La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Docnaster]

Real Madrid may not be able to field Benzema yet, but without Benzema in the squad will not make Real Madrid's performance weak.

I saw in the Real Madrid squad lineup in today's match, Karim Benzema was introduced as the main player. But the lineup hasn't been closed yet, there is still 5 minutes left before the match for a lineup change. We look back a bit on the world cup related to Karim Benzema. During the world cup, Karim Benzema was on full leave with a statement that he was injured, but if he arrives at Real Madrid he can play, of course the question is what's wrong with the French squad. Real Madrid does have many strikers who can replace Karim Benzema against Real Valladolid. But Karim Benzema can be key in every match. With the presence of Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde can move freely on the right side.

Modric and Tchouameni were rested for this game, Kroos was placed in the middle and flanked by Cebalos who stepped up to the position of attacking midfielder with Valverde. I also like seeing Asesncio there because it's a good thing for him not to leave given the chance to play.
I think it's still good enough for Madrid now even though some players have been tried for new positions and some have been rested but this is still a pretty good thing.

It's actually good to try a player in a new position and also, to rest some players isn't a bad idea. But I think this act of resting players and also trying players in a different win requires timing. Here the question is; why are you resting this player? and, is it important to try players in a different positions in this very match?
They are matches u do this, and it turns out to become a big mistake thereby causing you to lose the match. I don't think this is the right time for Ancelotti to be doing such, especially now that he needs consistent winning to overthrow Barcelona.

[Zackgeno96]

Diego Simeone has been the coach of Atletico Madrid forever. He has achieved great performances with Atletico over the years, but in recent years the machine has faltered a bit. Wouldn't it be time for a change to let Atletico play football differently? A nice detail is that his son plays football in Serie A. I don't know which club, but he probably wasn't good enough for Atletico. You don't see that often, players and coach together in a team. Let alone that a son of a trainer also plays football at the highest level. If Atletico continues to play like they did last year, I don't see them achieving any spectacular results.

[Doell]

Celta Vigo - Sevilla. This match live, now Sevilla must be able to get three points from this match if want to get out of the relegation zone. Statistically, Sevilla head to head on paper is ahead when compared with Celta Vigo, but this match might not be easy for Sevilla. Although Sevilla also have so far been ahead in ball possession, but they have not been able to take advantage of opportunities properly.

Sevilla are currently trailing 1-0 away to Celta Vigo. However, Sevilla's attack is trying to attack brilliantly and they are making great efforts to equalise.

Will this match end in Sevilla's defeat and make them worse off? Oh, it was very unlucky for Sevilla because they had to equalize the aggregate goals before scoring to take the lead. There were still 45 minutes in the second half which they could use to steal a goal first.
What's wrong with them so that they are like that, even though last season they were able to compete in the top 4 in the standings. Sevilla struggles to get out of this zone, even in this game their chances are slim after trailing by one goal.
In the second half they have to evaluate their game.

They lost two player Diego Carlos and Jules Kounde at the start of the season was allegedly the reason why Sevilla in that zone for now, we know the two defenders are main key in Sevilla defense, but maybe Jorge Sampaoli will start signing new players in January. Although I haven't found any rumors about Sevilla in the winter transfer window, but they have to do it and today Sevilla still lucky to get one points, although they lost a player due to a red card.

[BitcoinAccepted]

Real Madrid halfway through the first half at a 0-0 score. Could also be the position at halftime. Benzema is in the base so seems fit and recovered again. He will have little game rhythm, but maybe he doesn't need it. In recent weeks, no one has played in club association, only at the World Cup a number of players have gained match rhythm. Perhaps it will be quite soon that Benzema will be deployed again. It is possible that he will only play 1 half and that he will then be substituted during the break. Letting play 90 minutes immediately after an injury does not seem to me to be the most sensible decision.

[Rana590]

Real Madrid halfway through the first half at a 0-0 score. Could also be the position at halftime. Benzema is in the base so seems fit and recovered again. He will have little game rhythm, but maybe he doesn't need it. In recent weeks, no one has played in club association, only at the World Cup a number of players have gained match rhythm. Perhaps it will be quite soon that Benzema will be deployed again. It is possible that he will only play 1 half and that he will then be substituted during the break. Letting play 90 minutes immediately after an injury does not seem to me to be the most sensible decision.

It will be good decision to substitute Benzema after 1st half. Still now score line is 0-0 but Real Madrid is playing well enough though it is away match. It seems that this match will not very easy for Real Madrid. But they have enough key players who can change the game result and I think they will be able to win this match against Real Valladolid.

[SquallLeonhart]

This is Atletico Madrid's 2nd win in the last 5 matches after losing 2 matches in a row and one draw one of their worst records this season
Luckily they don't have strong competitors to take the champion league zone Atletico Madrid definitely secure 1 ticket while Bilbao and Betis will fight for one more ticket.

Elche were never going to win Athletico madrid in the Metropolitano stadium. Elche are 20th in La Liga, and they have not won a single game this season, their wait for a first victory continues, and surely they are going to be relegated. Despite Athletico madrid's victory i don't think they are back to their best, Elche isn't a strong opponent, i believe if Athletico madrid had faced a stronger opponent they may not have won. Athletico madrid would surely get 1 ticket for the champions league next season like you said, i feel no matter how bad they play, they will still be better than most teams and should finish either 3rd or 4th.

That is always noted, but the idea of such a thing was a good betting opportunity because odds were so different. Elche winning would be a rare thing, but the idea of rare wins is possible, we have seen teams who are not even in la liga and in lower divisions sometimes win, so it's quite possible for Elche to somehow have a weird win as well. In this case maybe not, but that "idea" is why some people bet on these games for the underdog.

Glad I had a good parlay with ATM and Barcelona and Real at the same time, it's not always bad to be ready for all of these games at the same time because it looks like they can beat the whole league together if they play right.

[Falconer]

They lost two player Diego Carlos and Jules Kounde at the start of the season was allegedly the reason why Sevilla in that zone for now, we know the two defenders are main key in Sevilla defense, but maybe Jorge Sampaoli will start signing new players in January. Although I haven't found any rumors about Sevilla in the winter transfer window, but they have to do it and today Sevilla still lucky to get one points, although they lost a player due to a red card.

I agree about the reasons stated, and it has clearly seen Sevilla's form drop drastically this season. Sevilla really have to spend a lot of money on the next transfer to strengthen their team again, especially in defense and forward. Sevilla have only been able to score 14 goals in 15 matches, while they have conceded 23 goals so far. They need to get out of this as soon as possible and that will keep them out of the relegation zone.

Really, it's hard for me to imagine Sevilla eventually being relegated this season, and of course that's ridiculous for them.

[Slow death]

Getafe 2 - 0 Mallorca

 

I'm simply irritated with this result of this game, I expected Mallorca to be able to win the game because for this game they even came with a better performance than getafe who in the last 4 games only managed to win 1, 2 draws and 1 loss, being that in their last game they had a defeat, while Mallorca came to this game with 3 wins and only 1 draw, they had no defeat and were playing well, but to my surprise in this game it seemed that getafe was much more superior and with this defeat I lost my bet

Celta Vigo 1 - 1 Sevilla

I confess that I was very surprised by this result, I did not expect that Sevilla would be able to draw so early in this game, since it was a game between two teams that in the last 5 games had at least 2 draws in each game, so it made more sense that in this game they would also end in a draw and for that reason I didn't bet on this game and I didn't have time to watch the game even if it was just to watch for a few minutes

Cadiz 1 - 1 Almeria

Almeria that in the last games was having an average performance with 2 wins and 2 losses they managed to be the first to score a goal in this game that even I thought they would win that game, but Cadiz even almost finished the game they managed scoring the equalizer, that was a bucket of cold water for Almeria who were very close to winning this game, Cadiz who are in the relegation zone need to try hard to win the games and leave the relegation zone

[Alisha-k]

Real Valladolid has tried to have played a half time draw with Madrid. Madrid is really pressurising Real Valladolid defense. With Benzema in the starting ix i was expecting nothing less than 2 goals in the first half then the second half the have fun playing Real Valladolid like the have always done against smaller clubs. If Real Valladolid succeeds in a draw Barca will have a 4 point lead if the win Espanyol tomorrow. Real Valladolid just owe me a draw so Barca can keep moving with more points.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Real Madrid halfway through the first half at a 0-0 score. Could also be the position at halftime. Benzema is in the base so seems fit and recovered again. He will have little game rhythm, but maybe he doesn't need it. In recent weeks, no one has played in club association, only at the World Cup a number of players have gained match rhythm. Perhaps it will be quite soon that Benzema will be deployed again. It is possible that he will only play 1 half and that he will then be substituted during the break. Letting play 90 minutes immediately after an injury does not seem to me to be the most sensible decision.

It will be good decision to substitute Benzema after 1st half. Still now score line is 0-0 but Real Madrid is playing well enough though it is away match. It seems that this match will not very easy for Real Madrid. But they have enough key players who can change the game result and I think they will be able to win this match against Real Valladolid.

Somehow Real Madrid had difficulty scoring goals less than 25 minutes of the match will end so will both teams draw?
even though Madrid needs 3 points to take over the standings. Barcelona will be happy with this draw and they can keep the points

Lol Madrid finally managed to win by 2 goals after their 80+ minutes of effort yeah that's a bit of luck.

[bekti3]

60 minutes of running time, Madrid vs Valladolid is still a goalless draw.
There were some pretty good chances that Madrid did but it's a shame they still couldn't break through the Valladolid defense. Madrid have to try something new now if they really want to bring 3 points at the Bernabeu because indeed the current conditions are still not very good for them although sometimes these last 10 minute specialists always surprise.

[kawetsriyanto]

Somehow Real Madrid had difficulty scoring goals less than 25 minutes of the match will end so will both teams draw?
even though Madrid needs 3 points to take over the standings. Barcelona will be happy with this draw and they can keep the points

Yep, Real Madrid attackers seem very difficult to score. It is already minute 70' but there is still no goal.
Ancelotti already changed some players, he is trying to make Real Madrid more offensive. Replace Asensio with Rodrygo is a good idea, Rodrygo naturally plays more energic. Real Madrid needs attackers who can play more energic and more offensively to create as many as shot opportunities. They need a goal, 3 points is a must if they are still eager in the race for La Liga title.

[LGD2Business]

Valladolid lasted well for 80 minutes, but the match was over for them after the ball hit the hand and Real got the penalty, also a red card for the protest. First, Benzema scored from the penalty spot and put Real Madrid ahead, then scored the second goal in the empty position in the box in the 88th minute. Real Madrid struggled for a long time but now they are very close to 3 points. They pass such a difficult away game without a point loss, and after the World Cup, they are back in the leadership seat with one more game. Now Barcelona need to win and take their place back.

[Joca97]

Valladolid lasted well for 80 minutes, but the match was over for them after the ball hit the hand and Real got the penalty, also a red card for the protest. First, Benzema scored from the penalty spot and put Real Madrid ahead, then scored the second goal in the empty position in the box in the 88th minute. Real Madrid struggled for a long time but now they are very close to 3 points. They pass such a difficult away game without a point loss, and after the World Cup, they are back in the leadership seat with one more game. Now Barcelona need to win and take their place back.

Real Madrid won 2-0 against Valladolid and again Real Madrid knows how to close a game in the end. The team that wins a lot of matches in the very end. Valladolid was a better team the entire match and has some amazing chances but just wasnt able to score and Benzema with two goals sealed the deal for Real Madrid.

[Velvet78]

Such a lovely return by Benzema really.

He has returned by scoring 2 goals in the Valladolid game. I believe Valladolid were pretty good against them until they got that red card. After this red card Real Madrid turned this into an advantage superbly and scored two goals in a short time. The goal that broke the deadlock of the game was enough for Real Madrid to score another one easier. They are the temporary leader in the standings now. However I expect Barcelona to take it back by defeating Espanyol.

[Jody.Drummer]

60 minutes of running time, Madrid vs Valladolid is still a goalless draw.
There were some pretty good chances that Madrid did but it's a shame they still couldn't break through the Valladolid defense. Madrid have to try something new now if they really want to bring 3 points at the Bernabeu because indeed the current conditions are still not very good for them although sometimes these last 10 minute specialists always surprise.

The game ends and as you say, they are specialists in the last 10 minutes.
The red card from Sergio Leon in the 82nd minute was a blessing for Madrid and Benzema again did his job well Barce he scored in this match made him back in the top scorer tally and the remaining 2 matches before Lewandowski played must be put to good use by Benzema because of this became a good opportunity for him following the acquisition of a goal from Lewandowski.
With this result Madrid is at the top while Barcelona still has not played its match.

[EdenHazard]

60 minutes of running time, Madrid vs Valladolid is still a goalless draw.
There were some pretty good chances that Madrid did but it's a shame they still couldn't break through the Valladolid defense. Madrid have to try something new now if they really want to bring 3 points at the Bernabeu because indeed the current conditions are still not very good for them although sometimes these last 10 minute specialists always surprise.

The game ends and as you say, they are specialists in the last 10 minutes.
The red card from Sergio Leon in the 82nd minute was a blessing for Madrid and Benzema again did his job well Barce he scored in this match made him back in the top scorer tally and the remaining 2 matches before Lewandowski played must be put to good use by Benzema because of this became a good opportunity for him following the acquisition of a goal from Lewandowski.
With this result Madrid is at the top while Barcelona still has not played its match.

What a crazy last 10 minutes and it's like a routine for them!

Coming back from behind or having multiple goals in the very last minutes while the fans get nervous already ... real madrid seems often doing this in the lat couple of seasons these days ... i have witnessed it as i several times doing the bet on them while left behind. Nice one benzema , so far 13 goals for lewy and 7 goals for benzema ... and you know what , lewandowski ban has lifted! And he could play in the next match against espanyol.

[snipie]

Such a lovely return by Benzema really.

He has returned by scoring 2 goals in the Valladolid game. I believe Valladolid were pretty good against them until they got that red card. After this red card Real Madrid turned this into an advantage superbly and scored two goals in a short time. The goal that broke the deadlock of the game was enough for Real Madrid to score another one easier. They are the temporary leader in the standings now. However I expect Barcelona to take it back by defeating Espanyol.

Yeah I heard Benzema scored two goals in his return and that was awesome for him and the team. He just said I am still here
They are first for the moment indeed but Barcelona will not let them enjoy much imo. Real Madrid will take the first spot again once they keep winning regardless of Barcelona results.

[TopT3ns]

Somehow Real Madrid had difficulty scoring goals less than 25 minutes of the match will end so will both teams draw?
even though Madrid needs 3 points to take over the standings. Barcelona will be happy with this draw and they can keep the points

At least Real Madrid managed to get a win against Valladolid even though it looked like they had trouble scoring goals. Or maybe Real Madrid's game that scored a goal at the end of the match was planned by Real Madrid so that it made the audience even more worried. Barcelona will not let the result be a draw because what they are facing is an enemy that is very easy to beat.

[X-ray]

Real Valladolid has tried to have played a half time draw with Madrid. Madrid is really pressurising Real Valladolid defense. With Benzema in the starting ix i was expecting nothing less than 2 goals in the first half then the second half the have fun playing Real Valladolid like the have always done against smaller clubs. If Real Valladolid succeeds in a draw Barca will have a 4 point lead if the win Espanyol tomorrow. Real Valladolid just owe me a draw so Barca can keep moving with more points.

You were underestimating real madrid. There will be no option to draw for madrid. Madrid was winning with clean sheet. Valladolid was nothing for madrid rather than an easy team to get free points. My prediction was coming true. The odds might not big but im glad that i have picked the right choice again. Real madrid was just coming back again. Glad to see that the real striker was coming back again to play. Benzema is such the best striker in the world. He has collected two goals from valladolid. The true real madrid is coming back again with benzema on it.