La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[EFS]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points.

This may hurt Barca today but in the long run I think that's acceptable. If we list games Barca may lose points before the season starts, Rayo away game could be one of them. Real also draw with Rayo, that was even at home.
Rayo always found a way to beat Barca. This time it was a lucky long shot. There was a clear penalty that refs missed. Barca should find a way to score first. When they concede first it's hard to make a comeback. They put too much effort to equalize the game.

Now Barca is heading to the thoughest period. They have to win next three games, there is no excuse. Girona and Atletico are direct opponents, Valencia is a though away game. If they pass this though period good they will have a breather in La Liga until March.

[Oneandpure]

They are still lucky because they can still get 1 point from this match after one of the players from Rayo Vallecano accidentally committed an own goal, making the score 1-1. I think this is a fair result for these two teams, yes although Barcelona controlled the game more, but in terms of the opportunities they created it was not much different. Rayo Vallecano can still provide resistance amid the pressure they receive, even they can create goals and excel first in the first half. It took until 82 minutes of the match for Barcelona to equalize, and that too through an opponent's own goal.

Right, its fair result for both team although Barcelona dominance with ball possession but they less creativities for creating attempt and scoring goals. I watched last night and Barcelona dominance ball controlling but they have weakness with finishing until one own goal help them from losing three points. Not lucky with Rayo Vallecano have solid defense but they have conceded own goals on the last minutes match, almost secure three points but loss focus on last minutes and more defense make them not have any attempt scoring more goals again.

However get one point from Barcelona is good result for Rayo Vallecano and help bit with their current standing position, Barcelona will left many points from Girona and Real Madrid if both team get winning result today exactly for Girona will existing on the top standing with 6 points left from Barcelona if can beat Athletic Bilbao.

[klidex]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points. Unai Lopez's goal gave Rayo a first-half lead. Barcelona were relieved in the 82nd minute by an own goal from Florian Lejeune when he tried to block Lewandowski's shot. With 31 points from 14 matches, they are sitting at the fourth position in the points table. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid moved to third in the La Liga standings thanks to Griezmann's only goal at home. Atletico Madrid are level with Barcelona on 31 points but still have a game to play.

They are still lucky because they can still get 1 point from this match after one of the players from Rayo Vallecano accidentally committed an own goal, making the score 1-1. I think this is a fair result for these two teams, yes although Barcelona controlled the game more, but in terms of the opportunities they created it was not much different. Rayo Vallecano can still provide resistance amid the pressure they receive, even they can create goals and excel first in the first half. It took until 82 minutes of the match for Barcelona to equalize, and that too through an opponent's own goal.

I don't think it's fair for Rayo. This match should have been a victory for Rayo at home, but due to the player making a mistake with an own goal, Rayo ended up only getting a draw, to be honest, I'm happy because Barcelona didn't accept defeat in that match and almost lost points full but in the end Barcelona was satisfied with having 1 point thanks to the draw.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid overtook Barcelona, which was previously in 3rd place, now Atletico Madrid has the same points as Barcelona, the only difference is the goal difference. In my opinion, this season, it looks like Barcelona is finding it difficult to put itself in the top position with its current condition, now Barcelona has experienced a decline in performance different from last season.

[Mame89]

They are still lucky because they can still get 1 point from this match after one of the players from Rayo Vallecano accidentally committed an own goal, making the score 1-1. I think this is a fair result for these two teams, yes although Barcelona controlled the game more, but in terms of the opportunities they created it was not much different. Rayo Vallecano can still provide resistance amid the pressure they receive, even they can create goals and excel first in the first half. It took until 82 minutes of the match for Barcelona to equalize, and that too through an opponent's own goal.

I agree with you. In this match, it could be said that Barcelona was lucky to still get a draw, this is because Rayo played very disciplined even though they scored an own goal, but overall Rayo Vallecano appeared strong in this match. Rayo Vallecano this season always surprises teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid because Rayo managed to steal one point against two La Liga giants.

Xavi had to pay a heavy price for this draw because he lost so many points that Barcelona ended up in fourth place, all due to the coach's own mistakes in failing to utilize all of his star players.

[Richbased]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points.

This may hurt Barca today but in the long run I think that's acceptable. If we list games Barca may lose points before the season starts, Rayo away game could be one of them. Real also draw with Rayo, that was even at home.
Rayo always found a way to beat Barca. This time it was a lucky long shot. There was a clear penalty that refs missed. Barca should find a way to score first. When they concede first it's hard to make a comeback. They put too much effort to equalize the game.

Barcelona even tried to earn a draw in this match rather than losing although I've already known that Rayo Vallecano isn't really that easy to penetrate and if not for the own goal, they would have defeated Barcelona

Now Barca is heading to the thoughest period. They have to win next three games, there is no excuse. Girona and Atletico are direct opponents, Valencia is a though away game. If they pass this though period good they will have a breather in La Liga until March.

I think despite the draw, Barcelona is still in a comfortable position in the league table as they remain in fourth position with 31 points, 3 points behind the league leaders Girona. Even if Girona win Athletico Bilbao the difference will be 6 points which isn't that much considering the fact that Girona will still face Barcelona and Barcelona might win them just as Real Madrid beat Girona in their last meeting. So instead of Barcelona losing to Rayo vallecano, the draw was better as the both club shared a point in the game.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points. Unai Lopez's goal gave Rayo a first-half lead. Barcelona were relieved in the 82nd minute by an own goal from Florian Lejeune when he tried to block Lewandowski's shot. With 31 points from 14 matches, they are sitting at the fourth position in the points table. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid moved to third in the La Liga standings thanks to Griezmann's only goal at home. Atletico Madrid are level with Barcelona on 31 points but still have a game to play.

Im doubting barcelona to win la liga if the club will continue to play like the match against rayo. Barcelona has been showing the decline on its performance. The club didn't even have club where the club shall bring the ball.
The thing that i was aware if barcelona has been changing the strategy which was making the game play become less effective. The club was so difficult in making the chances. Lewandowski like did nothing in this game.
Rayo is very strong and im praising it. It was able making barcelona was struggling. Rayo can't be underestimated when it was using defensive strategy. Xavi needs to think how to create a strategy that can break it.
I think that missing gavi is really giving a very bad impact to the club. missing 2 points are still bad consider barcelona in the title race against some strong clubs in la liga.
Barcelona needs to learn from its mistake. Xavi needs also to use long pass strategy.

[borovichok]

I agree with you. In this match, it could be said that Barcelona was lucky to still get a draw, this is because Rayo played very disciplined even though they scored an own goal, but overall Rayo Vallecano appeared strong in this match. Rayo Vallecano this season always surprises teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid because Rayo managed to steal one point against two La Liga giants.

Xavi had to pay a heavy price for this draw because he lost so many points that Barcelona ended up in fourth place, all due to the coach's own mistakes in failing to utilize all of his star players.

The match was not an easy one for Barcelona, I'm permitted to say it was complicated, their expectations was caught short and everything goes unbalanced on the sides of Barcelona. Draw becomes an option for an elite team simply because they failed to execute good opportunities of scoring. Rayo Vallecano was trying to cook Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas but the Bluagrana escape with a narrow draw tie. Xavi Hernandez seems to become impotent these days because watching the results been produced, there's absolutely nothing to be happy about.

[BALIK]

I agree with you. In this match, it could be said that Barcelona was lucky to still get a draw, this is because Rayo played very disciplined even though they scored an own goal, but overall Rayo Vallecano appeared strong in this match. Rayo Vallecano this season always surprises teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid because Rayo managed to steal one point against two La Liga giants.

Xavi had to pay a heavy price for this draw because he lost so many points that Barcelona ended up in fourth place, all due to the coach's own mistakes in failing to utilize all of his star players.

The match was not an easy one for Barcelona, I'm permitted to say it was complicated, their expectations was caught short and everything goes unbalanced on the sides of Barcelona. Draw becomes an option for an elite team simply because they failed to execute good opportunities of scoring. Rayo Vallecano was trying to cook Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas but the Bluagrana escape with a narrow draw tie. Xavi Hernandez seems to become impotent these days because watching the results been produced, there's absolutely nothing to be happy about.

Rayo Vallecano is hard to beat at home against them. And I had a lot of doubts whether Barcelona could win this match. And so I stopped myself from betting on a Barcelona win. Barcelona have lost two of their last three matches at home to Rayo Vallecano. At home the Vallecano team is strong. And they played well enough against Barcelona yesterday. But I was not satisfied with Barcelona's performance. The team is dependent on Lewandowski. Barcelona can win if Lewandowski performs well. Otherwise it will be much more difficult for Barcelona to win against any team. Barcelona won't be able to win the title without reducing this dependence.

[asriloni]

I agree with you. In this match, it could be said that Barcelona was lucky to still get a draw, this is because Rayo played very disciplined even though they scored an own goal, but overall Rayo Vallecano appeared strong in this match. Rayo Vallecano this season always surprises teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid because Rayo managed to steal one point against two La Liga giants.

Xavi had to pay a heavy price for this draw because he lost so many points that Barcelona ended up in fourth place, all due to the coach's own mistakes in failing to utilize all of his star players.

The match was not an easy one for Barcelona, I'm permitted to say it was complicated, their expectations was caught short and everything goes unbalanced on the sides of Barcelona. Draw becomes an option for an elite team simply because they failed to execute good opportunities of scoring. Rayo Vallecano was trying to cook Barcelona at Estadio de Vallecas but the Bluagrana escape with a narrow draw tie. Xavi Hernandez seems to become impotent these days because watching the results been produced, there's absolutely nothing to be happy about.

The draw was pure luck for bacelona. The own goal by rayo's player has become the main reason why barcelona was getting draw but the performance if this club is declining so hard. People who watch the match must be disappointed with some things from xavi.

Here's the things.

1. Xavi was not giving arraujo and konde to play
2. Gundogan and raphinha were starting from the bench at the late game.

Xavi keeps use young talented player like yamal. Sometimes, this is good but keep losing more points is not good for barcelona. Xavi needs to learn from his mistake.
Im feeling so amazing with the goal from Unai Lopez. His shoot is very strong. It was also hitting the hard angle. The dream to win UCL is far if barcelona keeps show the current performance.
It will be out even early.

Why doesn't xavi learn from the previous mistake? He is always underrating his opponent.

[Oluwa-btc]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points.

This may hurt Barca today but in the long run I think that's acceptable. If we list games Barca may lose points before the season starts, Rayo away game could be one of them. Real also draw with Rayo, that was even at home.
Rayo always found a way to beat Barca. This time it was a lucky long shot. There was a clear penalty that refs missed. Barca should find a way to score first. When they concede first it's hard to make a comeback. They put too much effort to equalize the game.

Now Barca is heading to the thoughest period. They have to win next three games, there is no excuse. Girona and Atletico are direct opponents, Valencia is a though away game. If they pass this though period good they will have a breather in La Liga until March.

They've been my favorites to win the Spanish La Liga this season but they've not been swinging that way for a while now, too many Injured players and too many points given away.
Rayo Vallecano has done well, for they have accumulated a joint total of four points from the two biggest clubs in La Liga. This should make it three wins out of five when facing Barcelona. Let's not focus on the Penalty, if Barcelona was in a good form, this is a game they should have won comfortable. Xavi Hernandez was keeping some players for the Champions League against Porto.

Girona is one bloody hell of a team, they have done well, I will not predict the outcome, I can't wait to see who beats who tactically.

Valancia failed to secure the three points against disastrous Celta Vigo who've been on a very bad form.

[iBaba]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points. Unai Lopez's goal gave Rayo a first-half lead. Barcelona were relieved in the 82nd minute by an own goal from Florian Lejeune when he tried to block Lewandowski's shot. With 31 points from 14 matches, they are sitting at the fourth position in the points table. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid moved to third in the La Liga standings thanks to Griezmann's only goal at home. Atletico Madrid are level with Barcelona on 31 points but still have a game to play.

And yet a member here discredited the efforts Girona have been putting into their games in the league. No club is perfect however strong and powerful they are and can lose or draw any game that they play. Ordinarily, one should expect that barcelona will win all the matches they play with these smaller clubs but they have ended in failing some while drawing at some. That’s the game. This draw have caused Barcelona to fall to the fourth position and Girona at the second position of the league. As far as this season his concerned, they have done tremendiously well in the season of this league.

[naira]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points. Unai Lopez's goal gave Rayo a first-half lead. Barcelona were relieved in the 82nd minute by an own goal from Florian Lejeune when he tried to block Lewandowski's shot. With 31 points from 14 matches, they are sitting at the fourth position in the points table. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid moved to third in the La Liga standings thanks to Griezmann's only goal at home. Atletico Madrid are level with Barcelona on 31 points but still have a game to play.

Being held to a draw by hosts  Rayo Vallecano was not a good result for Xavi this match did not provide any benefits if it only shared points. Making Atletico Madrid now occupy 3rd position.  Girona and Madrid will soon leave Barcelona even further  behind because the remaining  matches they have are a big asset to be put to good use.  Bilbao will visit Girona headquarters where home or away is not a problem for Michel squad as long as they are able to dominate possession of the ball.  Michel always emphasizes this strategy so that his opponents are busy defending. Girona style of  play is  increasingly effective.  There are several rumors that Girona players are not fit but I hope this will not be an obstacle to getting full points against  Atletico Bilbao later.

[Republikcoin.com]

Being held to a draw by hosts  Rayo Vallecano was not a good result for Xavi this match did not provide any benefits if it only shared points. Making Atletico Madrid now occupy 3rd position.  Girona and Madrid will soon leave Barcelona even further  behind because the remaining  matches they have are a big asset to be put to good use.  Bilbao will visit Girona headquarters where home or away is not a problem for Michel squad as long as they are able to dominate possession of the ball.  Michel always emphasizes this strategy so that his opponents are busy defending. Girona style of  play is  increasingly effective.  There are several rumors that Girona players are not fit but I hope this will not be an obstacle to getting full points against  Atletico Bilbao later.

I saw that the Barcelona team played very badly in this match, the team's performance was really lower than usual shown by Xavi's men in the match against Rayo Vallecano, in fact I saw that there was a slight advantage for Barcelona to get points, if there were no kill goals. from the Rayo Vallecano players, maybe Barcelona will experience defeat.

This result makes Barcelona even more points behind in the La Liga standings, but I only focus on the team's performance, if Xavi is not able to revive the performance of the Barcelona team, perhaps they will be even further behind in points from Real Madrid and Girona.

[rendravolt]

An own goal saved Barcelona from defeat and Vallecano had to drop the full 3 points at home after playing out a 1-1 draw. Here it is quite clear that Barcelona really benefited from Lejeune's blunder because he failed to block the pass and instead went into his own goal. Actually Vallecano performed very well even though they often received attacks but they managed to repel them. Meanwhile, Barcelona, which really dominated the match, had difficulty scoring even one goal from normal attacks. However, this draw is not good for Barcelona because they will be increasingly behind Girona and Real Madrid.

Rayo Vallecano is always a tough team to beat. Luckily, Barcelona managed to pull off a draw against them in their LaLiga match. Barcelona is not doing so well lately – their attack isn't as fast and dynamic as it should be. It's safe to say Barcelona is going through a rough patch, and if they don't fix things quickly, it looks like they might have a tough season ahead.

It is a fact that Vallecano is a team that is difficult for Barcelona to beat and in the last 5 meetings between the two, Barcelona have never won against Vallecano. I think Vallecano has become an obstacle for Barcelona's points and statistics prove that Vallecano also often beats Barcelona. Luckily last night was a draw, otherwise Vallecano would have continued to add to their record of wins over Barcelona. Xavi must immediately find a solution to the deadlock his squad faces in important weeks like this if they still intend to be in the title race this season. Moreover, now they have to be shifted to 4th position after Atletico won against Mallorca.

[Rampagoe004]

I saw that the Barcelona team played very badly in this match, the team's performance was really lower than usual shown by Xavi's men in the match against Rayo Vallecano, in fact I saw that there was a slight advantage for Barcelona to get points, if there were no kill goals. from the Rayo Vallecano players, maybe Barcelona will experience defeat.

This result makes Barcelona even more points behind in the La Liga standings, but I only focus on the team's performance, if Xavi is not able to revive the performance of the Barcelona team, perhaps they will be even further behind in points from Real Madrid and Girona.

Barcelona is little by little moving away from the title race. I think this is bad news. A difference of 3 points with the 1st ranked team which still has 1 match left means that Barcelona could potentially be left even further behind. If Girona, Madrid and Atletico Madrid are able to finish the match with a win then it will be a very difficult mission for Barca to chase the title. We know that in the Spanish League, even a difference of 3 points is very difficult to overcome.

[xzone]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points. Unai Lopez's goal gave Rayo a first-half lead. Barcelona were relieved in the 82nd minute by an own goal from Florian Lejeune when he tried to block Lewandowski's shot. With 31 points from 14 matches, they are sitting at the fourth position in the points table. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid moved to third in the La Liga standings thanks to Griezmann's only goal at home. Atletico Madrid are level with Barcelona on 31 points but still have a game to play.

Unai Lopez's goal was one of the most beautiful goals we watched this year. I really liked it.
It was an unlucky day for Barcelona, it is very sad that they are losing points in such important matches. It causes the points gap between them and their rivals to widen.
If the referees had awarded Barcelona's penalty, they would not have lost points at the end of the match. Still, I would like to see a Barcelona playing better. We are watching a team that makes too many mistakes in defense this year

[Iranus]

I saw that the Barcelona team played very badly in this match, the team's performance was really lower than usual shown by Xavi's men in the match against Rayo Vallecano, in fact I saw that there was a slight advantage for Barcelona to get points, if there were no kill goals. from the Rayo Vallecano players, maybe Barcelona will experience defeat.
This result makes Barcelona even more points behind in the La Liga standings, but I only focus on the team's performance, if Xavi is not able to revive the performance of the Barcelona team, perhaps they will be even further behind in points from Real Madrid and Girona.

Barcelona is little by little moving away from the title race. I think this is bad news. A difference of 3 points with the 1st ranked team which still has 1 match left means that Barcelona could potentially be left even further behind. If Girona, Madrid and Atletico Madrid are able to finish the match with a win then it will be a very difficult mission for Barca to chase the title. We know that in the Spanish League, even a difference of 3 points is very difficult to overcome.

If Girona wins their next match against Athletic Club, they will move 6 points ahead of Barcelona. If Real Madrid wins their next match against Cadiz, they will move 4 points clear of Barcelona. Closing this point gap will be a tough task for Barcelona. Because the performances of Girona and Madrid are very consistent. On the other hand, Barcelona's performance is not stable. Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid will probably win the title this season. If Barcelona continues with such erratic performances, winning the title will not be possible.

[Zanab247]

Barcelona draw 1-1 with rayo vallecano and were forced to share the points. Unai Lopez's goal gave Rayo a first-half lead. Barcelona were relieved in the 82nd minute by an own goal from Florian Lejeune when he tried to block Lewandowski's shot. With 31 points from 14 matches, they are sitting at the fourth position in the points table. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid moved to third in the La Liga standings thanks to Griezmann's only goal at home. Atletico Madrid are level with Barcelona on 31 points but still have a game to play.

It was a shock game to me yesterday, seen Barcelona to ended up draw 1:1 to vallecano that doesn't have squads like Barcelona and they hold Barcelona players very well not to use any favourable tactics to score more than one goal through out the game. It is very clear now that Barcelona will not win this trophy this season because there are many things their coach need to fix before they can return back to their old performance that was making people to predict for their favour before.

Atletico Madrid are doing well in some games that gave them good opportunity to increased their points to 31 points and they are now in the 3rd position in the la Liga league table to moved closed to Girona that is maintaining the second position over some games now, and it has given them the opportunity for people to begin to see them like the team that will battle with Real Madrid in the final in this season.

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If Girona wins their next match against Athletic Club, they will move 6 points ahead of Barcelona. If Real Madrid wins their next match against Cadiz, they will move 4 points clear of Barcelona. Closing this point gap will be a tough task for Barcelona. Because the performances of Girona and Madrid are very consistent. On the other hand, Barcelona's performance is not stable. Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid will probably win the title this season. If Barcelona continues with such erratic performances, winning the title will not be possible.

The draw did mean that Barcelona failed to stick closely to the teams above them, and Atletico Madrid were even able to shift Barcelona ranking this week. Barcelona must be able to change their performance in the upcoming matches because if they continue to lose points then they will not be able to defend their title this season. As defending champions they must be able to show their best strengths this season and this season still has many matches left so there is still time to improve their weaknesses.

Girona will face Bilbao this week and the opponent they face is not an easy team to beat. Well, if Girona fails in this match then Real Madrid will have the luck to return to leading the standings if Real Madrid is able to beat Cadiz. Cadiz has performed quite poorly recently so Real Madrid has the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity this week to return to leading the standings.

[snipie]

Atletico Madrid are doing well in some games that gave them good opportunity to increased their points to 31 points and they are now in the 3rd position in the la Liga league table to moved closed to Girona that is maintaining the second position over some games now, and it has given them the opportunity for people to begin to see them like the team that will battle with Real Madrid in the final in this season.

It was expected to see Atletico Madrid overtake Barcelona's position in the third spot after Barcelona lost 2 points against Rayo Vallecano and Atletico Madrid victory against Mallorca yesterday with a single goal. We should mention that Atletico Madrid still lacks one more game comparing to Barcelona, so the gap might be 3 points for the same number of matches played.
Girona will face tomorrow Athletic Bilbao home and are expected to win. Bilbao isn't an easy opponent and they are 5th for the moment. Real Madrid in the other hand, will face Cadiz and this should be an easy match for them. We might see Girona and Real Madrid in the first spot with the same number of points tho.