La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[darewaller]

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.

I agreed about Villarreal how things gone into wrong way for them, it's surely the biggest concern for them because few weeks back they were favorite for the UEFA Champions League spot, and now they are struggling in the middle which is big drop and with current form most chances they have no chance for the top four even few teams are also having bad results, but things are not easy for them to have any chance with most chances they can go into UEFA Europa cup which is possible in last match against Getafe they have done better performance but still need more improvement if they want to stay in better spot with now their next challenge is against Almeria which already beats Barcelona and can give them challenging competition for any positive result.

[ShowOff]

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.

Not even Xavi looks optimistic in this first leg about his chances of winning at the Santiago Bernabéu. Xavi says Barcelona are not favorites in the Copa Del Rey against Real Madrid, that's because Real Madrid are the defending champions of La Liga and the Champions League.

Xavi considers Real favourites to win Copa del Rey tie with Barca

"Madrid will continue to be the favourites because they are champions of LaLiga and the Champions League," he said at Wednesday's pre-match press conference.

"That is regardless of what happened in the Super Cup, where we did well, or any other factors.

"We may have beaten them in the Super Cup, but this is Madrid. I have to be honest. But I also think we can hurt them and I expect a very even tie overall."

As for me, Barcelona doesn't have to be too low just after two consecutive defeats against Manchester United and Almeria. Barcelona lack good players to stab the heart of Real Madrid's defence, that may be the reason why Xavi doubted the quality of his team in the first El Clasico of the Copa Del Rey. I just wish him all the best as said:

"The loss to Almeria made me very angry, but we start again with a clean slate," Xavi said. "It's a competition we're doing well in, and we're three games from another title.

"This will provide us with another chance to react. We know we have to be more of a team than ever, with the small details making the difference.

"The message to the fans is that we remain in an ideal, privileged situation to win two more trophies. We are in the Copa semi-final and are leaders in the league.

"We know things can go wrong, but we are here to try to avoid that from happening."

[Leviathan.007]

Atletico Madrid are still on a really impressive unbeaten streak now. I thought that it would end against Real Madrid but it is stil on.

Maybe it is too late but it is still good to see Atletico Madrid making some improvement in their form in the league. They aren't in the title race but this form can at least keep them in top 4. But Betis are going to be a pretty big threat to them in this race for the Champions League. The point difference is two points now as Betis have gained with them. Next time Atletico Madrid are going to be hosting Sevilla. Sevilla are still a team having serious problems in defense. Their defensive effort against Osasuna was a proof for it. Atletico Madrid should be able to win this.

I was thinking the same way because for Real Madrid this game was very important and they could decrease the gap between themselves and first place in the league if they won the game because Barcelona lost the game against Almeria however, Real Madrid still got a good chance and since their competitor, Barcelona is not in a good mood because of Perdri and Bembele they can get themselves closer.

[Avirunes]

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.

I think they don't have a proper goalscorer right now. Moreno is their star forward and Danjuma also was a player who was scoring lot of goals for them last season. Moreno got injured in middle and Danjuma wasn't handed much chance and now eventually moved to Spurs on loan. Emery also left Villareal for Aston Villa  under whom they had lot of success last season and its is hard without him. It is hard to adjust under new direction temporarily but I think they will eventually be back on track after a while. They might take 5 or 6th position but 1-4th positions are hard to take as things stand right now in my opinion.

[TheGreatPython]

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.

Here I also agreed about this most chances Real Madrid will be play aggressive as they are doing good in last few matches and their win against Liverpool is amazing with Barcelona is surely leading in La Liga, but their confidence level is down with back to back two loses against Manchester United and Almeria which is surely going to have problem for them with Robert Lewandowski is also going to miss this match which is also problem for them but good thing happening they are still good in La Liga with handy lead of 7 points and now after losing UEFA Europa cup match they will try their best for having better result even this is not easy match as now Real Madrid is having better performance and their attack is also doing better things for them in last few matches with most chances they will try to win this Copa del Ray as La Liga chances are already ended for them.

[herurist]

Atletico Madrid are still on a really impressive unbeaten streak now. I thought that it would end against Real Madrid but it is stil on.

Maybe it is too late but it is still good to see Atletico Madrid making some improvement in their form in the league. They aren't in the title race but this form can at least keep them in top 4. But Betis are going to be a pretty big threat to them in this race for the Champions League. The point difference is two points now as Betis have gained with them. Next time Atletico Madrid are going to be hosting Sevilla. Sevilla are still a team having serious problems in defense. Their defensive effort against Osasuna was a proof for it. Atletico Madrid should be able to win this.

I was thinking the same way because for Real Madrid this game was very important and they could decrease the gap between themselves and first place in the league if they won the game because Barcelona lost the game against Almeria however, Real Madrid still got a good chance and since their competitor, Barcelona is not in a good mood because of Perdri and Bembele they can get themselves closer.

Barcelona's condition can be said to be experiencing problems again after several players are now unable to play due to injury.
This is clearly a good momentum for Madrid if Barcelona have to lose again or don't get full points. However, they still need points and even the slightest momentum must be obtained so that they can reduce the gap with Barcelona.

[ginsan]

I was thinking the same way because for Real Madrid this game was very important and they could decrease the gap between themselves and first place in the league if they won the game because Barcelona lost the game against Almeria however, Real Madrid still got a good chance and since their competitor, Barcelona is not in a good mood because of Perdri and Bembele they can get themselves closer.

Real Madrid main focus is to reduce the points distance from Barcelona. but before that these two teams will face tomorrow match entitled El clasico in the semifinals of the Copa del rey. maybe this is the third time this season the two teams have met. the prestigious match between the two biggest teams in the laliga will be in the attention of many. fans will continue to compare the performance of these two teams in every match they play. in tomorrow match between benzema and lewandowksi will be a concern in their respective teams. Barcelona, ​​who have had bad luck in the Europa League, will focus on their strength in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey to beat Real Madrid.

Previously Barcelona was defeated by Almeria in the Laliga so in the match against Real Madrid they had to show a better performance to be able to beat Real Madrid.

[emrecemsan]

I have seen an injury information about Lewandowski. He isn't expected to play in this match for now as it seems. This would be really bad news for Barcelona in the Copa del Rey match if it is true. Because Lewandowski is the key player for the team in the end. In his absence they are losing a significant deal of power about scoring goals. Because they don't even have a proper substitute for him. Depay's leaving the team isn't good at all in such situations as a result.

In this case I will go for Real Madrid as for betting. I think they will be one step ahead of their opponent in this case with the help of Benzema and Vinicius especially.

[jayce]

I have seen an injury information about Lewandowski. He isn't expected to play in this match for now as it seems. This would be really bad news for Barcelona in the Copa del Rey match if it is true. Because Lewandowski is the key player for the team in the end. In his absence they are losing a significant deal of power about scoring goals. Because they don't even have a proper substitute for him. Depay's leaving the team isn't good at all in such situations as a result.

In this case I will go for Real Madrid as for betting. I think they will be one step ahead of their opponent in this case with the help of Benzema and Vinicius especially.

Ferran Torres could be a good replacement for him since he has played as strikers few times even in his previous team Manchester City. That's a bad news indeed for Barcelona, especially when they still struggle to play like what they used to after the shocking result against Man Utd in UEL. Hopefully Xavi doesn't play Sergi Roberto as winger forward again which it's the weirdest decision ever made by him while there was Ansu Fati.

I dont follow Ansu's recent situations but I have no idea why Xavi keep putting him on the bench even when against Man Utd in both legs. Seems #10 isn't a magic number anymore in Camp Nou.

[shogun47]

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.

I agreed about Villarreal how things gone into wrong way for them, it's surely the biggest concern for them because few weeks back they were favorite for the UEFA Champions League spot, and now they are struggling in the middle which is big drop and with current form most chances they have no chance for the top four even few teams are also having bad results, but things are not easy for them to have any chance with most chances they can go into UEFA Europa cup which is possible in last match against Getafe they have done better performance but still need more improvement if they want to stay in better spot with now their next challenge is against Almeria which already beats Barcelona and can give them challenging competition for any positive result.

I don't think Villareal was the favorite for one of the Champions League spots. They have been performing well, but there is also Real Sociedad that I think will make the cut in the end despite being a bit weaker in recent weeks. Atletico was the real disappointment for the fans as they have had a bad start and now returned more or less back to normal. I think they are more likely to now play enough solid games to qualify for the Champions League.

Betis is interesting as they have had their comeback from a weaker phase now and added two wins to their statistics. But it is the same as with Villareal that I think they won't be able to win several games in a row. It will be a bit of an up and down and if Real Sociedad gets into another crisis, then it might be possible for one of those other clubs to make the cut.

[SatoPrincess]

Barcelona being without Pedri and Lewandowski will definitely have an impact on the team's performance and with Madrid's recent performances It will be a tough game and I am expecting Ancelloti to feature his best available players for this game. Hopefully Real Madrid will either win or get a draw in this game.

[X-ray]

Barcelona being without Pedri and Lewandowski will definitely have an impact on the team's performance and with Madrid's recent performances It will be a tough game and I am expecting Ancelloti to feature his best available players for this game. Hopefully Real Madrid will either win or get a draw in this game.

You forgot about dembele. Dembele always became the main starter in the early season but since dembele was getting injury and he was not even able to perform even when barcelona was playing in the UCL. Real madrid is coming with full squads. I hope the same thing like you.
That will be so good to see real madrid to win against barcelona with big score. It can be said that barcelona has been entering into its weak form. Barcelona may also able to lose points in la liga due to its bad performance caused by some main players getting injured.

Real madrid's odd is very good to bet.

[TopT3ns]

I was thinking the same way because for Real Madrid this game was very important and they could decrease the gap between themselves and first place in the league if they won the game because Barcelona lost the game against Almeria however, Real Madrid still got a good chance and since their competitor, Barcelona is not in a good mood because of Perdri and Bembele they can get themselves closer.

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in their first match in the Copa del Ray and this will determine the victory of these two teams because on March 20 they will compete again to win the La Liga title, so this will be a very fierce battle and it should be Real Madrid can get victory easily because many Barcelona strikers are injured and eventually make Barcelona's strength incomplete.

[blue Snow]

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.

In my opinion, on the contrary, Real Madrid's odds seem incredibly strange and generous - almost x2 in a home game against a weakened opponent against which there is always a high motivation.
The only factors I can think of against Real Madrid are that they will save energy before the big game against Real Betis, or that Ancelotti will not show all the cards before the league game where the La Liga title will be decided.
In my opinion, even the victory of Real Madrid with a handicap of -1 looks reliable, and given the odds (2.70), this is just a gift.

It looks difficult for Madrid, even have a focus on Copa del Rey tomorrow, they must also focus on la liga to meet betis which I think will split they concentrate on the semifinal if the squad didn't hear in what Ancelotti instructions. But if Lewandowski true got injured, I think real madird will play relax than lewa on the squad, and maybe get a win this match.

[X-ray]

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in their first match in the Copa del Ray and this will determine the victory of these two teams because on March 20 they will compete again to win the La Liga title, so this will be a very fierce battle and it should be Real Madrid can get victory easily because many Barcelona strikers are injured and eventually make Barcelona's strength incomplete.

The winner of the upcoming match will potentially take the trophy. The el classico will become very competitive but barcelona was not as strong as before due to some players being absent against real madrid.

I think that xavi is thinking so hard for the upcoming match caused by xavi has no choice other than defeating real madrid to get another trophy for barcelona. I remember when barcelona was mocking madrid in the last el classico. This gonna be another revenge by madrid for barcelona. I would not be surprised if there will be a very strict competition between both to win the game.

Madrid will be using all of its resources against barcelona. Ancellotti was aware about what mistake that already made in the last el classico against barcelona. It seems like that real madrid will not even try to repeat the same mistake again and im all in real madrid now.

[_act_]

Real madrid's odd is very good to bet.

Let me say I agree, Real Madrid odd is 1.95 on the betting site that I used while Barcelona odd is over 3. I do not like going for this type of match which is although not difficult to predict as many people that are watching La Liga say that some of the key players in Barcelona are having injury and not playing. This is likely the final and Real Madrid will not take that as a joke and they have their team complete which Real Madrid would want to use as an advantage against Barcelona. The match would be fun but I will prefer to just go for over 2.5 goal odd.

[fuguebtc]

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in their first match in the Copa del Ray and this will determine the victory of these two teams because on March 20 they will compete again to win the La Liga title, so this will be a very fierce battle and it should be Real Madrid can get victory easily because many Barcelona strikers are injured and eventually make Barcelona's strength incomplete.

The winner of the upcoming match will potentially take the trophy. The el classico will become very competitive but barcelona was not as strong as before due to some players being absent against real madrid.

I think that xavi is thinking so hard for the upcoming match caused by xavi has no choice other than defeating real madrid to get another trophy for barcelona. I remember when barcelona was mocking madrid in the last el classico. This gonna be another revenge by madrid for barcelona. I would not be surprised if there will be a very strict competition between both to win the game.

Madrid will be using all of its resources against barcelona. Ancellotti was aware about what mistake that already made in the last el classico against barcelona. It seems like that real madrid will not even try to repeat the same mistake again and im all in real madrid now.

Fate has brought Real Madrid and Barca to face each other in the semi -final of the Spanish Cup. Therefore, this is not only a match worth watching, but also like the first final of the tournament.
If Atletico Madrid had a draw with Real Madrid, then Barca lost to Almeria Shock, but Barca they still have a 7-point gap over Real Madrid in the race for the Liga title, the 7-point gap is still for Barca to feel confident. In this match, Barca's forces also had problems, both Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembele and Ansu Fati were injured, making the Barca attack weak. Real Madrid is converging many elements that are superior to Barca, if you take advantage of the opportunities created, Real Madrid is capable of defeating Barca at the Bernabeu home yard.

[Xcode7]

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in their first match in the Copa del Ray and this will determine the victory of these two teams because on March 20 they will compete again to win the La Liga title, so this will be a very fierce battle and it should be Real Madrid can get victory easily because many Barcelona strikers are injured and eventually make Barcelona's strength incomplete.

in fact, right now these two teams are in an erratic performance, Real Madrid is currently still unable to be consistent and so is Barcelona so the first Leg meeting of the Copa Del Rey between these two teams is likely to be very even and also of course this season the competition between the two teams this is very much back in balance after Barcelona bounced back this season under Xavi Hernandez.

It looks difficult for Madrid, even have a focus on Copa del Rey tomorrow, they must also focus on la liga to meet betis which I think will split they concentrate on the semifinal if the squad didn't hear in what Ancelotti instructions. But if Lewandowski true got injured, I think real madird will play relax than lewa on the squad, and maybe get a win this match.

I don't think so because Real Madrid is a top team who are used to focusing on several competitions that they can get, not even just the Copa Del Rey and La Liga which they are focusing on but also the UCL European stage of course they are also focusing on.
so that's not a barrier for a team like Real Madrid.

but several injured players from Barcelona will certainly benefit Real Madrid a little in the first Leg meeting of the Copa Del Rey at home to Real Madrid later.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Real Madrid will face Barcelona in their first match in the Copa del Ray and this will determine the victory of these two teams because on March 20 they will compete again to win the La Liga title, so this will be a very fierce battle and it should be Real Madrid can get victory easily because many Barcelona strikers are injured and eventually make Barcelona's strength incomplete.

in fact, right now these two teams are in an erratic performance, Real Madrid is currently still unable to be consistent and so is Barcelona so the first Leg meeting of the Copa Del Rey between these two teams is likely to be very even and also of course this season the competition between the two teams this is very much back in balance after Barcelona bounced back this season under Xavi Hernandez.

La Copa del Rey is a tournament that is essentially different from La Liga in its format, and if we look at the list of trophies, although Madrid and Barcelona are at the top, Madrid, having won the most leagues with 35 titles, is third in the number of Copa del Rey titles. Teams that have never won a league, such as Zaragoza or Irún, won Copas del Rey in their time.

Therefore, what happens in the Copa del Rey clash between Madrid and Barcelona is unpredictable and the fact that Madrid are a little weaker in La Liga than Barcelona does not help us to try to predict the outcome.

[MusaMohamed]

La Copa del Rey is a tournament that is essentially different from La Liga in its format, and if we look at the list of trophies, although Madrid and Barcelona are at the top, Madrid, having won the most leagues with 35 titles, is third in the number of Copa del Rey titles. Teams that have never won a league, such as Zaragoza or Irún, won Copas del Rey in their time.

Coppa del Rey is like other national cups which are not too much attractive with big clubs in each nation. Clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus, Bayern Munich, PSG have more interest to win their domestic leagues than national cups.

They also have a bigger interest, winning Champions League and it makes sense to see Real Madrid is a best title winner in Champions League history but are not a best club in Spain with Coppa del Rey. When a season comes to toughest time, big clubs have to make choice and usually they don't priority Coppa del Rey.

Therefore, what happens in the Copa del Rey clash between Madrid and Barcelona is unpredictable and the fact that Madrid are a little weaker in La Liga than Barcelona does not help us to try to predict the outcome.

Anyway, it is still a El Classico and it will be hosted with a condition that Real Madrid mostly solve the Liverpool challenge in a first leg of Champions League two weeks ago, and they mostly lose La Liga to Barcelona. Therefore they will have more reasons to beat Barcelona in Coppa del Rey for their club pride.