La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[imamusma]

Relax, buddy. While you may have enjoyed Real Madrid's poor performance, it was actually the result of Benzema's on- and off-field injuries. I anticipated Barcelona to win today's match by three points, assuming Villarreal didn't mount a comeback in the second half. However, this doesn't mean that Barcelona is far ahead of Real Madrid; they still have a chance to lose to some very tenacious relegation teams, and before you say jack, they are only a few points beside Real Madrid. I've seen this happen in the Premier League, and it could happen here as well.

How can you say that when everyone in the team is worried that Barcelona will leave Real Madrid far behind? You know, 11 points behind Barcelona is a lot, it's not a small number of points to expect Barcelona to give up its good chance for the title. But optimism is necessary, especially if you are a supporter of Real Madrid, and yes, just relax.

Real Madrid won the Club World Cup yesterday with good finishing, I didn't expect them to have so many goals, none of Madrid's players are currently injured, we should expect good results soon in here in Laliga.

I hope that doesn't mean much because I'm even very surprised why Real Madrid fielded their main squad only to beat a mediocare team so mercilessly. I think that is the only title for Madrid this season, the rest is highly doubtful.

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[swogerino]

Barcelona most likely deserved the three points in this game as they played much better than Villareal in general but lately in the last minutes of the game Villareal stepped up their game a lot and they even scored a regular goal for me and many others I believe but which was incredibly disallowed for offside by the referee,again another time when the referee impacts the game although this time for good considering how many people have bet on Barcelona to win this game but imagine when the referee impact the games for bad,how many bets we have lost that way,they cannot be counted.

All the pressure to Real now which I think clearly understands that their chances to win La Liga are real slim this time so they should most probably shift their full focus to the Champions League.

[kawetsriyanto]

Again and again Pedri.
He is one of the crucial players because he always saves Barcelona from bad results.
There have been several times he has done this, and even in a match that is about to end soon it seems like he is still a savior thanks to the goals he creates.

Yep, Pedri already saved Barcelona from missing 3 points in several matches. Pedri is quite productive although he isn't a striker. But the question is, why Barcelona strikers failed to score in several matches? Even Lewandowski cannot score any goal? We assume Barcelona strikers are decreasing their productivity, they look like losing their accuracy. Xavi must note this problem, it should be fixed if they want to get another 3 points in the next matches. Barcelona can't rely on Pedri to always save Barcelona. Their strikers must be productive again as previously.

[Zackgeno96]

No more goals after Barcelona's early lead. They just keep playing very quietly and give almost nothing away in the back. Still, you don't want to become a champion this way, do you? Barcelona has many talented players around. It must be extremely frustrating for Real Madrid that last year was much better than Barcelona on all fronts and in all competitions, but in the league Barcelona is much more decisive and Real Madrid doesn't even seem to come close. Villareal is always a difficult away game, if you don't play well there you can easily run into a defeat.

[harapan]

All the pressure to Real now which I think clearly understands that their chances to win La Liga are real slim this time so they should most probably shift their full focus to the Champions League.

It's still a very long season so you never know. I want Barcelona to win the league but they can't relent now. They're 11 points ahead now but they should remember that Madrid have a game in hand and they also still have to face Madrid for the second leg. Barcelona have a lot of work to do if they are to win this league. Injuries are also coming at a wrong time. Hopefully they don't get any more injuries because the Europa league is about to start and the Copa dey rey is around the corner too.
They should just take it one game at a time and fight hard for it game after game.

[mv1986]

Celta Vigo 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid

Match just and Joseph Aidoo number 15 and Gabriel Veiga number 24 both in CELTA VIGO team has gotten Yellow card, Atletico Madrid is even attacking them (Celta Vigo) more. I am also predicting on this game that Atletico Madrid will win the game with 1-0. The structure or the lineup of Atletico Madrid is nice and they are playing well.

To those who saw this game between Celta Vigo and Atletico, this was just as typical as it can get for an Atletico game. Quite a destructive game all the time, then conceding a red card and then the luck is with them and they do score the goal in the very last moment. Another game with another good reason for Diego Someone to freak out completely! Now they are in a good position to qualify for the champions league again. I think if they fail to qualify we might see Simeone leave the club this year. That would be an era to find its end after such a long time then.

[Velvet78]

I didn't like Barcelona's performance against Villarreal at all. Because there wasn't the usual dominance by Barcelona side. Even ball possession statistics were very close to each other. Villarreal even had more goal attempts than their opponent but it was still not enough for scoring any goal. It must be due to their being out-of-form these days.

But still Barcelona found a way to win this game by 1-0 away. They are literally unstoppable recently and these points are very valuable for the league title as well.

[alpamar99]

I didn't like Barcelona's performance against Villarreal at all. Because there wasn't the usual dominance by Barcelona side. Even ball possession statistics were very close to each other. Villarreal even had more goal attempts than their opponent but it was still not enough for scoring any goal. It must be due to their being out-of-form these days.

But still Barcelona found a way to win this game by 1-0 away. They are literally unstoppable recently and these points are very valuable for the league title as well.

I don't like it either because I hope they don't get any points in this game but Pedri still saved Barcelona from 1 point. This has a real pressure effect on Madrid now because indeed now 3 points must be a set price for them so that the points are not too far away.

[SatoPrincess]

Barcelona's comeback in the league this season is quite surprising because at the beginning of the season they struggled to win games and even didn't qualify for the Champions league round of 16 stage and currently featuring in the Europa league playoffs. It will be really difficult for Real Madrid to keep up.

[Rabi3]

No more goals after Barcelona's early lead. They just keep playing very quietly and give almost nothing away in the back. Still, you don't want to become a champion this way, do you? Barcelona has many talented players around. It must be extremely frustrating for Real Madrid that last year was much better than Barcelona on all fronts and in all competitions, but in the league Barcelona is much more decisive and Real Madrid doesn't even seem to come close. Villareal is always a difficult away game, if you don't play well there you can easily run into a defeat.

Barcelona did what they had to, which is getting the 3 points, They lost possession in this match against Villarreal but they got out with the necessary result, their defense is really good this season, only 7 goals where scored against Barca in La Liga and we are in the 21st round, this is really impressive and definitely things have changed in the team for the best.

[EdenHazard]

I didn't like Barcelona's performance against Villarreal at all. Because there wasn't the usual dominance by Barcelona side. Even ball possession statistics were very close to each other. Villarreal even had more goal attempts than their opponent but it was still not enough for scoring any goal. It must be due to their being out-of-form these days.

But still Barcelona found a way to win this game by 1-0 away. They are literally unstoppable recently and these points are very valuable for the league title as well.

Barcelona's game is not good, but at least they managed to get a win and didn't end in a draw or defeat, Barcelona should have got a lot of goals from Villarreal but in reality Barcelona struggled to do that and couldn't get many additional points from this game.

Villareal had a bad weeks .. losing 3 games in the last 3 matches and i thought barcelona would get a better result than 0-1 winning away ... for sure it's a bit intense especially if you put the money on barcelona to win in a low odds , luckily villareal can't score any.

11 points away from real madrid with this point and it's a clear one now!

[ShowOff]

Real Madrid can catch Barcelona anytime if Barcelona lose their good form. With experienced coach (Ancelotti) and players, Real Madrid know how to win minimally to reserve energy for other matches, avoid unnecessary fights and injuries but still get maximum results.

They are biggest dangerous competitor for Barcelona in La Liga and Barcelona have yet won the league in middle of February.

When you say that Real Madrid can catch up to Barcelona at any time, do you think Real Madrid can win the next 18 games without losing or drawing until the end of the season?

Barcelona only need at least 44 more points to lock in the La Liga title this season considering Real Madrid won all their remaining matches for a total of 99 points. But when Real Madrid loses and draws, it only makes Barcelona reduce the number of points to seal the title. Real Madrid will of course try to avoid defeat and draw in each of their next matches, but it's really not an easy matter because they are starting to feel that there is a lot of pressure to match Barcelona at the top. Today Real Madrid are 11 points behind Barcelona and that is not enough for you to be optimistic.

But that's okay, optimism is important as Ancelotti told the media after winning the Club World Cup.

Ancelotti: “This trophy will give us a new impetus for the rest of the season"

"We have the desire and the will to fight to the end in all competitions, in every match and every minute," said the coach.

Carlo Ancelotti spoke in the press room at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium after Real Madrid defeated Al Hilal to become world champions for the eighth time in their history: "We had a good tournament and we've shown improvement over the last few games. We have a lot of quality up front and we need to improve on some mistakes at the back. We're also going to get players back who have been injured. Karim has returned and Militão and Courtois will be back soon. This title gives us a boost for the rest of the season. We have the desire and the will to do our best in all competitions and in every minute of every game".

[Swordsoffreedom]

I didn't like Barcelona's performance against Villarreal at all. Because there wasn't the usual dominance by Barcelona side. Even ball possession statistics were very close to each other. Villarreal even had more goal attempts than their opponent but it was still not enough for scoring any goal. It must be due to their being out-of-form these days.
But still Barcelona found a way to win this game by 1-0 away. They are literally unstoppable recently and these points are very valuable for the league title as well.

Barcelona's game is not good, but at least they managed to get a win and didn't end in a draw or defeat, Barcelona should have got a lot of goals from Villarreal but in reality Barcelona struggled to do that and couldn't get many additional points from this game.

Villarreal was not a weak team. It was difficult for Barcelona to win away matches against them. However, Barcelona managed to secure 3 points from the match. Basically, the Barcelona players performed very carefully in this match. Because they are now preparing themselves for the Europa League matches. Their aim is to beat big opponents like Manchester United. And so they are not a big risk against Villarreal. If any player gets injured in this match, it will be difficult for Barcelona to play well against Manchester United.

[MoonOfLife]

Teams like Valencia and Sevilla are not playing well. Valencia has won just 5 of 21 matches this season. However, they are now in the relegation zone. However, Valencia has a good chance of getting out of the relegation zone. If they can play well and win two matches in a row, they look to be within 10/11 of the points table. Although Sevilla is 12th in the points table, they are only 2 points ahead of Valencia.

I commented in a previous post that it seems Valencia are destined for relegation to the second division, but I didn't expect it to be this year, which is becoming an increasingly real possibility. Valencia and Sevilla going down would be a shame as they are historic teams and respectively the third and fourth largest cities in Spain in terms of population, but at the end of the day they are private companies that have had terrible management and are going to end up paying for it. At the moment they are doing so with the results and in the future with a possible relegation. What is a bit of a pity are the fans.

Fans have high expectations from teams like Valencia and Sevilla. But they have been performing very poorly since the beginning of the season. Sevilla's performance has improved slightly, but Valencia's performance is still weak. However, Valencia still has enough chances to get out of the relegation zone. But for this, the players must be confident. If the players are not confident then it is not possible to get good performances from them.

[rendravolt]

Atletico Madrid won narrowly with a score of 0-1 over their opponent Celta Vigo. As the host, it seems that Celta Vigo put up quite a fierce resistance to Atletico Madrid, it is evident that in this match there was only 1 goal created and that was also the result of 3 points for Diego Simione and his players. Looking at the standings, now Atletico Madrid has 38 points and is only 1 point away from Real Sociedad.

Meanwhile, in other matches, there was Villareal who had to admit defeat against Barcelona with the same score of 0-1. In my opinion, this result is not good for Barcelona, they always win with a very minimal number of goals and that is very vulnerable to comebacks from their opponents in matches. But now they are 11 points clear in the standings and hope Real Madrid will start to struggle to catch up to the gap.

[Fara Chan]

Barcelona are leading and its almost half time they dominated the game and they had more dangerous scoring opportunities if they manage this win the difference from real madrid will became 11 points and its game over even if real madrid team win their game eight points is still too much for real madrid to catch up.

Barcelona performance is amazing,  they had lots of opportunities to score more goals in the first half.  Even up to this moment Barcelona is still dominating the game it is very sure Barcelona will win the game. The level at which Barcelona point has reached it will be hard for real madrid to meet Barcelona.

Barcelona so far still leads the League ahead of Real Madrid which is in second place and Barcelona is 9 points ahead, Real Madrid needs a few wins over their matches and at least takes a few defeats for Barcelona for Real Madrid to lead the League, but expects Barcelona to lose in every game in the future this is nonsense, So far Barcelona has a good performance, consistent. It's difficult for any other team to beat Barcelona in the meantime.

Real Madrid will meet Elche in their next match, this is not a very difficult opponent for him. I think Real Madrid can add points in this match, and Real Madrid really needs to win their match if they want to shorten the distance from Barcelona.

[Iranus]

Atletico Madrid won narrowly with a score of 0-1 over their opponent Celta Vigo. As the host, it seems that Celta Vigo put up quite a fierce resistance to Atletico Madrid, it is evident that in this match there was only 1 goal created and that was also the result of 3 points for Diego Simione and his players. Looking at the standings, now Atletico Madrid has 38 points and is only 1 point away from Real Sociedad.
Meanwhile, in other matches, there was Villareal who had to admit defeat against Barcelona with the same score of 0-1. In my opinion, this result is not good for Barcelona, they always win with a very minimal number of goals and that is very vulnerable to comebacks from their opponents in matches. But now they are 11 points clear in the standings and hope Real Madrid will start to struggle to catch up to the gap.

This is a good result for Atletico Madrid. Since the start of the season, we have seen Atletico Madrid's poor attack. And no Atletico Madrid attack could be stronger. And so even if the opponent is weak, Atlético Madrid is not able to win by a big margin. Atletico Madrid secured 3 points against Celta Vigo in the away match, I think Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is happy with that.

Barcelona was very tactical against Villarreal. This team's performance this season has been outstanding. However, they have lost the last three matches and now they are a bit behind. It was Villarreal's home match. Barcelona tried to keep their defense tight in this match. They attacked very little. But every attack Barcelona made was powerful and planned.

[hd49728]

Barcelona so far still leads the League ahead of Real Madrid which is in second place and Barcelona is 9 points ahead, Real Madrid needs a few wins over their matches and at least takes a few defeats for Barcelona for Real Madrid to lead the League, but expects Barcelona to lose in every game in the future this is nonsense, So far Barcelona has a good performance, consistent. It's difficult for any other team to beat Barcelona in the meantime.

Barcelona are on fire and other clubs don't have enough good forms to catch Barcelona. The only hope for La Liga to keep it exciting is Real Madrid. I did not believe in Barcelona at beginning but after more than a half of season, they have very few conceded goals that is a big foundation for their success so far and at the end. With a good defense system like that, Barcelona are more easily to aim at 3 points for each match. If their attacking players can score goals, very likely they will have 3 points.

Real Madrid will meet Elche in their next match, this is not a very difficult opponent for him. I think Real Madrid can add points in this match, and Real Madrid really needs to win their match if they want to shorten the distance from Barcelona.

I don't know it will be an easy match for Real Madrid or not. In the first match, at Santiago Bernabeu, it was a draw for both. In coming days, Real Madrid will have to play against Elche at Elche home stadium. Will it be another draw for Real Madrid against Elche in this season?

[Silence Scream]

I didn't like Barcelona's performance against Villarreal at all. Because there wasn't the usual dominance by Barcelona side. Even ball possession statistics were very close to each other. Villarreal even had more goal attempts than their opponent but it was still not enough for scoring any goal. It must be due to their being out-of-form these days.
But still Barcelona found a way to win this game by 1-0 away. They are literally unstoppable recently and these points are very valuable for the league title as well.

Barcelona's game is not good, but at least they managed to get a win and didn't end in a draw or defeat, Barcelona should have got a lot of goals from Villarreal but in reality Barcelona struggled to do that and couldn't get many additional points from this game.

Villarreal was not a weak team. It was difficult for Barcelona to win away matches against them. However, Barcelona managed to secure 3 points from the match. Basically, the Barcelona players performed very carefully in this match. Because they are now preparing themselves for the Europa League matches. Their aim is to beat big opponents like Manchester United. And so they are not a big risk against Villarreal. If any player gets injured in this match, it will be difficult for Barcelona to play well against Manchester United.

Pedri's goal gave Barcelona a very valuable 3 points.  Now they have turned their full attention to the Manchester United match.  Manchester United have been performing exceptionally well this year.  In particular, I can say that Rashford is having the most productive year.  The Barcelona defense will have to stop him.  There are also important stars in Barcelona and the Manchester United match will be like a real final.  Manchester United team won their last match, now both teams are waiting for the match they will play.

[mamesso]

Barcelona's game is not good, but at least they managed to get a win and didn't end in a draw or defeat, Barcelona should have got a lot of goals from Villarreal but in reality Barcelona struggled to do that and couldn't get many additional points from this game.

Villarreal was not a weak team. It was difficult for Barcelona to win away matches against them. However, Barcelona managed to secure 3 points from the match. Basically, the Barcelona players performed very carefully in this match. Because they are now preparing themselves for the Europa League matches. Their aim is to beat big opponents like Manchester United. And so they are not a big risk against Villarreal. If any player gets injured in this match, it will be difficult for Barcelona to play well against Manchester United.

Barcelona pace in La Liga seems unstoppable after the last time they lost 3-1 to Real Madrid. The win over Villarreal extended their 12-game unbeaten run in La Liga, Barcelona also managed to finish games with 16 clean sheets and conceded seven goals in 21 matches. Barcelona managed to finish the match perfectly, a goal scored by Pedri allowed Barcelona to wrap up three points at home to Villarreal and go out of the game without injured players.
Furthermore Xavi must focus more on the Big Match against Manchester United in the Europa League, even though Xavi cannot play Sergio Busquets and Ousmane Dembele, losing these two players will not affect Barcelona appearance.