La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Iranus]

Valencia vs Villarreal ended in a first half draw. Villarreal needs to take advantage of this game to secure three points so they can close up on the point gap between Real Sociedad. Who knows they might be lucky to climb if Sociedad fails to maintain the fourth place. The game is not sparking the attention that is needed as Villarreal fail to create many chances in the first half. If it ends in a draw it will be giving Real Betis chance to climb to fifth place even though it might not mean much but Villarreal should focus more to see if they can make the fourth place a bit competitive now the season is coming to an end.

I thought we were going to see a one-sided match. And Villarreal will win this match. But Villarreal's performance was not good in today's match. After 80 minutes, the match is still tied at 1-1. In the 62nd minute of the Villarreal match, Villarreal took the lead with Nicolas Jackson's goal, but Valencia was able to equalize the match in just 10 minutes. Now Valencia is playing a defensive strategy. Valencia's performance in this match was quite good. They deserve 1 point in this match.

[DanWalker]

Elche, who has been confirmed to be relegated this season, lost again when they were guests in the match against Almeria with a score of 2-1 for the host's victory. Actually the match between the two teams was quite even, it's just that Almeria was far superior with lots of opportunities and that could be maximized for goals. For Almeria this victory is very important to keep away from the pursuit of the relegation zone, but even now their points in the standings are not necessarily safe because the 2 teams below have a difference of about 1 point and that could threaten Almeria's position if next week they fail to win.

Elche has no more hope of being in La Liga and they will spend the rest of the matches in disappointment, of course because they will be relegated. It will be a very long time for them to spend the rest of the match. Meanwhile, Almeria is still very much able to survive in La Liga and their victory in this match has temporarily moved them away from the red zone in the standings. They are 5 points ahead of the relegation zone limit now occupied by ESpanyol, in fact they are still not safe and require them to win a few more matches.

Elche was lucky to get even anything out of this match. I become a little surprised when I see they have had 14 shots in this match and only one of them had been on target and that only one which was on target was the goal. So what if they could actually shoot some more on target? That would have been interesting to see.

Anyway, they are certainly getting relegated this season. They haven't been able to play well in this season at all. They are even very far away when it comes to the difference in points with the team which is ahead of them. They are certainly going to spend the rest of the season being depressed. No motivation for them right now at all.

[Doell]

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That happens when Real Madrid has completely lost interest in the La Liga and their full focus is in the Champions League and they have to face a really difficult opponent there,Manchester City enjoying the best of their form.It happens for Real Sociedad to win as all the Spanish teams when they are playing against Real Madrid have an extra motivation as they are playing against one of the team with the most La Liga titles and the queen of the Champions League so that is why I am not surprised by such result at all.

Now Atletico should have an easy win tonight as their form is perfect compared to most other teams in La Liga and I doubt very much that Cadiz will give them real problems if they play like they do.Usually Atletico Madrid wins games early on and if they fail to score early they will have a difficult night then.

You're right, Real Madrid have lost interest in La Liga after falling far behind Barcelona, I forgot it. Besides they are focused on UCL vs City, maybe they are also more focused on Copa del Rey events. Because if on schedule final match between Real Madrid vs Osasuna is also getting closer, and Ancelotti may want that trophy to increase team spirit vs Manchester City.

Yes, also tonight Atletico Madrid will play at home, so they have an advantage rather than Cadiz, besides that Atletico Madrid also have 6 winning streak at home. Maybe this game will be easy for them, Sir.

[FanEagle]

I understand Real not even attempting to be first, that's gone and I get that, it has been gone for a while. But, not trying to keep the second place? That just doesn't make sense to me at all, it feels like we are talking about a team that just gave up and that's not normal. The weirdest thing is that they have lost to many teams now recently in la liga, and they are still considered a great team against City.

Normally no team that loses to Real Sociedad should be having any chance at all against Manchester City, there should be nothing even remotely close with each other, it should not be possible. However, since the difference between UCL real madrid and La liga real madrid is so vast that we could see them finish the season third and UCL winners and nobody would be shocked.

[Minecache]

Barcelona are probably starting to get tired
he pushed hard to be where he is in the standings and the fatigue is starting to make itself felt
after all, they were really obliged to win to demonstrate that Barcelona are returning to the field as they once were

Barcelona should be able to score more than 1 goal, especially after they had the advantage in the number of players from the 27th minute, but it's a shame that the advantage in the number of players doesn't seem to make it easy for them to score goals. Even though only one goal was scored in this match, this is a very good result for them to increase their number of points in the standings and move away from Real madrid.
I don't think it's the fatigue factor, because they are in one competition now, and that's only in La Liga, I'd rather say they're unlucky to score a lot of goals.
Unsatisfactory results continued to be felt by Real Madrid, this time they had to lose to Real Sociedad. To be honest, Real Madrid have been on a downturn lately, and if they do, it will make it even more difficult for them in the Champions League. In the Champions League, they will face Manchester City, which incidentally is the favorite to beat Real Madrid. They have to prepare for the Champions League match in the best possible way, because their opponents are really difficult.

Barcelona missed so many easy chances in this match that it was actually painful to watch. But I have to give credit to the goalkeeper of Osasuna because if it was not for him Barcelona would have scored at least three goals in this match.

In the end, I will say that it was a good finish by Jordi Alba. I am sure that it was not a controlled shot by him to hit the ball as precisely as he did. Even he was looking at the far post. In my opinion, it was a lucky shot from the outer side of the boot.

Real Madrid lost very unexpectedly in the last match. And now Atletico Madrid has a chance to get ahead of Real Madrid. Let's see if Atletico Madrid can actually take that chance or not

[Frankolala]

Valencia vs Villarreal ended in a first half draw. Villarreal needs to take advantage of this game to secure three points so they can close up on the point gap between Real Sociedad. Who knows they might be lucky to climb if Sociedad fails to maintain the fourth place. The game is not sparking the attention that is needed as Villarreal fail to create many chances in the first half. If it ends in a draw it will be giving Real Betis chance to climb to fifth place even though it might not mean much but Villarreal should focus more to see if they can make the fourth place a bit competitive now the season is coming to an end.

I thought we were going to see a one-sided match. And Villarreal will win this match. But Villarreal's performance was not good in today's match. After 80 minutes, the match is still tied at 1-1. In the 62nd minute of the Villarreal match, Villarreal took the lead with Nicolas Jackson's goal, but Valencia was able to equalize the match in just 10 minutes. Now Valencia is playing a defensive strategy. Valencia's performance in this match was quite good. They deserve 1 point in this match.

Nicholas Jackson is the man of the match, he scored on the 62nd minutes of the match for Villarreal. He has scored a total of seven goal this season. Villarreal was in charge of the first half and Valencia took over the second half. Valencia would have won the match by Mari extra time goal which turned out to be an offside.

Valencia took total control of the game in the second half and had so many opportunities but it couldn't be converted to a goal. Samuel Lino equalise the goal for his side on the 72nd minutes with an assist from Hugo Duro. The match ended 1-1

[Docnaster]

Valencia vs Villarreal ended in a first half draw. Villarreal needs to take advantage of this game to secure three points so they can close up on the point gap between Real Sociedad. Who knows they might be lucky to climb if Sociedad fails to maintain the fourth place. The game is not sparking the attention that is needed as Villarreal fail to create many chances in the first half. If it ends in a draw it will be giving Real Betis chance to climb to fifth place even though it might not mean much but Villarreal should focus more to see if they can make the fourth place a bit competitive now the season is coming to an end.

The match ended in draw. Evennif Villarreal was able to win the match, I do not see them entering the top 4 in detriment of Real Sociedad. Recently, Sociedad seems to be stronger than before as they were able to win 3 out of their last 5 matches. That is actually the same form that the league leaders Barcelona are. W3 D1 L1...That being said, I will like to see Sociedad in the next champions league other than Villarreal because they will give a better fight. The good joy i derive from Villarreal is the Nigerian born winger Chukwueze who occasionally destroyes Madrid 

[laurenB7742]

Valencia vs Villarreal ended in a first half draw. Villarreal needs to take advantage of this game to secure three points so they can close up on the point gap between Real Sociedad. Who knows they might be lucky to climb if Sociedad fails to maintain the fourth place. The game is not sparking the attention that is needed as Villarreal fail to create many chances in the first half. If it ends in a draw it will be giving Real Betis chance to climb to fifth place even though it might not mean much but Villarreal should focus more to see if they can make the fourth place a bit competitive now the season is coming to an end.

The match ended in draw. Evennif Villarreal was able to win the match, I do not see them entering the top 4 in detriment of Real Sociedad. Recently, Sociedad seems to be stronger than before as they were able to win 3 out of their last 5 matches. That is actually the same form that the league leaders Barcelona are. W3 D1 L1...That being said, I will like to see Sociedad in the next champions league other than Villarreal because they will give a better fight. The good joy i derive from Villarreal is the Nigerian born winger Chukwueze who occasionally destroyes Madrid 

Villarreal had a chance to close the points gap with Real Sociedad. And continue to try to move into the top four of the points table. But they can't do it. Villarreal can't win against Valencia. The match was drawn 1-1. Takahara also didn't think Villarreal's performance was good. Valencia was not a strong team. Villarreal's performance against such a team should have been stronger. But Villarreal attacked very little in this match. And I would say this is one of the reasons why Villarreal lost points. A defensive strategy should not be played against a weak team like Valencia.

[Oneandpure]

One step closer for Barcelona with La Liga tittle season 2022/2023 for upcoming match winning against Espanyol on matchday 33 and not matter what match result for Atletico Madrid on 2nd standings right now. Its great achievement for Xavi Hernandez because he can close this season with La Liga trophy after failure in Europe League. Barcelona has been without title since the 2019 season and this is their best achievement to win the La Liga title this season.

Not really bad for Xavi Hernandez and needed about two years giving first trophy for Barcelona, exactly with fewest conceded goals in this season where Barcelona become one European team conceded 9 goals so far from 33 matches played

[len01]

it has been proven that Real Madrid this time did not take La Liga too seriously and let Atletico Madrid take second place in the standings and Real Madrid preferred to strategize and save energy for the champions league.
however, if Real Madrid fails in the first leg of the UCL and loses in the second leg and doesn't qualify for the finals, even if they lose, I think it will be really disappointing when they let go of second place in La Liga and prefer to focus on the Champions League. .
but nevertheless it is very difficult for Real Madrid to catch up with Barcelona points so maybe it is more focused on the UCL which has a slightly bigger chance for Madrid.

[Google+]

I understand Real not even attempting to be first, that's gone and I get that, it has been gone for a while. But, not trying to keep the second place? That just doesn't make sense to me at all, it feels like we are talking about a team that just gave up and that's not normal. The weirdest thing is that they have lost to many teams now recently in la liga, and they are still considered a great team against City.

Normally no team that loses to Real Sociedad should be having any chance at all against Manchester City, there should be nothing even remotely close with each other, it should not be possible. However, since the difference between UCL real madrid and La liga real madrid is so vast that we could see them finish the season third and UCL winners and nobody would be shocked.

Real madrid gave up on Laliga and that's absolutely true, they lost to Real sociedad with a score of 2-0 even Carvajal getting a red card is a bad trend for them, Now their ranking can be shifted by Atletico madrid in today match and it seems to be a fact considering that Atletico madrid already led 2-0 over Cadiz.

With Real Madrid recent form I doubt they can put much pressure on Manchester City if they can't find their best form before the game kicks off. Atletico madrid has finally been able to move Real Madrid ranking and that seems to be important for their progress in the La Liga even though it is not their main target but finishing second seems to belong to athletico madrid this season.

[bekti3]

Atletico are playing Cadiz now and the score is 2-0 for now.
It looks like Madrid's position has shifted again now because with Atletico's current victory they clearly have one point higher than Madrid.
This is clearly a real threat if Madrid still wants them to be in second place because indeed with this even the top 4 are safe but 3rd position is not really feasible for them.

[harapan]

The match ended in draw. Evennif Villarreal was able to win the match, I do not see them entering the top 4 in detriment of Real Sociedad. Recently, Sociedad seems to be stronger than before as they were able to win 3 out of their last 5 matches. That is actually the same form that the league leaders Barcelona are. W3 D1 L1...That being said, I will like to see Sociedad in the next champions league other than Villarreal because they will give a better fight. The good joy i derive from Villarreal is the Nigerian born winger Chukwueze who occasionally destroyes Madrid 

Real Sociedad is now seven points ahead of Villareal, that places Sociedad in a close to uncatchable position.
The back to back losses Villareal had against Valladolid and Sevilla certainly didn't help.
But if you look at the last eight matches of both Real Sociedad and Villareal in the league, they've both had five wins, two losses and one draws. Those are very identical stats, so at this rate Sociedad retains the 4th position.

Unsatisfactory results continued to be felt by Real Madrid, this time they had to lose to Real Sociedad. To be honest, Real Madrid have been on a downturn lately, and if they do, it will make it even more difficult for them in the Champions League. In the Champions League, they will face Manchester City, which incidentally is the favorite to beat Real Madrid. They have to prepare for the Champions League match in the best possible way, because their opponents are really difficult.

Atletico is winning currently and if it stays like that Real Madrid will drop to 3rd position in the league.
People keep saying Madrid is only focused on the copa del rey final and the champions league but losses in the league can affect their mentality. Man City is constantly winning while Madrid is doing the opposite.
At this rate, Osasuna has a very big chance of walking home with the Copa del rey trophy this weekend.

[rendravolt]

Valencia vs Villarreal ended in a first half draw. Villarreal needs to take advantage of this game to secure three points so they can close up on the point gap between Real Sociedad. Who knows they might be lucky to climb if Sociedad fails to maintain the fourth place. The game is not sparking the attention that is needed as Villarreal fail to create many chances in the first half. If it ends in a draw it will be giving Real Betis chance to climb to fifth place even though it might not mean much but Villarreal should focus more to see if they can make the fourth place a bit competitive now the season is coming to an end.

I thought we were going to see a one-sided match. And Villarreal will win this match. But Villarreal's performance was not good in today's match. After 80 minutes, the match is still tied at 1-1. In the 62nd minute of the Villarreal match, Villarreal took the lead with Nicolas Jackson's goal, but Valencia was able to equalize the match in just 10 minutes. Now Valencia is playing a defensive strategy. Valencia's performance in this match was quite good. They deserve 1 point in this match.

Villarreal was so favored to win in this match, but as the host Valencia did not seem to want Villarreal to be able to steal full points at their home ground and as a result the 1-1 score lasted until the whistle ended which made the two teams share the same 1 point. For Villarreal this was a wasted opportunity as they failed to get closer to Real Sociedad. Meanwhile for Valencia, the additional 1 point will only save them from the relegation zone this week and in the next match they really have to get 3 points if they don't want to go down to the red zone.

[Mame89]

it has been proven that Real Madrid this time did not take La Liga too seriously and let Atletico Madrid take second place in the standings and Real Madrid preferred to strategize and save energy for the champions league.
however, if Real Madrid fails in the first leg of the UCL and loses in the second leg and doesn't qualify for the finals, even if they lose, I think it will be really disappointing when they let go of second place in La Liga and prefer to focus on the Champions League. .
but nevertheless it is very difficult for Real Madrid to catch up with Barcelona points so maybe it is more focused on the UCL which has a slightly bigger chance for Madrid.

Real Madrid in LaLiga is very bad this season, Real Madrid seems to have lost the concept and the standard of play has decreased in the league. Yes, I agree with you. It seems that Real Madrid has given up on the hunt for the La Liga title because they realize that this season the trophy belongs to Barcelona. focus. When a player doesn't have good concentration, the player will definitely need to rest. It can be seen that Benzema was rested in order to get a fit body while playing in the UCL.

Real Madrid's focus now is only on the CDR and UCL trophies because the La Liga title is very far away from the remaining few matches. Especially with this defeat, Barcelona only needs one more win to lock in the LaLiga title this season.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Real Madrid in LaLiga is very bad this season, Real Madrid seems to have lost the concept and the standard of play has decreased in the league. Yes, I agree with you. It seems that Real Madrid has given up on the hunt for the La Liga title because they realize that this season the trophy belongs to Barcelona. focus. When a player doesn't have good concentration, the player will definitely need to rest. It can be seen that Benzema was rested in order to get a fit body while playing in the UCL.

Real Madrid has been very poor since the half of this season...
Their form has been so discouraging to the point that they also had to lose for Real Sociedad on the 4th position. Does it really seem like they haven't been able to play a couple of games without benzema? Cus that's actually what I've realized... Asensio has had a very poor performance since the mid-season and no improvement is being made just yet. Athletico Madrid has successfully been rated on the 2nd position of the table with a difference of a single point to start off with ...let's see how it goes.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[lalabotax]

I haven't been so shocked in my life like the day I realized Madrid lost 4:2 to Girona...that too has contributed to the big slag on the table.

Fix, Real Madrid really dropped to 3rd place and Atletico Madrid in 2nd place. This is really embarrassing for Real Madrid. They don't seem serious in La Liga. Even though they are unlikely to win the La Liga title, they should at least be in 2nd place, not 3rd. This is a really terrible result. Indeed, there are still several matches to come, but are you sure that Real Madrid has the chance to take over again?

[jakdanyel]

Real Madrid are getting close to the happy ending in Bellingham deal. I have read that they are about to make this agreement official very soon. They have already been after him for a long time you know. Therefore I'm not surprised with this result. It was obvious that Dortmund wouldn't keep him any longer either. First there were only Real Madrid and Liverpool as interested teams. But Liverpool had a really low chance to sign him in this condition of course. The number of interested teams increased later but Bellingham's decision hasn't changed clearly.

He was already wishing to play for Real Madrid. After this transfer I wonder if they have plans to sign a top striker to replace Benzema as well. Maybe they will spend a lot of money on Bellingham's transfer but they are still a very rich team on one hand.

[arimamib]

Fix, Real Madrid really dropped to 3rd place and Atletico Madrid in 2nd place. This is really embarrassing for Real Madrid. They don't seem serious in La Liga. Even though they are unlikely to win the La Liga title, they should at least be in 2nd place, not 3rd. This is a really terrible result. Indeed, there are still several matches to come, but are you sure that Real Madrid has the chance to take over again?

I think real madrid will be able to reclaim second place from Atletico madrid in the coming weeks because they chose a fairly close gap. This naturally happens in a team's body when they lose concentration in the match they are playing. Not too ashamed of this, surely Real Madrid can make a comeback to win.

They only focus on the champions league rather than the laliga because facing Manchester City will be somewhat difficult for them if their performance does not improve before the game starts. For ancelotti the defeat of real sociedad put them under pressure in the standings table and this seems to be true after Atletico Madrid shifted their ranking.

[asriloni]

Atletico are playing Cadiz now and the score is 2-0 for now.
It looks like Madrid's position has shifted again now because with Atletico's current victory they clearly have one point higher than Madrid.
This is clearly a real threat if Madrid still wants them to be in second place because indeed with this even the top 4 are safe but 3rd position is not really feasible for them.

The match between atletigo against cadiz ended with 5-1 as the final scores. Atletico madrid was really dominating the match against cadiz. It's not a difficult task to make so many goals during the match. Griezmann was contributing two goals in total against cadiz
The position from real madrid won't be safe anymore. Sociedad is also becoming even closer to the club. It seems like that if ancelotti was making a big bet in the match against manchester city. Since atletico is now able to take real madrid's position and i think that if ancelotti is also thinking so hard about how to secure the third position from real sociedad at this moment. The gap to the real madrid is quite big which is around 7 points at this moment. 5 match days remaining in la liga.
I doubt if sociedad will able to make it.