title race is getting tighter and more tiring with an increasingly tight schedule. Barcelona currently leads the standings with a difference of 6 points, that point is still very possible and can be chased by Madrid on condition that their performance can return to normal.
In the match against Leganes later, I think Madrid will have no trouble securing 3 points even though their condition is still unstable, Leganes is not a tough opponent.

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 I don't think ancelloti would need to be reminded that this season is hot and competitive. I mean, any good coach will take every game like it's their and other seasons, Real Madrid have been impressive, maybe this is the season where they don't get to act like they own Laliga and it's starting to be clear to teams that they aren't untouchable as they used to be.

[Farma]

Look at the 2 favorite matches, isn't it very profitable?
Barcelona will play against Celta who will be the host and Madrid will visit Leganes' home.
Although Madrid and Barcelona will play away, the chances of winning are very big. These two favorite teams must secure 3 points in the match so they can appear enthusiastic in the UCL later.
Betting on over or handicap will be very profitable. What about your prediction?

This should not be a difficult match for Barcelona and Real Madrid even though it is an away match, but in terms of strength, these two top La Liga teams have better strength, especially since both are currently competing fiercely at the top of the standings, of course, making Barcelona and Real Madrid have greater motivation to win the match.

I plan to bet on both teams to win, Odds @ 1.46 with Odds @ 1.69 I think it will be quite worth it with a fairly large percentage of victory.

Celta Vigo might be a bit troublesome for Barcelona, ​​for several seasons the Barcelona team was only able to win narrowly or play fiercely when visiting Celta Vigo's headquarters, but this season the strength of the Barcelona team is different, they are much stronger, regardless of their defeat in the previous match, but I am quite sure the Barcelona team can win easily in this weekend's match.

[Hirose UK]

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Look at the 2 favorite matches, isn't it very profitable?
Barcelona will play against Celta who will be the host and Madrid will visit Leganes' home.
Although Madrid and Barcelona will play away, the chances of winning are very big. These two favorite teams must secure 3 points in the match so they can appear enthusiastic in the UCL later.
Betting on over or handicap will be very profitable. What about your prediction?

Barcelona will try to win and can widen the gap but Real Madrid will also not let this opportunity go to waste to stay in second place and catch up with Barcelona, ​​they are the favorites and if look at their opponents are not comparable team.
But I dare to take the favorite on Barcelona victory and for Real Madrid vs Leganes maybe over 2 with odds @1.39 is quite decent, I predict that in the Real Madrid match as whole there will be no more than 3 goal so taking over 2 is safe choice.

[pusaka]

Madrid will not always perform badly, and Madrid's defeat against Barcelona and Milan will be a warning to Ancelotti that this season the title race is getting tighter and more tiring with an increasingly tight schedule. Barcelona currently leads the standings with a difference of 6 points, that point is still very possible and can be chased by Madrid on condition that their performance can return to normal.
In the match against Leganes later, I think Madrid will have no trouble securing 3 points even though their condition is still unstable, Leganes is not a tough opponent.

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 I don't think ancelloti would need to be reminded that this season is hot and competitive. I mean, any good coach will take every game like it's their and other seasons, Real Madrid have been impressive, maybe this is the season where they don't get to act like they own Laliga and it's starting to be clear to teams that they aren't untouchable as they used to be.

Real Madrid are in a transition phase, so I think this is one of the factors why they are not performing impressively and tend to be more disappointing. The point is when they lose many valuable players, like Kroos and also many players in the squad are injured. I am sure every season they target the best, which is to become champions in La Liga and also in the Champions League. But problems can happen at any time and that is what they are experiencing now. What they have to note is that they have to find their best performance immediately, before they are left behind even further.

Barcelona will try to win and can widen the gap but Real Madrid will also not let this opportunity go to waste to stay in second place and catch up with Barcelona, ​​they are the favorites and if look at their opponents are not comparable team.
But I dare to take the favorite on Barcelona victory and for Real Madrid vs Leganes maybe over 2 with odds @1.39 is quite decent, I predict that in the Real Madrid match as whole there will be no more than 3 goal so taking over 2 is safe choice.

6 points is their distance from Real Madrid, but Real Madrid still has 1 game unplayed. Assuming Real Madrid will win the match, then 3 points is their current distance. That happened because Barcelona had to slip up in the last match they played, yes they had to lose narrowly to Real Sociedad in the last week. Next they will face Celta Vigo, which logically they should be able to secure a win even though they will play as the away team. Surely Hansi Flick also learned a lot from their defeat in the match before the International break, so he will not want to make the same mistake.

[bering]

Getafe vs Valladolid

Both teams has similar target this season because they have to hard struggling to avoiding relegation zone but from the position Getafe a bit better because they can occupy 17th place but Getafe also known as the team with the most draw in Laliga with 7 draws so this proven Getafe is unable to playing consistent for each matches

But in the term of statistics Getafe is much better because during this season they only conceded 11 goals and i know if we see based on head to head statistics Valladolid is much better because they were unbeated in the last 5 meetings but i don't think Valladolid currently can able to extended their current records from Getafe so my prediction is Getafe has good chances to win from this match and Getafe win has odds @1.71 or under 2.5 goals is good pick too

[bitLeap]

It is natural that people doubt Real Madrid ability to defend the La Liga and UCL titles because their performance is very different from last season, Real Madrid struggled in the UCL after suffering 2 defeats and in the next game they will play a difficult game at Liverpool headquarters. The factor that caused his performance to decline was because a number of key players were injured and Barcelona returned to their best form since being handled by Hansi Flick. Real Madrid are also the only team that has made the fewest substitutions this season due to the lack of quality players available in Ancelotti squad.

For the La Liga title, it may still be quite long because there are many remaining matches that must be played by both teams and it is not certain that Barcelona can maintain their best form after getting some less than satisfactory results in the next match. It is still too early to make a decision because now a team like Real Madrid is still not completely stable and I am sure Ancelotti will definitely make changes to his strategy and rotate players to maintain his chances of winning the match. The current focus is facing Liverpool in the Champions League because this will be a slightly tougher match that Ancelloti needs to prepare well.

Barcelona still have 25 games and Madrid 26 games left, both have a 6-point gap. That means if Madrid want to catch up, they can't afford to waste any more games. That's the ideal calculation but with what's happening now, Madrid has the toughest challenge. Meanwhile Barcelona has the advantage so far because Hansi Flick has managed to maintain consistency. I wouldn't be surprised if Real Madrid can't win the La Liga title. Facing Liverpool in the Champions League will only make things worse for Real Madrid if they lose 3 points.

[irhact]

Barcelona will try to win and can widen the gap but Real Madrid will also not let this opportunity go to waste to stay in second place and catch up with Barcelona, ​​they are the favorites and if look at their opponents are not comparable team.

I don't think we'll see both teams dropping points anytime soon. We're going to see them playing their very best for a very long time as both teams will try to keep their distance and maintain the point between them. After some games then we can begin to see them dropping points maybe starting from January. Real Madrid has one game that they haven't player therefore the points that's separating both teams. All pressure has to be on Barcelona as they don't have to lose again unless they'll give Real Madrid more strength to try to catch up with them. Real Madrid plays Leganes next and after them, they play Liverpool in the champions league that is going to be a very tough game for them.

[asriloni]

Look at the 2 favorite matches, isn't it very profitable?
Barcelona will play against Celta who will be the host and Madrid will visit Leganes' home.
Although Madrid and Barcelona will play away, the chances of winning are very big. These two favorite teams must secure 3 points in the match so they can appear enthusiastic in the UCL later.
Betting on over or handicap will be very profitable. What about your prediction?

The away games for Barcelona and Real Madrid are the reason they got decent odds. I know any bettors would see these games as good games to bet, but the odds is not that really convinced me.

I think bookies are not confident in Barcelona, though, they lead La Liga. My point is that Barcelona is gonna face Celta, but the odds said Barcelona might be miss three points. This is why i think we're gonna see a hard game between Barcelona vs Celta.

About Madrid, i don't ruling our their chance to win against Leganes.  That happens only if they drop Mbappe from their squad. I'd prefer a better striker. Also, their defense may cause a lack of a clean sheet. Maybe, they can put endrick in to play.

[Jody.Drummer]

On paper, Leganes is a club that has the status of a promotion team this season, so they should not be able to make it difficult for Real Madrid even though in reality it could happen, because football is a space where anything can happen.
However, Real Madrid is in full motivation after they got some negative results in their last few matches, both in La Liga and in the Champions League. So I think that Leganes might be the target of revenge for Real Madrid to win the match with a landslide score.
Leganes must have realized that, so they will probably play defensively to make it difficult for Real Madrid and they can get at least 1 point in this match.

[Xcode7]

On paper, Leganes is a club that has the status of a promotion team this season, so they should not be able to make it difficult for Real Madrid even though in reality it could happen, because football is a space where anything can happen.
However, Real Madrid is in full motivation after they got some negative results in their last few matches, both in La Liga and in the Champions League. So I think that Leganes might be the target of revenge for Real Madrid to win the match with a landslide score.
Leganes must have realized that, so they will probably play defensively to make it difficult for Real Madrid and they can get at least 1 point in this match.

In football, anything is possible, but we also have to look at it realistically. Real Madrid are currently trying to rise from their slump and they are also catching up on points from Barcelona who are at the top of the La Liga standings, so of course Real Madrid have a greater motivation to be able to win this weekend's match against Leganes.

The Leganes team should be aware of this, playing against Real Madrid will not be easy and they will make a great effort to get points, but I am realistic and I predict that Real Madrid will be able to win this match easily.

[Polkeins]

Carlo Ancelotti is a coach who opens gate and give opportunities to young players. In his coach career, he succeeded to grow up many young players and help them to change their positions successfully. A classic example is Andrea Pirlo, who upgraded himself in AC Milan under management and guidance of Carlo Ancelotti. Carlo is sharp in his view on players and he is carefully use his players to make sure it will bring benefit to both the club and his players.

That was then but now does Ancelotti really do the same thing to young players like Arda and Endrick? I don't think so because the very minimal opportunities make these 2 players seem unable to show their abilities to the maximum on the field. Once again Ancelotti biggest problem is the difficulty in convincing Arda and Endirck when young players especially their rivals Barcelona ​​have succeeded in developing Yamal level above the two players.

It's actually easier for Ancelotti to work with players who have proven they can play well, as an example Kroos, Modric, Benzema, they were all fairly well known players before coming to Real and given the pressure Ancelotti is under you can understand why he is afraid to take risks and put young players in the squad to replace more experienced ones.
Yamal is the exception rather than the rule and it's rare that anyone starts playing well at professional level before the age of 20-24, even Vinicius started to progress as a player a couple of years ago when he was 22, before that when Real was coached by Zidane Vinicius didn't play so well.
Guler and Endrik are good players but they can't lead the team and score crucial goals like Yamal, but I partly agree with those who say that young players need game practice and if they don't have it, it's better to tansfer them to other clubs where they will have game practice.

[Docnaster]

Look at the 2 favorite matches, isn't it very profitable?
Barcelona will play against Celta who will be the host and Madrid will visit Leganes' home.
Although Madrid and Barcelona will play away, the chances of winning are very big. These two favorite teams must secure 3 points in the match so they can appear enthusiastic in the UCL later.
Betting on over or handicap will be very profitable. What about your prediction?

The odds for Barcelona to get win at Celta Vigo in my opinion is interesting to stake on as well as that of Real Madrid's odds to win at Leganes however, I think it'll be easier for Real Madrid to win that it'll be for Barcelona.
I'll risk some dollars and stake on a win for both sides who I'm very optimistic will pick all three points in their games this weekend.

[Mame89]

It is natural that people doubt Real Madrid ability to defend the La Liga and UCL titles because their performance is very different from last season, Real Madrid struggled in the UCL after suffering 2 defeats and in the next game they will play a difficult game at Liverpool headquarters. The factor that caused his performance to decline was because a number of key players were injured and Barcelona returned to their best form since being handled by Hansi Flick. Real Madrid are also the only team that has made the fewest substitutions this season due to the lack of quality players available in Ancelotti squad.

For the La Liga title, it may still be quite long because there are many remaining matches that must be played by both teams and it is not certain that Barcelona can maintain their best form after getting some less than satisfactory results in the next match. It is still too early to make a decision because now a team like Real Madrid is still not completely stable and I am sure Ancelotti will definitely make changes to his strategy and rotate players to maintain his chances of winning the match. The current focus is facing Liverpool in the Champions League because this will be a slightly tougher match that Ancelloti needs to prepare well.

That's right. La Liga is still long so it can't be said that Real Madrid will fail to defend the La Liga title. Indeed, for now Real Madrid is in a slump, improvements will not happen, if there is no problem, Ancelotti certainly knows that. Carlo will immediately fix it so that it can rise again, I'm sure that's because Real Madrid often does that every season.

Real Madrid's main problem right now, apart from the many injured core players, they don't have a replacement for Kroos who has retired and Modric who is getting old, besides the positions of Mbappe and Bellingham which are not ideal, and there is no harmony between the players. Ancelotti must be able to fix all of this in the near future so that he can return to being a team that is feared by every opponent.

Ancelotti must realize that Mbappe is more dangerous on the left wing, he can penetrate with his speed. However, that position already has Vini, with a playing style similar to Mbappe. Well, this is where Ancelotti's job is to dare to reserve Mbappe, and must dare to replace Vini with Mbappe from the bench. Maybe he can apply steps like this when facing Liverpool in the UCL league later.

[tusandii]

Madrid will not always perform badly, and Madrid's defeat against Barcelona and Milan will be a warning to Ancelotti that this season the title race is getting tighter and more tiring with an increasingly tight schedule. Barcelona currently leads the standings with a difference of 6 points, that point is still very possible and can be chased by Madrid on condition that their performance can return to normal.

I am sure that Ancelotti is currently preparing his best tactics for Real Madrid because he currently knows that his club is having difficulty maintaining its performance not only in La Liga but also in the Champions League, the defeats to Barcelona and AC Milan will be used as evaluation material for Ancelotti to see the mistakes in his strategy, and as we know Real Madrid has experienced weaknesses in its defense since Carvajal was absent because he was the one who had been keeping Madrid's defense strong enough in the back line plus Rodrygo who suffered an injury which further weakened Real Madrid's front line.