La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[BIT-BENDER]

At the moment it is true that Ancelotti does not appear to need a centre-forward and is still comfortable with the players he has in his squad. But I think Real Madrid will be in real trouble if one of Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo get injured during the season. They can't count on Joselu, I don't think he's the player one would really expect to replace Benzema.

The exit of benzema was definitely going to affect real Madrid negatively and I think they need to feel up that space to compete in the big competition, Manchester city has Erling Halaand Barcelona has Lewandowsky . You are talking about If Rodrygo injures they don't have anyone to fill in well I don't think Rodrygo is the type of striker they need, yes he may become that strike in some years but to compete for big titles you need more clinical strikers and I think Rodrygo is just lacking behind a bit .

[tiCeR]

At the moment it is true that Ancelotti does not appear to need a centre-forward and is still comfortable with the players he has in his squad. But I think Real Madrid will be in real trouble if one of Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo get injured during the season. They can't count on Joselu, I don't think he's the player one would really expect to replace Benzema.

The exit of benzema was definitely going to affect real Madrid negatively and I think they need to feel up that space to compete in the big competition, Manchester city has Erling Halaand Barcelona has Lewandowsky . You are talking about If Rodrygo injures they don't have anyone to fill in well I don't think Rodrygo is the type of striker they need, yes he may become that strike in some years but to compete for big titles you need more clinical strikers and I think Rodrygo is just lacking behind a bit .

I wouldn't compare Lewandowski to Haaland anymore. Those times when Lewandowski was the craziest goal machine in Europe are over. He is not a player who is going to break any records in Spain whereas Haaland is set to pulverize whatever records there are left both in the Premier League and in the Champions League.

Benzema wasn't that big of a loss to Real Madrid because he was on a decline anyway as he got more often injured and he also got to feel the consequences of aging. No doubt that he was an amazing offender for many seasons, but last season it became obvious that his best time is over. He could have still been a valuable player for Real Madrid, but I don't think that he would have had the form to get close to what he achieved when he became the world's best player.

[Jossque]

The first match of the day was Mallorca vs Villareal.We can say that Villareal made a bad start to the league after losing to Real Betis at home in the first week.The opponent made a good start with a draw away to Las Palmas. If we look at the last matches between the two teams, we can easily say that neither side has a clear advantage over the other.We knew that this match was more important for Villareal in terms of the league progression before the match started.In general terms, both teams did not play very well, but Villareal was the side that scored the goal and won.

[Ryu_Ar1]

At the moment it is true that Ancelotti does not appear to need a centre-forward and is still comfortable with the players he has in his squad. But I think Real Madrid will be in real trouble if one of Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo get injured during the season. They can't count on Joselu, I don't think he's the player one would really expect to replace Benzema.

The exit of benzema was definitely going to affect real Madrid negatively and I think they need to feel up that space to compete in the big competition, Manchester city has Erling Halaand Barcelona has Lewandowsky . You are talking about If Rodrygo injures they don't have anyone to fill in well I don't think Rodrygo is the type of striker they need, yes he may become that strike in some years but to compete for big titles you need more clinical strikers and I think Rodrygo is just lacking behind a bit .

Rodrygo is still much better as a winger, but with the new formation where he is paired with Vini for 2 strikers and Jude who is used as a Second Striker, this has paid off a little.
However, we also have to look at the other side of the equation, which is that if things continue like this, then when Rodrygo and Vinicius get stuck it will definitely have a more severe impact on Madrid. When Benzema was on the pitch, he was always an option even if he couldn't score, he could also give space to other strikers to make the opposition defence focus on him and players like Vini or Rodrygo could score goals, but now Benzema is gone and Joselu is still not the answer even though we still haven't seen how he performs in La Liga, but with the current formation, he is not the answer for Madrid and Ancellotti must try a scheme that does not only feature 1 second striker and 2 strikers in every Madrid match.

[mv1986]

At the moment it is true that Ancelotti does not appear to need a centre-forward and is still comfortable with the players he has in his squad. But I think Real Madrid will be in real trouble if one of Vinicius, Bellingham and Rodrygo get injured during the season. They can't count on Joselu, I don't think he's the player one would really expect to replace Benzema.

The exit of benzema was definitely going to affect real Madrid negatively and I think they need to feel up that space to compete in the big competition, Manchester city has Erling Halaand Barcelona has Lewandowsky . You are talking about If Rodrygo injures they don't have anyone to fill in well I don't think Rodrygo is the type of striker they need, yes he may become that strike in some years but to compete for big titles you need more clinical strikers and I think Rodrygo is just lacking behind a bit .

Rodrygo is still much better as a winger, but with the new formation where he is paired with Vini for 2 strikers and Jude who is used as a Second Striker, this has paid off a little.
However, we also have to look at the other side of the equation, which is that if things continue like this, then when Rodrygo and Vinicius get stuck it will definitely have a more severe impact on Madrid. When Benzema was on the pitch, he was always an option even if he couldn't score, he could also give space to other strikers to make the opposition defence focus on him and players like Vini or Rodrygo could score goals, but now Benzema is gone and Joselu is still not the answer even though we still haven't seen how he performs in La Liga, but with the current formation, he is not the answer for Madrid and Ancellotti must try a scheme that does not only feature 1 second striker and 2 strikers in every Madrid match.

Benzema had several important qualities besides just scoring goals and as you said he understood the game flow very well and knew how to create space for the other players, how to accelerate the game and how to keep the ball and make a smart decision to pass it onto someone else. But there is also one advantage that Real Madrid now has with two players like Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior building the attacking line and that is speed. The speed they have is really intense and that poses a threat to the opponent's defensive line such that it is much harder for them to close the gap between their own lines and prevents them from pushing with the entire team. They always have to be careful and keep in mind that there is Junior, who'd immediately be gone if the opponent neglects the defense line for a moment and Real Madrid goes for the counter attack. Benzema wasn't the fastest.

[snipie]

The first match of the day was Mallorca vs Villareal.We can say that Villareal made a bad start to the league after losing to Real Betis at home in the first week.The opponent made a good start with a draw away to Las Palmas. If we look at the last matches between the two teams, we can easily say that neither side has a clear advantage over the other.We knew that this match was more important for Villareal in terms of the league progression before the match started.In general terms, both teams did not play very well, but Villareal was the side that scored the goal and won.

Mallorca 0 - 1  Villarreal. That result is normal when seeing the performance of the two teams. Villarreal defeat in the previous match was also normal since Real Betis is a hard opponent.
In the other hand, Mallorca failed to win in the previous match vs Las Palmas which just promoted to La Liga. Las Palmas is now playing vs Valencia and the score is still 0 - 0 in the first half of the game.

[kawetsriyanto]

The exit of benzema was definitely going to affect real Madrid negatively and I think they need to feel up that space to compete in the big competition, Manchester city has Erling Halaand Barcelona has Lewandowsky . You are talking about If Rodrygo injures they don't have anyone to fill in well I don't think Rodrygo is the type of striker they need, yes he may become that strike in some years but to compete for big titles you need more clinical strikers and I think Rodrygo is just lacking behind a bit .

Of course, when Benzema left Real Madrid, they lost their machine goal. Unfortunately, Real Madrid still can't sign a proper striker until now. They only signed Joselu, but I don't think Joselu is a proper striker to replace Benzema's role. Joselu's level is still below Benzema, Real Madrid can't rely on him to be the new machine goal. I agree that Real Madrid must sign a striker with the same level as Haaland or Lewandowski.

Rodrygo is a winger, his main position isn't as a striker. Vini is also a winger, Real Madrid can't force him to be a striker. So, the solution is clear to sign a new top striker. Sadly, Real Madrid targeted Harry Kane and Mbappe, but they failed to sign both these strikers. Until now, Real Madrid seems to have no serious plan to sign another striker.

[Zaguru12]

Rodrygo is still much better as a winger, but with the new formation where he is paired with Vini for 2 strikers and Jude who is used as a Second Striker, this has paid off a little.
However, we also have to look at the other side of the equation, which is that if things continue like this, then when Rodrygo and Vinicius get stuck it will definitely have a more severe impact on Madrid. When Benzema was on the pitch, he was always an option even if he couldn't score, he could also give space to other strikers to make the opposition defence focus on him and players like Vini or Rodrygo could score goals, but now Benzema is gone and Joselu is still not the answer even though we still haven't seen how he performs in La Liga, but with the current formation, he is not the answer for Madrid and Ancellotti must try a scheme that does not only feature 1 second striker and 2 strikers in every Madrid match.

Both Rodrygo and Vinicius aren’t proper strikers and no matter how Ancelloti decides to use this system they will definitely have a match that they can’t make a difference just like you said. A proper striker most at times are goal poachers and also are very good in the air, but this two guys lack this  ability. Madrid should definitely have gone for Vlahovic even for a season long loan.

Joselu is also a player that Ancelotti can try to use but him wanting to stick to his four midfielders will stop him from playing the formation. Right now Madrid fans will have to be patient because I don’t see them having an enough of possession in games. They will definitely sit back and allow to hit opponents on counter which doesn’t works all the time. They will suffer against clubs counter press very well 

[shogun47]

Rodrygo is still much better as a winger, but with the new formation where he is paired with Vini for 2 strikers and Jude who is used as a Second Striker, this has paid off a little.
However, we also have to look at the other side of the equation, which is that if things continue like this, then when Rodrygo and Vinicius get stuck it will definitely have a more severe impact on Madrid. When Benzema was on the pitch, he was always an option even if he couldn't score, he could also give space to other strikers to make the opposition defence focus on him and players like Vini or Rodrygo could score goals, but now Benzema is gone and Joselu is still not the answer even though we still haven't seen how he performs in La Liga, but with the current formation, he is not the answer for Madrid and Ancellotti must try a scheme that does not only feature 1 second striker and 2 strikers in every Madrid match.

Both Rodrygo and Vinicius aren’t proper strikers and no matter how Ancelloti decides to use this system they will definitely have a match that they can’t make a difference just like you said. A proper striker most at times are goal poachers and also are very good in the air, but this two guys lack this  ability. Madrid should definitely have gone for Vlahovic even for a season long loan.

Joselu is also a player that Ancelotti can try to use but him wanting to stick to his four midfielders will stop him from playing the formation. Right now Madrid fans will have to be patient because I don’t see them having an enough of possession in games. They will definitely sit back and allow to hit opponents on counter which doesn’t works all the time. They will suffer against clubs counter press very well 

When I read your post I realized that I have to agree with you here. A real striker should cover the requirements like also being good in the air because it is a quality that should never be lacking completely. In the past Real Madrid had Ronaldo, but also Ramos for corner kicks and free kicks and some other strong players for situations that take place in the air. Benzema wasn't the best in the air, but he still got that covered. This is something that Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior lack 100%, but I am also not convinced of Vlahovic. His performance at Juventus Turin was not worthy of getting a call from Real Madrid. I think that is why many clubs were uncertain about signing him.

[Leviathan.007]

Mallorca vs Villarreal

Based on the recent performance of these teams i can see Mallorca is slightly better than Villarreal and on week 1 too Villarreal has been lose from Betis but Mallorca also still haven't showing their best performance because they only can able to playing draw against promotion team Las Palmas but there is interesting thing from both teams that in the last 2 meetings Mallorca can able to beat Villarreal even the latest is they can able to win with big scores 4-2

The odds between them is not so different Mallorca @2.90 and Villarreal @2.55 but i don't think Villarreal can able to overcomes Mallorca because just like i said before Villarreal performance is still unstable even i was thinking perhaps Mallorca can able to continue their positive records and beat Villarreal again

This match is definitely an interesting match between Mallorca and Villarreal because the rate for this game is very close and maybe that's because the performance of both teams is close together and that's hard to predict this game for people. I would pass this game for the close performance of both teams but the 2.85 rate is high enough to make me get attracted to Mallorca.

[TopT3ns]

I wouldn't compare Lewandowski to Haaland anymore. Those times when Lewandowski was the craziest goal machine in Europe are over. He is not a player who is going to break any records in Spain whereas Haaland is set to pulverize whatever records there are left both in the Premier League and in the Champions League.

Benzema wasn't that big of a loss to Real Madrid because he was on a decline anyway as he got more often injured and he also got to feel the consequences of aging. No doubt that he was an amazing offender for many seasons, but last season it became obvious that his best time is over. He could have still been a valuable player for Real Madrid, but I don't think that he would have had the form to get close to what he achieved when he became the world's best player.

In terms of age, these two players are very different. Lewandowski's age is too old, It's time for him to think about old age and doesn't need to try hard to always score lots of goals, while Haaland's age is still very young, making him challenged to always score goals because he still has a high spirit and agility that must be used to make history so that in old age he will have an interesting story about himself, who was once the top scorer legend at a young age.

[arimamib]

In terms of age, these two players are very different. Lewandowski's age is too old; it's time for him to think about old age and doesn't need to try hard to always score lots of goals, while Haaland's age is still very young, making him challenged to always score goals because he still has a high spirit and agility that must be used to make history so that in old age he will have an interesting story about himself, who was once the top scorer legend at a young age.

Lewandowski has made a lot of history at a young age when he was with Bayern Munich and also last season Lewandowski became the top scorer with Barcelona. Now, if you look at his age, of course we wouldn't expect him to be the top scorer last season because many other players could do it. But that's what amazed us enough about Lewandowski because he doesn't give up on scoring lots of goals in every game.

What's the point of comparing Haaland and Lewandowski, moreover, they are quite far apart in age and Lewandowski may be at the end of his career. I think these two leagues are also different because the EPL has stronger competition compared to Laliga. So let them do bigger jobs in their careers and we just have to admire their skills on the ball.

[SatoPrincess]

On Sunday, Barcelona will welcome Cadiz at the Estadi Olmpic Llus Companys is an exciting match to watch. Cadiz won their first La Liga game of the season, while the blaugrana are yet to pick up a three point on the table, a disappointing draw tie against Getafe, but they strive to get better. It would be a good thing for Barcelona if they were paired with an average club that would weigh less on their strategy, but Xavi Hernandez shouldn't underestimate any club at the moment, and winning his second league game should be his priority at the moment.  

This time Barcelona will not want to play around or settle for any result other than getting a win this weekend. Barcelona drew their first game of the season and won’t want to lose or draw the next game. Nevertheless Cadiz are not to be underestimated because even the weakest of teams can put up a brilliant show against a top team on a bad day so my advice to Barcelona and Xavi is to prepare against all odds for this game.

[lalabotax]

We saw Barcelona's performance when Koeman was Barcelona's coach. The squad was not weak but Barcelona's performance was very poor. Barcelona cannot perform well. Barcelona had a hard time winning even against weaker teams.

Xavi's influence on Barcelona's changes was indeed very large. It was a bit difficult at first, because after all, overhauling and improving on Barcelona which was so bad at that time was not easy. Xavi also took some time to start and made him better over time. Until finally Xavi was able to bring Barcelona to overtake Real Madrid and eventually became the holder of the La Liga title last season. Honestly, This is a very great achievement, because last season started with a very poor performance and ended with satisfying results.

[borovichok]

We saw Barcelona's performance when Koeman was Barcelona's coach. The squad was not weak but Barcelona's performance was very poor. Barcelona cannot perform well. Barcelona had a hard time winning even against weaker teams.

Every club works perfectly smooth under a good manager that has winning mentality. We're all aware of how tough the bluagrana were, they got good until the president and the board signed the wrong coach which caused them most pained. It was really one of the most crucial sections at Camp Nou, they recorded loses streaks. Barcelona under Ronald Koeman, was a weak club, alot of negative changes happened. Barcelona was considered a weak elite club with numerous weaknesses which were opened. Furthermore that's all in the past, Barcelona present form is spectacular, they got the best among the best, all credits goes to Xavi Hernandez who's the master planner behind their triumphant levels.

[shinratensei_]

The first match of the day was Mallorca vs Villareal.We can say that Villareal made a bad start to the league after losing to Real Betis at home in the first week.The opponent made a good start with a draw away to Las Palmas. If we look at the last matches between the two teams, we can easily say that neither side has a clear advantage over the other.We knew that this match was more important for Villareal in terms of the league progression before the match started.In general terms, both teams did not play very well, but Villareal was the side that scored the goal and won.

Mallorca 0 - 1  Villarreal. That result is normal when seeing the performance of the two teams. Villarreal defeat in the previous match was also normal since Real Betis is a hard opponent.
In the other hand, Mallorca failed to win in the previous match vs Las Palmas which just promoted to La Liga. Las Palmas is now playing vs Valencia and the score is still 0 - 0 in the first half of the game.

Valencia won against palmas. Even though palmast was a promoted team but it was giving a hard game against valencia. Valencia is now leading the board now by collecting 6 points from the two matches. La palmas was so dumb.
This team was dominating the ball possessions, but it was unable in bringing to ball to the attacking line. In result, la palmas has only one goal attempts against valencia. This club must put midfielder and attacking lines as the focus. La palmas was only passing the ball without even a clear direction where it must be going on. Palmas needs to strengthen its attacking line. The mid still becomes the main problem. Sometimes palmas was doing wrong pass, and it has given valencia a chance to do counter attack.

[EFS]

It's good to see Valencia back on top again. They started the season with two wins and when we look at the fixture we see it's very possible to make it to four. Last couple of years were pretty bad for them, I wish we see them in Top 4 again.
Pepelu is a gem. Great transfer from Levante for a fairly good price. They should find a couple more players to strengthen the squad though. Especially a good striker is needed urgently.

[Strongkored]

This match is definitely an interesting match between Mallorca and Villarreal because the rate for this game is very close and maybe that's because the performance of both teams is close together and that's hard to predict this game for people. I would pass this game for the close performance of both teams but the 2.85 rate is high enough to make me get attracted to Mallorca.

Villareal won the match with a narrow score of 1-0 and it happened in the second half after the first half the score was still goalless, and those who bet on Villareal on the money line got quite an attractive profit because the odds were 2.55 and it looks like the bookmakers see Villareal as a team who will win in this match although do not believe that it will be an easy game for Villarreal.

Real Sociedad vs Celta Vigo, as the home team and also considered stronger than Celta Vigo, Real Sociedad is favored far enough from their opponent and I think this will be a match giving 3 points for the home team, at odds @1.74 I think it's good enough to choose because I'm pretty sure Sociedad will win over their opponent.

[Oluwa-btc]

I wouldn't compare Lewandowski to Haaland anymore. Those times when Lewandowski was the craziest goal machine in Europe are over. He is not a player who is going to break any records in Spain whereas Haaland is set to pulverize whatever records there are left both in the Premier League and in the Champions League.

Benzema wasn't that big of a loss to Real Madrid because he was on a decline anyway as he got more often injured and he also got to feel the consequences of aging. No doubt that he was an amazing offender for many seasons, but last season it became obvious that his best time is over. He could have still been a valuable player for Real Madrid, but I don't think that he would have had the form to get close to what he achieved when he became the world's best player.

They're the Perfect players to be compared honestly, they both are good at scoring tap in goals, always in the penalty box to score goals and has nothing to do with creativity of the chances and goals. Even if Lewandoski was introduced to the Premier League by Pep Guardiola he would still win those awards honestly. Erling Haaland made the best decision working with Pep Guardiola.

Before Real Madrid, Lyon relied heavily on the young Karim Benzema, don't say he is already declined. He is the second highest Real Madrid highest goal scorer if not the third. Astounding player. His good old days shouldn't be forgeoytny so easily.

[makishart]

Odds 1.58 for Valencia, obviously I would probably choose Valencia rather than Las Palmas if betting on teams. Also as you said, Valencia will probably be more confident about getting the three points, considering that they previously won against Sevilla. Moreover, tonight match will be held at home of Valencia, that is a plus other advantages for them to win three points at there.

The penalty has been helping valencia to win the game against palmas. I saw that how hard valencia is trying to beat palmast but all the chances being wasted. I must say that if palmas's goal keeper was trying so hard to defend its goalnet from valencia.
Valencia was always doing counter attacks against palmas. Palmas was doing so many back pass once valencia's player was able cutting it and i can see that how palmas was feeling so panic.
Palmas performed so good against valencia. The match may end with a draw as the result if valencia was not getting a penalty from referee. The penalty is not only saving valencia but all of those who pick it was also getting nice profit from their bet.
I do appreaciate the effort from palmas to defend its club from being lose against valencia. Palmas was almost completing its job.