La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[naira]

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 .

Like many people who say that Madrid's main problem is pure strikers, for me the failure to get points against Rayo Vallecano will be an important note for Ancelotti, especially Florentino Perez and I hope they realize how important it is to have pure strikers whose role is specifically to score goals. A pure striker is a deadlock breaker and has the initiative to execute. While Vinicius is not a specialist executor, Bellingham's role as a midfielder, even though he is called a shadow sticker, remains his real responsibility in the midfield. Joselu we know he has not been able to put himself in a position and great responsibility as a striker and the initiative to thirst for goals is not inherent in him.

[skarais]

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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.

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

[Jody.Drummer]

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.

Of course we must always see who the two clubs are going to meet and one of them we can see from the last few matches they played. But is that enough? Of course not. Sometimes there are other factors that will change the situation of the match, such as players getting red cards and even down to the level of luck of a club at that time.
It's not just one or two times we've seen such surprises, even when a club that dominated the match and created a lot of chances lost because luck wasn't on their side.

[klidex]

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.

Atletic Bilbao has a greater chance of winning (60%) than Celta Vigo because it will play at home but if you look at the last 5 meetings, both of them have the same winning record, Celta has beaten Bilbao 2x and Bilbao has also beaten Celta 2x so I think Celta There is still a chance of winning if Celta can appear impressive in this match, especially as Celta will try hard to avoid the relegation zone and improve its position in the standings.

[marcous]

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 .

Like many people who say that Madrid's main problem is pure strikers, for me the failure to get points against Rayo Vallecano will be an important note for Ancelotti, especially Florentino Perez and I hope they realize how important it is to have pure strikers whose role is specifically to score goals. A pure striker is a deadlock breaker and has the initiative to execute. While Vinicius is not a specialist executor, Bellingham's role as a midfielder, even though he is called a shadow sticker, remains his real responsibility in the midfield. Joselu we know he has not been able to put himself in a position and great responsibility as a striker and the initiative to thirst for goals is not inherent in him.

Madrid doesn't think Rayo is like Barcelona, it could be said that they underestimate Rayo a little and reduce the intensity of the game. That's why they achieved a draw in the last match, and this result made Ancelotti very disappointed.

Currently there is a difference of 2 points with Girona, and I think it is still very reasonable for Vinicius and colleagues to overtake. Because it is impossible that Girona will not experience defeat at all in their future matches, ,minwile this week Girona will still remain at the top of the points table.

Indeed, what everyone says about Madrid need for a pure striker is true, and I think Ancelotti and Madrid management will try to do this in the January transfer window.

[borovichok]

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

The Blaugrana do win games but it's purely struggle throughout the duration of these games. Barcelona are in good form but they keep struggling to win games, they're absolutely not the formidable Barcelona we all knew, alot of things have changed for the club. Where did Xavi Hernandez keep the old version of Robert Lewandowski because the current attacker in Barcelona frontline have absolutely nothing compared to the experience fired Lewandowski. Speaking of the current attacker, it's the new rebrand version of the Poland International who's absolutely not in good form and easily dispossessed the ball away from his control.

[QueenVera]

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

 Lewandowski a proactive striker who does his job oof scoring so well. He's won himself appraisals and accolades in his deliveries of victory for the team and he's eager too do more.
For some reasons, he's not been in his best form this season as he was before now and even whilst in Bayern Munich but here's something we should never forget, once he gets the opportunity he never misses it for anything.

 There's still more than half of the season to go, and this time frame can still be enough for him bounce back and still retain back his top scorer spot that's if I'm not exaggerating but it's actually something he can do, Barcelona are currently basking in the euphoria of a great striker and this is something a whole lot of clubs are in search for and not withstanding, they'd do their best to keep this great ability they've acquired.

[Docnaster]

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

 Lewandowski a proactive striker who does his job oof scoring so well. He's won himself appraisals and accolades in his deliveries of victory for the team and he's eager too do more.
For some reasons, he's not been in his best form this season as he was before now and even whilst in Bayern Munich but here's something we should never forget, once he gets the opportunity he never misses it for anything.

 There's still more than half of the season to go, and this time frame can still be enough for him bounce back and still retain back his top scorer spot that's if I'm not exaggerating but it's actually something he can do, Barcelona are currently basking in the euphoria of a great striker and this is something a whole lot of clubs are in search for and not withstanding, they'd do their best to keep this great ability they've acquired.

After he left Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022, many had thought that Robert Lewandowski will struggle to make an impact in the Spanish La Liga since it was his first season in the league but surprisingly, Robert Lewandowski finished last season as not just the top scorer in the league but also helped his club Barcelona lift the Spanish La Liga title.
Yeah! For a truth he's struggled to replicate that same performance of last season since the start of the new season because of few injury crises that's not allowed him play in every game the has played this season but I think it's also worthy to note that Lewandowski isn't as strong and agile as we all used to know and should leave Barcelona at the end of the season and go to a Saudi club where the expectations won't be as high as the top European clubs

[Oluwa-btc]

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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.

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

True that, he's had a great campaign last season and contributed to the club winning the La Liga trophy last season. I believe age has come to affect his game. That should be one of the factors to look at regarding the drop and decline of Robert Lewandoski form.
Secondly, how many chances have been created for Robert Lewandoski? One of his success at Bayern Munich was his ability to take chances and score too many tap in goals. How many chances have been created for him?!

Players like Raphina, Lamal, and Ferran Torres are all greedy players, they barely play to instructions, they all want to play to score rather than see their number nine score. During Lewandoski's days at Munich, Gnabry, Sane, Thomas Muller and Joshua Kimmich all worked to see him score. It's much more different here at Barcelona. He has five goals, enough chance to close up first place Jude Bellingham with ten goals.

[CryptoBuds]

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

The Blaugrana do win games but it's purely struggle throughout the duration of these games. Barcelona are in good form but they keep struggling to win games, they're absolutely not the formidable Barcelona we all knew, alot of things have changed for the club. Where did Xavi Hernandez keep the old version of Robert Lewandowski because the current attacker in Barcelona frontline have absolutely nothing compared to the experience fired Lewandowski. Speaking of the current attacker, it's the new rebrand version of the Poland International who's absolutely not in good form and easily dispossessed the ball away from his control.

Barcelona team is not weak but their performance is very erratic. Lewandowski is not in good form this season, this is why the Barcelona team is suffering. Lewandowski scored only 5 goals and 3 assists in 10 matches in La Liga. Barcelona expect more from an experienced player like Lewandowski. Barcelona need another experienced striker. Xavi will be looking for a new striker in the winter transfer window.

Barcelona must win the next match against Alaves. Barcelona are already 4 points behind Girona who are at the top of the table. Barcelona must reduce this point gap. Otherwise, the team will be under more pressure in the future.

[tusandii]

There's still more than half of the season to go, and this time frame can still be enough for him bounce back and still retain back his top scorer spot that's if I'm not exaggerating but it's actually something he can do, Barcelona are currently basking in the euphoria of a great striker and this is something a whole lot of clubs are in search for and not withstanding, they'd do their best to keep this great ability they've acquired.

I actually still hope that Lewandowski will recover as soon as before because after suffering an injury at that time Lewandowski's performance decreased a little and we can see a decline in performance several times when he appeared on the field with Barcelona and on the one hand, it is possible that his current age is a bit old. so his performance is no longer like last season but in my opinion it is not because of his age but after suffering an injury at that time Lewandowski has become a little less.
But as you said, the season is still a bit long, giving Lewandowski the opportunity to improve his performance.

[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.

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.

You could be talking about home advantage being on the side of the home team and at the end you'd be seeing something entirely different coming from the host. Athletic Bilbao played a very good game in their last encounter against a strong side but also struggling, talking about Villarreal, but they (Athletic Bilbao) still have the chance of getting a narrow win 2-3.
But on this occasion I feel it won't be the way things went out against Villarreal because the visitors (Celta Vigo) are some how not in a good shape compared to Villarreal. Celta Vigo isn't consistent but I have that feeling of seeing Athletic Bilbao getting the job done in the first half.

[hahay]

There's still more than half of the season to go, and this time frame can still be enough for him bounce back and still retain back his top scorer spot that's if I'm not exaggerating but it's actually something he can do, Barcelona are currently basking in the euphoria of a great striker and this is something a whole lot of clubs are in search for and not withstanding, they'd do their best to keep this great ability they've acquired.

I actually still hope that Lewandowski will recover as soon as before because after suffering an injury at that time Lewandowski's performance decreased a little and we can see a decline in performance several times when he appeared on the field with Barcelona and on the one hand, it is possible that his current age is a bit old. so his performance is no longer like last season but in my opinion it is not because of his age but after suffering an injury at that time Lewandowski has become a little less.
But as you said, the season is still a bit long, giving Lewandowski the opportunity to improve his performance.

I think, there is no need to expect anything difficult to achieve because after all, we just accept the fact so far this season that Lewandowski has also fallen behind with the number of goals that Bellingham has. Although indeed, Bellingham only has 10 goals so far, while Lewandowski has 5 goals and perhaps, the gap is still quite close as well. Considering Lewandowski is a pure striker, while Bellingham is only a midfielder. With that in mind then indeed, at least Lewandowski still has a chance to be able to take over. But yes, considering also at least Barcelona this season is also not as good as the previous season and therefore, I personally not sure and or doubt Lewandowski to be able to being La Liga top scorer again this season.

[rendravolt]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1722943536343945371

It is reported that Arda Guler suffered an injury before the match against Braga in the Champions League a few days ago and it does not appear to be a serious injury. Ancelotti said that the injury suffered by Arda Guler previously had recurred and he did not want to force the Turkish wonderkid to play for Real Madrid in the near future. Ancelotti seems to be very protective of his player and does not want a similar incident to result in him having to suffer another long injury. Considering that this week is the last La Liga match before all the players return for the international break, it seems that Arda Guler will have quite a long 2 weeks to rest before he makes his debut with Real Madrid.

[KTChampions]

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.  

I think you're looking too far ahead. Before the game with Barcelona, Girona will have 3 more games and for example in the next one (with Rayo Vallecano) their chances are estimated as 2.34, which is quite far from the favorite’s quotes. Girona had one big match this season - against Real Madrid at home and they lost it 0-3. Just because they were able to win against a lot of weak teams (check who they beat) does not mean that they will be strong in games against strong teams.

[imamusma]

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1722943536343945371

It is reported that Arda Guler suffered an injury before the match against Braga in the Champions League a few days ago and it does not appear to be a serious injury. Ancelotti said that the injury suffered by Arda Guler previously had recurred and he did not want to force the Turkish wonderkid to play for Real Madrid in the near future. Ancelotti seems to be very protective of his player and does not want a similar incident to result in him having to suffer another long injury. Considering that this week is the last La Liga match before all the players return for the international break, it seems that Arda Guler will have quite a long 2 weeks to rest before he makes his debut with Real Madrid.

It would be a shame if this happened again, I mean the injury suffered by Arda Guler meant he failed to make his debut again. On the one hand, competition within the Madrid squad is very fierce, especially to secure a place in the main squad, with constant injuries, I don't know how Guler will fight in the first team. Many purchases ended up making Madrid a fraudulent investment, or let's say a total failure and hopefully Guler won't be part of that.

If you look at the list of players in Madrid's previous two matches, Ancelotti has included Guler in the list of reserve players. But I'm also curious why he wasn't played, apparently Guler was injured again. Hopefully in the future we can see him defending Madrid, we are very curious about the talent of this Turkish player.

[ShowOff]

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I actually still hope that Lewandowski will recover as soon as before because after suffering an injury at that time Lewandowski's performance decreased a little and we can see a decline in performance several times when he appeared on the field with Barcelona and on the one hand, it is possible that his current age is a bit old. so his performance is no longer like last season but in my opinion it is not because of his age but after suffering an injury at that time Lewandowski has become a little less.
But as you said, the season is still a bit long, giving Lewandowski the opportunity to improve his performance.

I agree that age and injuries can affect a player's performance. Lewandowski has not been in his best form at the start of this season, but perhaps that is also due to the difference in strategy expected by Xavi. Previously, Lewandowski had said clearly that Xavi tended to play Lamine Yamal, which incidentally did not have much of an impact on Barcelona's attack power. It is clear that perhaps Lewandowski felt he was not getting an adequate ball supply to break through his opponent's goal.

I don't completely agree with one opinion or assumption, but it is true that this season Xavi seems to have lost a good attacking force from his strikers after Dembele left for PSG. Joao Felix is ​​good to hope for, but he tends to dribble a lot instead of providing passes or assists to other players like Lewandowski. Xavi has to change his strategy so that Barcelona's attacking strength returns to sharpness, but I believe this is also because Barcelona lost several supporting players due to injury.

[Razmirraz]

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.

He can be guaranteed several trophies including the UCL trophy if he wants to stay with Bayern Munich, perhaps because he wants to look for a new challenge or because his dream of playing for Barcelona has forced him to leave the Bundesliga. I once read news published by one of the local media which stated that the reason Lewandowski moved to Barcelona was because he wanted to play with Messi, but that dream never came true because Messi moved to PSG.
Lewandowski's position remains safe on Barcelona's front line even though he is older than other players including Felix, he can still be relied on as a goal scorer, Xavi still has full trust in him because his instinct for scoring goals is still very high. The absence of Pedri and De Jong made Lewandowski's goal productivity decrease slightly, usually they always serve as servants for Lewandowski in scoring goals.

[giammangiato]

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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.

Lewandowski wants a new challenge and that is one of the reasons why he is willing to move to Barcelona. Lewandowski is not only leaving for something that is difficult to achieve or something impossible, but he has contributed greatly to Barcelona's achievements last season with two domestic titles.

Lewandowski was La Liga's top scorer last season with Barcelona and he had a fantastic first season as La Liga's most prolific centre-forward last season. This season his performance has dropped somewhat considering the low number of goals he has scored, but this season is still too long to expect him to return to his best form again.

Robert Lewandowski is a great player, very good and very prolific stricker.
I am very sorry that this season isnt at his best, given that in my opinion last year he deserved the Golden Ball.

Lets hope he recovers and can score as many goals as last season.
At moment i miss him so much in Liga and i think other football fans.

[Alpha Marine]

The Blaugrana do win games but it's purely struggle throughout the duration of these games. Barcelona are in good form but they keep struggling to win games, they're absolutely not the formidable Barcelona we all knew, alot of things have changed for the club. Where did Xavi Hernandez keep the old version of Robert Lewandowski because the current attacker in Barcelona frontline have absolutely nothing compared to the experience fired Lewandowski. Speaking of the current attacker, it's the new rebrand version of the Poland International who's absolutely not in good form and easily dispossessed the ball away from his control.

Xavi needs to sit up and get his team back on track or they might be left behind.
Barcelona struggles to create chances and that is a major problem for Lewandoski. I guess it's because a couple of players were injured and I hope so. Frenkie is still injured and I believe when Frenkie returns Barcelona will play better.
Also, the attack of Barcelona is not very efficient. Raphinha can't dribble players and create chances. He is not explosive enough for a left-footed Brazilian winger.
Felix is not a natural winger. He's not fast, even though he's a good dribbler. He's the only Barcelona attacker who is a threat to opposition defenders.
Barcelona just needs to create a lot of chances again and they'll be good. With players like Gundugan, Pedri, and Frenkie, that should not be a problem.