La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[kro55]

Despite a good performance against Bayern, Barcelona was defeated. Even with a strong attack, Barcelona couldn't score any goals. Xavi definitely needs to work on strengthening his attacking lineup.

Playing good is not enough. Bayern is one of strongest teams in Champions League and if Barcelona can play equally with Bayern, they can play well with other top clubs. It means they have fair chance to compete with other strong clubs in the Europe. However, the defeat proves another fact that Barcelona is still under top clubs a little bit.
Football is unpredictable and because they can play equal games, sometimes they will lose and sometimes they will win. First, Xavi and Barcelona must pass through the group stage. Later on they can fight, wait for luck and surprising results.

I'd say playing good is enough right now. Xavi made a lot of changes within the Barcelona team. Players also need time to adjust to each other. Moreover, in the previous matches, Barcelona did not face any strong team. So they are still not well aware of their weaknesses. Barcelona's weaknesses in the match against Bayern Munich are well understood. Now Xavi can work on how to solve his team's weaknesses and build a stronger Barcelona team. I think we will see a more consistent performance from Barcelona in a few weeks.

Every player in the forward is talented, Xavi has to find the reason why they are not playing well. And I would say Xavi can experiment with his team in matches against weaker teams like Elche. He can arrange a new match strategy. These matches are very important to correct the weaknesses of the team. But first of all, Barcelona must secure 3 points in the match.

Xavi is not a coach who obsesses with tactics like Pep Guardiola. He is smart but he prioritizes stability and he does not want to make suddenly strange decisions and changes in squad. Pep Guardiola does it very often and sometimes, he even does it in important matches.
Elche is not a club that can bring lot of troubles to Barcelona and Xavi can use some alternative players for the match.

Xavi has yet to become as experienced as Guardiola. His coaching career has just begun. Elche team is weak opponent for Barcelona. Xavi should experiment in this match and check the ability of his players. Let's see how Xavi moves forward in this match.

[maju69]

I know that Atletico Madrid can have really big difficulties in scoring as for some games. However they haven't had any problem about that for three weeks in the league. I believe that they can find a way to do this against Real Madrid in their own stadium as well. Real Madrid were even 1-0 behind first against Mallorca last week. In addition to that, Real Madrid conceded one goal in each game they had in the league so far. Therefore Atletico Madrid should also be able to score in some way. Maybe even the first goal will come from them which would make things more difficult for Real Madrid.

Even though Real Madrid often concedes in every game first but in the end Real Madrid can get a win, this is like a trigger for Real Madrid to beat the opponent with a few goals they can get, so when against Atlético Madrid in the upcoming match then that it will be easy to get a win, but if the main players from Real Madrid don't contribute it will be difficult to score because the most difficult thing is to maintain its position as number one who has never lost in the last few matches.

We often see this when Real Madrid play matches, yes they almost always fall behind before finally making a comeback and winning. This is an advantage that Real Madrid have, they don't panic when they have to fall behind their opponents. Even when the time was running out, they could still play quietly, and the results they got were very satisfying.

[hashrateproducts]

Xavi has yet to become as experienced as Guardiola. His coaching career has just begun. Elche team is weak opponent for Barcelona. Xavi should experiment in this match and check the ability of his players. Let's see how Xavi moves forward in this match.

Xavi Hernandez have proven beyond doubt that he falls into the category of best coaches in the league so far. Because it's not an easy thing to manage big club in Laliga like Barcelona, Ronald Koeman took that same position but fail to win games and get bad results for the team and got sacked, so Xavi is really trying and he's also exposing young players on the pitch, checking their performance like Pedri and Gavi who chances to play games when under Koeman were very narrow are now starting matches for barça. Xavi going to explore more tactics in game against Elche, because it's small team and the catalans will surely win the game with ease.

[sayaya17]

I know that Atletico Madrid can have really big difficulties in scoring as for some games. However they haven't had any problem about that for three weeks in the league. I believe that they can find a way to do this against Real Madrid in their own stadium as well. Real Madrid were even 1-0 behind first against Mallorca last week. In addition to that, Real Madrid conceded one goal in each game they had in the league so far. Therefore Atletico Madrid should also be able to score in some way. Maybe even the first goal will come from them which would make things more difficult for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is the only club in La Liga that is still consistently playing games by winning. Of the five La Liga matches, Los Blancos have always won their matches with a score of 15 points. This week, El Real will play an away match against Atletico Madrid.

Yes, as we know, the Madrid derby is not easy for us to predict, Diego Simeone's squad has not actually shown consistent performance throughout the competition. Even though Atletico are below Real Madrid in depth, that doesn't mean Carlo Ancelotti's squad can easily win this match.

I'm sure this match will present a hot match and however Diego Simeone's men will try to win the game at home to catch up with them in the top four of the standings.

Real Madrid not only played consistently in La Liga by achieving perfect results, but in the Champions League Real Madrid also played consistently
and won two wins in a row. This means that Real Madrid this season is in its best form, even in the last two games Real Madrid has not been able
to play Benzema, but Real Madrid proved a strong team, Real Madrid can still win even without Benzema's presence. In a few days Real Madrid
will face Atletico Madrid, it will be a very tough match, because both teams are very ambitious to win. Unfortunately, Benzema will most likely still be
unable to play against Atletico Madrid, and Ancelotti is still waiting for the medical team report, Ancelotti does not want to take the risk by forcing
Benzema to play when Real Madrid face Atletico. Ancelotti wants to wait for Benzema to fully recover, and after all, Ancelotti is not worried that
Real Madrid will not be able to field Benzema.

It looks like Ancelotti already has several choices of players to replace Benzema as a center forward. In the last two games Ancelotti tried Hazard
and Rodrygo as center forwards and proved to be doing quite well with Real Madrid succeeding win. So I still predict Real Madrid will beat Atletico,
moreover, Atlético has also played inconsistently this season. But that doesn't mean Real Madrid can beat Atletico easily, after all Atletico are one of
the strongest teams in La Liga. So Atletico is not a team to be underestimated.

[terrorJR]

Xavi has yet to become as experienced as Guardiola. His coaching career has just begun. Elche team is weak opponent for Barcelona. Xavi should experiment in this match and check the ability of his players. Let's see how Xavi moves forward in this match.

Xavi Hernandez have proven beyond doubt that he falls into the category of best coaches in the league so far. Because it's not an easy thing to manage big club in Laliga like Barcelona, Ronald Koeman took that same position but fail to win games and get bad results for the team and got sacked, so Xavi is really trying and he's also exposing young players on the pitch, checking their performance like Pedri and Gavi who chances to play games when under Koeman were very narrow are now starting matches for barça. Xavi going to explore more tactics in game against Elche, because it's small team and the catalans will surely win the game with ease.

I don't see that because in the Koeman era, Gavi and Pedri were always given more opportunities but the difference here is the scheme and pattern of Xavi's game with Koeman.
Because during the Koeman Era, I was even quite tired of seeing their attack which looked more monotonous and kept forcing direct passes in contrast to Xavi, who really wanted to bring tiki taka back to life for Barcelona.

[babo]

No club can run without money. Also Barcelona has money maybe more or less than other clubs. Xavi must have taken care of the club's finances before coming in as coach. So that he can later buy some new players and organize the club. Which we see after the arrival of Xavi how he brings in so many new faces.

this happened before and this still happens today
there is a lot of money out there going to football and a lot of that money is spent in a stupid way
for example the salaries for the players and their exchange have really crazy prices

we should calm down about it, also because the new generations do not see football as a sport .. sooner or later

[1kodumtek7]

It is too difficult to be so sure of anything about the Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid match. Yes, Real Madrid had a great start by 5 wins in 5 matches. However they haven't faced one of the biggest teams of the league yet. Atletico Madrid is going to be their first test. Simeone must be knowing how to deal with them the best in this one. They didn't lose here last season and they can have a similar result again. But they need to be strong in defense to wear out their opponent above all else. While Real Madrid have a very quick player like Vinicius Jr the defenders have an important job to defend him.

Atletico Madrid would try to score the first goal and they would play a very defensive game after that to keep the score. It is the usual tactic for them against big teams. We will see if Real Madrid prevent this from happening after having a wonderful form in the La Liga and Champions League both. I thought of betting on both teams to score but I'm still not sure about it. It depends on Atletico Madrid especially.

[GiftedMAN]

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Real Madrid is the only club in La Liga that is still consistently playing games by winning. Of the five La Liga matches, Los Blancos have always won their matches with a score of 15 points. This week, El Real will play an away match against Atletico Madrid.

Yes, as we know, the Madrid derby is not easy for us to predict, Diego Simeone's squad has not actually shown consistent performance throughout the competition. Even though Atletico are below Real Madrid in depth, that doesn't mean Carlo Ancelotti's squad can easily win this match.

I'm sure this match will present a hot match and however Diego Simeone's men will try to win the game at home to catch up with them in the top four of the standings.
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Yes, Real Madrid is the only team that have won all five matches in Laliga and they have also won their two matches in the champions league making them team leaders in Laliga and their group F in the champions league. Their game against Atletico Madrid will be a difficult match not just because Atletico Madrid will be hoping to get back to the top four if they win but because they need it as motivation after suffering an embarrassing defeat from Bayer Leverkusen in the champions league.

Atletico Madrid will only win in this game if they improve more in their defense because Real Madrid have won several matches without their hitman Karem Benzema so it will not be a surprise to me if we see a bashing 0:2 win to Real Madrid from away. PS, am betting on Real Madrid to win because they are in better form now compared to Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid men.

[imamusma]

I don't know what you mean by "not fit for Real Madrid at the moment given Real Madrid's current level of motivation".
I even have to laugh a little when you start to doubt Real Madrid, who in five games this season haven't lost at all and are still leading the standings. And it is likely that it will continue until the end of the season because considering Real Madrid's performance is still above average and still in a very good category if you compare it to other teams at this time in La Liga.

One must have doubts about Real Madrid's ability to win games especially after Real Madrid struggled to score in recent matches. You can't underestimate Atletico Madrid who will be playing at home, they are strong and I think there is a possibility that Atletico Madrid can stop Real Madrid's winning streak.

It's true what you say, Real Madrid is still able to maintain its winning record so far. But that doesn't guarantee they always win match and I think going to Atletico Madrid will be a tough derby for both teams. I'm not sure Real Madrid will be able to maintain their winning record, but if they do it will be something really good for them.

[8rch7]

It is too difficult to be so sure of anything about the Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid match. Yes, Real Madrid had a great start by 5 wins in 5 matches. However they haven't faced one of the biggest teams of the league yet. Atletico Madrid is going to be their first test. Simeone must be knowing how to deal with them the best in this one. They didn't lose here last season and they can have a similar result again. But they need to be strong in defense to wear out their opponent above all else. While Real Madrid have a very quick player like Vinicius Jr the defenders have an important job to defend him.

Atletico Madrid would try to score the first goal and they would play a very defensive game after that to keep the score. It is the usual tactic for them against big teams. We will see if Real Madrid prevent this from happening after having a wonderful form in the La Liga and Champions League both. I thought of betting on both teams to score but I'm still not sure about it. It depends on Atletico Madrid especially.

Although in the previous five matches, Real Madrid still holds the unbeaten record ever played in La Liga, but that does not mean Los Blancos can underestimate their potential opponents, because it refers to the last meeting between the two teams on May 9. last year, El Real lost 0 -1 to Atletico Madrid, although Atletico Madrid's performance this season has not been consistent but El Real must be vigilant because the defense of Seomone's team is no longer in doubt, even their counter-attack is very certain, even though Los Blancos are very superior to get full points in this match, but I personally will bet for Atletico Madrid's victory in the sixth week meeting, because I believe only Atletico Madrid can stop El Real's unbeaten run in La Liga.

[maju69]

The low-level team duel between Valladolid vs Cadiz. This is a match between two teams who are still struggling to stay away from the relegation zone, especially for Cadiz. But I doubt they (Cadiz) will be able to win this match even though their opponent is a team that is in a difficult situation as well. In the end I have to say that Cadiz will again take the bitter pill in this match.

[Porfirii]

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Indeed! I am looking forward to watch this match next Sunday. I also think that Real Madrid has more chances to win, but if I am not wrong, they lost the last derbi they played (just after winning the last Liga). So, who knows, this is football, and we are used to surprises in this sport.

According to some news that I have read on social media, there are several good players from Real Madrid and also Atletico Madrid who may be absent in the derby match later. Some of them are injured and are still recovering. One of them is Real Madrid's main player Benzema.
Yes, we can't deny that the H2H of Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid as very closed and very interesting. But once more, if we see the condition currently with the consistency of Atletico Madrid in which very low ad decreased, I ma afraid thta Atletico Madrid cannot play ptimally.

Let's see how all these doubts about the absence of key players ends and if we see them (especially Benzema) on the field next day. I agree that Real Madrid has more chances to win, and it will be reflected in the odds offered by all sportsbooks, but the match will be very exciting, nevertheless.

[tulusikhlas]

Let's see how all these doubts about the absence of key players ends and if we see them (especially Benzema) on the field next day. I agree that Real Madrid has more chances to win, and it will be reflected in the odds offered by all sportsbooks, but the match will be very exciting, nevertheless.

Hopefully what is reported is just news, and when the time comes, both teams can field their best squad without any obstacles. Every time they meet, the game is always interesting and this is what we really want to see. Where both teams are ambitious to beat each other.
Real Madrid are still the favorites in this game, but we'll see if they can do it or not.

[TopT3ns]

I know that Atletico Madrid can have really big difficulties in scoring as for some games. However they haven't had any problem about that for three weeks in the league. I believe that they can find a way to do this against Real Madrid in their own stadium as well. Real Madrid were even 1-0 behind first against Mallorca last week. In addition to that, Real Madrid conceded one goal in each game they had in the league so far. Therefore Atletico Madrid should also be able to score in some way. Maybe even the first goal will come from them which would make things more difficult for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is the only club in La Liga that is still consistently playing games by winning. Of the five La Liga matches, Los Blancos have always won their matches with a score of 15 points. This week, El Real will play an away match against Atletico Madrid.

Yes, as we know, the Madrid derby is not easy for us to predict, Diego Simeone's squad has not actually shown consistent performance throughout the competition. Even though Atletico are below Real Madrid in depth, that doesn't mean Carlo Ancelotti's squad can easily win this match.

I'm sure this match will present a hot match and however Diego Simeone's men will try to win the game at home to catch up with them in the top four of the standings.

However, the teams from Atlético Madrid will find it difficult to penetrate the defense of Real Madrid where they have mainstay players named David Alaba, Luka Modric, Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior have full strength to maintain the defense and attack Real Madrid, when there is the slightest chance to make a shot at the opponent's goal and try to get a goal.

[Fesatmas]

Atletico Madrid must immediately improve their standings if they do not want to lose the opportunity to stay on the path of champions. But this week will be a tough week for them, because the team they will face is their rival as well as the team that won 100%, Real Madrid. If they lost this match, it would be more difficult for them to move forward.

[Jody.Drummer]

Madrid derby is the center of attention now, how not every time they meet then we will be presented with their interesting game. The two could be said to be playing open when they met, and it was an interesting treat to watch. Despite the instability of Atletico Madrid at the moment, but they are a club that can make things difficult for Real Madrid. Moreover, the prestige between these two clubs will surely force them to play with ambition.

[izsara]

Madrid derby is the center of attention now, how not every time they meet then we will be presented with their interesting game. The two could be said to be playing open when they met, and it was an interesting treat to watch. Despite the instability of Atletico Madrid at the moment, but they are a club that can make things difficult for Real Madrid. Moreover, the prestige between these two clubs will surely force them to play with ambition.

For the previous few seasons maybe yes but for now I won't have high expectations for Atletico.
Even though they are a big team, I am quite skeptical of their current condition, especially at this time Madrid are in very good condition.
So far they can still minimize when Benzema is not in the squad and that is definitely something very good. The young players at Madrid at the moment are difficult for Atletico to hold.

[Davian144]

The low-level team duel between Valladolid vs Cadiz. This is a match between two teams who are still struggling to stay away from the relegation zone, especially for Cadiz. But I doubt they (Cadiz) will be able to win this match even though their opponent is a team that is in a difficult situation as well. In the end I have to say that Cadiz will again take the bitter pill in this match.

Cadiz has been very weak this season with proof without a single point in the five matches that Cadiz has gone through so currently Cadiz are still at the root of the temporary standings or in the relegation group. Although Real Valladolid is also not that far from the relegation group, at least for now Real Valladolid is still in a safe position and has the possibility to stay away from the relegation group if they can win the match against Cadiz tomorrow.

[naira]

Atletico Madrid must immediately improve their standings if they do not want to lose the opportunity to stay on the path of champions. But this week will be a tough week for them, because the team they will face is their rival as well as the team that won 100%, Real Madrid. If they lost this match, it would be more difficult for them to move forward.

Even though they will try to get up, when the opponent in front of their eyes is Real Madrid, it will be very unfortunate. Atlético Madrid's mentality last season was quite good but now they have lost confidence in the midst of player instability and the coach's strategy is not accurate in front of the opponent. Real Madrid will test them on the pitch. If until now Atletico Madrid still does not try to get out of the pressure it could end badly for Diego Simeone's reputation.

[Alanaz]

But indeed with their current condition it is clear they are still very favored because even their tier players are currently in really good form and their opponent is currently only Elche. Not meant to be condescending but Elche's current performance may only be better than Cadiz and nothing more so that Barcelona's chances of winning are still very large in this match.

I really believe Barcelona can beat Elche easily, because Elche's form has been very bad this season. We can see in 5 matches Elche was only able
to get one point, Elche even lost by a big goal difference against strong teams like Betis, Villareal and Bilbao. Especially facing Barcelona who have
a very good squad and performance this season, I believe that even if Barcelona field their reserves, Barcelona will still win easily. Indeed,
Barcelona should not underestimate Elche, because in the world of football there are often surprises. But I firmly believe there will be no surprises
in the Barcelona vs Elche match, however Barcelona will definitely make sure they get 3 points against Elche.

Elche this season is the same as Cadiz who became a goal barn for other teams
Against Barcelona they have no hope, have never won and only won one draw in 5 matches that have clearly made Barcelona's chance to be bigger.
This will be an easy win for Barcelona because even for Elche to play a draw this is very difficult to do.