La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Cryptomiles1]

ALM 2 v 0 GIR.
Can't even imagine this awesome play by Batistao and E. B Toure, under 18 minutes, this shows more goals is possible before 2nd half.
I never expected this much from Almeria and is an eye opening to Girona

[fzkto]

Today's match Barcelona vs Villarreal looks very interesting. The visitors were in weaker form lately, but in the last game they finally won against Osasuna and it seems that they are forgetting about the crisis. They badly need points if they still dream of reaching the Champions League. Barcelona's goal is unchanged: competing with Real for the Spanish championship. After yesterday's matches Barcelona's loss to the leader is already 6 points, so Barcelona must win in today's match.

Even though Barcelona's game has decreased, their opponents Villarreal are also in the same condition even worse than what Barcelona experienced. They should be able to win this match so as not to be further adrift than real Madrid who won the match first this week. Now the distance of 6 points will be difficult for them to catch if in this match they do not get 3 points.

Yes, Barcelona's level of play has dropped significantly. Villarreal have been playing much more consistently in recent games. Especially now Barcelona have injured players and the team has lost a lot of strength after the games with Inter and Real Madrid. Therefore, I think they could have another setback tonight.

[Moeda]

Against Barcelona, it is clear that Villarreal will do defensively as Emery usually does when facing big teams.

If Villarreal play with a defensive style, of course they will lose, because giving Barcelona the chance to have possession of the ball endangers their goal. Of course the Barcelona game must be faced with an attacking style, and a quick counter-attack.

The name of us as viewers can only comment based on our views. But the club manager will do what is best for their team. I think their ability to analyze the opponent is much higher than ours.

In the last 9 matches, Barcelona only suffered one defeat and one draw. Of course the team is still strong in terms of play compared to Villarreal. During Xavi's time as Barcelona coach, in May 2021, Villarreal had won with a 2-0 result. Although in the home game for Villarreal suffered a 3-1 defeat. That is, there have been changes during Xavi as coach of Barcelona.

So, will Barcelona's home match be dominated by Villarreal in today's match? Or Villarreal go home with a loss.

[Zackgeno96]

Almeria is convincing against Girona. At the moment it is 3-0 at half time and things are going smoothly for Almeria. For this match, Almeria was almost at the bottom of the competition, with this win they rise to 12th place. Elche seems by far the weakest team in the competition now. 3 points out of 10 games is of course very little, and there will not be many points for the time being. I'm still curious if things will get better with Sevilla soon, because they have 10 points and are actually much too low for their level. They should at least reach European football with that team they have.

[Porfirii]

This is being an unusual week with clear favourites scoring a draw versus mediocre teams (Getafe-Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid-Rayo Vallecano), so I wouldn't be surprised if Barça got a draw too against Villarreal, especially after losing the Clásico. Time will tell, it is just an hour left to start the match, but perhaps their last result will condition their morale.

[Falconer]

This season Villarreal have had great results away from home. From 9 matches, Unai Emery's team managed to get 8 points in away matches. These statistics must be considered by Barcelona.

When talking about certain records, then you also need to pay attention that Barcelona actually has a good record at home too. No defeats and no goals conceded where 3 from 4 of the matches were won and the other 1 was a draw against Rayo Vallecano. Isn't that something Villareal should think about?

Of course Barcelona could have conceded and dropped points in that match, but I think Xavi's team are much more likely to be favorites at home. Barcelona's probabilities are better, but the final score will be decisive. I hope everything goes well for them, but it would be great if Barcelona dropped points again, that's an advantage for Real Madrid.

[alpamar99]

This is being an unusual week with clear favourites scoring a draw versus mediocre teams (Getafe-Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid-Rayo Vallecano), so I wouldn't be surprised if Barça got a draw too against Villarreal, especially after losing the Clásico. Time will tell, it is just an hour left to start the match, but perhaps their last result will condition their morale.

I dont see this because it should be with the arrival of Kounde and De Jong for Barcelona now Xavi should have been able to make a breakthrough again.
Villarreal are quite solid in defense but in the last few games they have not been very good so this should be maximized well by Barcelona especially they need a win to catch Madrid and grow their confidence back.

[bekti3]

Of course Barcelona could have conceded and dropped points in that match, but I think Xavi's team are much more likely to be favorites at home. Barcelona's probabilities are better, but the final score will be decisive. I hope everything goes well for them, but it would be great if Barcelona dropped points again, that's an advantage for Real Madrid.

With Villarreal's condition in La Liga of course I'm still quite doubtful even with them being able to score goals.
In the last 5 matches they were only able to score 3 goals which is obviously not very good in my opinion.
Their focus in this match is only defending and maximizing the draw in this match and it is quite difficult because seeing from the squad that Xavi has deployed in this match it is very difficult to stem especially with the trio of Ansu, Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

[Doell]

Almeria is convincing against Girona. At the moment it is 3-0 at half time and things are going smoothly for Almeria. For this match, Almeria was almost at the bottom of the competition, with this win they rise to 12th place. Elche seems by far the weakest team in the competition now. 3 points out of 10 games is of course very little, and there will not be many points for the time being. I'm still curious if things will get better with Sevilla soon, because they have 10 points and are actually much too low for their level. They should at least reach European football with that team they have.

There is still a match between Osasuna vs Espanyol, if Espanyol succeeds in stealing points from Osasuna, then Almeria is in 13th position for a while. But Almeria in this match indeed was quite impressive in the first half the score was 3-0 is a classy team, but also in the second half so far they haven't got a score again, only Girona got score so is 3-2 and Almeria has dropped to 14th position. Yeah Elche so far very weakest team, matchday 11 also they will travel to Cornellà-El Prat Stadium, I doubt they can steal points against Espanyol.

[herurist]

Almeria is convincing against Girona. At the moment it is 3-0 at half time and things are going smoothly for Almeria. For this match, Almeria was almost at the bottom of the competition, with this win they rise to 12th place. Elche seems by far the weakest team in the competition now. 3 points out of 10 games is of course very little, and there will not be many points for the time being. I'm still curious if things will get better with Sevilla soon, because they have 10 points and are actually much too low for their level. They should at least reach European football with that team they have.

There is still a match between Osasuna vs Espanyol, if Espanyol succeeds in stealing points from Osasuna, then Almeria is in 13th position for a while. But Almeria in this match indeed was quite impressive in the first half the score was 3-0 is a classy team, but also in the second half so far they haven't got a score again, only Girona got score so is 3-2 and Almeria has dropped to 14th position. Yeah Elche so far very weakest team, matchday 11 also they will travel to Cornellà-El Prat Stadium, I doubt they can steal points against Espanyol.

Their first half ended in a draw and I was quite sleepy watching this match.
Osasuna as a home club is indeed more dominant in possession but it is very rare to see opportunities in this match so it becomes too monotonous in my opinion to see.
The ball kept spinning in midfield which made me sleepy and probably won't be watching the second half.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Barcelona is currently playing a home game against Villareal. That is not an easy game, even if Villareal is not having a great season yet. Curious how Barcelona deal with that defeat against rival Madrid last week. If Barcelona don't win this and Real Madrid keep winning, we're going to get a pretty serious backlog of Barcelona that way. We go towards the quarter and it is 0-0, but Barcelona are favorites to win this match. Frenkie de Jong can finally start again in the base of coach Xavi. Together with Pedri and Gabi a young and talented midfield in any case.

[emrecemsan]

It has been fifteen minutes since the Barcelona - Villarreal match started. For now Barcelona are quite dominant unsurprisingly. I see that Dembele and Raphinha both are in the subs now which is an interesting choice by Xavi. He preferred Fati and Ferran Torres instead of them. Lewandowski is at the centre as usual and he will have a big responsibility in this match to bring the win to his team. Because his performance against Real Madrid wasn't satisfying at all. Hence the expectation level from him will be high.

I just think that Barcelona should be able to get the win they want here. This is a good opportunity to make up for the loss in El Clasico. Villarreal have been struggling for some time due to injuries. I don't think they can hold Barcelona off until the final whistle.

[AakZaki]

~snip~
I don't think it's appropriate for Xavi to be addressed as the worst coach because Barcelona this season in La Liga is still in good form despite having poor results in the Champions League.

LOL. Anyone can judge, but I think Xavi is bad not in all matches. If you compare all that to the Koeman Era I totally agree with you. They have risen and they are better, although at the moment they have a lot of star players all need time. It's hard to change teams in just one night. It should be that the observers are more observant, Xavi's statistics are increasing. Perhaps if at the end of the season they don't have the title, it could be a reason for the supporters to insult Xavi.

[nara1892]

Almost half an hour the game went on, as usual we watched Barcelona dominate the game. There have been no goals and also no opportunities that really have the potential to become goals from the hosts Barcelona or from the visitors Villarreal.

While in other matches Osasuna now leads with one goal from their guests Espanyol. Ante Budimir broke Osasuna's deadlock with a goal he created in the 55th minute. In terms of the game, Osasuna played better than Espanyol. I don't think that Espanyol can score in this match, I believe it will be a win for Osasuna.

[ShowOff]

I just think that Barcelona should be able to get the win they want here. This is a good opportunity to make up for the loss in El Clasico. Villarreal have been struggling for some time due to injuries. I don't think they can hold Barcelona off until the final whistle.

I know Barcelona will struggle to win this game especially if Villareal play defensively and counter-attack. This strategy has so far been very difficult for Barcelona, ​​but if Barcelona really have a lot of chances then goals will be scored.

So far Villareal's counter-attack is very dangerous especially if Barcelona fail to stop the speed of their attackers. But I don't think it will be very difficult for Barcelona to win this game even though they haven't scored yet. Unfortunately I didn't see Dembele in this match, Xavi had to give him a chance in the second half.

[Fesatmas]

Almeria is convincing against Girona. At the moment it is 3-0 at half time and things are going smoothly for Almeria. For this match, Almeria was almost at the bottom of the competition, with this win they rise to 12th place. Elche seems by far the weakest team in the competition now. 3 points out of 10 games is of course very little, and there will not be many points for the time being. I'm still curious if things will get better with Sevilla soon, because they have 10 points and are actually much too low for their level. They should at least reach European football with that team they have.

There is still a match between Osasuna vs Espanyol, if Espanyol succeeds in stealing points from Osasuna, then Almeria is in 13th position for a while. But Almeria in this match indeed was quite impressive in the first half the score was 3-0 is a classy team, but also in the second half so far they haven't got a score again, only Girona got score so is 3-2 and Almeria has dropped to 14th position. Yeah Elche so far very weakest team, matchday 11 also they will travel to Cornellà-El Prat Stadium, I doubt they can steal points against Espanyol.

It seems that Espanyol will not be able to defeat Osasuna. Currently Osasuna is leading and also dominating the match. it was very difficult for Espanyol to escape the pressure exerted by Osaseuna. Less than 10 minutes in normal time, if the match continues like this, then I can say that Osasuna has won the game. But we'll see if Espanyol can take advantage of the remaining time or not.

[snipie]

Barcelona is currently playing a home game against Villareal. That is not an easy game, even if Villareal is not having a great season yet. Curious how Barcelona deal with that defeat against rival Madrid last week. If Barcelona don't win this and Real Madrid keep winning, we're going to get a pretty serious backlog of Barcelona that way. We go towards the quarter and it is 0-0, but Barcelona are favorites to win this match. Frenkie de Jong can finally start again in the base of coach Xavi. Together with Pedri and Gabi a young and talented midfield in any case.

Barcelona fired 3 goals in less than 8 minutes vs Villarreal which is quite bad for them. A bad performance is being shown here and in the other games overall.
For Barcelona this game is important to win to avoid getting a bigger gap between them and Real Madrid. Lewandowski scored 2 and Fati 1 goal

[Distraction]

Barcelona have already finished the match seemingly. They scored 3 goals in only 9 minutes after leaving the first 30 minutes behind. Villarreal couldn't resist them much and this was no surprise. We might even see an enormous goal difference if Villarreal give up on their defense from now on. There is a significant drop in Villarreal's performance these days and maybe it is related to having many missing players now. Otherwise they started the season really good actually.

Lewandowski seems to have improved his performance as he has scored two goals already. It would be nice to see a hat-trick from him while there is a big chance. He really wants to stay in the fight with Haaland for Golden Boot but the season is long. It feels like he won't be able to score more than Haaland this season.

[imamusma]

Barcelona fired 3 goals in less than 8 minutes vs Villarreal which is quite bad for them. A bad performance is being shown here and in the other games overall.
For Barcelona this game is important to win to avoid getting a bigger gap between them and Real Madrid. Lewandowski scored 2 and Fati 1 goal

31, 35, 38, it was the minute that Barcelona managed to score 3 goals against Villarreal. In 7 or 8 minutes Barcelona scored 3 goals and that is something that seems unexpected in this game. Villarreal, who previously appeared strong in defense, were apparently powerless when Lewandowski scored 2 goals and Ansu Fati's 1 goal in a short time. Their mentality is now broken, of course this is bad for Villareal.

If Barcelona win, then they are only 3 points adrift of Real Madrid. Barcelona also dominated in the first half with good attack and passing, but they still don't seem to have a strong defense considering the few times Villareal's players have escaped on the counter-attack.

[Iranus]

You're right, that's what I mean. Even if I like Barcelona's tiki-taka style, then I tend to stay neutral more often than not to see something from them. Barcelona is a good team among dozens of other Laliga teams, but their rivalry with Real Madrid seems likely to make fans of both of them hate each other. Apart from Real Madrid, Barcelona is the team most likely to win the title and it is recognized by many observers for each season.

For me Barcelona's tiki-taka game is no longer there, it's back to normal play with Xavi's general strategy, so Barcelona only dominates short passes and has control of the ball more than the opponent but unfortunately all that has been dominated it is still quite difficult for Xavi to penetrate the goal with his strategy.
The two teams will definitely be rivals forever and the fans are always heating up in each of these matches, so the LaLiga title chaser for Barcelona is still a reliable competitor, but for other competitions, it is still difficult to predict.

Lewandowski missed out on El Clasico match mainly because he couldn't score, but he did provide an assist for Ferran. He's still sharp, but can't always score every match. Xavi has a lot of confidence in him, but may have to rotate Raphinha in his next match with Ansu Fati or Ferran.

Lewandowski is still not a winner despite scoring in some important games but you are right it has to rotate the striker with some other young players, maybe it will be Lewandowski's impressive again like that's what Xavi has to do.
Midfielder Sergio Busquets also said he would no longer be a mainstay and would be replaced by Frankie De Jong

Raphinha was not very effective in the match against Real Madrid. Actually, I am beginning to think that Robert Lewandowski is the right fit for this team, but I am not sure if he will be able to adjust to the playstyle of Barcelona. Even if he is not scoring he is contributing to the team by creating space and making significant runs. I thought the plan for Barcelona was to get him the ball from both wings, but that is not happening. The defense is obviously not doing what it's supposed to do. How awful Barcelona's defense is at the moment in the El Clasico.

It might be a better decision if Fati gets more play time instead of Raphinha. However, at the same time, I also do not know if either of them will be able to have good chemistry with Robert Lewandowski. Let's see what the coach decides to do.