La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rahmad2nd]

Espanol is always a pain on the neck for Barcelona because Barcelona finds it difficult to win them from their past head to head records. I know that Espanol will take this match to be a do or die affair, since they are already on their way to relegation.

Barcelona on the other side,has noticed that Espanol is always giving them tough time anytime that they clash,and will make sure that they prepare very well to win Espanol, so that they can have an additional three points to their score. This season has been very favourable to Barcelona and Xavi,and I don't think that defeating Espanol will be a problem to them.

Barcelona will have a meaningful derby match, this match is a decisive match for the Blaugrana while Espanyol is very ambitious to delay the victory party of their city rivals and also aiming for points to leave the relegation zone.

But for this edition of the derby, I still favor Barcelona. This season the opponents facing Barcelona are in poor performance and they are even very difficult to get out of the relegation zone. Besides that, this derby match is also the last derby for Basquest because he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season. Given that, the Barca retainer will certainly give the most beautiful farewell gift to his captain.

It was difficult for Espanyol to overthrow Barcelona even though the match was held at the RCDE Stadium, Espanyol's headquarters. although in football nothing is impossible, but currently Barcelona only needs 3 points to ensure the La Liga trophy. that means, Barcelona will not waste the opportunity to win over the home team while celebrating their victory. so, in the match later Barcelona will appear with its best performance.
well, if I refer to the predicted line-up of the two teams, both teams will play full squads. it's just that, it looks like Xavi will try to use the 4-2-3-1 system. or, as usual with 4-3-3. but I don't think it will make any difference, because Barcelona will play their full core of players. with the exception of Dembele, it is likely that he will be used in the second half.

On the other hand, Espanyol will not play openly. because, if they do that, it's tantamount to letting Barcelona easily win the match.  referring to the predicted line-up, Espanyol will use a 5-3-2 system. in theory however, on paper Barcelona would win this fight. and if the scenario goes according to plan, it means that Barcelona will win the La Liga trophy. even so, we'll see how Espanyol will provide resistance to Barcelona.

[Furious 7]

I think Barcelona doesn't care about anything anymore. One thing that Barcelona needs to focus on right now is their finances, they did some wild moves last season to build this team, but they can't keep this team going, some of the players will want a raise and the more contracts that end, the bigger trouble they will be in and they will have to constantly end up getting new players when old ones leave and they are going to have hard time doing that.

Paying for players was a mistake, they paid Torres 50 million the moment Xavi got there and that was a money they couldn't afford to spend already. The only thing to care about right now is economy and if they can do better job of that and recover, that may get a lot better for them.

Financial problems have really hit Barcelona back in terms of business and club finances. They have to really adjust spending and income to compete with other teams in La Liga, but of course this will definitely take a lot of time and thought.

Maybe Barcelona can get another big investor who will support them financially and solve some of the problems, but it's definitely not going to be easy. I'm not sure if Barcelona should consider selling their club to be owned by someone like Chelsea, Manchester City, PSG, Newcastle or some others, but surely it will help them solve their financial problems.

Actually compared to customizing in this case I'd rather say they push too hard. Even though for this season their coercion was really very good by sealing 2 trophies but maybe for another season it won't be quite the same if it's too ambitious in such coercion.
I think when talking about sales, things like that are still possible if they still can't improve their current financial condition, but on the other hand, from their condition, the club is currently not owned by individuals because what I know is that Barcelona's shares are divided and It is owned by a Barcelona member club called Socio. Here, each owner has equal voting rights and there will definitely be a lot of debate whether they sell or not in this case.

[Alpha Marine]

Atletico Madrid have done a pretty good job about reaching the 2nd spot in the standings. They can maintain this spot until the end of the season as well if they keep up their focus at this level. However their job on the last three weeks can be more difficult. Because their fixtures are like this consecutively:

- Espanyol (A)
- Real Sociedad (H)
- Villarreal (A)

The big problems for Atletico here are Sociedad and Villareal. Espanyol may be fighting to remain in La Liga but they won't be a big problem for Atletico Madrid. The team Espanyol gives problem to is Barcelona. They can be a pain in the ass when they face Barca and they will be playing each other this weekend.

Atletico still have to play Osasuna. Osasuna is a bigger treat to Atletico than Espanyol. Osasuna is a pretty decent team. They know how to defend well too. Atletico is in good form in the league while Madrid is kind of inconsistent in the league and that is why I feel Atletico will remain second in the league this season because even Madrid will still drop points before the season ends.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Cadiz and mallorca are teams that have been inconsistent in their last few matches.
this will be difficult to predict indeed, but Cadiz's motivation to win the match is quite large because currently Cadiz is very close to the relegation cliff, therefore they will try hard to win this match even though this match is played at home to mallorca.
Even though it's risky, I'm trying to bet on Cadiz's win in this match because I saw Mallorca's poor performance in its last few matches.

The first half is coming to an end and it seems that Mallorca's temporary lead in this match will last until the end of the first half.
The play of both teams was really quite good in this match as they were quite all out and that was evident in the number of chances they got in this match.
I think the second half later Cadiz will still want to take over the game, because regardless of anything at this time their condition is behind and their position in the standings is not safe, so inevitably they have to do their best for the second half later at least even if they can't bring points but they have to force 1 point in this match.

If the Barcelona team cannot secure the La Liga title then the team seems to be in serious financial trouble. Because Barcelona could not secure any other league title for the past few seasons. So if they fail to secure the La Liga title after performing so well, the team will be in a bit of trouble indeed.

Barcelona has almost confirmed the title this season, they are just waiting for the time to celebrate.
look at the current La Liga standings, why should you doubt Barcelona can win the title this season, they are already very far ahead in points.

Barcelona only need 3 points to secure the title this season and celebrate even though La Liga is not over yet. There is no doubt about the odds at all with 99.99% already owned by Barcelona but if someone is still in doubt then maybe they just want to bet with 0.01 odds.

Expecting Barcelona to fail to win the La Liga title this season after winning so many points over Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is something that might be ridiculous, even I myself never expected it even though I am a supporter of Real Madrid. There is no miracle for Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid this season to win the La Liga title, so forget about that.

By looking at the condition of the opponent now actually I think they will still be quite capable of 3 points in this match especially with a strong desire to finish La Liga quickly then I think Espanyol is not a significant obstacle.
But on the other hand, for the last few matches we also know they still have problems in finishing because they are a little poor in goal productivity. In this match I actually feel they will still be in the same condition even though it is possible that 3 points are brought but for the goal problem I am not quite sure they will be able to score a lot in this match.

[klidex]

@LordShanken do you not understand football or what's happen on with you?

This is La Liga, man, not another competition that allowed Real Madrid to come back after 14 points behind Barcelona only in the next 5 matches. There are no knockout stages in the La Liga format, the format is all about how many points you can collect in 38 match to win the title, qualify for the Champions League, qualify for the Europa League, stay for another season or you will be relegated.

Talking about Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are very far behind in points with Barcelona and it is difficult for Real Madrid to get additional points in the next few matches.
I don't think Real madrid is bad but my hope is that at least real madrid can win the champions league.

[herurist]

Cadiz and mallorca are teams that have been inconsistent in their last few matches.
this will be difficult to predict indeed, but Cadiz's motivation to win the match is quite large because currently Cadiz is very close to the relegation cliff, therefore they will try hard to win this match even though this match is played at home to mallorca.
Even though it's risky, I'm trying to bet on Cadiz's win in this match because I saw Mallorca's poor performance in its last few matches.

The first half is coming to an end and it seems that Mallorca's temporary lead in this match will last until the end of the first half.
The play of both teams was really quite good in this match as they were quite all out and that was evident in the number of chances they got in this match.
I think the second half later Cadiz will still want to take over the game, because regardless of anything at this time their condition is behind and their position in the standings is not safe, so inevitably they have to do their best for the second half later at least even if they can't bring points but they have to force 1 point in this match.

The second-half kick-off restarts and in this case it's still going to be interesting.
The first 5 minutes there is still no significant change but as you said, Cadiz this time will definitely try harder because if they can't get a point in this game then it's clear they will be threatened especially the gap this time with Getafe who are in the zone relegation is only 1 point.

[Bobrox]

Financial problems have really hit Barcelona back in terms of business and club finances. They have to really adjust spending and income to compete with other teams in La Liga, but of course this will definitely take a lot of time and thought.

Maybe Barcelona can get another big investor who will support them financially and solve some of the problems, but it's definitely not going to be easy. I'm not sure if Barcelona should consider selling their club to be owned by someone like Chelsea, Manchester City, PSG, Newcastle or some others, but surely it will help them solve their financial problems.

Barcelona has financial problem until last rumor about not extended Sergio Busquets contract although have been most most influential and important player for Barcelona due difficult for higher salary have to pay. La Liga teams have different rules than other European league teams regarding the ownership or shares that can be owned by foreign investors, it seems that foreign investors cannot have a majority stake in a La Liga team and I think this situation is difficult for Barcelona to be able to get investors like Manchester City or PSG.

Complicated with financial problem faced by Barcelona last several season, but if can winning La Liga tittle this season can be great achievement and they have chance for improving with financial problem for next season.

[nurilham]

Barcelona has financial problem until last rumor about not extended Sergio Busquets contract although have been most most influential and important player for Barcelona due difficult for higher salary have to pay. La Liga teams have different rules than other European league teams regarding the ownership or shares that can be owned by foreign investors, it seems that foreign investors cannot have a majority stake in a La Liga team and I think this situation is difficult for Barcelona to be able to get investors like Manchester City or PSG.

Complicated with financial problem faced by Barcelona last several season, but if can winning La Liga tittle this season can be great achievement and they have chance for improving with financial problem for next season.

Barcelona doesn't need to have investors like in PSG or Man City, they just need some investors to fix their financial problem at least. Previously, I heard that Barcelona already got new investors, that's why they can buy some players in the last transfer window. It is impossible for them to buy new players and pay the salaries of the whole players if they have no new investors.

Well, Barcelona may face a serious problem with their finances. But I am sure it will be easier to get investors after they win the La Liga trophy this season. 

[rahmad2nd]

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In this case I think it will be quite interesting because regardless of anything, when you look at the condition of the two teams, they are currently in a bad position and still need points, this is where they will play more insistently and we have also seen some quite interesting matches with lots of opportunities that are always created when several small and lower-placed clubs compete and it is not impossible that this will also happen in this match.

The match was over and the result was as I predicted, Mallorca won the game over Cadiz with a narrow score of 1-0. To be honest, I didn't watch this fight. however, the course of the match will be very easy to guess. these two teams, will play more relying on hard work with a high game tempo. if I refer to the match statistics, in this match Cadiz controlled ball possession with 57%. they also had several chances, 14 total shots, 4 on target, it's a shame that none of them seemed to harm Mallorca's goal. I think the absence of several injured Cadiz players has prevented them from playing at their best.

On the other hand, the home team didn't really have many chances. recorded, they only had 8 total shots, 3 of which were on target, fortunately they were able to convert 1 shot into a goal. plus, Mallorca has 3 big chances, 2 big chances missed. even so, technically the two teams played quite evenly. it's just that Mallorca is better based on dan and statistics. as a result, Cadiz's position is increasingly threatened if the teams that are below their ranking win their matches.

[terrorJR]

Barcelona has financial problem until last rumor about not extended Sergio Busquets contract although have been most most influential and important player for Barcelona due difficult for higher salary have to pay. La Liga teams have different rules than other European league teams regarding the ownership or shares that can be owned by foreign investors, it seems that foreign investors cannot have a majority stake in a La Liga team and I think this situation is difficult for Barcelona to be able to get investors like Manchester City or PSG.

Complicated with financial problem faced by Barcelona last several season, but if can winning La Liga tittle this season can be great achievement and they have chance for improving with financial problem for next season.

Barcelona doesn't need to have investors like in PSG or Man City, they just need some investors to fix their financial problem at least. Previously, I heard that Barcelona already got new investors, that's why they can buy some players in the last transfer window. It is impossible for them to buy new players and pay the salaries of the whole players if they have no new investors.

Well, Barcelona may face a serious problem with their finances. But I am sure it will be easier to get investors after they win the La Liga trophy this season. 

I don't really understand Barcelona's system this time because instead of making the team's condition more comfortable from a financial point of view, they are currently collecting funds from several investors aimed at renovating Camp Nou. Is their stadium really far more important than its current financial condition?
or indeed they will ignore all the problems that occur because they are aware that the bluff of La Liga will not be able to make them fall because they still feel they are golden boys for this competition. It's a shame even though there are fresh funds of 1.45 billion euros but their goals are different now.

[jakdanyel]

Benzema is still showing a really impressive performance for Real Madrid. Maybe he isn't same as the previous season but he still continues to score many goals. Age isn't still a hindrance for him to play nicely but I don't know how long Real Madrid are planning to continue with him from now on. This summer can be pretty interesting for Real Madrid side actually.

Because there is a possibility for them to make a solid striker signing this summer. For now the biggest candidate for this transfer is Osimhen as it seems. Actually they have long-term plans for Haaland or Mbappe as well but they aren't going for any of them yet. Signing Osimhen might be a big step forward for Real Madrid depending on the player's adapting to the environment quickly.

[Pandu Geddon]

Barcelona has financial problem until last rumor about not extended Sergio Busquets contract although have been most most influential and important player for Barcelona due difficult for higher salary have to pay. La Liga teams have different rules than other European league teams regarding the ownership or shares that can be owned by foreign investors, it seems that foreign investors cannot have a majority stake in a La Liga team and I think this situation is difficult for Barcelona to be able to get investors like Manchester City or PSG.

Complicated with financial problem faced by Barcelona last several season, but if can winning La Liga tittle this season can be great achievement and they have chance for improving with financial problem for next season.

Barcelona doesn't need to have investors like in PSG or Man City, they just need some investors to fix their financial problem at least. Previously, I heard that Barcelona already got new investors, that's why they can buy some players in the last transfer window. It is impossible for them to buy new players and pay the salaries of the whole players if they have no new investors.

Well, Barcelona may face a serious problem with their finances. But I am sure it will be easier to get investors after they win the La Liga trophy this season. 

yes, next season will be even better if Barcelona wins the trophy this season. and that is a way to make it easier for them to approach and negotiate with investors. with their current state, they can get good results, and if there is funding even better for next season. I'm sure Barcelona will be very ready to compete with strong teams in the Champions League. at the moment they have to be content with achievements in the domestic league.

[Google+]

Benzema is still showing a really impressive performance for Real Madrid. Maybe he isn't same as the previous season but he still continues to score many goals. Age isn't still a hindrance for him to play nicely but I don't know how long Real Madrid are planning to continue with him from now on. This summer can be pretty interesting for Real Madrid side actually.

Because there is a possibility for them to make a solid striker signing this summer. For now the biggest candidate for this transfer is Osimhen as it seems. Actually they have long-term plans for Haaland or Mbappe as well but they aren't going for any of them yet. Signing Osimhen might be a big step forward for Real Madrid depending on the player's adapting to the environment quickly.

indeed there has been a slight decrease in benzema performance this season because of the injury he has experienced. but from the statistics he has done this season in Laliga with Real madrid, of course he is a player who is quite active in scoring goals when he plays in every game. Benzema has so far scored 17 goals which makes him second in Laliga top scorer for the time being.

Meanwhile the age factor also affected him in fighting the storm of injuries but he is still a player who is quite dangerous on the front lines of real madrid. maybe the contribution that real madrid fans will be waiting for is his big contribution in the second leg against manchester city.

[Oluwa-btc]

Atletico Madrid have done a pretty good job about reaching the 2nd spot in the standings. They can maintain this spot until the end of the season as well if they keep up their focus at this level. However their job on the last three weeks can be more difficult. Because their fixtures are like this consecutively:

- Espanyol (A)
- Real Sociedad (H)
- Villarreal (A)

Espanyol are trying to not relegate from the La Liga now. Real Sociedad and Villarreal are in a fight to qualify for some tournament next season. Especially Real Sociedad are getting close to making it to the Champions League groups. However even if Atletico Madrid get decent results and secure the 2nd spot they can still make some big changes to be more successful. I wonder if Simeone will be continuing to manage the team for example.

Atletico Madrid has really done more than enough, so far I give full credit to Diego Simeone who has brought them this far after talks of him leaving the club as a result of the bad performance and form they've been in the earliest stages of the season.
He seems like he still would be in control of the club next season as the head coach regardless of how he's managed them for the last decade.

Espanyol would face Barcelona on Sunday, I'm sure they'll make things so difficult for the Catalians to win the league on Sunday evening.

[Wiwo]

indeed there has been a slight decrease in benzema performance this season because of the injury he has experienced. but from the statistics he has done this season in Laliga with Real madrid, of course he is a player who is quite active in scoring goals when he plays in every game. Benzema has so far scored 17 goals which makes him second in Laliga top scorer for the time being.

The truth is that, Benzema is already over stressed since last season and couple with the injury, his performance have really decreased significantly and thos have affected the total performance of his club since this season began, but even at that Real Madrid has been able to to the la Liga even though Barcelona is still topping the point ranking.

But. We can be sure that it won't take long before Real Madrid take over the first spot and their going to finish thos season playing top clubs just like in the last season, but in the championship is where the faith in Real Madrid will be greatly tested and if care is not taking, Real Madrid will not make it to the finals.

[Leviathan.007]

Atletico Madrid have done a pretty good job about reaching the 2nd spot in the standings. They can maintain this spot until the end of the season as well if they keep up their focus at this level. However their job on the last three weeks can be more difficult. Because their fixtures are like this consecutively:

- Espanyol (A)
- Real Sociedad (H)
- Villarreal (A)

The big problems for Atletico here are Sociedad and Villareal. Espanyol may be fighting to remain in La Liga but they won't be a big problem for Atletico Madrid. The team Espanyol gives problem to is Barcelona. They can be a pain in the ass when they face Barca and they will be playing each other this weekend.

Atletico still have to play Osasuna. Osasuna is a bigger treat to Atletico than Espanyol. Osasuna is a pretty decent team. They know how to defend well too. Atletico is in good form in the league while Madrid is kind of inconsistent in the league and that is why I feel Atletico will remain second in the league this season because even Madrid will still drop points before the season ends.

This can be very bad for Real Madrid if they end this season at their place on the table and they lose even the second place the table because they had bad results in La Liga and they put full energy into other tournaments like the champions league, considering the remaining game for both teams I don't think if Atletico Madrid makes any mistake and let Real Madrid take their place back in the league.

[JoyMarsha]

Cadiz and mallorca are teams that have been inconsistent in their last few matches.
this will be difficult to predict indeed, but Cadiz's motivation to win the match is quite large because currently Cadiz is very close to the relegation cliff, therefore they will try hard to win this match even though this match is played at home to mallorca.
Even though it's risky, I'm trying to bet on Cadiz's win in this match because I saw Mallorca's poor performance in its last few matches.

The first half is coming to an end and it seems that Mallorca's temporary lead in this match will last until the end of the first half.
The play of both teams was really quite good in this match as they were quite all out and that was evident in the number of chances they got in this match.
I think the second half later Cadiz will still want to take over the game, because regardless of anything at this time their condition is behind and their position in the standings is not safe, so inevitably they have to do their best for the second half later at least even if they can't bring points but they have to force 1 point in this match.

The second-half kick-off restarts and in this case it's still going to be interesting.
The first 5 minutes there is still no significant change but as you said, Cadiz this time will definitely try harder because if they can't get a point in this game then it's clear they will be threatened especially the gap this time with Getafe who are in the zone relegation is only 1 point.

Since Cadiz lost against Mallorca without picking up any points, it's still feasible that they will hold onto their spot in the league (15th spot) for this week without slipping into the relegation zone. I just looked up the results of the teams listed below Cadiz on the La Liga table. Similar to how Getafe will face Real Madrid in their next games. It's a loss match for Getafe because there is no way that they could win against Real Madrid. So, Getafe will remain in the relegation zone as a result.

[TopT3ns]

The second-half kick-off restarts and in this case it's still going to be interesting.
The first 5 minutes there is still no significant change but as you said, Cadiz this time will definitely try harder because if they can't get a point in this game then it's clear they will be threatened especially the gap this time with Getafe who are in the zone relegation is only 1 point.

Unfortunately, Mallorca, in the 16th minute, managed to score a goal from a kick from a young player who was only twenty-five years old and named Pablo Maffeo. With this kick, Mallorca won this match because, after Mallorca scored a goal, they immediately implemented a strong defense, which made it difficult for Cadiz to reply to goals, even though Cadiz had tried to shoot at goal for up to 14 attempts but still nothing went into Mallorca's goal.

[alpamar99]

This can be very bad for Real Madrid if they end this season at their place on the table and they lose even the second place the table because they had bad results in La Liga and they put full energy into other tournaments like the champions league, considering the remaining game for both teams I don't think if Atletico Madrid makes any mistake and let Real Madrid take their place back in the league.

The current conditions still make it possible for Madrid to return to the initial position of runner up, but of course this must be accompanied by them playing a good match later.
On the other hand, actually with the rest of the current competition for some reason I'm still quite confident that they can get back to that position.
The gap is still quite close at the moment, but now we just have to wait for Atletico who will still face some matches which are actually quite troublesome, especially for the last 2 matches.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

This can be very bad for Real Madrid if they end this season at their place on the table and they lose even the second place the table because they had bad results in La Liga and they put full energy into other tournaments like the champions league, considering the remaining game for both teams I don't think if Atletico Madrid makes any mistake and let Real Madrid take their place back in the league.

At this stage I think Madrid don't care if they finish second or third. It is clear that they are losing the league, although mathematically not yet, as the gap with Barcelona is 14 points and there are 5 games left (a maximum of 15 points), although as you say it seems that lately they have put more effort into the Champions League.

Barcelona, on the other hand, are breathing easy because in one or two matchdays they could be mathematically crowned champions, which will come in very handy after the risky financial gamble they took this year.