La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Doell]

After getting poor results in the previous two matches, Bilbao finally tasted victory again and this time Villarreal had to recognize Bilbao's strength. Even though this was an away match for Bilbao and they were not afraid of being under pressure from the Villarreal fans who were the hosts. This match ended with a score of 2-3 and it is clear from the statistics that the two teams exchanged attacks so that many goals were scored.

Bilbao had scored 3 goals in the first half and they seemed quite careless in the second half, but Villarreal only managed to score 2 goals and that was still not enough to equalize. This result makes Bilbao sit in 5th position in the standings and in fact they are still not safe enough because Betis and Sociedad are ready to shift them at any time considering the gap is quite small.

Unfortunately, the performance of Villarreal players in the first half was really bad. Villarreal were 3 score behind making them helpless in that match, although they were able to scored quickly in the 86th and 87th minutes, but they didn't have enough time to equal the score. Juan Jose Rojo Martin or Pacheta must be able to improve the quality of Villarreal defense to make it even better at next. If not, then maybe Villarreal will difficult to climb to a better position in the standings.

Indeed, Bilbao gap points with Real Betis and Real Sociedad is very close. So yes, Bilbao position is still not safe at all. In the next match, Bilbao must get full points against Celta Vigo to stay on 5th place.

[SatoPrincess]

From what I felt after watching this match, Real Madrid's overall performance was similar to the previous matches. Only Bellingham's performance has been slightly weaker. And Bellingham's poor performance kept Madrid from winning. Madrid had 63% ball possession in this match. A total of 22 shots on goal, while Rayo Vallecano's players made only 4. I would say because the team was dependent on Bellingham's performance. So the impact of Bellingham not playing well has been seen in the overall squad. While Joselu managed to hit some good shots, Vini's performance was as usual very poor.

So far I can say Jude Bellingham is the best signing of the summer because he has transformed Real Madrid to a more deadly attacking side. His goal contributions this season are superb, what a brilliant way to kick start his Madrid career and if he goes on like this I bet he will be the next big name in the game in this generation.

[jeha2015]

Unfortunately, Real couldn't win yesterday and now Girona is the sole leader  I’m happy for them, but still, Real Madrid lacks a top striker and this annoys me - they are one step away from ideal and this is even more offensive than if “everything was bad” for them. I don’t think that the balance of power in La Liga has changed in any way because of this draw, but I have become even more confident that Bayern and City are favorites in the Champions League relative to Real Madrid.

It's a shame that Rea Madrid drew against a team that was relatively easy, this is because Real Madrid doesn't have a deadly attacker. Because Jude won't always be the savior or always score goals because that's not his job.

90 minutes Vini played very badly, her dribble was unclear, there was no penetration, crossing let alone finishing. Game strategies and player substitutions are very monotonous, nothing new is created or used. Even though the media had also reported that there would be a debut in the match at the Bernabeu, namely Arda Guler, Ancolotti instead played Rodrygo, who played a game that was also useless, like Vini. Poor Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz and Nico Paz, the coach is still too naive and doesn't want to give them a chance to prove themselves. Real Madrid without bringing in a new striker in the transfer market and the coach does not dare to change the line up. I am also not sure they will win the UCL league.

[Minor Miner]

Barcelona should be glad that they got away with a win there, they are already a bit behind, it's early in the season yet so it's too early to say anything but they are not looking all that great and got three points at the last minutes a few times, this time it was defensive player Araujo ending up at the head place right time and that is very lucky for them.

The offside situation was just a few centimeters away from as well so it could have been easily offside with just a smaller amount of step, and they got lucky and it wasn't offside and won at 90+2 so it's really a very tough three points that they won. I think if they keep this up, the yare going to get worse and worse results, they need to dominate a lot more during the games.

Marc-André ter Stegen started talking about his future in Barcelona and he said he was going to stay there for a long time and even get retired there in Barcelona.
His contract will end in 2028 and he will be a 36-year-old player but he still wants to extend his contract and stay there for a longer time and maybe that's how he wants to prove his loyalty to Barcelona.



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Barcelona made a lot of mistakes in this match. And I absolutely agree that Barcelona was really lucky to get ever with a win from this match. By the way, do you guys not think that in the situation where players actually got locked inside the box, those could actually have been penalties? I thought both teams could have got penalties, to be honest. Don’t know about how the role works, but it did look like penalties to me. I am actually starting to think that Barcelona might actually be paying the referee again. But right after that, I also realise they might not actually have enough money to do that  .

[Polkeins]

Unfortunately, Real couldn't win yesterday and now Girona is the sole leader  I’m happy for them, but still, Real Madrid lacks a top striker and this annoys me - they are one step away from ideal and this is even more offensive than if “everything was bad” for them. I don’t think that the balance of power in La Liga has changed in any way because of this draw, but I have become even more confident that Bayern and City are favorites in the Champions League relative to Real Madrid.

I think Madrid is still equal in the favorite club category in the UCL with Bayern Munchen and Manchester City, because it would be too much if a draw against Rayo meant that Madrid lost their favorite status. We certainly haven't forgotten Wolves actions against Man City, and Saarbrucken behavior against Bayern Munchen, I mean both clubs have also experienced defeats. So I think the chances are still the same at this time, of course this is just a personal assumption and everything could deviate from what I mean.

On the other hand, applause for new leaders Girona, they deserve it. How they were able to reach this point should be used as an example by other mediocre clubs in La Liga, the point difference is relatively small and is still very possible to catch up, even though they will lose when they meet strong club later, now they deserve to celebrate for a while.

Girona have a fantastic series of 5 five wins in a row and let the opponents are not the strongest, but Girona itself in the composition does not stand out from the middle teams. Most likely Girona will not have enough luck for the whole tournament, and the bench and it has worse than Barcelona or Real Madrid, but to take 3rd or possibly second place is quite realistic, which for such a team will still be an unambiguous success and the opportunity to participate in the European Cup next year.

[Docnaster]

Unfortunately, Real couldn't win yesterday and now Girona is the sole leader  I’m happy for them, but still, Real Madrid lacks a top striker and this annoys me - they are one step away from ideal and this is even more offensive than if “everything was bad” for them. I don’t think that the balance of power in La Liga has changed in any way because of this draw, but I have become even more confident that Bayern and City are favorites in the Champions League relative to Real Madrid.

It's a shame that Rea Madrid drew against a team that was relatively easy, this is because Real Madrid doesn't have a deadly attacker. Because Jude won't always be the savior or always score goals because that's not his job.

90 minutes Vini played very badly, her dribble was unclear, there was no penetration, crossing let alone finishing. Game strategies and player substitutions are very monotonous, nothing new is created or used. Even though the media had also reported that there would be a debut in the match at the Bernabeu, namely Arda Guler, Ancolotti instead played Rodrygo, who played a game that was also useless, like Vini. Poor Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz and Nico Paz, the coach is still too naive and doesn't want to give them a chance to prove themselves. Real Madrid without bringing in a new striker in the transfer market and the coach does not dare to change the line up. I am also not sure they will win the UCL league.

As a Real Madrid fan, I wasn't happy with the fact that Real Madrid couldn't win their game last weekend against Rayo Vallecano but I don't think a goalless draw should be the reason why I would say "it was a shame" for the club not to have won that game.
This is football and sometimes we do see smaller teams defeat big teams even in their own home ground. Real Madrid gave been very impressive this season and I expect them to win the Spanish La Liga title at the end of the season as well as having a good season in the UEFA Champions League competition and if possible wining it as well

[Razmirraz]

I think Xavi replaced him because there were no changes and no one had score a goal for Barcelona so Xavi was forced to replaced Felix, and I think Xavi will continue to use Felix services as long as he is still on loan.

That's natural, players don't always perform well. I think Felix's substitutions are normal, Xavi wants to try a new strategy. In the hope of changing the course of the game. It proved Barcelona then able to make goals. Although Barcelona did get a lot of pressure from Sociedad.
But Felix I think Barcelona play differently. They don't seem to be able to play freely. Look, if Marc-Andre ter Stegen doesn't perform well they could fail to go home 3 points. So it's fitting that Marc-Andre ter Stegen is the best player because of some saves.

Xavi started fiddling with Barcelona formation in the last two matches, Cancelo was played again as a right winger, even though Raphinha and Yamal were ready to play. Cancelo slightly limited area of operation gave the impression that Xavi was using a 4-4-2 formation. Even though they managed to secure three points from Real Sociedad, overall Barcelona actually played less convincingly.

I consider Barcelona lucky when they managed to beat Real Sociedad because not a single Real Sociedad player was able to break into Barcelona goal even though they attacked very hard into Barcelona defense area. Xavi was saved after Araujo scored the only goal against Real Sociedad, this victory was lucky for Barcelona despite all the limitations they had.

The strategy used by Xavi was not to put too much pressure on the opponent's defense area, Felix was not very active, Lewandowski also had difficulty scoring goals. Xavi must change Barcelona game scheme in the next match. He must not experiment in important matches because it will greatly affect the results achieved by Barcelona. Xaviball must be used again when the front line is still filled with the trio of Ferran, Aubameyang and Dembele.

[wiss19]

Girona getting the leadership once again and after so many weeks is a marvel to me. I mean I get that a few weeks could make sense, every team could have a good few weeks that could be done, but that doesn't mean that you are going to end up with a result that would be easy to estimate after a while.

I believe that nobody expected them to be this good and they are doing better than anyone else could have said beforehand. It's even a bigger shock than the Spurs results at premier league, which nobody expected neither but Girona feels even more wild without a doubt, they are a small time small value team if you compare it to everyone else. Joao Felix is a different situation all together, that dude was expected to do a lot better.

[hahay]

From what I felt after watching this match, Real Madrid's overall performance was similar to the previous matches. Only Bellingham's performance has been slightly weaker. And Bellingham's poor performance kept Madrid from winning. Madrid had 63% ball possession in this match. A total of 22 shots on goal, while Rayo Vallecano's players made only 4. I would say because the team was dependent on Bellingham's performance. So the impact of Bellingham not playing well has been seen in the overall squad. While Joselu managed to hit some good shots, Vini's performance was as usual very poor.

So far I can say Jude Bellingham is the best signing of the summer because he has transformed Real Madrid to a more deadly attacking side. His goal contributions this season are superb, what a brilliant way to kick start his Madrid career and if he goes on like this I bet he will be the next big name in the game in this generation.

@SatoPrincess he was discussing about Bellingham performance in the match against Rayo Vallecano, and not discussing about Real Madrid recruitment, Lol. Returning to the topic, at least I personally predicted a little before the start of the match, that Rayo Vallecano also have a good performance when playing away. Although indeed,I also hesitate to bet on Real Madrid,but because I think Real Madrid is still in a good trend, then it is possible that Real Madrid will still win in this match. Even in fact, I have chosen the asianhandicap option for Rayo Vallecano +2.xx, but at thesame time I think maybe this match will have some goals too. But the reality is, this match no goals at all and even though Real Madrid had very good dominance this match but still, Real Madrid failed to beat Rayo Vallecano this moment.

[Leviathan.007]

Barcelona is constantly balancing on the verge of losing points, and if last season everything ended successfully for them, then this year I would say that this is not “the luck of the champion” but simply a weak game. If we remember all their “accidental” victories, now they could be at the level of Betis. If Real wins today, then despite the unchanged distance between the clubs, I think Real's quotes will increase slightly again.

However even though they won, Barcelona's performance was not that good, and I'm not sure if Barcelona can retain the La Liga title if their performance can't improve and only rely on winning with a bit of luck in every match.
If you control the game and score a goal at the end of the match, maybe we will understand a little and say that it wasn't a lucky win, but that's not the case for Barcelona, in fact they often concede in matches but fortunately the Barcelona goalkeeper played well in this match.
I think even though they won, Barcelona still hasn't changed and they need to immediately recover from their erratic performance.

Unfortunately, Real couldn't win yesterday and now Girona is the sole leader  I’m happy for them, but still, Real Madrid lacks a top striker and this annoys me - they are one step away from ideal and this is even more offensive than if “everything was bad” for them. I don’t think that the balance of power in La Liga has changed in any way because of this draw, but I have become even more confident that Bayern and City are favorites in the Champions League relative to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid was unable to win their game against Rayo Vallecano last weekend while league leaders defeated Osasuna by 4 goals to two on Saturday which now gives Girona a two point gap ahead of Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga standings.
Like you rightly pointed out, I think Real Madrid's failure to sign a replacement for Karim Benzema last summer is somehow affecting the squad and that's in a day Jude Bellingham who's been the club's top scorer this season couldn't score, there was no one else to score for Los Blancos. Real Madrid though did not win their game last weekend, but I think they're still my favorites to win the Spanish La Liga title this season

Real Madrid will obviously feel regret because of losing these two points against a team like Rayo Vallecano. The performance of Real Madrid was not bad at all and they had a good performance in this match but the say thing about Real Madrid is they didn't have good finishing power and I think we can definitely feel missing a player like Benzema in Real Madrid.

[snipie]

Real Madrid will obviously feel regret because of losing these two points against a team like Rayo Vallecano. The performance of Real Madrid was not bad at all and they had a good performance in this match but the say thing about Real Madrid is they didn't have good finishing power and I think we can definitely feel missing a player like Benzema in Real Madrid.

Rayo Vallecano is a mid-table team with many draws including Real Madrid one yesterday. It is unfortunate to see them wasting points that would allow them to stay in the comfort zone. Now with only 2 goals away from Barcelona, the situation will be harder. It is Girona that profited the most from that draw, creating a gap of two points with Real Madrid. Los Blancos played well and attacked a lot but couldn't score a goal in

[Velvet78]

Girona have taken the lead from Real Madrid!    It is really difficult to believe normally but it has happened. Girona are making this league even more exciting right now honestly. Despite leaving twelve weeks behind they still manage to be in the race for the league title. They aren't strong against big teams though.

However as long as they continue to win against low or mid-level opponents during the season they should be more than fine. They are already way above their target for this season. They make an impression like they can finish the season in top 4 for now.

[TelolettOm]

Real unexpectedly loses points, it is clear that Rayo Vallecano wanted to get at least one point and therefore played the entire match on the defensive, they could not make a single shot on target at Real. But the fact that Real couldn’t score is bad, because they lost points and now Girona becomes the leader of the championship, in fact, Girona shows excellent results and they deservedly top the table.

Yep. No one expects Real Madrid will lose points against Rayo Vallecano. Real Madrid won the match against Barcelona in the previous match. Ideally, it should be easy to defeat Rayo Vallecano. They are just a small team, their defense looked not really strong. They even got defeated by Atletico Madrid with 7 goals in matchday 3. But in the match against Real Madrid yesterday, Rayo defenders played very impressive. There is no single goal although Real Madrid made 22 shots attempts. Missing 3 points in this match makes Real Madrid must drop their position in the 2nd place. Yes, Girona is leading the La Liga standings with 2 points gap now.

[abhiseshakana]

Real Madrid will obviously feel regret because of losing these two points against a team like Rayo Vallecano. The performance of Real Madrid was not bad at all and they had a good performance in this match but the say thing about Real Madrid is they didn't have good finishing power and I think we can definitely feel missing a player like Benzema in Real Madrid.

Rayo Vallecano is a mid-table team with many draws including Real Madrid one yesterday. It is unfortunate to see them wasting points that would allow them to stay in the comfort zone. Now with only 2 goals away from Barcelona, the situation will be harder. It is Girona that profited the most from that draw, creating a gap of two points with Real Madrid. Los Blancos played well and attacked a lot but couldn't score a goal in

Real Madrid's draw against Rayo Vallecano was a big loss because this was a home game and they dominated the game. Actually, Real Madrid had some good chances, but they just didn't have the finishing touch. Apart from that, Rayo Vallecano's goalkeeper (Stole Dimitrievski) played quite impressively and was seen several times succeeding in thwarting good opportunities that Real Madrid had. If we look at what Real Madrid achieved in this match, it looks like they really need a world class striker.

[aylabadia05]

[snip]

And once more, Ancelotti is the one who caused all those issues in that game. Ancelotti is a good coach, but occasionally you won't like a substitution he made. I didn't like the substitution Ancelotti made after taking out Modric because it was awful, in that game yesterday, Modric was the only player moving with the ball. Modric provided numerous assists to the forward players, but they were unable to score goals. After Ancelotti benched Modric, everything changed. I assumed that Ancelotti would substitute Arda Guler, who could also toughen up the opposition, but Ancelotti abruptly ruined the match by starting players who were incapable of scoring goals, which the team desperately needed. Additionally, Vinicius needs to learn how to play the game peacefully because he constantly causes trouble for Real Madrid in games and the referee has expressed concerns about him. If Vinicius doesn't improve his on-field behaviour, he may face a suspension in the near future.

Blaming Ancelotti in this match is inappropriate. Real Madrid's players and formation did not change in this match. This means that Ancelotti has issued his strategy to all the players he entrusts to appear, including the players who come on from the bench.
Vinicius this season is less aggressive than when he was Benzema's partner up front. Vinicius's task at that time was clear, namely to be a passer for Benzema who was looking for empty space.
You definitely know what caused Vinicius and other Madrid forwards to decline.

Rayo implemented a disciplined game led by their midfield general and captain, Oscar Valentin.
Evaluate the most important things for Real Madrid.
With a 0-0 result in this match, many people lost their bets.

[Richbased]

So far I can say Jude Bellingham is the best signing of the summer because he has transformed Real Madrid to a more deadly attacking side. His goal contributions this season are superb, what a brilliant way to kick start his Madrid career and if he goes on like this I bet he will be the next big name in the game in this generation.

Of a truth Jude Belligham performance so far has been awesome, considering the fact that he was so quick to adapt to Real Madrid method of play and he has contributed immensely to most matches that Real Madrid have won so far.

 I think Jude bellingham has already booked his name in Madrid's first squad. He is a young talented player and with the impressive performance he has shown so far his future in Real Madrid may be secured.

[imamusma]

Girona have taken the lead from Real Madrid!    It is really difficult to believe normally but it has happened. Girona are making this league even more exciting right now honestly. Despite leaving twelve weeks behind they still manage to be in the race for the league title. They aren't strong against big teams though.

However as long as they continue to win against low or mid-level opponents during the season they should be more than fine. They are already way above their target for this season. They make an impression like they can finish the season in top 4 for now.

Girona benefited from Real Madrid's draw versus Rayo Vallecano, now everyone attention is focused on their success in temporarily leading the top of the La Liga standings. Of course, it becomes very interesting when a club that was previously considered mediocre, now turns into a club that you have to be wary of. The subscription to the leader of the points table should belong to Madrid, Barcelona or ATM, now surprisingly it has been temporarily taken over by Girona.

It cannot be denied that it is quite easy for them to lose points when they meet strong teams, but if we look at their next three matches, it seems that this will not happen yet because Rayo, Bilbao and Valencia will have difficulty making Girona lose the top of the standings again. With 10 wins in 12 matches, I think it is very realistic to target the top four in the standings at the end of the season.

[Sim_card]

Unfortunately, Real couldn't win yesterday and now Girona is the sole leader  I’m happy for them, but still, Real Madrid lacks a top striker and this annoys me - they are one step away from ideal and this is even more offensive than if “everything was bad” for them. I don’t think that the balance of power in La Liga has changed in any way because of this draw, but I have become even more confident that Bayern and City are favorites in the Champions League relative to Real Madrid.

It's a shame that Rea Madrid drew against a team that was relatively easy, this is because Real Madrid doesn't have a deadly attacker. Because Jude won't always be the savior or always score goals because that's not his job.

90 minutes Vini played very badly, her dribble was unclear, there was no penetration, crossing let alone finishing. Game strategies and player substitutions are very monotonous, nothing new is created or used. Even though the media had also reported that there would be a debut in the match at the Bernabeu, namely Arda Guler, Ancolotti instead played Rodrygo, who played a game that was also useless, like Vini. Poor Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz and Nico Paz, the coach is still too naive and doesn't want to give them a chance to prove themselves. Real Madrid without bringing in a new striker in the transfer market and the coach does not dare to change the line up. I am also not sure they will win the UCL league.

Luck is also to be considered on victories. Real Madrid was unlucky yesterday because they were on control of the game and had 63% of possession, but if you look at it, they made so many effort of scoring but the effort was good enough to bring a goal. Vinicius even got frustrated on the pitch because he was unable to make use of some chances he had. The match is quite annoying though but they played their best and there is still hope for them to top the table again. Bellingham tried his best in the last minutes but it was in vain. You shouldn't use their performance yesterday to judge their UCL match because Real Madrid takes UCL matches more serious than Laliga

[Belarge]

So far I can say Jude Bellingham is the best signing of the summer because he has transformed Real Madrid to a more deadly attacking side. His goal contributions this season are superb, what a brilliant way to kick start his Madrid career and if he goes on like this I bet he will be the next big name in the game in this generation.

I'm clearing the fact that Jude Bellingham is an attacking midfielder and he's already in good peak scoring goals for Real Madrid as if he's a striker. We know he's a versatile player and there's enough work to be done, everyone expects the very best performance and stats from Jude Bellingham in every game he featured for Real Madrid, I think his role in Carlo Ancelotti squad is demanding, we hoped he remained consistent. Jude Bellingham is one of the best signings this summer, he's present is important for Los Blancos and he has achieved quite some good records in Santiago Bernabéu.

[puloweh555]

From what I felt after watching this match, Real Madrid's overall performance was similar to the previous matches. Only Bellingham's performance has been slightly weaker. And Bellingham's poor performance kept Madrid from winning. Madrid had 63% ball possession in this match. A total of 22 shots on goal, while Rayo Vallecano's players made only 4. I would say because the team was dependent on Bellingham's performance. So the impact of Bellingham not playing well has been seen in the overall squad. While Joselu managed to hit some good shots, Vini's performance was as usual very poor.

I think Bellingham's game was good, it's just that he didn't score a goal, not scoring a goal doesn't mean he played badly because scoring goals is not his job. This is what Real Madrid is afraid of in the future. When Real Madrid is unable to win, Bellingham will have a very heavy burden even though he is a midfielder, even if he can score goals, it means he is really good at opening positions.

The problem with Real Madrid now is that their front line is not performing optimally when finishing. 22 shots from Real Madrid, sometimes the ball won't go in and there are bad days but the impression the team gives is not bad at all. Real Madrid need to improve and make sure that doesn't happen again in the next match, with Joselu having problems finishing and Rodrygo not playing very well in his position as a striker and Vini in this match was very bad. The solution for Real Madrid is that they have to bring in a great striker in the next transfer market.