La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Akbarkoe]

Age is just a number for Modric, he is still capable of playing at a high level and contributing to Real Madrid. Now that he has recorded 10 G/A this season, I think keeping him for one more season wouldn't be a bad decision for Real Madrid as his experience and ability can have a positive impact on the team.
Real Madrid did not remain silent after their eternal rivals managed to get full points, a 2-0 win was enough for Real Madrid to equal Barcelona points tally.

The points obtained can indeed be easily equalized by Real Madrid, but Barcelona still has more goals so Real Madrid still has to sit in second place even though they won by two goals when hosting Girona yesterday. But on the one hand I also quite agree with you on what Modric has done in the match because if Real Madrid does not find a replacement that is quite comparable to Modric, of course keeping him for another season is still a wise option for Real Madrid. Because as we have seen together that Modric can still have a great influence in Madrid's important matches this season.

It is quite interesting how the competition at the top of the standings this season. The three big Spanish teams, Barcelona, ​​​​Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid are competing closely with a fairly thin point difference, even for Barcelona and Real Madrid they have collected the same points.

For the next match, Real Madrid will face a team that might be quite difficult for them, Real Betis will be Real Madrid's opponent in week 26. and so too with Barcelona who will face Real Sociedad, while Atletico Madrid might face a fairly easy team, where in week 26 Atletico will face Valencia.

However, before the match in week 26 takes place, there is a match that is quite interesting to watch, where Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will face each other in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, while Real Madrid will face Real Sociedad.

[Solokan]

Modric looks like he never gets older. He is still doing good job, though he's almost 40 years old. He reminds me with Ronaldo.

He got the highest rating, which is showing how professional he is even when he's not young anymore. I wonder whether Real Madrid will keen to give him another one year. I know they must focus on the young talent's development, but having Modric for the leadership purpose is really beneficial to the club.

I must admit how he still better than many of young midfielders.

the man from Croatia is indeed very extraordinary in his performance, even though he is no longer young, he still shows his greatness to everyone that he still has good performance and of course so far if I'm not mistaken he has scored 2 goals in La Liga this season and of course he is a midfielder, of course we deserve to appreciate his abilities. but yes it is true of course if you see Modric of course I am also reminded of Cristiano Ronaldo where at an age that is no longer young but can still play well.

but honestly I also don't know at this time about what Real Madrid will do to Modric whether his contract will be extended or not. but yes I hope he is extended by Real Madrid because of course no matter what, at this time of course Real Madrid needs Modric and of course yes although Real Madrid definitely wants many talented young players but of course by extending Modric's contract of course it is a good decision in my opinion. yes it is true that Modric is also certainly not inferior to young midfielders and that's why at Real Madrid he can always perform well.

Yes, now we'll just have to see what happens later because of course Modric wants his contract to be extended or not by Real Madrid, but what is clear is that Modric will certainly be an example for Real Madrid's young players and of course Real Madrid fans will make Modric a beautiful memory if Modric's contract is not extended at the end of this season.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

Sevilla vs Mallorca is the only match of the day in the Spanish La Liga. Both teams have performed badly in recent weeks. But both teams won their last games. Sevilla had a 3-match winless streak. But last week they beat Valladolid. Mallorca had a 4-match winless streak. But last week they beat Las Palmas. Mallorca want to go top of the league. Sevilla want to move away from the relegation zone. Both teams have targets. In matches like this, I prefer to bet on both teams to score.

[KTChampions]

Luka Modric has a long experience that other players at Real Madrid don't have so he already knows how to play himself on the field, even though he is not as good as when he was young, his experience on the field is very important and can score goals when needed, such as in last night's match he scored the opening goal for Real Madrid so that it motivated the other players.
Btw I am very happy that I can win a bet with 3 choices in the same multibet and as I suspected that Girona could not score a goal against Real Madrid.

Girona have a long streak of dry defeats against Real, so this pick was logical.
But WTF, what kind of multi-bet is this?! 
It just seems to me that if Real scores a goal first (second option) and Girona doesn't score a goal (third option), then this means an automatic victory for Real (first option). But in this case, the first option is simply unnecessary and if it increases the odds, then this is a clear mistake by the bookmaker.

[BlackBoss_]

Modric looks like he never gets older. He is still doing good job, though he's almost 40 years old. He reminds me with Ronaldo.

He got the highest rating, which is showing how professional he is even when he's not young anymore. I wonder whether Real Madrid will keen to give him another one year. I know they must focus on the young talent's development, but having Modric for the leadership purpose is really beneficial to the club.

I must admit how he still better than many of young midfielders.

Luka Modric has very small body and he is not physically strong like Cristiano Ronaldo but about professionality and ambition, they are both nearly the same. Luka Modric actually gets older and this fact reflects on his less appearances and less playing minutes for Real Madrid but when he was given chance of playing, he always did as best as he can.

Yesterday he made another fantastic goal and it's unbelievable that at his age, he could manage to make a powerful distant shot like this.

Yes, now we'll just have to see what happens later because of course Modric wants his contract to be extended or not by Real Madrid, but what is clear is that Modric will certainly be an example for Real Madrid's young players and of course Real Madrid fans will make Modric a beautiful memory if Modric's contract is not extended at the end of this season.

Modric is a player who can sacrifice his individual priviledge to contribute more for his teams as shown in Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Croatia. He did not require too much wage for signing a new contract and I really believe that he will open for any one-year contract offer from Real Madrid. He knows that it is great opportunity for him, and by continuing his career with Real Madrid he will have chances to win more Champions League title and become a most successful player in history in total Champions League titles.

[jstyler]

Luka's comments got me thinking, what about the impact of experienced players on team dynamics? Could it be that players like Modric help carry the load for younger teammates during tough games?

[Docnaster]

Luka's comments got me thinking, what about the impact of experienced players on team dynamics? Could it be that players like Modric help carry the load for younger teammates during tough games?

It's obvious that whenever things aren't working well for Real Madrid as well as the young lads in the team and they need an instant messiah to come to their rescue, they turn to the very experienced Luka Modric and in most occasions, he delivers the team just like he did over the weekend. At 39, Luka Modric is still delivering incredible performances like a player in his early 20s who's very hungry for success. These features of the Croatian superstar I think is the major reason Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti allowed the club management to extend his contract after the end of last season. Modric is exceptional and a class on his own - a huge advantage to Real Madrid

[irhact]

Yesterday i watched Real Madrid  vs Girona and Getafe vs Real Betis. Both games was very interesting to watch, the Real Madrid game vs Girona game, has just 2 goals which was not the expectation of the fans, we expected to see the European champion wining the game with high margin of goals. Girona defender well in both halves, stopping Mbappe from registering a goal, was a job well done by the Girona defenders. Mbappe was frustrated by the Girona defenders.

Real Madrid has almost twice as much possession as Girona, attacked better and didn't give Girona any chance of coming back into the game therefore scoring 2 goals was enough goals to give them all 3 points that matters the most. There are some games that you can't score as you would had love to but what matters is that you win the game as the competition in the league is getting tougher. Only one point now separate the 3 clubs fighting for the league title. Any mistakes from any of the club and they'll go backwards to the back of the line. Real Madrid can't risk not winning any game from now henceforth if they want to win the league trophy.

[Fara Chan]

Luka's comments got me thinking, what about the impact of experienced players on team dynamics? Could it be that players like Modric help carry the load for younger teammates during tough games?

Why not? Modric is a player who is quite experienced and has been a senior at Real Madrid so he is already very familiar with the tactics implemented by the current Real Madrid coach even though there are some new tactics that the coach has prepared for all the young and old players at Real Madrid to understand at this time. Modric can direct the young players to advance at the right time and also defend at the right time in any game because a player like Modric is still able to provide classy passes to every player in the team’s front line.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

Modric did not fail as a player for his individual career while at Spurs, it's just that he failed to bring Tottenham to achieve much better results because they were unable to present the championship title but that was not his fault.

He was Ok in Tottenham, but the first few seasons in Real Madrid were so tough for him. I am glad Mourinho had faith and never gave up on him. Sometimes all a player needs in order to show his best quality is more playtime and fitness, especially at a young age.

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Can someone explain to me why Antony did this stupid thing?

I thought it was Getafe's striker who tried to score a goal in the last minute, but it turns out  a Getafe's defender want to pass the ball to Getafe's goalkeeper.

He tried to pull his leg off if you watch the slow motion video. To be fair, the referee was a bit harsh.

Or, is this a strategy for Antony to absent in the upcoming match because they will meet Real Madrid, he don't people to see he will play bad.

Nah 

Girona have a long streak of dry defeats against Real, so this pick was logical.
But WTF, what kind of multi-bet is this?! 
It just seems to me that if Real scores a goal first (second option) and Girona doesn't score a goal (third option), then this means an automatic victory for Real (first option). But in this case, the first option is simply unnecessary and if it increases the odds, then this is a clear mistake by the bookmaker.

The odds increase, but so do the chances of losing. 

[Velvet78]

Modric's goal was spectacular. Maybe one of the best goals of the season... This guy is 39 years old man. He can still score with power shots.  

I'm writing it down here. I think he is staying for another year. For now his contract runs out by the end of the season. But he is still enjoying his time at Real Madrid no matter he is a backup player from now on. As long as he makes an impact, I think Real Madrid would also see no problem on keeping him longer. His salary is also not one of the highest ones in the squad either. So I don't see any issue.    By the way they are still at the same points with Barcelona in the standings but following them behind. Those recent point losses caused them to lose their advantage.

[Arenga pinnata]

Modric's goal was spectacular. Maybe one of the best goals of the season... This guy is 39 years old man. He can still score with power shots.  

I'm writing it down here. I think he is staying for another year. For now his contract runs out by the end of the season. But he is still enjoying his time at Real Madrid no matter he is a backup player from now on. As long as he makes an impact, I think Real Madrid would also see no problem on keeping him longer. His salary is also not one of the highest ones in the squad either. So I don't see any issue.    By the way they are still at the same points with Barcelona in the standings but following them behind. Those recent point losses caused them to lose their advantage.

Luka Modric loves Real Madrid so much that he doesn't even mind when his salary decreases slightly from season to season. As long as he can still play with Real Madrid. And yes, the goal he scored really amazed everyone. And it is truly extraordinary that he scored such a beautiful, hard and fast goal at his age, which is no longer young.

Modric really deserves to be retained again for at least 1 more season. But everything will probably depend on Modric. because I've also heard he might want to retire at Real Madrid. But who knows when that will happen. And it could be at the end of this season. Girona actually played well in that match. It's just that Real Madrid's defense is starting to improve again now. And the standings still haven't changed for the top 3 positions at this time.

[Jody.Drummer]

Modric's goal was spectacular. Maybe one of the best goals of the season... This guy is 39 years old man. He can still score with power shots.  

I'm writing it down here. I think he is staying for another year. For now his contract runs out by the end of the season. But he is still enjoying his time at Real Madrid no matter he is a backup player from now on. As long as he makes an impact, I think Real Madrid would also see no problem on keeping him longer. His salary is also not one of the highest ones in the squad either. So I don't see any issue.    By the way they are still at the same points with Barcelona in the standings but following them behind. Those recent point losses caused them to lose their advantage.

Modric is one of the remaining players from the players who once played with him at Real Madrid, because the others have already left. He is expected to provide experience to the young players at the club, and I think he has done his job well. But it will not be possible completely because it is also difficult to do it alone. The goal he scored in the last match was spectacular, I agree this is one of the best goals scored this season. A kick that was so hard went straight towards the goal without being able to be stopped, extraordinary.

[Tamaperdana]

Yesterday was an interesting matchday... The funny thing is that all the favourites played away and won their matches... At the same time, all the home team failed to score a single goal... For now, the top of the standings remains unchanged... It will be interesting to see how Madrid will play against Girona today...

As I expected, Real Madrid will definitely not have too much difficulty beating Girona. Because the final result of this match was won by Real Madrid with a score of 2-0. But in my personal opinion, winning with a score of 2-0 is still not satisfactory for a team like Real Madrid. Because my expectation is that in this match Real will be able to beat Girona with a score of at least 3-0. Because in this match Real Madrid really benefited in every way. Because in this match Real Madrid is playing at home, apart from that, Real Madrid also fielded many of its main players in this match. So my hope is that Real Madrid can win with a fairly landslide score in this match. But it turned out that Real Madrid was only able to score 2 goals.

But that doesn't matter, the most important thing is that Real Madrid was able to get the full 3 points in this match. Because right now this is the most important thing. Because Real Madrid's competition with Barcelona is really very fierce at the moment. So it doesn't matter how many goals Real Madrid scores in each match, the most important thing is that Real can win the match they are playing and get the full 3 points. Because Real Madrid and Barcelona currently have the same points, namely 54 points. So if Real Madrid gets a draw, let alone a defeat, of course this will make Real Madrid's position a little further away from Barcelona.

[junder]

Modric's goal was spectacular. Maybe one of the best goals of the season... This guy is 39 years old man. He can still score with power shots.  

I'm writing it down here. I think he is staying for another year. For now his contract runs out by the end of the season. But he is still enjoying his time at Real Madrid no matter he is a backup player from now on. As long as he makes an impact, I think Real Madrid would also see no problem on keeping him longer. His salary is also not one of the highest ones in the squad either. So I don't see any issue.    By the way they are still at the same points with Barcelona in the standings but following them behind. Those recent point losses caused them to lose their advantage.

It was a beautiful goal from a man who is approaching retirement. I never thought that at the age of 39, Modric could still maintain his skills and fitness so well, in my opinion Modric deserves to be called a legend and I hope he will always be a part of Real Madrid for at least the next two seasons before deciding to hang up his boots.

Yesterday's victory made Real Madrid's position rise again in the standings even though they had to be in second place because they lost on goal difference to Barcelona, ​​​​and Barcelona will not feel calm about that, especially since Barcelona will face ATM in the 28th week, there is a possibility that Madrid can take over the top position there.

[3meek]

Yesterday was an interesting matchday... The funny thing is that all the favourites played away and won their matches... At the same time, all the home team failed to score a single goal... For now, the top of the standings remains unchanged... It will be interesting to see how Madrid will play against Girona today...

As I expected, Real Madrid will definitely not have too much difficulty beating Girona. Because the final result of this match was won by Real Madrid with a score of 2-0. But in my personal opinion, winning with a score of 2-0 is still not satisfactory for a team like Real Madrid. Because my expectation is that in this match Real will be able to beat Girona with a score of at least 3-0. Because in this match Real Madrid really benefited in every way. Because in this match Real Madrid is playing at home, apart from that, Real Madrid also fielded many of its main players in this match. So my hope is that Real Madrid can win with a fairly landslide score in this match. But it turned out that Real Madrid was only able to score 2 goals.

But that doesn't matter, the most important thing is that Real Madrid was able to get the full 3 points in this match. Because right now this is the most important thing. Because Real Madrid's competition with Barcelona is really very fierce at the moment. So it doesn't matter how many goals Real Madrid scores in each match, the most important thing is that Real can win the match they are playing and get the full 3 points. Because Real Madrid and Barcelona currently have the same points, namely 54 points. So if Real Madrid gets a draw, let alone a defeat, of course this will make Real Madrid's position a little further away from Barcelona.

Let's not forget that Atletico Madrid are also in the race... These are the three clubs that can take the title this season, but I don't remember there being any other contenders in La Liga... Now any match is very important for these clubs, who besides La Liga play in the UCL... Which makes the race even more interesting... Any mistake can be costly...

[stompix]

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Yes, the easiest round for the favorites. I caught a multi-bet Real with a handicap of -1.25, Barcelona with a handicap of -1.5 and Atletico plain win with odds of about 2.0 + a few other games, the overall odds are ~13. I don't know why the bookmakers were so generous with Atletico but I'm not complaining  

I don't know why the bookies do that and I don't know why the board here was so biased like they were expecting every single favorite to lose.
And I still can't hold my laughs as some claim Barca beating Palmas (17th and 1 point in 5 matches) 2-0 was proof they are the best while Real beating Girano (12th and 3 points in 5 matches) 2-0 was proof they're struggling.

Sometimes this is more like 100% fan talk than actually looking at the odds and betting overall.

Girona have a long streak of dry defeats against Real, so this pick was logical.
But WTF, what kind of multi-bet is this?!  
It just seems to me that if Real scores a goal first (second option) and Girona doesn't score a goal (third option), then this means an automatic victory for Real (first option). But in this case, the first option is simply unnecessary and if it increases the odds, then this is a clear mistake by the bookmaker.

The odds increase, but so do the chances of losing.  

No they don't!
If bet 2 wins means Real scored, if bet 3 wins means Girona hasn't scored a goal, the automatically bet 1 is a winner.
I'm really curious how was this possible as you can't even select multiple options from the same event.

[Pokapoka124]

Real Madrid won today and didn't lose their position at least. We saw Endrick entering the game but not Arda Güler. I believe he has made a big mistake by not leaving Real Madrid in January.

Arder Güler possesses great talent and consistent minutes on the pitch is critical for his growth and development. I still wonder why Arder Güler didn't leave Madrid on loan during the previous transfer window to get more playing time. While playing for Real Madrid is a dream for many players, the priority of a young player should be regular game time instead of sitting on the bench.

[Palakka]

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After the victory achieved by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in other matches, then the match against Girona will be a must-win match by Madrid later if they want to maintain their chances and distance in the championship competition, I think Madrid ambition in the match will be very big and I don't doubt if they will be able to win 3 points in the match later,  Although maybe  Bellingham absence will have an impact on creativity and also the solidity of their midfield, but on the other hand, Madrid still has Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler and Endrick who can replace Bellingham later, besides that, the return of some of their injured players of course provides many options for Ancelotti in the match.

Girona has seen a remarkable drop in form this season compared from last season, so I don't think they are a team to be afraid  in the match, it is very likely that Madrid can pick up 3 points in the match to keep the competition La Liga title still tight this season.

Smaller teams always have a way of frustrating their bigger opponents the moment they notice a vital player is absent from the team and since Madrid are desperate to get all the points, they may make mistakes which Girona could take advantage of.
Factor in the fact that teams like Girona who have not had a win in a while will also look hungry and might control the attack of care is not taken. They could decide that instead of cowering in fear, they had better meet their opponents head on.
 Real Madrid have the advantage of hosting today but could be given a surprise package by their visitors if they are not careful.

like  I said above, madrid finally managed to get a win over girona and put them back in the thick of the la liga race, although they struggled to score many goals against girona but at least the 3 points in the match has revived their hopes of winning the la liga this season, despite playing without Bellingham in the match but modric managed to answer our doubts with his outstanding contribution, Even at the age of 39 he has not shown any decline in his performance or mentality as senior player, For Girona, the defeat to Madrid has made their position in mid-table even more difficult, so I think,  they need to improve their performance in the remaining matches in this season so as not to return to the bottom at the end of the season later.

[Chilwell]

Yesterday was an interesting matchday... The funny thing is that all the favourites played away and won their matches... At the same time, all the home team failed to score a single goal... For now, the top of the standings remains unchanged... It will be interesting to see how Madrid will play against Girona today...

As I expected, Real Madrid will definitely not have too much difficulty beating Girona. Because the final result of this match was won by Real Madrid with a score of 2-0. But in my personal opinion, winning with a score of 2-0 is still not satisfactory for a team like Real Madrid. Because my expectation is that in this match Real will be able to beat Girona with a score of at least 3-0. Because in this match Real Madrid really benefited in every way. Because in this match Real Madrid is playing at home, apart from that, Real Madrid also fielded many of its main players in this match. So my hope is that Real Madrid can win with a fairly landslide score in this match. But it turned out that Real Madrid was only able to score 2 goals.

Let's not forget that Atletico Madrid are also in the race... These are the three clubs that can take the title this season, but I don't remember there being any other contenders in La Liga... Now any match is very important for these clubs, who besides La Liga play in the UCL... Which makes the race even more interesting... Any mistake can be costly...

I don't know why they are not considering Atlantico Madrid to be part of the contenders for the title. I think they are presence in the title race also make it very interesting. At the beginning they are not mentioned it's only Real Madrid and Barcelona we are only the favorite due to their recent performance and the kind of players they bought which is the reason why they always pointed at them. With the current situation now I think even the Athletic club have hope of winning the trophy because the point gap is not wide and any slide mistake from any of top three, Athletic club will secure a slot there. No club can be pointed at to win the trophy this season but along the way but we will see who comes first when it getting to an end.