La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Porfirii]

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I don't think the match will end in a draw because both the teams have the ability to win the match, especially Real Madrid because they have been in massive form these days, and as Barcelona won them in their last encounter, I think they will do everything possible to secure a win in the match.

Taking into account that this is just the first round of the semi-finals, I think that we can expect a draw, not like you, as both teams can feel that there is still another chance for the comeback in the second round. Although Barcelona may be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity because they are visitors.

I don't mean that both teams won't give their best: this is a Clásico and there is much at stake, but because it is not the finals, a draw is still possible, if not highly probable.

[rahmad2nd]

I don't think the match will end in a draw because both the teams have the ability to win the match, especially Real Madrid because they have been in massive form these days, and as Barcelona won them in their last encounter, I think they will do everything possible to secure a win in the match.

I don't think the previous results in the Spanish Super Cup could be a measure for the meeting between Madrid and Barca in the semifinals of Coba Del Rey.
after losing in the Europa League, Barca has not improved by losing to Almeria 0-1. it will not be easy for Barcelona to face the strong team of Madrid. but whatever the semi-final, they will show their best.

Right, and I agree. the Barcelona vs Madrid match in the Supercopa de Espana cannot be used as a reference. because, the two coaches will revise the weakness of his team. plus, maximizing the performance of their respective teams. after all, both teams are currently in a decline in performance. Previously, Barcelona suffered two defeats in two different competitions. Barcelona's performance declined as several key players were injured, and also experienced fatigue after playing a playoff match in the Europa League. and rumors, Xavi will not play Lewandowski in the match against Madrid. Reportedly, Lewandowski suffered a hamstring injury against Almeria.

Meanwhile, Madrid's performance was not that impressive nor did they get maximum results in the Madrid derby match. however, because in this match Madrid will play at home. at least, Don Carlo will not let Barcelona dictate the course of the match and maximize victory over Barcelona. even so, at least this match will present quite an interesting match even though Barcelona will not play some of their important players.

[babo]

we can see el classico again in the next 2 days, may be a bit boring if you always follow this match, but we know there is nothing surprising for this session. Usually, if real Madrid is superior by the odds, Barcelona will win the match and even play at Madrid home. but, I am not sure about the leg 1 semifinal, draw maybe happen because madrid's performance is still consolidated between them.

There is something strange about the Barcelona odds in my opinion because this is indeed too big for a club of their class.
There may indeed be some circumstances now as they are away at the Bernabeu and they have lost some of their players but the odds of 3.75 for a club of their class are definitely very attractive.
Even so, the ratio is clearly a little difficult with the condition of losing several key players such as Pedri, Dembele or Lewandowski, but I didn't expect the odds to be that big considering Barcelona's condition which is still very good.

Real Madrid have a huge opportunity
if he takes advantage of Lewandowski's absence, he can make a coup and recover 3 points and deal a terrible blow to Barcelona's morale

if he succeeds, Real Madrid, for me, has won La Liga
with a blow like that I don't know if he can regain self-confidence (Barcelona)

[Sterbens]

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I don't think the match will end in a draw because both the teams have the ability to win the match, especially Real Madrid because they have been in massive form these days, and as Barcelona won them in their last encounter, I think they will do everything possible to secure a win in the match.

Taking into account that this is just the first round of the semi-finals, I think that we can expect a draw, not like you, as both teams can feel that there is still another chance for the comeback in the second round. Although Barcelona may be interested in taking advantage of this opportunity because they are visitors.

I don't mean that both teams won't give their best: this is a Clásico and there is much at stake, but because it is not the finals, a draw is still possible, if not highly probable.

An El Clasico match in any competition will be an interesting match even if it is a friendly match. Because as you said there will be a lot at stake in this meeting of the two teams who are always competing, whether it's prestige or something else. Usually I just enjoy El Clasico matches without participating in betting, because in that match I am more interested in enjoying the competition between these two teams.

[Davian144]

An El Clasico match in any competition will be an interesting match even if it is a friendly match. Because as you said there will be a lot at stake in this meeting of the two teams who are always competing, whether it's prestige or something else. Usually I just enjoy El Clasico matches without participating in betting, because in that match I am more interested in enjoying the competition between these two teams.

Tomorrow the El Clasico match will happen again in the Copa del Rey and it is far more interesting than just a friendly match because Barcelona and Real Madrid are also chasing trophies in the Copa del Rey this season. And it is true that in any competition the El Clasico match will always be more in demand and seen by many people because apart from the prestige of the two teams which is always there, these two teams are also still very strong teams in Spain so good competition will always be born in matches.

[bitgolden]

It was a really horrible run of four weeks for Villarreal until the match against Getafe. But finally they put an end to that by a decent win. Actually Getafe's getting ahead first was worrying. Enes Unal scored a really good header there. But Villarreal made the comeback before it was too late. Getafe goalkeeper should have been able to save the shot on first goal in a better way. The second goal came due to a space in defense and it wasn't difficult to make use of the chance for Morales.

Maybe the losing series has ended for Villarreal. But still they need to do better than this for some more weeks to be able to get higher in the standings.

Villareal deserved to win in that match and now Villareal has the same number of points as Rayo Vallecano. Because Rayo actually suffered defeat by Cadiz. But next week, Villarreal must fight to win against Almeria. And right now Almeria is a team that is quite difficult to predict. because even this week Almeria surprised us by beating Barcelona. then Villareal certainly has to be more prepared with their best abilities in the next match.

Villareal is really just getting lucky at this point if you ask me, and I can't believe that such team would be doing this badly. I mean we have seen this team try to fight their way into UCL just recently, not too long ago, and this season and now they are 7th in the league for some reason, you would expect them to at least fight for UCL spot this season wouldn't you?

Sure they finally got a win, but that doesn't change the fact that they have been losing for a long time now, that losing streak really disrupted their whole season and they really need to get a winning streak starting in order to get back to where they were in order to be happier.

[borovichok]

Tomorrow the El Clasico match will happen again in the Copa del Rey and it is far more interesting than just a friendly match because Barcelona and Real Madrid are also chasing trophies in the Copa del Rey this season. And it is true that in any competition the El Clasico match will always be more in demand and seen by many people because apart from the prestige of the two teams which is always there, these two teams are also still very strong teams in Spain so good competition will always be born in matches.

Exciting to watch the two top laliga clubs compete in other competition this season. Real Madrid is my choice for my wager because they are the odds-on favorite to win tomorrow's match. Outside of the La Liga, the Madridstas have consistently performed at their highest level. Once more, Real Madrid and Barcelona will clash during the Copa del Rey, to advance to the next round, Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Hernandez will trade off their finest strategies. While the bluagrana are also vying for another championship this season, the Los Blanco players are very motivated to advance this season, namely in other competitions.

[Luzin]

Tomorrow the El Clasico match will happen again in the Copa del Rey and it is far more interesting than just a friendly match because Barcelona and Real Madrid are also chasing trophies in the Copa del Rey this season. And it is true that in any competition the El Clasico match will always be more in demand and seen by many people because apart from the prestige of the two teams which is always there, these two teams are also still very strong teams in Spain so good competition will always be born in matches.

Of course this will be entertaining. The first leg at the Bernabeu may be that Madrid can win. But when I look after Xavi has had a lot of changes Madrid always struggle to win.  At the moment Real Madrid is indeed starting to improve after Benzema returned from injury. Real Madrid should be able to win to make them easier in the second leg. Even though this is a game for the League cup, Madrid should still be excited because in La Liga they have quite a lot of points difference.

[hyudien]

Tomorrow the El Clasico match will happen again in the Copa del Rey and it is far more interesting than just a friendly match because Barcelona and Real Madrid are also chasing trophies in the Copa del Rey this season. And it is true that in any competition the El Clasico match will always be more in demand and seen by many people because apart from the prestige of the two teams which is always there, these two teams are also still very strong teams in Spain so good competition will always be born in matches.

Exciting to watch the two top laliga clubs compete in other competition this season. Real Madrid is my choice for my wager because they are the odds-on favorite to win tomorrow's match. Outside of the La Liga, the Madridstas have consistently performed at their highest level. Once more, Real Madrid and Barcelona will clash during the Copa del Rey, to advance to the next round, Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Hernandez will trade off their finest strategies. While the bluagrana are also vying for another championship this season, the Los Blanco players are very motivated to advance this season, namely in other competitions.

Obviously El Clasico matches will always attract the attention of many people, because this is the biggest match in Spanish football. Barcelona and Real Madrid will both be aiming for victory in this match, because if they manage to advance to the final round their chances of becoming champions are very large, because in the final match their opponent will be one of the teams from Osasuna or Atletico Bilbao, on paper if their opponent is one of these teams so Real Madrid or Barcelona are the favorites to beat them.

[Doell]

Tomorrow the El Clasico match will happen again in the Copa del Rey and it is far more interesting than just a friendly match because Barcelona and Real Madrid are also chasing trophies in the Copa del Rey this season. And it is true that in any competition the El Clasico match will always be more in demand and seen by many people because apart from the prestige of the two teams which is always there, these two teams are also still very strong teams in Spain so good competition will always be born in matches.

Of course this will be entertaining. The first leg at the Bernabeu may be that Madrid can win. But when I look after Xavi has had a lot of changes Madrid always struggle to win.  At the moment Real Madrid is indeed starting to improve after Benzema returned from injury. Real Madrid should be able to win to make them easier in the second leg. Even though this is a game for the League cup, Madrid should still be excited because in La Liga they have quite a lot of points difference.

Indeed, the El Clasico match is highly awaited by all Spanish football lovers. Yes of course it will may also be more interesting I mean about Xavi which currently missing several key players due to injury, so what will Xavi do against Real Madrid when the current home team is improving in performance. Previously it was not only Benzema have a good play after injury, even several Real Madrid another players scored very well. The odds also seem that Real Madrid is the favorite rather than Barcelona, the market for the Home team is 1.95 and Away 3.85, not bad to bet on Real Madrid.

[skarais]

Tomorrow the El Clasico match will happen again in the Copa del Rey and it is far more interesting than just a friendly match because Barcelona and Real Madrid are also chasing trophies in the Copa del Rey this season. And it is true that in any competition the El Clasico match will always be more in demand and seen by many people because apart from the prestige of the two teams which is always there, these two teams are also still very strong teams in Spain so good competition will always be born in matches.

El Clasico is always the best match to look forward to, but this El Clasico is unlikely to be as exciting as expected.
You probably know what I mean, and that has increased Real Madrid's chances and made it the favorite to win the match. Of course that is because Barcelona is not strengthened by a number of pillars including the main striker Lewandowski.

Real Madrid are the favorites to win the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, but I think Barcelona fans can expect their team to keep up with Real Madrid even if they are playing with their full squad. My prediction is that it will be a draw for the two, but the probability of Real Madrid winning is much higher.

[lizarder]

The results of the last matches were not very satisfactory for the two teams, Real Madrid had to share points with Atletico, while Barcelona had a bad result at home to Almeria. Despite achieving unsatisfactory results last time out, the two coaches have prepared their teams for an important match against their eternal rivals. This duel will be fierce because the two teams both have extraordinary quality players.

The Real Madrid vs Barcelona duel is predicted to be fierce, both teams have extraordinary quality players. Real Madrid really benefited from this match because it will act as the host, especially in the first meeting in La Liga this season Real Madrid managed to beat Barcelona.

Real Madrid is highly favored at the El Klasiko meeting which took place in Bernabeu, besides that Barcelona experienced bad condition in the previous two matches and also lost several core players due to injury. Barcelona's midfield is also very problematic in the previous two matches, due to the lack of creativity from Sergio Busquets and Franck Kessie, the squad owned by Barcelona is currently not so strong when undergoing an away match with Real Madrid in my opinion.

If Robert Lewandowski and Pedri cannot play, then Barcelona will be a little difficult when facing Real Madrid. El Klasiko will always be a big and prestige match, so that both teams will play in the best conditions to get a win, but so far Real Madrid's opportunities are far more favored.

[tranthidung]

El Clasico is always the best match to look forward to, but this El Clasico is unlikely to be as exciting as expected.

It is a smaller El Classico than many other in the past. Not only because this one is a semi final match, not a final match in Coppa del Rey but also both Real Madrid and Barcelona don't have their best forms at the moment.

You probably know what I mean, and that has increased Real Madrid's chances and made it the favorite to win the match. Of course that is because Barcelona is not strengthened by a number of pillars including the main striker Lewandowski.

Real Madrid are the favorites to win the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, but I think Barcelona fans can expect their team to keep up with Real Madrid even if they are playing with their full squad. My prediction is that it will be a draw for the two, but the probability of Real Madrid winning is much higher.

Real Madrid have more experienced players but Barcelona in the past season started to show that their young players can play well in El Classico too. Even so, in La Liga Real Madrid won Barcelona 3 - 1 in their first meeting of La Liga 2022 - 2023 and checking previous 6 matches, Real Madrid won 4 and lost only two matches.

Consider their recent forms, Real Madrid likely are better as Barcelona had two defeats in the past few days which can impact their players a lot before the El Classico.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona head to head records

[Odusko]

Real Madrid is highly favored at the El Klasiko meeting which took place in Bernabeu, besides that Barcelona experienced bad conditions in the previous two matches and also lost several core players due to injury. Barcelona's midfield is also very problematic in the previous two matches, due to the lack of creativity from Sergio Busquets and Franck Kessie, the squad owned by Barcelona is currently not so strong when undergoing an away match with Real Madrid in my opinion.

If Robert Lewandowski and Pedri cannot play, then Barcelona will be a little difficult when facing Real Madrid. El Klasiko will always be a big and prestige match, so both teams will play in the best conditions to get a win, but so far Real Madrid's opportunities are far more favoured.

I don't think Barcelona will be a big threat to Real Madrid in tonight's match because both clubs are not in the same category in terms of players' motivation and other aspects such as you mentioned some key players from the Barcelona team are on injuries all these factors will contribute to making the match tough for Barcelona and Real Madrid have a highly motivated team.
 

[kamvreto]

Real Madrid is highly favored at the El Klasiko meeting which took place in Bernabeu, besides that Barcelona experienced bad conditions in the previous two matches and also lost several core players due to injury. Barcelona's midfield is also very problematic in the previous two matches, due to the lack of creativity from Sergio Busquets and Franck Kessie, the squad owned by Barcelona is currently not so strong when undergoing an away match with Real Madrid in my opinion.

If Robert Lewandowski and Pedri cannot play, then Barcelona will be a little difficult when facing Real Madrid. El Klasiko will always be a big and prestige match, so both teams will play in the best conditions to get a win, but so far Real Madrid's opportunities are far more favoured.

I don't think Barcelona will be a big threat to Real Madrid in tonight's match because both clubs are not in the same category in terms of players' motivation and other aspects such as you mentioned some key players from the Barcelona team are on injuries all these factors will contribute to making the match tough for Barcelona and Real Madrid have a highly motivated team.
 

It's quite difficult for Barcelona at the moment because several important players are injured, such as Lewandowski, who is Barcelona's goal-scoring machine, has to be absent due to a hamstring injury in his left knee. and also Ousmane Dembele. Pedri will be absent. Even though El Clasico is an important match and Real Madrid will soon follow to the top of the standings if Barcelona lose. Currently, Xavi is working on a strategy so that the Barca squad can play well and win.

As a replacement for Lewandowski, Ansu Fati will play after he was previously injured and will spearhead Barcelona.
Apart from Lewandowski's absence, Xavi will also be without Ousmane Dembele and Pedri, the club's two biggest goalscoring threats. Meanwhile, the most effective player in front of goal that Xavi Hernandez can rely on to score against Madrid is Raphinha, with a total of seven goals this season.

[Z-tight]

If Robert Lewandowski and Pedri cannot play, then Barcelona will be a little difficult when facing Real Madrid. El Klasiko will always be a big and prestige match, so that both teams will play in the best conditions to get a win, but so far Real Madrid's opportunities are far more favored.

Lewandowski is out with an hamstring injury, while Pedri is out with a thigh injury, so the both of them are going to miss the El clasico tomorrow, Xavi would like to play with them than without them, but i believe they have enough quality players and they can replace them. The game is going to be difficult, but it would not be as difficult as it would have been if it was an El Clasico in the La Liga. The Copa del rey is important, but not as important as the La Liga, though progressing in the Copa del rey would help the winner to grow their confidence in the La Liga. Even if Barca have some missing players, i still feel they would win tomorrow.

[X-ray]

I don't think Barcelona will be a big threat to Real Madrid in tonight's match because both clubs are not in the same category in terms of players' motivation and other aspects such as you mentioned some key players from the Barcelona team are on injuries all these factors will contribute to making the match tough for Barcelona and Real Madrid have a highly motivated team.
 

Xavi will be using different formations caused by Pedri and demble may not be able to play but im sure pedri will not. You can see that the result against MU and almeria since barcelona have used different formation like putting de jong in the squad. The fact that the player like de jong can't be as effective as pedri. Lewandowski will not also be able to play against real madrid. Real madrid has got many advantages caused by so many barcelona's main squad being injured. Im so glad to see that happened with barcelona.

I can feel confident picking madrid rather than barcelona. Copa del rey may become the next trophy for madrid and it's not for barcelona. This gonna be a fun match for real madrid to face barcelona without its main squad.

[rendravolt]

 

Real Madrid and Barcelona have confirmed the list of squads they will take to the Copa del Rey semi-finals. It is clear that Barcelona will not take Pedri and Lewandowski in this match because they are still injured, while for Real Madrid they will bring the full squad in this match titled El Clasico later. Maybe Real Madrid are indeed superior in this match, but they must be vigilant and must not underestimate Barcelona even though they are not supported by several of their main players.

[mv1986]

I don't think Barcelona will be a big threat to Real Madrid in tonight's match because both clubs are not in the same category in terms of players' motivation and other aspects such as you mentioned some key players from the Barcelona team are on injuries all these factors will contribute to making the match tough for Barcelona and Real Madrid have a highly motivated team.
 

Xavi will be using different formations caused by Pedri and demble may not be able to play but im sure pedri will not. You can see that the result against MU and almeria since barcelona have used different formation like putting de jong in the squad. The fact that the player like de jong can't be as effective as pedri. Lewandowski will not also be able to play against real madrid. Real madrid has got many advantages caused by so many barcelona's main squad being injured. Im so glad to see that happened with barcelona.

I can feel confident picking madrid rather than barcelona. Copa del rey may become the next trophy for madrid and it's not for barcelona. This gonna be a fun match for real madrid to face barcelona without its main squad.

Without Pedri and Gavi and also Dembele they are lacking speed and technique. I don't want to compare these guys with Ribery and Robben yet, but Bayern had immense trouble when Ribery and Robben missed a game. You could instantly realize that Bayern was so much weaker because the opponent could easily anticipate their moves. Having your strongest wing players available is paramount especially in the toughest games.

[Falconer]

I don't think Barcelona will be a big threat to Real Madrid in tonight's match because both clubs are not in the same category in terms of players' motivation and other aspects such as you mentioned some key players from the Barcelona team are on injuries all these factors will contribute to making the match tough for Barcelona and Real Madrid have a highly motivated team.

Both teams have players who are able to create chances through their individual actions, but I also admit that both of them have weaknesses. Real Madrid tends to be expected to be stronger because we don't have many problems with the players, whereas Barcelona certainly has problems with the composition of the players due to several injuries.

Raphinha, Ansu Fati and Gavi might have created chances and goals during the game, but I have to stress that Barcelona will also take advantage of set pieces for goal chances. I never underestimate Barcelona even though I am 100% for Real Madrid but when it comes to winning at home we are the favourites. Do not hesitate.