La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Ahli38]

After several defeats experienced by Madrid, maybe some people doubt this team. But for me it is not necessary, because experience is one of the keys to being able to hold a draw or beat an opponent. Meanwhile, Madrid has extraordinary experience when facing Liverpool in the UCL.
Currently, they will appear without their important players, but I am sure Mbappe can be relied on in this match even though he has not been there for too long, but Vinic absence can make him more free to score.
My prediction is that Mbappe will replace Vinic if Vinicius is absent from this match. And Bellingham will replace the center forward position.

Vinicius Jr's absence may not be a big problem at the moment. It's different from last season because last season there was no Mbappe but this season Real Madrid has Mbappe. It's just that the big problem is still the same, namely Real Madrid's back line which is still doubtful when facing strong teams who have a very strong level of attack. And Liverpool is a team that has a very high level of attack. So this match will really be a long match for Real Madrid. But yeah, I also won't doubt the experience of the Real Madrid squad. Ancelotti must have had a special strategy for this match. But the results will still be difficult for us to predict.

[Alpha Marine]

I wrote "practically guaranteed" and not secured. Can you read?
If you think that "settling scores" is possible in the group stage, where the value of the game is close to zero, and at the same time risking the next most important game of the season (with City), then you are just an idiot.
And I didn’t write that Real will rotate in this game, you came up with this nonsense yourself, and you argue with it yourself.

If you cannot put out your point without using insults then I have to leave you alone.

[mamesso]

Vinicius Jr's absence may not be a big problem at the moment. It's different from last season because last season there was no Mbappe but this season Real Madrid has Mbappe.

I see it from a different perspective than you. Yes, Real Madrid can now rely on Mbappe during Vinicius' injury, but since he moved to Real Madrid, he has not been at his best.

It's just that the big problem is still the same, namely Real Madrid's back line which is still doubtful when facing strong teams who have a very strong level of attack. And Liverpool is a team that has a very high level of attack. So this match will really be a long match for Real Madrid. But yeah, I also won't doubt the experience of the Real Madrid squad. Ancelotti must have had a special strategy for this match. But the results will still be difficult for us to predict.

The back line is still an unresolved problem until now, Real Madrid were lucky to record a clean sheet when they beat Leganes, but when playing against a bigger team, there is no guarantee they will not concede. The injury suffered by Vinicius can also affect the sharpness of the front line, especially since they will face Liverpool in the UCL, Real Madrid will certainly experience great difficulties in this game.

[temple]

I disagree with you that Barcelona choose the matches to win and the one not to, because if they can win all their matches, they will and no team will love to lose any match or don't want to create an unbeaten record for themselves. Both clubs are not in a good shape yet, because Yamal is not fit and Barcelona cannot be in their best performance without Yamal. Real Madrid is better when it comes to managing the current players that they have compared to Barcelona. Real Madrid have already closed the point gap with that of Barcelona, because they have an outstanding match which they should be able to win.

I didn't say that they can or do choose which game to win and which game to lose, but by heavily rotating beyond what is necessary because of injuries, Flick sets the odds differently to win or not win certain games. The probability to not win increases when I bring on four or five new players in a game and Flick did some heavy rotation. Barcelona is not too well equipped with great talent on the bench. There are only a few teams that can cope with heavy rotation at the moment, but in La Liga it is neither Barcelona nor Real Madrid. As soon as they have to cope with injuries or giving players a break, their performance drops by a lot. That is what I said.

But if Barcelona can send their best team onto the field, everyone saw what they are able to do against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. They obliterated both teams with 8:1 goals.

[Fara Chan]

The back line is still an unresolved problem until now, Real Madrid were lucky to record a clean sheet when they beat Leganes, but when playing against a bigger team, there is no guarantee they will not concede. The injury suffered by Vinicius can also affect the sharpness of the front line, especially since they will face Liverpool in the UCL, Real Madrid will certainly experience great difficulties in this game.

Today will really be a very tough day for Real Madrid because they will face Liverpool at Anfield in a mediocre condition so that Ancelotti really experiences heavy pressure in determining the formation and placement of the players who are still fit in today's match. I really doubt Real Madrid can beat Liverpool in today's match, but if Real Madrid is able to win at Liverpool's headquarters in such conditions, of course there are many mistakes that we might be able to see from Liverpool's side itself.

[hyudien]

Today will really be a very tough day for Real Madrid because they will face Liverpool at Anfield in a mediocre condition so that Ancelotti really experiences heavy pressure in determining the formation and placement of the players who are still fit in today's match. I really doubt Real Madrid can beat Liverpool in today's match, but if Real Madrid is able to win at Liverpool's headquarters in such conditions, of course there are many mistakes that we might be able to see from Liverpool's side itself.

In addition to being a tough event without Vinicius and Rodrygo, this match is also a chance for Mbappe to prove himself. He often complains about the position when he has to share with Vinicius, now Mbappe controls the left position completely and must be proven. Mbappe at Real Madrid is prioritized over Vinicius at this time in the eyes of Florentino Perez, it may sound disappointing but we can see it clearly.

[Palakka]

The back line is still an unresolved problem until now, Real Madrid were lucky to record a clean sheet when they beat Leganes, but when playing against a bigger team, there is no guarantee they will not concede. The injury suffered by Vinicius can also affect the sharpness of the front line, especially since they will face Liverpool in the UCL, Real Madrid will certainly experience great difficulties in this game.

Today will really be a very tough day for Real Madrid because they will face Liverpool at Anfield in a mediocre condition so that Ancelotti really experiences heavy pressure in determining the formation and placement of the players who are still fit in today's match. I really doubt Real Madrid can beat Liverpool in today's match, but if Real Madrid is able to win at Liverpool's headquarters in such conditions, of course there are many mistakes that we might be able to see from Liverpool's side itself.

Madrid managed to achieve positive results from a weak team and made them still able to keep their distance from Barcelona which in another match got a draw, facing Leganes, Madrid looked very impressive but the match cannot be our reference to say they are ready to face Liverpool later, so far Liverpool is a team that has performed very solid in attack and also defense,  So indeed Ancelotti must find an effective solution to overcome their current problems, facing a team of Liverpool class in the UCL will certainly be a challenge and also a big pressure, considering their status as UCL rulers so far, in my opinion, without the right solution to cover the loss of Vinicius and also their injured defenders, it will be difficult for Madrid to win the match later.

[Ayers]

This win was obligatory and since Barcelona wasn't able to win their game, there was some extra motivation of course to close the gap and have that one game in reserve to be as close to Barcelona as possible.

I am not very convinced about some of the decisions that Flick is taking. Something is going much worse for them after they had this insanely good start into the season. Consider how many goals they have been scoring and yet they aren't far ahead, only one point if Real Madrid wins the game. I think that shouldn't be the case and it is an indicator that they give away games in the worst moments. It is worthless if they win one game 7-0 and then get a draw in the next game. That's enough balance in my opinion.

I don't think we should be actually so hard on the new coach of Barcelona. Because he has just joined the club. And his tactics are obviously going to be different compared to previous coaches. So there is obviously some decisions that will be taken by Hansi Flick are not going to make a lot of sense. But if we criticize the coach just because his decisions Don't "makes sense" then it is going to be a problem because most of the decisions taken by the coach of real Madrid also it don't make sense. But at the end of the day they end up working out for them. So I guess for now we just have to draft the new coach. Yes only one point difference if real Madrid is able to win the next match. But real Madrid is always going to be in competition for the La Liga title ain't they?

[Weawant]

With Vini out due to injury, Real Madrid now has 7 key players injured on its list. It's unacceptable to hear Vini being reported injured when his team was so close to the game against Liverpool.

It's not only that. They're also having their defense as their unsolved problems. They have no great defenders to begin with. This is hard to think what defensive formation suits to fight against Liverpool.

They have very limited players to be rotated in the main squad, and this is hard to overcome.

This list is giving a feeling that Madrid may want to resolve to a defensive mood of play but the thing remains that Madrid isn't defense oriented, their key players who are the play makers been injured will really impact their performance against a well informed Liverpool who is topping the premier league, mbappe is one key player still in good form at Madrid but will not be enough against Liverpool so in other to be a bit safe, resulting to the defense tactics would help Madrid a whole lot.

[Luzin]

In addition to being a tough event without Vinicius and Rodrygo, this match is also a chance for Mbappe to prove himself. He often complains about the position when he has to share with Vinicius, now Mbappe controls the left position completely and must be proven. Mbappe at Real Madrid is prioritized over Vinicius at this time in the eyes of Florentino Perez, it may sound disappointing but we can see it clearly.

There is always an advantage in every problem, no matter how small. And today maybe Mbappe is the first choice ancelotti in the first eleven stater. The victory against Leganes is important, we wouldn't have thought Vinicius would be injured. The match against Leganes last week was key. Ancelotti doesn't seem to want to lose points. This is because they have to get closer to Barcelona. This is what caused Ancelotti to field all his best players. Luckily, Barcelona's other matches were also drawn, this slightly cut the difference points. So I think it's not in vain, UCL games are important but Ancelloti have a lot of players who can play in many positions so I think Real will try to win or at least draw because they play at Anfield.

[KTChampions]

I wrote "practically guaranteed" and not secured. Can you read?
If you think that "settling scores" is possible in the group stage, where the value of the game is close to zero, and at the same time risking the next most important game of the season (with City), then you are just an idiot.
And I didn’t write that Real will rotate in this game, you came up with this nonsense yourself, and you argue with it yourself.

If you cannot put out your point without using insults then I have to leave you alone.

You started interaction with me from:

How do you analyze these games? Lmao.

Then you lost because you had no arguments and now you are playing a victim card. Friend, what did you expect?  You set the tone for the discussion.
Now really leave me alone, enjoy La Liga and the Champions League and I will do the same.

[Alpha Marine]

If you cannot put out your point without using insults then I have to leave you alone.

You started interaction with me from:

How do you analyze these games? Lmao.


Then you lost because you had no arguments and now you are playing a victim card. Friend, what did you expect?   You set the tone for the discussion.
Now really leave me alone, enjoy La Liga and the Champions League and I will do the same.

I had no idea asking how a person analyze football is an insult and also equivalent to being called an idiot

No, I didn't lose the arguement, I just didn't want to argue with a person who insults people that don't share his views. Besides you agreed that what I said was correct aside making a case for a match where Madrid players where rested for the City game which doesn't disproved my point of Getafe not being an easy game.

I showed you reasons why I think so. I told you how Getafe is so good at defending and parking the bus while being very aggressive and physical. I told you how they have conceded more than 2 goals in a match this season only once out of 14 games. I also pointed how Madrid has not scored more than 2 goals in a match against Getafe since 2020 and then you said I was talking nonsense meanwhile, you agreed that none of what I said was a lie.  
I remember even telling how Madrids advantage was that they're at home, their chances of winning would have been smaller if they were away at Getafe.I also remember telling you Madrid could win, but it would not be an easy game.
Then you proceeded to call me an idiot. And when I mentioned that, you said I was playing a victim card   Tf? It's laughable.

So tell me, how did I set the tone?

[bitcampaign]

Vinicius Jr's absence may not be a big problem at the moment. It's different from last season because last season there was no Mbappe but this season Real Madrid has Mbappe.

I see it from a different perspective than you. Yes, Real Madrid can now rely on Mbappe during Vinicius' injury, but since he moved to Real Madrid, he has not been at his best.

It is also difficult for Mbappe to adapt to the game in La Liga, of course it is very different from Mbappe's game when he was still playing for PSG, in terms of the game it is very much in accordance with Mbappe's criteria in the French League so actually the absence of Vinicius in the Real Madrid camp can be a breath of fresh air because the position placed by Vinicius is Mbappe's ideal position so hoping Mbappe can play according to his instincts, Mbappe must take this moment to prove that he can be much better than the responses of all Real Madrid supporters and prove that he is able to play well and provide victory and goals for Real Madrid.

[mvdheuvel1983]

The back line is still an unresolved problem until now, Real Madrid were lucky to record a clean sheet when they beat Leganes, but when playing against a bigger team, there is no guarantee they will not concede. The injury suffered by Vinicius can also affect the sharpness of the front line, especially since they will face Liverpool in the UCL, Real Madrid will certainly experience great difficulties in this game.

Today will really be a very tough day for Real Madrid because they will face Liverpool at Anfield in a mediocre condition so that Ancelotti really experiences heavy pressure in determining the formation and placement of the players who are still fit in today's match. I really doubt Real Madrid can beat Liverpool in today's match, but if Real Madrid is able to win at Liverpool's headquarters in such conditions, of course there are many mistakes that we might be able to see from Liverpool's side itself.

I think we should not forget that despite the injury cases in the Real Madrid team and their poor form this season they have not lost to Liverpool but meeting Liverpool team this time when they are in good form we may see Liverpool breaking the record today or the record will continue if Real Madrid manages to defeat them. Ancelotti is aware of what is going to happen to his team if they fail to apply defense mechanism in today's game against Liverpool but if Liverpool fails to apply caution and also defend well, Real Madrid will get a shocking result in their home ground. The game is expected favour Liverpool because of their form and home advantage.

[bastisisca]

In fact, Real Madrid really still has a great chance to return to the top of the standings because after all, Barcelona also cannot always win every match. Because after all, in their last two matches that Barcelona also became defeats and draws. Thus, making Real Madrid closer to Barcelona and also, Real Madrid still has one match postponed which means Real Madrid still has a good chance of overtaking Barcelona.

So yes, I think there is nothing to worry about Real Madrid despite the injuries to many key players, because Real Madrid still have second-tier players who also have good quality. Therefore, I consider that  Real Madrid is still fine, because the fact is that Real Madrid still manages to pose a serious threat to Barcelona, which is still very likely to fail to survive at the top of the standings until the end of the season.

Real Madrid have a great chance of getting back into running without making too much effort,
because with more than 9 points away you also have to hope that the opposing team makes many mistakes!!
with 4 points of distance it becomes easier, less margin and therefore less difficult
it is clear that this also translates into greater pressure for Barcelona

[dzonikg28]

Vinicius Jr's absence may not be a big problem at the moment. It's different from last season because last season there was no Mbappe but this season Real Madrid has Mbappe.

I see it from a different perspective than you. Yes, Real Madrid can now rely on Mbappe during Vinicius' injury, but since he moved to Real Madrid, he has not been at his best.

It is also difficult for Mbappe to adapt to the game in La Liga, of course it is very different from Mbappe's game when he was still playing for PSG, in terms of the game it is very much in accordance with Mbappe's criteria in the French League so actually the absence of Vinicius in the Real Madrid camp can be a breath of fresh air because the position placed by Vinicius is Mbappe's ideal position so hoping Mbappe can play according to his instincts, Mbappe must take this moment to prove that he can be much better than the responses of all Real Madrid supporters and prove that he is able to play well and provide victory and goals for Real Madrid.

No, really not. Bringing up adaptation problems because the game in La Liga is different from the game in Ligue 1 is a waste of time to discuss. Mbappe is one of the best players in the world playing for one of the best teams in the world that is a record champion in the Champions League and has several world football player nominees on their team and now you say that this poor little guy Mbappe needs some time to adapt to La Liga? I don't agree at all because the reason why you sign players like Mbappe or Haaland is that they don't need any time to adapt. You sign them and they score and that is all what's needed.

Mbappe is in a mental dead end or something and he sometimes plays without his inner fire. He doesn't use his pace like he did before.

[Antotena]

Today will really be a very tough day for Real Madrid because they will face Liverpool at Anfield in a mediocre condition so that Ancelotti really experiences heavy pressure in determining the formation and placement of the players who are still fit in today's match. I really doubt Real Madrid can beat Liverpool in today's match, but if Real Madrid is able to win at Liverpool's headquarters in such conditions, of course there are many mistakes that we might be able to see from Liverpool's side itself.

Last 5 games in a row, none of the matches that Liverpool win against Real Madrid but my fear now is that was during Klopp era and Real Madrid had the best combo back then but many of them are out now, are they going to be able to repeat that magic again, that's what I'm not sure especially that Liverpool is at the top of the Premier League and Real Madrid has lost to Barcelona recently, there is no assurance they can win this match but who knows if they might be lucky.

One thing is sure in this game in my opinion, there is going to be over 2.5, that's what I pick among my game but which side will have more I don't know. If Liverpool win or lose this match, they are going to be qualify for the next round of the Champions League. On the other hand, if Real Madrid lose this match, they will not qualify for the next round unless they go for play off which is 50/50 chance of winning, the pressure there is very tougher.

[hahay]

In fact, Real Madrid really still has a great chance to return to the top of the standings because after all, Barcelona also cannot always win every match. Because after all, in their last two matches that Barcelona also became defeats and draws. Thus, making Real Madrid closer to Barcelona and also, Real Madrid still has one match postponed which means Real Madrid still has a good chance of overtaking Barcelona.

So yes, I think there is nothing to worry about Real Madrid despite the injuries to many key players, because Real Madrid still have second-tier players who also have good quality. Therefore, I consider that  Real Madrid is still fine, because the fact is that Real Madrid still manages to pose a serious threat to Barcelona, which is still very likely to fail to survive at the top of the standings until the end of the season.

Real Madrid have a great chance of getting back into running without making too much effort,
because with more than 9 points away you also have to hope that the opposing team makes many mistakes!!
with 4 points of distance it becomes easier, less margin and therefore less difficult
it is clear that this also translates into greater pressure for Barcelona

As I have also said, that Real Madrid still has one postponed match which means, Barcelona has played one more match than Real Madrid. Currently, Barcelona has played 14 matches and Real Madrid has just played 13 matches, and their current points gap is only four points, Barcelona with 34 points and Real Madrid with 30 points. Also, although it has been mentioned in other posts about Real Madrid's main players being injured,  the reality is that there are still many potential young players such as Endrick and many other young players in the Real Madrid squad in every position. At least, with these injuries, of course, it will be a chance for these young players to get more playing time. After all, they also have good quality too, so even though Ancelotti rotates players, Real Madrid can still have good  results, I personally am very sure about that.

[Fiatless]

After several defeats experienced by Madrid, maybe some people doubt this team. But for me it is not necessary, because experience is one of the keys to being able to hold a draw or beat an opponent. Meanwhile, Madrid has extraordinary experience when facing Liverpool in the UCL.
Currently, they will appear without their important players, but I am sure Mbappe can be relied on in this match even though he has not been there for too long, but Vinic absence can make him more free to score.
My prediction is that Mbappe will replace Vinic if Vinicius is absent from this match. And Bellingham will replace the center forward position.

Vinicius Jr's absence may not be a big problem at the moment. It's different from last season because last season there was no Mbappe but this season Real Madrid has Mbappe. It's just that the big problem is still the same, namely Real Madrid's back line which is still doubtful when facing strong teams who have a very strong level of attack. And Liverpool is a team that has a very high level of attack. So this match will really be a long match for Real Madrid. But yeah, I also won't doubt the experience of the Real Madrid squad. Ancelotti must have had a special strategy for this match. But the results will still be difficult for us to predict.

We might not know if the absence of Vinicius Junior will affect the game until the match starts. Sometimes the absence of key players affects the team's performance because the club might have built their games around them. Except there is a competent replacement, they might experience some lapses. An example is how the absence of Yamil Lamal affected Barcelona's games until they began to adjust.

[giammangiato]

Raphinha is in second place. I think Hansi Flick has given Barcelona a golden touch...

Lewandowski, who was at the center of many controversies last season, has regained his identity this season and has turned into a monster. While footballers his age are retiring, he is shaking the Spanish La Liga...

He's a special footballer, but I think Hansi Flick has the lion's share of Barcelona's success this season...

I think so too and for those who are sceptical i want will also give them the example of Napoli
with Garcia it went down a lot and now Antonio Conte, by not changing many players (only Osimhen with Lukaku) has rearranged a team that wasn't working at all
therefore, the coach has a great influence on the team