La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rendravolt]

Of the three La Liga promotion teams so far, perhaps only Alaves has had pretty good results. They collected 6 points from 4 matches and when compared to Granada or Las Palmas who only collected 3 and 2 points, it is clear that Alaves is still ahead of both of them. Moreover, Alaves' victory beat two veteran teams in the league such as Sevilla and Valencia, so this time they will be considered the underdog team this season. However, what is clear is that Alaves will not be able to go far into the top 4 positions and they will more likely dominate the middle of the table this season.

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[rahmad2nd]

Barcelona's recent matches have not been good, although they have won three of their four games and drawn one... Barcelona are conceding a lot of goals at the moment, which indicates problems in defence... Of all the La Liga clubs, only Real look very good right now... I think that this season Barcelona will have more problems than last season, when they became champions...

It's still early in the season and there's still a lot of time for the teams to improve, Barcelona currently looks weak in terms of defense but Real Madrid also has problems in the front line, in the last few matches Real Madrid has had quite a hard time scoring goals.
So I think these two top La Liga teams have different problems now, but how these teams can handle them and get out of these problems will be profitable for them to be able to chase the title this season.

Ronald Araujo's absence due to injury, and Christensen's inconsistency in several matches, plus, Xavi is still trying to play his second tier players such as Sergi Roberto, making Barcelona's defense a little slack. In the end, in four matches they also conceded four goals. Of course, Xavi has work to do to improve his defensive line, and fortunately Barcelona now has Joao Cancelo. It is very likely that Joao Cancelo will be included in Barcelona's starting eleven in the future, while waiting for Araujo to recover from his injury. at least Xavi has a solution for his defense line, he just needs to improve the consistency of his players.

On the other hand, Madrid's condition is not so good. they have many injured players, starting from the main goalkeeper, Ceballos, Militao and Vini Jr. If one of the Madrid players gets injured in the next match, this will be a big problem for them. and yes, referring to what you said, Don Carlo cannot continue to only depend on Bellingham up front. In the last match, Madrid had quite a hard time beating their opposing team.
Next, the competition will be even more difficult for both Madrid and Barcelona. because after the Champions League competition starts, their match schedule will be quite busy. and we will see, which team will remain consistent.

[Adams0001]

Barcelona's recent matches have not been good, although they have won three of their four games and drawn one... Barcelona are conceding a lot of goals at the moment, which indicates problems in defence... Of all the La Liga clubs, only Real look very good right now... I think that this season Barcelona will have more problems than last season, when they became champions...

It's still early in the season and there's still a lot of time for the teams to improve, Barcelona currently looks weak in terms of defense but Real Madrid also has problems in the front line, in the last few matches Real Madrid has had quite a hard time scoring goals.
So I think these two top La Liga teams have different problems now, but how these teams can handle them and get out of these problems will be profitable for them to be able to chase the title this season.

If it is about performance from this two teams, I don’t always think too much about their success in the league. They also face hard time like other teams but it does not always affect them too much to the depth that they won’t be able to compete for the title race. The title race always remains between the two of them and sometimes Atletico Madrid also tries their best but not as much as the two of them do compete with each other. Their lack of consistency maybe in the defence or attacking line won’t be a big issue for them because it can easily be fixed between now and their next match which I am certain they will both perform better and excellently well.

[MuffinMaster]

Barcelona's recent matches have not been good, although they have won three of their four games and drawn one... Barcelona are conceding a lot of goals at the moment, which indicates problems in defence... Of all the La Liga clubs, only Real look very good right now... I think that this season Barcelona will have more problems than last season, when they became champions...

It's still early in the season and there's still a lot of time for the teams to improve, Barcelona currently looks weak in terms of defense but Real Madrid also has problems in the front line, in the last few matches Real Madrid has had quite a hard time scoring goals.
So I think these two top La Liga teams have different problems now, but how these teams can handle them and get out of these problems will be profitable for them to be able to chase the title this season.

If it is about performance from this two teams, I don’t always think too much about their success in the league. They also face hard time like other teams but it does not always affect them too much to the depth that they won’t be able to compete for the title race. The title race always remains between the two of them and sometimes Atletico Madrid also tries their best but not as much as the two of them do compete with each other. Their lack of consistency maybe in the defence or attacking line won’t be a big issue for them because it can easily be fixed between now and their next match which I am certain they will both perform better and excellently well.

Barcelona team is in very good form in La Liga. Having won the title last season and this season the team will be looking to do well in La Liga as well as the Champions League due to which they have added several new players to the team.

[BITCOIN4X]

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It's still early in the season and there's still a lot of time for the teams to improve, Barcelona currently looks weak in terms of defense but Real Madrid also has problems in the front line, in the last few matches Real Madrid has had quite a hard time scoring goals.
So I think these two top La Liga teams have different problems now, but how these teams can handle them and get out of these problems will be profitable for them to be able to chase the title this season.

Barcelona was really worried in the match against Villareal where currently the quality of Barcelona's defense is having problems. Barcelona conceded 3 goals in that match, which also indicates that there are problems that need to be fixed in defense. Meanwhile, in the next match, Barcelona only conceded 1 goal against Osasuna and in that match Barcelona's defense looked quite good.

Barcelona has a good right-back at the moment, which is definitely useful considering that so far Barcelona doesn't have a good right-back. Cancelo and Balde will likely be the main choices in most matches, while Araujo (currently still injured) and Kounde will play as central defenders. This could solve Barcelona's defensive problems, but Barcelona must do it carefully.

[hahay]

Of the three La Liga promotion teams so far, perhaps only Alaves has had pretty good results. They collected 6 points from 4 matches and when compared to Granada or Las Palmas who only collected 3 and 2 points, it is clear that Alaves is still ahead of both of them. Moreover, Alaves' victory beat two veteran teams in the league such as Sevilla and Valencia, so this time they will be considered the underdog team this season. However, what is clear is that Alaves will not be able to go far into the top 4 positions and they will more likely dominate the middle of the table this season.

In fact, Alaves had to go through the play offs first to be promoted to LaLiga this season. Also, if we compare with Granada who won the LaLiga2 title last season, and Las Palmas who became the runner up. So at least, it is not easy for Alaves to become a promoted team with the process it went through in the play offs. But anyway, at this moment at least Alaves managed to be the best compared to Granada and Las Palmas. But even so, at least any result can still happen from time to time, and there is no strong guarantee for Alaves to be stable in the middle zone in the La Liga standings this season.

[bitgolden]

What exactly do you not like about Barcelona that they conceded 4 goals? So they missed 3 of them in one match with Villarreal and by the way they won this match, but it was the kind of match when the teams went for a counter game, Barcelona rarely allows this. Barcelona sticks to their previous strategy, they play well in defense and do not try to score many goals, their main focus is on the result. Quite a good start to the season, one draw and three wins, so I don’t see any big problems for Xavi’s team.

I do agree that they are fine, and looking at their results so far this season, they have been fine without a doubt, just because they got some goals scored on them doesn't mean that they are bad, when you look at the results you see how good they are.

Xavi is doing something that is systematic change, and I feel like that is going to take some time and requires the team to get some adjustments to it, and because of that we are going to end up seeing it change a lot, and may have some hard times. Just because they won it last year doesn't mean that they are going to keep winning neither, it is going to end up changing a lot until they find the perfect balance, last year was pure talent, this year it will be the strategy that makes them win.

[Doell]

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Real Madrid next opponent is Real Sociedad in La Liga, while in the UCL group phase Ancelotti squad will face Union Berlin. Atletico will face Valencia in La Liga, and in the UCL Group Phase Diego Simeone squad will face Lazio.  It is clear that Atletico will have a slightly tough match before meeting their city rivals, while Real Madrid will have a slightly easier match.

This derby will be presented in the sixth week, victory in the fifth week of La Liga and the UCL Group Phase will be capital for both of them to appear more confident. I think Real Madrid will be able to beat Atletico at their home ground, because Rodrygo is back from injury.

Indeed Real Madrid opponent is a slightly easier rather than opponent Atletico Madrid, so yes there is a chance for Real Madrid to get points against Atletico Madrid. Because yeah there is a possibility Diego Simeone squad is tired, but in the last few matches Atletico Madrid have a good performance. Anyhow, Diego squad looks solid I doubt Real Madrid can win, but be expected Ancelotti can find a suitable tactic in that match at least to surive for draw result.

[borovichok]

What exactly do you not like about Barcelona that they conceded 4 goals? So they missed 3 of them in one match with Villarreal and by the way they won this match, but it was the kind of match when the teams went for a counter game, Barcelona rarely allows this. Barcelona sticks to their previous strategy, they play well in defense and do not try to score many goals, their main focus is on the result. Quite a good start to the season, one draw and three wins, so I don’t see any big problems for Xavi’s team.

Regarding Villarreal's standing as an elite category team, they will face more difficult games forthcoming campaign. Three goals against Barcá were usually the result of Xavi's men's tentative defending queues. Barcelona has to deal with some challenging impediments in league games; the squad is erratic and finds it hard to maintain consistency in games. Xavi Hernandez is experimenting with different methods for his squad, but nothing is permanent as he continues to repeat transitory statistics as a means to understand techniques that is appropriate for the blaugrana. 

[Hyphen(-)]

In fact, Alaves had to go through the play offs first to be promoted to LaLiga this season. Also, if we compare with Granada who won the LaLiga2 title last season, and Las Palmas who became the runner up.

In comparison to Las Palmas and Granada, Alaves had to go through a complicated process to qualify for the Laliga this season, but with their present results, they appear to be more successful because they aim to stay in the Laliga and avoid relegation.

So at least, it is not easy for Alaves to become a promoted team with the process it went through in the play offs. But anyway, at this moment at least Alaves managed to be the best compared to Granada and Las Palmas. But even so, at least any result can still happen from time to time, and there is no strong guarantee for Alaves to be stable in the middle zone in the La Liga standings this season.

They have won two of the four Laliga matches they have played so far, which is an excellent start compared to Las Palmas, which has yet to win a single match, and Granada, which has won one match and lost the other three.

Alaves have some experience in the Laliga because they were always difficult to defeat by Barcelona and other great teams back then. I am hopeful that they will remain competitive this season, although staying in the middle of the table will be challenging, but they will undoubtedly avoid the relegation zone.

[Ryu_Ar1]

However, we also have to look at the quality and performance of the current Barcelona team realistically, Barcelona has not played well in the last few matches and there are many things that Xavi must immediately fix to make this team much more solid.
I would not be surprised if Barcelona's next match will reap bad results because in my opinion the current Barcelona team is not very strong, especially their bottom line which has conceded a lot this season, especially in the last 2 matches Barcelona conceded 4 goals, that's not a good thing.
And also Xavi's team is currently not well organized, so if they meet tough opponents, I doubt Barcelona will be able to win, but again, if it's still early in the season, anything is possible.

What exactly do you not like about Barcelona that they conceded 4 goals? So they missed 3 of them in one match with Villarreal and by the way they won this match, but it was the kind of match when the teams went for a counter game, Barcelona rarely allows this. Barcelona sticks to their previous strategy, they play well in defense and do not try to score many goals, their main focus is on the result. Quite a good start to the season, one draw and three wins, so I don’t see any big problems for Xavi’s team.

I prefer to think that they are struggling to score goals rather than not trying to score many goals in a match because looking at their condition for the beginning of this season it seems very difficult for them to score more than 2 goals in 1 match.
There still needs to be some familiarisation when trying out some of the younger players and Lewandowski's performance is still hampered by the opposition's marking which makes it difficult for Barcelona to find many goals in their matches.

Despite this the chances of them winning definitely remain as they are the favourites and the worst possibility is a draw although this would be difficult for Betis to force a draw.

[QueenVera]

I prefer to think that they are struggling to score goals rather than not trying to score many goals in a match because looking at their condition for the beginning of this season it seems very difficult for them to score more than 2 goals in 1 match.
There still needs to be some familiarisation when trying out some of the younger players and Lewandowski's performance is still hampered by the opposition's marking which makes it difficult for Barcelona to find many goals in their matches.

Despite this the chances of them winning definitely remain as they are the favourites and the worst possibility is a draw although this would be difficult for Betis to force a draw.

I just hope Robert Lewandowski get back to his full potential like that at Bayern Munich were he could be able to score several hat tricks in one season, ever since he came to Barcelona I've not really been impressed with his performance compared to when he was at Bayern Munich, Barcelona are known to be very dominant and very high in possession on the pitch, they love to press their opponents and force them out of their defense line which is a very fine tactics that could make them easily win matches against smaller club but you'll find them pressing and failing to put the ball into the net, and it would fall back to Lewandowski inconsistency for Barcelona, since he's the top 9 it's his responsibility to get the ball into the net but it's been uneasy for him instead it's the Barcelona wingers and Midfielders that mostly scores for them.

[Leviathan.007]

Real Madrid had a good start this season and they won many titles in the first month of La Liga.
After the amazing performance, we saw from them because of their good teamwork, Real Madrid's coach, Carlo Ancelotti is now the best manager of the month.



Also, we know Real Madrid lost some palyers in this transfer window like Benzema and we thought they were going to have problems with finishing the ball but Jude Bellingham had an amazing performance and he scored goals for his team. That's why this player is also chosen for the best paler in the month.

  

[Oluwa-btc]

The good news for Xavi is about Lamine Yamal and he had a good performance playing for his national team against Georgia. Today the game between Georgia and Spain Lamine Yamal was playing for his national team while he was just a 16-year-old palyer, he scored a goal for Spain and while he was the youngest player scoring a goal for Barcelona in La Liga, now he is the youngest palyer scoring a goal for Spain.
I hope to see his palyer continue his good performance and Xavi is lucky to have a palyer like him on the team. He can even have the chance to become a superstar palyer in Barcelona soon.

Good record for Yamal. 16 years and 1 goal for Spain. Two records at once he got. This record is a new record for Spain and replaces Gavi the previous record owner. Last night was of course also a tough decision because the Spanish coach dared to play him. But his decision became a very good result. He is a long-term asset for Barcelona and Spain.

In one of the games he played for Barcelona last season that I watched he  really performed so good for Barcelona,  his performance was outstanding and I don't know why Xavi don't normally use  him. The young player is very good and I think Barcelona needs him frequently,  with the way he performs I believe he will always deliver good performance,  his football take looks so original. Yamal is good player that Barcelona don't need to take for granted.

Youngest player to play for Spanish National Team, he will achieve more as he progress to a new level. He has a great first touch and very sharp when it comes to cut in chances and positional plays.
During the next game against Betis, Barcelona should get the better of that game but it seems like all of the first team players are out facing international duties call. There should be tired legs after the international break.

If you ask my opinion, I will say Barcelona will not win that game against Real Betis. The season has kicked off well recoding three wins and a draw in four games.

[nurilham]

Indeed Real Madrid opponent is a slightly easier rather than opponent Atletico Madrid, so yes there is a chance for Real Madrid to get points against Atletico Madrid.

I don't think the chance for winning the match will be determined by the previous matches. Although Real Madrid got full points from smaller teams, it doesn't mean Real Madrid always got the points easily. In the last 2 matches, Real Madrid won by only 1 goal difference, it means Real Madrid experienced a difficult match. If they play against Atletico Madrid, it must be harder. I personally can't guess how much the chance of Real Madrid to win against Atletico Madrid.

Because yeah there is a possibility Diego Simeone squad is tired, but in the last few matches Atletico Madrid have a good performance. Anyhow, Diego squad looks solid I doubt Real Madrid can win, but be expected Ancelotti can find a suitable tactic in that match at least to surive for draw result.

It is still the early season, how can Atletico Madrid feel tired?  
I think it is a bit nonsense if Atletico Madrid squad will be tired. They are in a good shape, especially after they won 7 goals against Rayo Vallecano.

[Docnaster]

Real Madrid had a good start this season and they won many titles in the first month of La Liga.
After the amazing performance, we saw from them because of their good teamwork, Real Madrid's coach, Carlo Ancelotti is now the best manager of the month.



Also, we know Real Madrid lost some palyers in this transfer window like Benzema and we thought they were going to have problems with finishing the ball but Jude Bellingham had an amazing performance and he scored goals for his team. That's why this player is also chosen for the best paler in the month.

  

Congratulations to Carlo Ancelotti for winning the Spanish La Liga manager of the month of August. I must say that there's no other manager in the league that deserves it more than Carlo Ancelotti does after winning all four of their Spanish La Liga matches.
After their former captain Karim Benzema left for the Saudi League, eyebrows were raised on wether the Spanish giants are gonna sign his replacement because of how impactful he's been to the club since Cristiano Ronaldo left in 2018 summer. But even without a recognized striker, Ancelotti has introduced a new formation at the club that's allowed their summer signee Jude Bellingham to be playing as a false 9 and that new formation has really helped the club and the player as the player has scored five goals in his first four league games for the club

[Rengga Jati]

Indeed Real Madrid opponent is a slightly easier rather than opponent Atletico Madrid, so yes there is a chance for Real Madrid to get points against Atletico Madrid. Because yeah there is a possibility Diego Simeone squad is tired, but in the last few matches Atletico Madrid have a good performance. Anyhow, Diego squad looks solid I doubt Real Madrid can win, but be expected Ancelotti can find a suitable tactic in that match at least to surive for draw result.

Actually, in La Liga, Rea Sociedad is also not a small club and has sometimes given good surprises. It's just a matter of how Real Madrid can optimize its performance again or not. But usually, Real Madrid will be superior to this club. If you look at Head 2 Head, Real Madrid clearly won more. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Atletico vs Valencia, I believe Atletico Madrid should not experience high obstacles. Valencia didn't start the season very well. They are still inconsistent and sometimes cannot optimize their chances. Here, Atletico Madrid might still be able to gain more advantages than Valencia.

Meanwhile at UC, you could say that Lazio is tougher than Berlin. However, no one can guarantee that because sometimes German clubs can also provide quite strong surprises in the Champions League. But of course, which club can handle more, the results will be more optimal.

[JeromeTash]

Also, we know Real Madrid lost some palyers in this transfer window like Benzema and we thought they were going to have problems with finishing the ball but Jude Bellingham had an amazing performance and he scored goals for his team. That's why this player is also chosen for the best paler in the month

I don't I am still not comfortable with Jude Bellingham being the one to find goals for Real Madrid. What if he gets injured? What if teams figure these out?

The fact is that without a top-notch number 9, Real Madrid is going to struggle in the long run. I am A Real Madrid supporter, but I am not impressed yet. I saw this kind of thing before with Federico Valverde until he stopped scoring. We struggled, and this was when Benzema was still with us.

[KTChampions]

I just hope Robert Lewandowski get back to his full potential like that at Bayern Munich were he could be able to score several hat tricks in one season, ever since he came to Barcelona I've not really been impressed with his performance compared to when he was at Bayern Munich, Barcelona are known to be very dominant and very high in possession on the pitch, they love to press their opponents and force them out of their defense line which is a very fine tactics that could make them easily win matches against smaller club but you'll find them pressing and failing to put the ball into the net, and it would fall back to Lewandowski inconsistency for Barcelona, since he's the top 9 it's his responsibility to get the ball into the net but it's been uneasy for him instead it's the Barcelona wingers and Midfielders that mostly scores for them.

Don't rely on it. He is already 35. I will be surprised if he still plays in Europe next season. I think he is in decline and it began in Bayern (it was not for nothing that Bayern did not want to sign a long-term contract with him and only offered him a year), but we did not notice this because Bayern itself was fine. In Barcelona, this problem manifested itself and given the fact that Barcelona’s affairs this season are not as good as in the past, it is unlikely that Lewandowski will show himself better.

[Sexylizzy2813]

When I hear some talks about Madrid being the strongest or the team that have best young talents (which is true, that's in the la Liga) I just smile because I don't see anything special about Madrid and I still believe that with the absence of Benzema that team can't get more goals than they did last season and in the champions league they won't be a threat.
Until Carlos Ancelotti gets a new striker I don't think they'd go far in the champions league even in some domestic competitions. If they're seeing Jude Bellingham as the replacement for big Benz I think they're making a mistake, he's still young and such responsibility is just too much for him as a young lad, because injury can take him out anytime soon and he might even drop form due to fatigue.
Don't get me wrong on this, Bellingham is a good talent and he needs to be taken into the battlefield with an experience player and if Madrid had gotten Kane I feel it would have been a good fit for the business.