La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[tiCeR]

Don't forget that Girona had an amazing performance so far in this season and their performance was even better than Real Madrid's in the 12 games they had so far. However Girona doesn't have the potential to win the title of La Liga in this easo but they be definitely a good competitor for Real Madrid and Barcelona and I think even if they play against Real Madrid, this can't be easy to be precited.

So far, Girona is the club that play most consistent in La Liga. But it is still matchday 12, there are too many matches left. We can't conclude it too early that Girona is playing very consistently during this season. They need to prove that they can maintain their performance until the second half of the season at least. I don't say that Girona will have no chance to win La Liga title, but I think the chance isn't very big because they don't have good squad depth. If some of their main players got injured, they probably get difficulty to keep their good performance until the end of the season. Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid are the teams that have better squad depth.

But leading the table after 12 games is a whole lot different from leading the table after 5 games. But don't get me wrong, I agree that this is very early to conclude anything about their chances to finish the season at the top or among the best La Liga teams, but the consistency they have maintained over almost a third of the season has been remarkable. They enjoy the game and score so many goals. It is great attacking football.

But I am looking forward to December 10th when they play against Barcelona at home and then beginning of January they play against Atletico Madrid also at home. If they then still lead the table and don't lose these games, I think we can welcome a new contender for the La Liga title.  

[Roseline492]

I agree with you, we know that Girona is quite easy to beat by teams that are much stronger than them. We know that Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico will not let Girona lead the standings arbitrarily, so they could become a direct threat in the hunt for the championship trophy this season. On the one hand, Girona looks like they will be able to finish in the top four of the standings when the season ends, this can clearly be seen from the way they have secured 3 points in every match they have played.

Girona is just temporarily leading the La Liga table because there performance is still very low compared to other big clubs such as the ones you mentioned above and even there point different is almost as Madrid so if they lose any matches from now Madrid will take over the first place on the table.

However Girona match on Saturday against Rayo Vallevano is not going to be easy on them and with the performance of Rayo Vallevano on there match against Real Madrid, there is every possibility of Rayo Vallevano wining Girona on Saturday and however paving way for real Madrid to become the first on the table of they win there next match.

[Renampun]

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I agree with you, we know that Girona is quite easy to beat by teams that are much stronger than them. We know that Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico will not let Girona lead the standings arbitrarily, so they could become a direct threat in the hunt for the championship trophy this season. On the one hand, Girona looks like they will be able to finish in the top four of the standings when the season ends, this can clearly be seen from the way they have secured 3 points in every match they have played.

Maybe the luck they have now is due to the lack of injured players, and the small number of matches they have, so they are able to be like today. The competition will be fiercer when the season enters the second half, we will see whether Girona can overcome the heavier pressure there, personally I doubt that.

In the last few matches, Girona's opponents have been quite easy so they can safely be at the top of the standings with only one defeat, tomorrow Girona will face Rayo at Rayo's home ground, it seems Girona coach (Mitchel) will return to using the 3-4-3 formation, So far this formation has been very effective for Girona to penetrate their opponents' defense.

If Girona loses or draws in tomorrow's match then Madrid's chances of being in first place are quite big, well, everyone is very surprised that Girona has been at the top of the La Liga standings for the past few weeks.

[shogun47]

But looking at Benzema and how he is doing in the desert doesn't feel like giving him away was a big loss. I doubt that he would have been a great striker this season. More injuries are coming to him and he also lost some steam to show top performances. But I think Real Madrid doesn't have a big striker problem. They are still ok and it is not like the worst case scenario which is sometimes painted here. If they can get along with Bellingham this season to fill that gap whenever possible and Joselu also scores more or less reliably, they have all options for next season to go all in on a striker position financially.

Benazema’s performance there shouldn’t be linked to what he was playing at Real Madrid. If not for being an injury prone on the Saudi professional league, he’s still doing well there although not as much when he was still in La Liga playing for Real Madrid. I think the level of seriousness and quality football still depends on the environment you find yourself and how competitive it is to play in such leagues.

Depending on Bellingham will be a very risky thing to do for them, he is actually doing well now and contributing to most of the wins in that club but we can’t say for how long and if his performance remains consistent, he could go on injury at anytime which we don’t pray for. Diversifying your choice of players is very good for the team so that they can have more options to play with when any unforeseen situation occurs.

I see the same risks coming up when Real Madrid relies too much on Bellingham, but I think it is not Real Madrid really relying too much on him at the moment, but Bellingham doing so well that he is the MVP in every single match. There is nothing Real Madrid can do against it

Benzema must feel like a boss with the contract he got from Al Ittihad. He knew that his time has come and he wouldn't be able to repeat that season he won all those awards.

It would indeed be interesting to see how Real Madrid would cope with a situation when Bellingham is out for several weeks.

[Google+]

Without intending to underestimate the Girona squad, but in the end they will decline by themselves. So far, Girona leading the La Liga standings is an achievement for them, even though it is only temporary. But gradually, their position will begin to shift against tough teams. in fact, we can refer to this week's match between Rayo and Girona. The odds provided by bookies do not have very obvious differences. After that, Girona will also play a match against Bilbao who are ranked 5th in La Liga. Valencia, then Barcelona and so on. If Girona have a strong, solid squad, they can get through it and still maintain their ranking. unfortunately, it's not easy.

In fact, teams at the level of Real Madrid and Barcelona can experience defeat by ordinary teams. especially Girona, of course it doesn't rule out the possibility. Apart from that, it is not certain that Girona will be able to finish in the top four of the La Liga standings. after all, they still had a lot of matches to play. As the competition nears the halfway point of the season, the competition will only get tougher.

Well, I agree with what you said for the second point. that the lack of schedule means they always focus on league competitions. After all, the Copa del Rey match has only been played once.  "if I'm not mistaken". Girona, only participated in two competitions as far as I can see based on the statistics. As usual, to make sure whether we can do it or not, we just follow every match presented by La Liga.

Maybe it is a bit difficult to predict because Girona does not have a stronger squad depth compared to Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​so it is likely that they will experience quite serious difficulties in maintaining their ranking as leaders of the standing. However, a warning from Girona for other big team is of course the results of the matches that have been achieved so far. Girona cannot be underestimated by Real Madrid and Barcelona this season because Girona has so far proven consistent in maintaining its ranking as leader of the standing.

An interesting achievement for them was that they were able to lead the Laliga standings until the 12th match of this season. So Girona can maintain their best form if they are able to beat several strong teams in the upcoming match. Apart from that, Barcelona has the opportunity to put pressure on Girona in their meeting in the upcoming match. If Barcelona is able to beat Girona then Girona does not have the strong mentality to win the title.

[Weawant]

It's the twelvth week of the la Liga and real Madrid drew with Rayo Vallecano in their last match, which ended goalless, but then Rayo Vallecano is an average team and we would expect that real Madrid would win them with much ease due to their recent form in the la Liga.

Real Madrid is at the top  of the table at the second position with 29 points mean while Rayo Vallecano is at the ninth position with eighteen points, on the league table, in their last five matches they have lost non but won only one and drew all other four. I expected real Madrid would have won even if it's with a goal difference but they couldn't get a goal although they dominated the whole game .

[TelolettOm]

Real Madrid's performance in last couple of weeks shows that they lack of clinical forward, they played good and dominated the games, but they struggle to score. we could see that some of their goals come at the last minutes of the games after missing some chances throughout the games. this also related to the opponents who already can anticipate how Real Madrid build attacks which is lack of variations.

With no pure CF (striker), surely Real Madrid will get difficulty in scoring. They have no player that has a special ability in scoring goals. That's why Real Madrid is in urgent for a new striker. Real Madrid must sign a productive striker in January transfer window, I expect they will sign Osimhen or Mbappe. It will be difficult for Real Madrid to compete for the title if they have no good striker. It is true that the opponent is easier to anticipate Real Madrid attack with no pure striker.

Although Real Madrid has good midfielders, it is not enough to win the match, specifically for a tough match against a big team. They can win the ball possession and they may create many shot attempts. But it will be nothing if they fail to score goals.

[red4slash]

Xavi Hernandez found confidence in his frontline when Robert Lewandowski was actively in form, he has done quite amazing contributions to the team's progress. Robert Lewandowski was once in epic peak and deliver has deliver Barcelona in crucial moments but looking at him today, He's nothing compared to the Lewandowski we know last season, he was there and aggressive infront of goal, always one step ahead of achieving his targets and netting goals for his team. Perhaps he needs more time to adapt after been ruled out of league games due to critical injury he sustained.

When Lewandowski is in a good form, surely Xavi feels confident because he often scored goals. Lewandowski has a big role to make Barcelona winning some titles, he becomes the most productive players in the squad. This season, Lewandowski has a problem with his injured, that makes him very difficult to play in his best form again. As the result, it really influences the performance of Barcelona as the whole.

Sure, he needs time to return to his best form. It is not easy to play after experiencing a long time injury. I assume Lewandowski may need more than 5 matches to return again to his good form. But if the injury isn't 100 recovered, Lewandowski may be hard to play well again. And the final option is to retire if his condition never gets better.

I might correct about some titles because they only got 1 trophy which is La Liga not some trophies
On the other hand, for Lewandowski's current performance, apart from injuries, we also have to realise that he is not young anymore so it will also affect performance because regardless of age is always a problem for a player's performance including now Lewandowski so with this situation it will be very important for Barcelona to look for younger options and not rely too much on Lewandowski.
He can still compete but when you look at this season where his decline is very clear, it is not impossible that next season (if he is still at Barcelona) he will get worse.

[Furious 7]

He can still compete but when you look at this season where his decline is very clear, it is not impossible that next season (if he is still at Barcelona) he will get worse.

Lewa's contract at Barcelona is still quite long actually because looking at the rest of the current contract Lewandowski's remaining service period is still at least 2 more seasons but it does not mean he can still survive with his current situation.
This season there are several things that have happened to Lewandowski and indeed it is difficult to avoid when injuries and the lack of supply of balls from midfield when some players like Pedri or De Jong are absent make the supply of the ball less and this disrupts Lewandowski's performance.
Now actually when talking about the future he can still compete and stay at Barcelona but his performance must improve and seeing from the last few matches especially after the entry of Joao into the squad I think Lewandowski can still improve again and at least improve his poor performance at the beginning of the season.

[Sexylizzy2813]

Athletic Club seems to be in better shape compare to Celta Vigo, with the performance of the host (Athletic Bilbao) I don't see the visitors (Celta Vigo) coming close in getting a draw in this game and it seems to be a game the home side would get at least 3 goals getting past the goalkeeper of the visitors.
With Celta Vigo doing extremely poor this season and sitting at the relegation zone I can't see them holding Athletic Bilbao to a draw at halftime but if they succeed in doing so, I feel that alone can build their momentum in going into the second half, but to me, I'll give the home side the winning in this encounter.

[harapan]

But looking at Benzema and how he is doing in the desert doesn't feel like giving him away was a big loss. I doubt that he would have been a great striker this season. More injuries are coming to him and he also lost some steam to show top performances. But I think Real Madrid doesn't have a big striker problem. They are still ok and it is not like the worst case scenario which is sometimes painted here. If they can get along with Bellingham this season to fill that gap whenever possible and Joselu also scores more or less reliably, they have all options for next season to go all in on a striker position financially.

Benazema’s performance there shouldn’t be linked to what he was playing at Real Madrid. If not for being an injury prone on the Saudi professional league, he’s still doing well there although not as much when he was still in La Liga playing for Real Madrid. I think the level of seriousness and quality football still depends on the environment you find yourself and how competitive it is to play in such leagues.

Depending on Bellingham will be a very risky thing to do for them, he is actually doing well now and contributing to most of the wins in that club but we can’t say for how long and if his performance remains consistent, he could go on injury at anytime which we don’t pray for. Diversifying your choice of players is very good for the team so that they can have more options to play with when any unforeseen situation occurs.

I see the same risks coming up when Real Madrid relies too much on Bellingham, but I think it is not Real Madrid really relying too much on him at the moment, but Bellingham doing so well that he is the MVP in every single match. There is nothing Real Madrid can do against it

Benzema must feel like a boss with the contract he got from Al Ittihad. He knew that his time has come and he wouldn't be able to repeat that season he won all those awards.

It would indeed be interesting to see how Real Madrid would cope with a situation when Bellingham is out for several weeks.

Relying on every player is part of why they signed these players to play for Real Madrid,  Jude Bellingham have not overplayed his path but had filled up for the loan player signed since he has difficulty scoring goals for Real Madrid. Playing for Real Madrid demands giving all of your all for the club and we can tell Jude Bellingham has done same during the first eleven games he has played.  There is more to come from a player like Jude. When the names of legends of Real Madrid are called he will want to be among the names. Great player he had enough game time to develop into a goal machine and midfield machine for the best club in Spain.

[bitLeap]

Girona is just temporarily leading the La Liga table because there performance is still very low compared to other big clubs such as the ones you mentioned above and even there point different is almost as Madrid so if they lose any matches from now Madrid will take over the first place on the table.

However Girona match on Saturday against Rayo Vallevano is not going to be easy on them and with the performance of Rayo Vallevano on there match against Real Madrid, there is every possibility of Rayo Vallevano wining Girona on Saturday and however paving way for real Madrid to become the first on the table of they win there next match.

And what if Rayo Vallevano suffers a crushing defeat to Girona? Can we conclude for now that Girona is slightly capable of outperforming Madrid this season? I know, whatever the reason, the top of the La Liga standings is always familiar and is often achieved by top clubs such as Madrid and Barcelona. We only see a small possibility that Girona's seriousness this season cannot be underestimated.

In this match against Rayo Vallevano, Girona will be increasingly challenged to beat him. Regardless of the option you say Rayo is superior to, I offer Girona a superior option that would change La Liga's prospects this season.

[bering]

Bilbao was through an 13 matches total during this season and from those matches Bilbao only lose 3 times i think these records proven Bilbao performance was quite stable and at home too Bilbao has good records because they only lose once and gets 3 wins but their opponent Celta is not in the good shape and last week they were unable to win from Sevilla and total Celta was failed to win in the last 8 matches in Laliga

About team condition Bilbao probably will used same strategy by putting Inaki Williams and Nico Williams behind Gorka Guruzeta position and this formation so far was effective even last week when Bilbao beat Villarreal Inaki and Nico Williams was scored goal and i have seen the odds for Bilbao and it was not high @1.56 but this option probably safe bet because big possibility Bilbao will going to win this match

[Juggy777]

He can still compete but when you look at this season where his decline is very clear, it is not impossible that next season (if he is still at Barcelona) he will get worse.

Lewa's contract at Barcelona is still quite long actually because looking at the rest of the current contract Lewandowski's remaining service period is still at least 2 more seasons but it does not mean he can still survive with his current situation.
This season there are several things that have happened to Lewandowski and indeed it is difficult to avoid when injuries and the lack of supply of balls from midfield when some players like Pedri or De Jong are absent make the supply of the ball less and this disrupts Lewandowski's performance.
Now actually when talking about the future he can still compete and stay at Barcelona but his performance must improve and seeing from the last few matches especially after the entry of Joao into the squad I think Lewandowski can still improve again and at least improve his poor performance at the beginning of the season.

@Furious7 Lewandowski is a big player and if he feels that he can no longer perform well for Barcelona he’ll ask to leave but till he’s playing for them he’ll give it all and help them win many trophies. Lastly the season is yet long hence we should give him time as his experience will come handy and he’ll definitely score more goals in coming matches as I yet feel that he has the quality to play at the highest level.

[Jody.Drummer]

Athletic Club seems to be in better shape compare to Celta Vigo, with the performance of the host (Athletic Bilbao) I don't see the visitors (Celta Vigo) coming close in getting a draw in this game and it seems to be a game the home side would get at least 3 goals getting past the goalkeeper of the visitors.
With Celta Vigo doing extremely poor this season and sitting at the relegation zone I can't see them holding Athletic Bilbao to a draw at halftime but if they succeed in doing so, I feel that alone can build their momentum in going into the second half, but to me, I'll give the home side the winning in this encounter.

Judging by their position in the standings, it's a stark difference. And not just that, their statistics also have a significant difference.
With such different conditions, there should be no reason for Atletico Bilbao not to win a match like this, because the advantage is on their side and also the home advantage is also on their side.
But one thing I want to remind you, don't let them underestimate their opponent this time, because if they do that then maybe disaster will come to them and require them to swallow bitter pills.

[Strongkored]

Athletic Club seems to be in better shape compare to Celta Vigo, with the performance of the host (Athletic Bilbao) I don't see the visitors (Celta Vigo) coming close in getting a draw in this game and it seems to be a game the home side would get at least 3 goals getting past the goalkeeper of the visitors.
With Celta Vigo doing extremely poor this season and sitting at the relegation zone I can't see them holding Athletic Bilbao to a draw at halftime but if they succeed in doing so, I feel that alone can build their momentum in going into the second half, but to me, I'll give the home side the winning in this encounter.

The two teams are in quite different conditions, Atletic is still in the European zone and will probably try to get a place in the Champions League, while Celta Vigo is currently struggling to stay away from the relegation zone, Atletic managed to get 7 points in the last 5 matches while Celta Vigo are just two.
The betting market favors Atletic because this is a home match and also sees the fact that Atletic is better than Celta so Atletic has a very big chance of winning, and also if they want to continue to be able to compete in the European zone, especially the Champions League, then facing a weak team must be a match that gives them 3 points.
So just like you, there is almost no chance for Celta to get points in this match, only if an Atletic player gets a red card which can change the course of the match which will give Celta the opportunity to get points.

[HajiBagi]

It's the twelvth week of the la Liga and real Madrid drew with Rayo Vallecano in their last match, which ended goalless, but then Rayo Vallecano is an average team and we would expect that real Madrid would win them with much ease due to their recent form in the la Liga.

Real Madrid is at the top  of the table at the second position with 29 points mean while Rayo Vallecano is at the ninth position with eighteen points, on the league table, in their last five matches they have lost non but won only one and drew all other four. I expected real Madrid would have won even if it's with a goal difference but they couldn't get a goal although they dominated the whole game .

I didn't feel sorry for Real Madrid after their match against Rayo Vallecano ended in a draw; the game was well-played, and even the Real Madrid players performed well. The only issue I had with the match, though, was Ancelotti's terrible substitution of players; I prefer it when Modric starts a game for Real Madrid and plays the entire duration. Modric used to be thought of by Ancelotti as being too old and incapable of playing well, but if he stays in the midfield for Real Madrid, you will notice that the game's middle is constantly changing and that forward players are constantly assisted in scoring goals. Ancelotti needs to start being aware of the players he will occasionally start games with because he is unsure of the kind of substitution he will make when Real Madrid needs a goal.

I think Brahim Diaz should start the first game instead of Joselu because, if he scores a goal, he is faster than Joselu. I've also heard that Joselu is on loan to Real Madrid; therefore, I wonder why the team isn't starting Diaz up front since Joselu isn't as intelligent as Diaz. Brahim Diaz will go for any ball that they want him to score, but Joselu doesn't know how to move with the ball or score a side goal. I don't say this because I don't want Joselu, but Real Madrid needs to know how to use players who can score goals for the team because they lost a lot of young players, including Morata, Kubo, and many others, to other teams and are now regretting it.

[slapper]

He can still compete but when you look at this season where his decline is very clear, it is not impossible that next season (if he is still at Barcelona) he will get worse.

Lewa's contract at Barcelona is still quite long actually because looking at the rest of the current contract Lewandowski's remaining service period is still at least 2 more seasons but it does not mean he can still survive with his current situation.
This season there are several things that have happened to Lewandowski and indeed it is difficult to avoid when injuries and the lack of supply of balls from midfield when some players like Pedri or De Jong are absent make the supply of the ball less and this disrupts Lewandowski's performance.
Now actually when talking about the future he can still compete and stay at Barcelona but his performance must improve and seeing from the last few matches especially after the entry of Joao into the squad I think Lewandowski can still improve again and at least improve his poor performance at the beginning of the season.

Lewa's extended contract at Barca puts him in the spotlight, especially given his track record. To put it simply, he's a goal machine, but this season has been hard. However, the absence of midfielders like Pedri and De Jong can lead to a lack of ball supply, leaving Lewa vulnerable. Lewandowski loves difficulties, especially when it comes to bouncing back. Although not as impressive as his Bayern form, he still managed to score 32 goals in all competitions, but not reaching the 40+. Remember Joao's game-changing entry. Lewa might return to peak form and terrorise defences if Barca capitalises on this new dynamic.

Barca's game must improve. Lewa is a beast, but even monsters require packs. A legend like him can't carry the squad if the club can't fix midfield issues and offer help. Lewa is skilled. Either he'll adapt and conquer or find a better fit for his talents. Lewandowski has shown he's a team player, and every team needs heroes.

[len01]

Athletic Club seems to be in better shape compare to Celta Vigo, with the performance of the host (Athletic Bilbao) I don't see the visitors (Celta Vigo) coming close in getting a draw in this game and it seems to be a game the home side would get at least 3 goals getting past the goalkeeper of the visitors.
With Celta Vigo doing extremely poor this season and sitting at the relegation zone I can't see them holding Athletic Bilbao to a draw at halftime but if they succeed in doing so, I feel that alone can build their momentum in going into the second half, but to me, I'll give the home side the winning in this encounter.

Judging by their position in the standings, it's a stark difference. And not just that, their statistics also have a significant difference.
With such different conditions, there should be no reason for Atletico Bilbao not to win a match like this, because the advantage is on their side and also the home advantage is also on their side.
But one thing I want to remind you, don't let them underestimate their opponent this time, because if they do that then maybe disaster will come to them and require them to swallow bitter pills.

maybe some people will have doubts after the frequent surprises of small teams that can withstand attacks from teams above them, but we also have to look into the performance of the two teams and see what the condition of the players on these two teams is.
Bilbao, who will compete against Celta, I predict there will be no surprises in this match because I think that in terms of readiness, Bilbao is quite good and some of the players are very stable and I agree with you that at least Bilbao should not underestimate Celta and it would be better for Bilbao to score immediately get the upper hand and maintain it until the end of the match to take home the win.

[Despairo]

Lewa's extended contract at Barca puts him in the spotlight, especially given his track record. To put it simply, he's a goal machine, but this season has been hard. However, the absence of midfielders like Pedri and De Jong can lead to a lack of ball supply, leaving Lewa vulnerable. Lewandowski loves difficulties, especially when it comes to bouncing back. Although not as impressive as his Bayern form, he still managed to score 32 goals in all competitions, but not reaching the 40+. Remember Joao's game-changing entry. Lewa might return to peak form and terrorise defences if Barca capitalises on this new dynamic.

Yep, if he want to stay in safe zone why he need to leave Bayern Munich? this club has an assurance to win in Bundesliga and qualified for quarter final in Champions League. While Barcelona, there's no guarantee to win in La Liga and there's no guarantee to play in Champions League.

Having Joao Felix will increase Lewa's motivation to try harder and not being replaced by Felix.