La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[laurenB7742]

Barcelona had a really difficult away game last night. It was against Espanyol and they were one of the strong teams in home games in the La Liga. They lost only three times in eleven games before this one. And in this game, they showed how strong they were again. Barcelona scored first but Espanyol still turned the game around and captured a 2-1 advantage. Barcelona were desperately trying to get at least one point by scoring the equalizer. And they made it in the last moments. However, they are still ahead of Atletico Madrid in the standings despite having the same points.

Barcelona save a point against Espanyol in the dying minutes of the match. The lead of Barcelona did not last long after Pedri took the lead 74 seconds earlier against Espanyol. By being too slow, he allowed the equalizer and spoiled the goal. Pedro must put in more work on the pitch and be more involved; it's one thing to be talented, but hard work will make him more successful. In no distant time, Luke De Jong will likely be the best.

Man, the match almost was about to turn into an MMA match in the end. 

That total of three red cards in the match were a little too much for my liking. The math was actually really good If we forget about the cards. Both teams have played really well in that match and deserved to get a point from that match. But if Barcelona could have won their match I think they would have got closer to the top three spots.

[_BlackStar]

Barcelona have to thank Luuk De Jong who scored to make it 2-2 when Barcelona were held to a draw by Espanyol. An important De Jong goal in the last minute of second half added time saved Barcelona from defeat in the Cataluna derby. I think Barcelona has not found a consistent performance and must be prepared that its current position is not safe because it has the same points as Atletico Madrid, next week if it fails to get 3 points and on the other hand Atletico succeeds in getting full points Barcelona will have to be evicted to 5th place.

Yes, Barcelona's performance is not stable but maybe the match vs Espanyol is something different. This is a derby game where both teams really want to win, and often matches will be played with high tension.

The draw wasn't the worst for either team in that game as I believe Barcelona really struggled to find a way to score the second goal after they scored it early in the first half. Espanyol really made Barcelona suffer throughout the match, fortunately De Jong managed to equalize a few minutes before the match was over. Despite having the same points as Atletico Madrid, Barcelona is still in 4th place in the standings. Yes, certainly not safe for them.

[Anguwa]

Today bilbao has a chance to take the seventh position they are in a good shape they didn't lose in a long time and they will be facing mallorca who are close to the relegation zone with really poor results except last game were they beated cadiz at home i think bilbao can win this one.

Atlantic club Bilbao really need to give Mallorca a Valentine gift by winning the relegation zone team, Bilbao have chance to move ahead of Villarreal to take the seventh position in the laliga table. Athletic club Bilbao has been winning Mallorca almost all time they met, so I believe it's a secure 3-points for Bilbao.

[skarais]

Atlantic club Bilbao really need to give Mallorca a Valentine gift by winning the relegation zone team, Bilbao have chance to move ahead of Villarreal to take the seventh position in the laliga table. Athletic club Bilbao has been winning Mallorca almost all time they met, so I believe it's a secure 3-points for Bilbao.

There should be no reason to say Bilbao lost today to Mallorca, Bilbao are the favorites to win this match.

Yes, Barcelona's performance is not stable but maybe the match vs Espanyol is something different. This is a derby game where both teams really want to win, and often matches will be played with high tension.

The Derby match is actually just a prestige that sometimes makes both teams have to play with high tension and harm their own team. Look how many red cards the referee sent out in that match, I think it was something that was unnecessary. But fortunately Barcelona did not lose even though the second goal was quite late.

[Furious 7]

Today bilbao has a chance to take the seventh position they are in a good shape they didn't lose in a long time and they will be facing mallorca who are close to the relegation zone with really poor results except last game were they beated cadiz at home i think bilbao can win this one.

Athletic Club has won 3 of the last 4 matches. Made a draw. They have played well enough in every match. Moreover, in the Copa del Rey match, they were able to defeat a strong team like Real Madrid. On the other hand, Mallorca has won only 5 matches this season. The Mallorca team last won against Athletic Club in 2011. My guess in today's match is that Athletic Club will win 2-1.

it's like the results are inversely proportional now but what's interesting is the odds here are indeed quite large.
At the moment the odds for Mallorca are 3.45 and for Bilbao it is 2.35 which is quite big between the two teams but indeed I feel it will be for the away team and I feel Bilbao will win this match.
Even though Mallorca are playing at home but at the moment they are still too weak I think in terms of their defense

[poldanmig]

The Derby match is actually just a prestige that sometimes makes both teams have to play with high tension and harm their own team. Look how many red cards the referee sent out in that match, I think it was something that was unnecessary. But fortunately Barcelona did not lose even though the second goal was quite late.

In addition to El classico, La Liga has several derby matches which are often full of controversy and also take place with tough matches that force the referee to issue a lot of cards, but in yesterday match, the card received by pique was a ridiculous act that was not really needed i think, let alone the match has entered the last minute and as a senior player, pique should have been more patient and not provoked emotions until finally he got a second yellow card in the game, but fortunately Barcelona can get 1 point in yesterday match so it doesn't look too bad for Barcelona performance, but clearly losing Pique playing centre-back would certainly cost Barcelona in the next few La Liga games.

[LittleBitFunny]

Lose from Barcelona in the last match makes Atletico out from champion league zone and today against Getafe Simeone have to utilize this match back to on track and this could be a good moment because Atletico had 10 consecutive no lose in all competition against Getafe so this makes Atletico are the favourite to win the match and some fans too hoping Suarez will play and scoring goals again in this match

Is certain that Getafe weren't   able to withstand Atletico Madrid. Although, Atletico got a red card, which I think was a good opportunity for Getafe to either win the game or maintained the score. But, it Atletico still managed to secure their 4th goal towards the end of the match. And probably achieved 3 points. However, Suarez missed a penalty in the first half, and didn't throughout the match. Nevertheless, Barcelona is now a threat to Atletico Madrid. And if they don't belt up, Barcelona will end this season in the top 4.

Getafe really couldn't capitalize on their one-man advantage that they got in the 58th minute. Actually, they have got all their goals before the red card happened. Atletico Madrid were really good and played really well even though they were down one man for almost half of the match.

I actually think that Getafe were not on the same level as Atletico Madrid in that match. anyway, 4-3 is good when you are 1 man short honestly.

[skarais]

In addition to El classico, La Liga has several derby matches which are often full of controversy and also take place with tough matches that force the referee to issue a lot of cards, but in yesterday match, the card received by pique was a ridiculous act that was not really needed i think, let alone the match has entered the last minute and as a senior player, pique should have been more patient and not provoked emotions until finally he got a second yellow card in the game, but fortunately Barcelona can get 1 point in yesterday match so it doesn't look too bad for Barcelona performance, but clearly losing Pique playing centre-back would certainly cost Barcelona in the next few La Liga games.

That's what I mean and it's true that a red card will only cost the team, not just Barcelona but 2 Espanyol players.
Even though in the match vs Espanyol Barcelona were not able to win the match, but I applaud Adama's performance where he became a very important player to provide assists for Barcelona's goals in his last 2 matches. Adama is yet to score, but he has created 2 assists in his 2 appearances. This is good news for Barcelona who will face Napoli in the Europa League in the coming days.

I'm still quite curious about Aubameyang and it looks like he needs more time to adapt to Barcelona. He hasn't put in the good form that could benefit Barcelona, ​​but I think he will soon prove to us that he can too.

[wildan88]

The last editions of the Classico seem like Real Madrid is a size too big against Barcelona. I think Madrid is way above Barcelona at the moment. We also expected much more from Frenkie de Jong. Every time in the classico he does not come into play against the midfield of Madrid. He has had golden seasons at Ajax, but now seems to be sinking further and further. It will also have to do with the fact that there are no good attack lines and he cannot easily lose the ball. He could always get rid of it with Messi. Depay and L. De Jong are a lot lower level than Messi.

[Maidak]

Not only about temporary standings but also about the decreasing performance of Athletico Madrid and the rising performance of Barcelona are oppositely. I still very humble to say Barcelona will maintain their performance till the end because their players are not good like in the past. Dani Alves and Xavi come and brought some good effects.

It's no longer ethical to compare Barcelona's past performance with now because it's clear that we can no longer talk about it. In addition to being old, the formation is also not as good as the players and coaches. Barcelona current squad is filled with newcomers and youngsters so it's only natural that it's not what you'd expect when Messi was around. But it's been too long for us to discuss here. Barcelona, which has now reached this point, in my opinion, is a good improvement.

Barcelona have faced their downfall and I am really glad to say that they are coming back up from it. It honestly did not look like they were going to be able to do anything good in this season but the arrival of Xavi changed everything for Barcelona.

But I have to say they are still quite unstable and still need a lot of time to be settled. They really need to focus on consistent performance.

[coderben]

I really enjoyed especially the matches that Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played in last week. They both had very difficult matches and it reflected on the score very visibly too. Barcelona couldn't win in the derby against Espanyol and they barely saved one point by equalizing the score late in the match. And Atletico Madrid had a big shock against Getafe first as Getafe came back after being 2-0 behind and even got ahead. But they still managed to win it by 4-3 somehow. It was a historical match for sure.

[terrorJR]

Not bad for the draw that Barcelona got. Rather than having to lose by a narrow margin. Barcelona has been pretty good so far have always given high hopes for Xavi and things are starting to recover little by little. Even though Espanyol is in 13th position in the standings, if they show their style of play continues like this then Barcelona should be even better.

What's exciting about this match is Pique's fight with Nico I think
The match was quite tough at the end and this was proven by the 3 red cards the referee gave in this match. interestingly this happened in the last minute and of course this is a loss for espanyol because by losing their players they faltered and caused Barcelona's second goal to be created.
But indeed I feel that Barcelona are still struggling in finishing now even though there are some new players there

[oHnK]

I'm still quite curious about Aubameyang and it looks like he needs more time to adapt to Barcelona. He hasn't put in the good form that could benefit Barcelona, ​​but I think he will soon prove to us that he can too.

As before, don't let his move at Barcelona take more time to adapt than a standout performance, as decreased motivation could lead to a lengthy adaptation period.  Of course, the proportion of salary received at Barcelona is definitely different from the previous team, not to mention the psychological condition since being allowed to leave without saying goodbye.  Honestly I'm more worried about simple things like that impacting his game in the next game as well.

[snipie]

What's exciting about this match is Pique's fight with Nico I think
The match was quite tough at the end and this was proven by the 3 red cards the referee gave in this match. interestingly this happened in the last minute and of course this is a loss for espanyol because by losing their players they faltered and caused Barcelona's second goal to be created.
But indeed I feel that Barcelona are still struggling in finishing now even though there are some new players there

Do not forget the guy (Araujo) pointing to the red carded Espanyol player, Melamed tho, with a number 2 down = you are getting to relegate again. Otherwise 8 cards including 3 red cards in 5 minutes and in one game is a wonderful thing
Barcelona was lucky to end the game with 1 point.

[alpamar99]

30 minutes passed the match between Mallorca and Bilbao and the score is now quite surprising to me, indeed from the Odds and Performance I feel Bilbao are far superior but now they seem to lose concentration and seem not enthusiastic about playing the ball.
The score of 2-0 has graced the screen and of course if this continues, it is not impossible for Mallorca to score their 3rd goal

[CryptoBuds]

30 minutes passed the match between Mallorca and Bilbao and the score is now quite surprising to me, indeed from the Odds and Performance I feel Bilbao are far superior but now they seem to lose concentration and seem not enthusiastic about playing the ball.
The score of 2-0 has graced the screen and of course if this continues, it is not impossible for Mallorca to score their 3rd goal

I will lose this match. Everyone considered Athletic Bilbao a favorite in this match. And after the win against Real Madrid, Bilbao's players must have been confident. But Mallorca are destroying Athletic Bilbao's defense today. They went ahead 2-0 in just 30 minutes. Bilbao has yet to make a good attack. Mallorca may be going to win this match.

[Pulsar77]

The title race between Real Madrid and Sevilla is going on nicely. The point interval is now four again. While Sevilla were getting a satisfying win, Real Madrid struggled against Villarreal and drew with them by 0-0. I still see it as a good result for Real Madrid though. Because it is really hard to beat Villarreal away this season. They are solid in their home games. Anyway, there is still no problem for Real Madrid. Because Sevilla are still not able to melt this gap more. This is making things easier for Real Madrid on the road to the title.

[Ebede]

Marlorca leads at halftime with two goals to nothing.
Goals from, Sevilla which was gotten frommthe spot kick and the other from Angel.
They aren't favorites but they should do well to keep a clean sheet in this game.

[LGD2Business]

The title race between Real Madrid and Sevilla is going on nicely. The point interval is now four again.

Sevilla is putting in a really impressive performance this season, but I'm not sure if they can be in this race until the end of the league. Real Madrid and Sevilla only suffered two losses. The least conceded after them, Barcelona have four losses but they have drawn too many times. If Barca could win more games, they would be in the race. Real Madrid has an advantage right now. Barca and Atletico left behind.

[terrorJR]

What's exciting about this match is Pique's fight with Nico I think
The match was quite tough at the end and this was proven by the 3 red cards the referee gave in this match. interestingly this happened in the last minute and of course this is a loss for espanyol because by losing their players they faltered and caused Barcelona's second goal to be created.
But indeed I feel that Barcelona are still struggling in finishing now even though there are some new players there

Do not forget the guy (Araujo) pointing to the red carded Espanyol player, Melamed tho, with a number 2 down = you are getting to relegate again. Otherwise 8 cards including 3 red cards in 5 minutes and in one game is a wonderful thing
Barcelona was lucky to end the game with 1 point.

Yep, it's true, this is very unexpected and it looks like the match is getting more exciting since the extra time started
although indeed Espanyol lost in possession of the ball in this match but at least they are quite balanced on fouls lol.
But it's true as you said actually barcelona really benefited in this match especially in their last minute because indeed the dispute and the severity of the game made the concentration of the Espanyol players disturbed and Barcelona took advantage of it well