La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[Ahli38]

Barcelona are in a bad run of form.I saw them struggle to beat Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league and are certain to be relegated.I didn't expect them to struggle so much even though it was at home.I think Barcelona gave their opponent too many chances.I think it's a bad result for them that the match ended 3-2 despite playing 65% of the ball and having 30 shots at home.Of course it's important that they got 3 points, but I don't think it makes sense to have such a difficult win against an opponent who has not won yet and has 5 points after 17 games.

Barcelona had even more opportunities which they failed to take advantage of in this match. I think there are several things that made Barcelona focus too much on attack and forget about defense in this match. Or maybe because they underestimated their opponents too much in this match. I am personally quite satisfied with the 3 goals they managed to score in this match. But what I'm really worried about is that they also conceded 2 goals. It is clear that Xavi has to start thinking about a new strategy to make the Barcelona squad have a better balance between the front, middle and back lines. And actually Barcelona has time to improve their team's performance before the UCL matches in the next few months. Because in the next few weeks Barcelona will have quite easy opponents. So Xavi can start to make Barcelona improve their performance comfortably by competing and winning matches that should be easy wins for Barcelona in the next few weeks.

I agree with the part that they underestimated their opponents.I think that if they hadn't been underestimated, they wouldn't have conceded so many goals.While focusing on the attack, they neglected the defense and conceded goals.Xavi needs to solve this problem as soon as possible.He will want to achieve success both in the champions league and in the league and conceding too many goals is a problem that a team like Barcelona cannot accept.He can try some players in this process.Since the opponents will be easy, he will make changes in the first 11 and rest other players.

Xavi is actually lucky because the Barcelona squad never lacks high-quality players. Now it's just a matter of how Xavi can make a better strategy and bring out the maximum strength from every player in Barcelona. But I also don't blame Xavi entirely for Barcelona's recent decline in performance. Because currently many of Barcelona's core players are still injured and have not recovered. One of Barcelona's best midfielders, De Jong, was also reported to be sick. But I think he will be back soon. Because he was just sick and not injured. But when all the players recover, Xavi will have everything he needs for the UCL later.

[Popkon6]

Barcelona are in a bad run of form.I saw them struggle to beat Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league and are certain to be relegated.I didn't expect them to struggle so much even though it was at home.I think Barcelona gave their opponent too many chances.I think it's a bad result for them that the match ended 3-2 despite playing 65% of the ball and having 30 shots at home.Of course it's important that they got 3 points, but I don't think it makes sense to have such a difficult win against an opponent who has not won yet and has 5 points after 17 games.

Barcelona is indeed in a mess this season, it can be seen that against Almeria they had difficulty winning, their defense collapsed when Almeria attacked with a counter-attack. Bacelona's defense became dangerous. Barcelona still needs a lot of improvement. This season, 100% of La Liga has no hope, especially in the UCL league.

However, in this match, the most interesting thing was the proof of player Sergi Roberto. Criticized here and there, but became the difference in Barcelona's difficult times. Moreover, even though they managed to win this time, it became increasingly apparent how fragile Barcelona's defense was without Inigo Martinez and Stegen, besides that the front line's finishing was also less effective.

The Barcelona team is not performing well this season as I have seen many weak teams play full of tough competition. While the Barcelona team is strong and should win easily, but the defense of the Barcelona team is weak, giving other teams the opportunity to attack. As today Almeria team is very weak, compared to Barcelona team. Barcelona team shot 30 shots on goal post, and Almeria team shot 10. But here Barcelona team scored three goals and Almeria team scored one goal.

[TopT3ns]

Barcelona is indeed in a mess this season, it can be seen that against Almeria they had difficulty winning, their defense collapsed when Almeria attacked with a counter-attack. Bacelona's defense became dangerous. Barcelona still needs a lot of improvement. This season, 100% of La Liga has no hope, especially in the UCL league.

However, in this match, the most interesting thing was the proof of player Sergi Roberto. Criticized here and there, but became the difference in Barcelona's difficult times. Moreover, even though they managed to win this time, it became increasingly apparent how fragile Barcelona's defense was without Inigo Martinez and Stegen, besides that the front line's finishing was also less effective.

With the analysis you have done, it can be seen that Barcelona tried hard against Almeria even though this enemy should be very easy to beat, and Almeria still got two goals and made a one-goal difference with Barcelona. Luckily, in the last minute, Sergi Roberto managed to score another goal, and if there was still extra time, it would be possible for Almeria to score goals again and catch up with Barcelona. For this season, Xavi must get back up and look for a new strategy to bring Barcelona to victory again.

[Docnaster]

Real Betis vs Girona it will going to be a tough match but Real Betis will be the team that will embrace victory from the match, because they know how to use some strange tactics in their home to defeat their opponent which will be one of the advantage they will apply to defeat Girona in this match. I know Girona has done well in this season to handle the first position in two matches for the victory they got from other teams but it will not be easy for them in this match to succeed again because Real Betis players will not allow such thing to happen than to disgrace them with 2-0 for the favour of Real Betis.

Real Betis have a tough challenge after the arrival of guests who have performed well this season, but the challenge is not only on the side of Real Betis, but Girona will also get the same pressure as Real Betis. Real Betis themselves are a difficult team to beat, they have only tasted 2 defeats in La Liga, with 9 draws and 6 wins. Of course this will be a challenge for Girona to be able to steal full points from Real Betis headquarters. It looks like this match will run very interesting.

It seems like Real Betis refuses to lose from their last five matches, only one win, the rest were just draws, good enough for Real Betis class in their ambition to beat Girona tomorrow because Real Betis is very profitable in this match, playing at home looks like Real Betis will have the ambition to beat Girona for the first time in several matches. Girona is very difficult to beat in several matches, many big clubs have fallen victim to Girona's ferocity, hopefully Real Betis will be able to defeat Girona for the first time.

Real Betis have been able to accumulate 27 points in 17 Spanish La Liga games this season and are currently sitting in the 7th position of the league table and that k think goes a long way to tell how good of a side they've been all season but considering how more impressive their tonight's Spanish league opponents Girona have been since the start of the season, I think it'll be very difficult for the home team to get a point from the game.

Girona have undoubtedly been the most consistent team in the Spanish La Liga since the start of the season and how they've managed to maintain their good results in the league makes it even more difficult for their opponents to have a chance of defeating them. After Real Madrid thrashed Villarreal on Sunday and went top of the league table, the pressure was Girona to win their game against Alaves to return back to submit of the league table and they did that in clinical fashion. I think the worst result that Girona will be having in the game against Real Betis will be a draw.

[Blitzboy]

Barcelona are in a bad run of form.I saw them struggle to beat Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league and are certain to be relegated.I didn't expect them to struggle so much even though it was at home.I think Barcelona gave their opponent too many chances.I think it's a bad result for them that the match ended 3-2 despite playing 65% of the ball and having 30 shots at home.Of course it's important that they got 3 points, but I don't think it makes sense to have such a difficult win against an opponent who has not won yet and has 5 points after 17 games.

Sincerely, Im concerned about Barcelona's performance right now. Red flags are raised by their performance against Almeria, a squad that has had a difficult season. Despite having a ton of shots and controlling possession, their close home victory is alarming. It appears that they are overly focused on attacking, which is weakening their defense. To strike a balance between attack and defense, Xavi truly has to reconsider his approach. The good news is they have an opportunity to refine their gameplay as they have upcoming easier fixtures. With UCL matches coming up, they really need to use these games to work out their problems and gain confidence.

[Sakanwa]

Barcelona is indeed in a mess this season, it can be seen that against Almeria they had difficulty winning, their defense collapsed when Almeria attacked with a counter-attack. Bacelona's defense became dangerous. Barcelona still needs a lot of improvement. This season, 100% of La Liga has no hope, especially in the UCL league.

However, in this match, the most interesting thing was the proof of player Sergi Roberto. Criticized here and there, but became the difference in Barcelona's difficult times. Moreover, even though they managed to win this time, it became increasingly apparent how fragile Barcelona's defense was without Inigo Martinez and Stegen, besides that the front line's finishing was also less effective.

With the analysis you have done, it can be seen that Barcelona tried hard against Almeria even though this enemy should be very easy to beat, and Almeria still got two goals and made a one-goal difference with Barcelona. Luckily, in the last minute, Sergi Roberto managed to score another goal, and if there was still extra time, it would be possible for Almeria to score goals again and catch up with Barcelona. For this season, Xavi must get back up and look for a new strategy to bring Barcelona to victory again.

I did not expect to see Barca struggle this much in the Lalliga this season because they were the Champions last year,and are supposed to be either first or second position on the Lalliga table,but it looks as of Xavi and his team are struggling,and they are finding it so difficult to compete and be on thesame level with Madrid and Girona who seat first and second respectively.Nobody was expecting Girona to be among the elite teams,but they have come to shock everybody this season by maintaining a consistent results,which has pushed them to the top,and made them a very strong contender to the tittle.And as its stands,i expect them to lift that trophy this year regardless of how Madrid and Barca may try.

[Republikcoin.com]

I did not expect to see Barca struggle this much in the Lalliga this season because they were the Champions last year,and are supposed to be either first or second position on the Lalliga table,but it looks as of Xavi and his team are struggling,and they are finding it so difficult to compete and be on thesame level with Madrid and Girona who seat first and second respectively.Nobody was expecting Girona to be among the elite teams,but they have come to shock everybody this season by maintaining a consistent results,which has pushed them to the top,and made them a very strong contender to the tittle.And as its stands,i expect them to lift that trophy this year regardless of how Madrid and Barca may try.

However, the reality is that Barcelona is currently in a very bad state, with a series of disappointing results or performances making the confidence of the players in the Barcelona team decrease, making it difficult for them to show their best performance.
I didn't think that Barcelona could fall this far despite the victory they achieved against the team that is at the bottom of the La Liga standings at the moment, but their performance was really disappointing.

[Zanab247]

Barcelona are in a bad run of form.I saw them struggle to beat Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league and are certain to be relegated.I didn't expect them to struggle so much even though it was at home.I think Barcelona gave their opponent too many chances.I think it's a bad result for them that the match ended 3-2 despite playing 65% of the ball and having 30 shots at home.Of course it's important that they got 3 points, but I don't think it makes sense to have such a difficult win against an opponent who has not won yet and has 5 points after 17 games.

If Barcelona coach can work on their strikers before going to their next game, I believe it will really help them to stay in this 3rd position long because Girona will beat Real Betis in this game today and Real Madrid may struggle to draw 1:1 with Deportivo Alaves but they will still remain in the second position because Girona will continue leading in the la Liga league table. Barcelona secured victory from Almeria doesn't mean they will still win this trophy this season and their coach has a lot of things to do to save his Job next season because, there is no improvement to Barcelona players and they struggle to secured victory from weak team last game.

Well, let see how they will perform in their next game because many people will predict for Barcelona to win the game but if they fail to secure victory in their next game show that they are not destiny to end up in second or 3rd position this season.

[budi691]

Barcelona is indeed in a mess this season, it can be seen that against Almeria they had difficulty winning, their defense collapsed when Almeria attacked with a counter-attack. Bacelona's defense became dangerous. Barcelona still needs a lot of improvement. This season, 100% of La Liga has no hope, especially in the UCL league.

However, in this match, the most interesting thing was the proof of player Sergi Roberto. Criticized here and there, but became the difference in Barcelona's difficult times. Moreover, even though they managed to win this time, it became increasingly apparent how fragile Barcelona's defense was without Inigo Martinez and Stegen, besides that the front line's finishing was also less effective.

With the analysis you have done, it can be seen that Barcelona tried hard against Almeria even though this enemy should be very easy to beat, and Almeria still got two goals and made a one-goal difference with Barcelona. Luckily, in the last minute, Sergi Roberto managed to score another goal, and if there was still extra time, it would be possible for Almeria to score goals again and catch up with Barcelona. For this season, Xavi must get back up and look for a new strategy to bring Barcelona to victory again.

I did not expect to see Barca struggle this much in the Lalliga this season because they were the Champions last year,and are supposed to be either first or second position on the Lalliga table,but it looks as of Xavi and his team are struggling,and they are finding it so difficult to compete and be on thesame level with Madrid and Girona who seat first and second respectively.Nobody was expecting Girona to be among the elite teams,but they have come to shock everybody this season by maintaining a consistent results,which has pushed them to the top,and made them a very strong contender to the tittle.And as its stands,i expect them to lift that trophy this year regardless of how Madrid and Barca may try.

Girona has indeed been a surprise with their consistent performance and being at the top of the standings. This can be caused by good strategy, superior player performance, and other factors that support success. Football always leaves room for surprises, and Girona may be a team that is highly motivated to achieve the best results.

In my opinion, being at the top of the Girona standings will be more interesting for LaLiga, because LaLiga is no longer boring and is not only dominated by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid who dominate the top of LaLiga,
but will Girona be consistent until the end of the season, and remain at the top of the standings, until in the end we will see Girona win Laliga to break the dominance of Madrid, Barca and Atletico,

[wakier]

Real Betis vs Girona it will going to be a tough match but Real Betis will be the team that will embrace victory from the match, because they know how to use some strange tactics in their home to defeat their opponent which will be one of the advantage they will apply to defeat Girona in this match. I know Girona has done well in this season to handle the first position in two matches for the victory they got from other teams but it will not be easy for them in this match to succeed again because Real Betis players will not allow such thing to happen than to disgrace them with 2-0 for the favour of Real Betis.

Real Betis have a tough challenge after the arrival of guests who have performed well this season, but the challenge is not only on the side of Real Betis, but Girona will also get the same pressure as Real Betis. Real Betis themselves are a difficult team to beat, they have only tasted 2 defeats in La Liga, with 9 draws and 6 wins. Of course this will be a challenge for Girona to be able to steal full points from Real Betis headquarters. It looks like this match will run very interesting.

This match looks like it will be difficult for both teams, but it looks like Girona will be able to beat Real Betis. Girona strength is different this season. Real Betis be able to hold Real Madrid to a draw, but I think Girona will show a different strategy so that Real Betis won't easily break through Girona defense. Girona be able to beat Barcelona in away match I think this will apply the same in the next match.
Real Betis has drawn a lot but Girona will definitely try to win it and get the full three points

[hahay]

Barcelona are in a bad run of form.I saw them struggle to beat Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league and are certain to be relegated.I didn't expect them to struggle so much even though it was at home.I think Barcelona gave their opponent too many chances.I think it's a bad result for them that the match ended 3-2 despite playing 65% of the ball and having 30 shots at home.Of course it's important that they got 3 points, but I don't think it makes sense to have such a difficult win against an opponent who has not won yet and has 5 points after 17 games.

If Barcelona coach can work on their strikers before going to their next game, I believe it will really help them to stay in this 3rd position long because Girona will beat Real Betis in this game today and Real Madrid may struggle to draw 1:1 with Deportivo Alaves but they will still remain in the second position because Girona will continue leading in the la Liga league table. Barcelona secured victory from Almeria doesn't mean they will still win this trophy this season and their coach has a lot of things to do to save his Job next season because, there is no improvement to Barcelona players and they struggle to secured victory from weak team last game.

Well, let see how they will perform in their next game because many people will predict for Barcelona to win the game but if they fail to secure victory in their next game show that they are not destiny to end up in second or 3rd position this season.

Indeed, Barcelona managed to get 3 points in this match and also, Barcelona managed to have dominance with good statistics in this match. But still, even though Barcelona got good dominance, but the end result was still a bad result. Because after all, the opponent Barcelona faced was only a mediocre team at the bottom of the La Liga standings and thus, Barcelona should be able to win with a clean sheet.

Stupidly, I bet on Barcelona -1.5 and yes, I lost too. Therefore, I am very disappointed with Barcelona at this moment and yes, with results like this then surely Barcelona will not be able to be a team in the title race this season. Because after all, only playing against weak teams but the fact that Barcelona also almost failed to win because they almost got a draw at home, obviously that's bad.

[Weawant]

This match looks like it will be difficult for both teams, but it looks like Girona will be able to beat Real Betis. Girona strength is different this season. Real Betis be able to hold Real Madrid to a draw, but I think Girona will show a different strategy so that Real Betis won't easily break through Girona defense. Girona be able to beat Barcelona in away match I think this will apply the same in the next match.
Real Betis has drawn a lot but Girona will definitely try to win it and get the full three points

At home, Real betis has usually not shown weakness at all, they always have a good fighting spirit to making sure to protect their defense line and concede as less goals as possible and if it were possible no goals at all but then Girona isn't a weak team either, Real betis is really good at taking advantage of playing from home so it's not going to be easy for Girona.

Girona has really done so well this season and even have a very good stamina that will be difficult for Real betis to overcome easily so they will aswell make it a difficult one for girona, both team are a bit above average and have got their various edges over each other one of which is the home advantage for real betis and the position advantage for Girona, if Girona wins this game it will really help their position on the table and so will it to betis, I wouldn't be surprised if this game ends in a draw because both teams are hoping to achieve something from this game.

[Jody.Drummer]

I did not expect to see Barca struggle this much in the Lalliga this season because they were the Champions last year,and are supposed to be either first or second position on the Lalliga table,but it looks as of Xavi and his team are struggling,and they are finding it so difficult to compete and be on thesame level with Madrid and Girona who seat first and second respectively.Nobody was expecting Girona to be among the elite teams,but they have come to shock everybody this season by maintaining a consistent results,which has pushed them to the top,and made them a very strong contender to the tittle.And as its stands,i expect them to lift that trophy this year regardless of how Madrid and Barca may try.

However, the reality is that Barcelona is currently in a very bad state, with a series of disappointing results or performances making the confidence of the players in the Barcelona team decrease, making it difficult for them to show their best performance.
I didn't think that Barcelona could fall this far despite the victory they achieved against the team that is at the bottom of the La Liga standings at the moment, but their performance was really disappointing.

Their rivals have started to realize their weaknesses, and at the same time Barcelona have made no significant changes to their squad. While other clubs can do better than Barcelona, time and time again we say that it's because they are still experiencing a finncial situation that is not improving.
Xavi has to rack his brains and it's not an easy task for them. Apart from that, they are busy with busy fixtures in the Chmpions League and La Liga as well as other domestic competitions. The squad they have is not what it was in their heyday which was before they experienced financial difficulties. Inevitably, they will have to avoid their habits in the transfer market. However, I still see them as good even though they are a little behind.

[imamusma]

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At home, Real betis has usually not shown weakness at all, they always have a good fighting spirit to making sure to protect their defense line and concede as less goals as possible and if it were possible no goals at all but then Girona isn't a weak team either, Real betis is really good at taking advantage of playing from home so it's not going to be easy for Girona.

Girona has really done so well this season and even have a very good stamina that will be difficult for Real betis to overcome easily so they will aswell make it a difficult one for girona, both team are a bit above average and have got their various edges over each other one of which is the home advantage for real betis and the position advantage for Girona, if Girona wins this game it will really help their position on the table and so will it to betis, I wouldn't be surprised if this game ends in a draw because both teams are hoping to achieve something from this game.

Real Betis must increase their vigilance when hosting Girona, because if not then they will have to bury their dream of securing points. Even though the odds shown at the moment are almost equal, I think Girona has a little more, even though Betis has a good record when playing at home it is not a problem for Girona this season. We haven't completely forgotten that Barcelona could also be beaten by Girona, and that was at Barcelona home ground.

Girona has the ambition to strengthen its position at the top of the standings, and maintain the points difference from Madrid reach. Meanwhile for Betis, they have the ambition to get closer to the Europa League zone, but I think Girona will postpone this intention this week. If the match ends in a draw, then Madrid will be very lucky because they will record the same number of points, with the main requirement being to beat Alaves.

[Polkeins]

Barcelona are in a bad run of form.I saw them struggle to beat Almeria, who are at the bottom of the league and are certain to be relegated.I didn't expect them to struggle so much even though it was at home.I think Barcelona gave their opponent too many chances.I think it's a bad result for them that the match ended 3-2 despite playing 65% of the ball and having 30 shots at home.Of course it's important that they got 3 points, but I don't think it makes sense to have such a difficult win against an opponent who has not won yet and has 5 points after 17 games.

Barcelona is indeed in a mess this season, it can be seen that against Almeria they had difficulty winning, their defense collapsed when Almeria attacked with a counter-attack. Bacelona's defense became dangerous. Barcelona still needs a lot of improvement. This season, 100% of La Liga has no hope, especially in the UCL league.

However, in this match, the most interesting thing was the proof of player Sergi Roberto. Criticized here and there, but became the difference in Barcelona's difficult times. Moreover, even though they managed to win this time, it became increasingly apparent how fragile Barcelona's defense was without Inigo Martinez and Stegen, besides that the front line's finishing was also less effective.

I agree regarding Barcelona's season problems. Their defense is weak, especially against Almeria. It's odd because Barcelona's caliber team should handle these circumstances better. I don't understand how they had 30 shots against Almeria but only converted a few. It shows a major finishing fault. They're failing to convert shots on goal into goals. Sergi Roberto's performance is a bright spot. Despite criticism, he's succeeding. Barcelona must alter their strategy, notably in defense and finishing, to compete in La Liga and UCL

Sergi Roberto is really the hero of this match, who brought 3 points to Barcelona. It's strange that the fans didn't seem to like him before, but he's playing really well. Peña also suddenly showed himself unexpectedly well.
It seemed that Ter Stegen number one in goal, but Peña was no worse and in the match against Almeria also in the last minutes saved Barcelona from a goal and a draw.
In general, Barcelona had a strange match. The team got the necessary victory, but the way it did it did not add confidence to the fans.

[beerlover]

The main problem of barcelona is jus starting right now. The club has no financial strength and it makes barcelona have no choice other than try to liquidate as many players as possible to be exchanged with some money.
Xavi may feel very disappointed if he must lose some important players owned by barcelona due to the financial condition. Xavi will not put  em all for sell if barcelona is not in a difficult situation like this tiem.

The club may perform even worst than this time. The chance to win the game becomes even smaller than before. Barcelona may officially out from title race if the club sell many of its key players.

That's the problem, but also solution as well. What they are trying to do is not that bad, and could work for them in the future and make them great again eventually. Because they do not have that much money, they didn't buy players at certain positions and just use their young players, which means that they are using cheap sources, and do not need to spend a lot of money, and that means they will not grow their debt. On top of that, if their young players do very well, they could just sell those players for a lot of money and pay their debt and transfer players again.

This is quite good actually, if they keep this up with Xavi, maybe they won't win the league every year, but sometimes it will be like last season, and eventually they will get rid of their debt without a doubt. That should be the most important thing, we need to make sure that we could end up with something that would be quite good at the end, and we could make some profit from it by betting on them too.

[bitcampaign]

but will Girona be consistent until the end of the season, and remain at the top of the standings, until in the end we will see Girona win Laliga to break the dominance of Madrid, Barca and Atletico,

I'm sure Girona will feel very disappointed if they don't succeed in winning the title this season considering their struggle from the start of the season to the half of the season has been very good and consistent, that's why it would be a shame if they had to fail at the end of the season, Girona must really be able to maintain their consistency until end of the season if they want to break the dominance of Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, but I'm sure they will fight to get the title as long as they still maintain the points difference with Madrid.

[Ryu_Ar1]

In another match Barcelona are currently 1 goal ahead against Almeria but when looking at Barcelona condition which is still the same to be honest I still doubt the defense they have.

Now the score is a draw and indeed Barcelona's defense still seems to be penetrable with fast counter-attacks made.
Currently their performance is still the same where they still apply the same scheme by locking up all Almeria players in their defense and this actually backfires on themselves.
The defenders who helped try to do overlapping actually made the situation worse because it was the momentum for Almeria to counterattack quickly and that was proven by the counter goal that Almeria had towards the end of the first half.
The score is likely to remain a draw in this one which makes the second half match for Barcelona to continue to try better for the 3 points they are after.

Barcelona almost lost this match again because of some problems in defense.
At least 2 mistakes were punished with 2 goals scored by Almeria in this match. First when they failed in defense because of the chaos that occurred which made Almeria avenge the goal in the first half and for the second goal also the lack of good communication between the goalkeeper and the defenders made this something that Xavi had to fix for their defense problems for Sergio Roberto to be the savior with his brace in this match.
But in this match I was more interested in the performance of Luis Maximiano. The Portuguese goalkeeper's performance in this match was very good even though he conceded 3 goals but with good observation and reflexes he did actually there were several opportunities that could have been goals for Barcelona when he did not move well fortunately he was very good in this match. But it is a pity that 1 point in sight must fail even though his performance is quite impressive.

[red4slash]

In this match Xavi also did the same thing by playing Cancelo in a position that was not his best position
Actually if I look at the current composition of the players, i prefer to enter Kounde as a right fullback and restore Cancelo's position at left fullback to replace Balde.
Balde is a pretty good player but he is a slow player so this could be a problem when the fullback is too far in the opposition defence he won't be able to get back to his position properly when the counter attack is launched.

At the moment the first half between Barcelona and Almeria is over and the score at the end of the first half is 1-1. Of course this must be a concern because if in this match Barcelona still fail to win full points then their position in terms of points could be even further away from Madrid and Girona.

Xavi has always provided a situation where players must be asked to be ready in several positions even though it's good if players can improve but sometimes not all can be like that.
Talking about Balde and Cancelo I would agree with what you said if we talk about the speed issue because seeing from what is happening right now Balde still cannot be compared to Cancelo but on the other hand another possibility of Xavi trusting Balde more is to give him flight hours because we know that even though Cancelo is very good in the game and speed but he will only last 1 season which of course if there is no habit and time for Balde from now on maybe it will be complicated for Barcelona in the future.

In yesterday's match Barcelona seemed to be still very troubled to maintain their performance, especially for defense problems. They struggled to face Almeria and almost even played a draw in this match if Sergio Roberto did not become a hero with his Brace in this match.

I understand that his aim is good because at the end of the day it's also for the survival of Barcelona especially with Cancelo's loan contract only being for one season but that doesn't mean there should be a few tries in every game.
At the beginning of the season he liked to explore some players like De Jong or Gavi who were placed in positions that were not really their positions and indeed it can still be said to be successful even though I still think it is not optimal and now he is trying again in defence even though if you look at this match their defence is quite problematic especially with 2 mistakes made by their 2 defender centres.
It's a good thing they managed to get the 3 points in this one because otherwise I think the wave of criticism would have continued for Xavi.

Today we will see Madrid take on Alaves. I'm quite looking forward to this one as it will also be quite important for Madrid to reclaim the top spot which is still held by Girona due to their impressive form.

[Essential10]

Real Madrid are currently second in the La Liga standings. Assuming Girona lose today's match, then there is a great chance for Real Madrid to return to the top. Real defeated Villarreal by a scoreline of 4-1 in the previous game and today's match is likely to have a similar result. Deportivo Alaves, on the other hand, are currently 14th in the league table and the team suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Girona at the weekend but will not be able to capitalize on home advantage in today's match. Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham could be a tough challenge for Alaves' defense in today's match. All things considered, I think Real will beat Alaves 3-0.