La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[rahmad2nd]

I think the same as you to be honest, Girona are good indeed but I don't think it is enough to put them ahead till the end of the season. Girona have beaten Barcelona and Atletico Madrid so they definitely have good skills but these are not. They have the combination of young and good players in the team which is working very well for them. But I think the match that will decide the fate of La Liga is the match between them in February. Whoever wins this match will get the hold of the League. If this ends in a draw then I think Real Madrid will still win the league, to be honest.

Honestly, I thought the same before as you. however, so far, Girona has remained consistent in match after match. the only defeat they experienced when they hosted Real Madrid, could have been if Girona was not too confident at that time. however, after losing at home to Madrid, Girona returned to the real track by progressing with a positive trend. previously, Girona was able to overthrow Barcelona at Camp Nou. then, Girona also beat Atletico Madrid. so, there are only two teams left for Girona to beat so far in their 19 matches. in a few weeks after the competition resumes, Girona will face Real Sociedad. in the first meeting, the match between these two teams ended in a draw, in the second meeting Girona played as the home team. the moment they play at home, they won't waste it in overthrowing Real Sociedad. after that, Girona's tough challenge will be visiting Real Madrid's headquarters at Santiago Bernabeu.

This match could be a benchmark again for Girona, but it is not a matter of player depth between the two teams which actually has a gap. however, it prioritizes the consistency of Girona's performance itself. and one of Girona's advantages, Michel's squad does not have a busy schedule. at the same time, Girona players are quite productive in scoring goals. therefore, Real Madrid cannot underestimate Michel's squad. because they have learned a lot after overthrowing Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. in essence, with Girona's current development. they have a chance to continue competing at the top of the La Liga standings. if Madrid does not want its position to be disturbed by Girona, in the match between these two teams, Carlo Ancelotti's squad must prove again to Girona for the second time that Madrid is above Girona. well, to find out more for sure. let's just follow every development. in particular, ahead of this match, either Madrid or Girona will play the other teams first. well, it would be better if we just enjoy it, because moments of competition like this are very rare.

[Velvet78]

I thought Girona wouldn't be able to maintain their title challenge until the end of the season. However their performance is still very solid which makes me think about whether they will prove me wrong about this. For example their effort against Atletico Madrid was just marvelous.    They never gave up in the whole game and put a great ending to the game by a lovely winning goal.

They just might not be able to beat Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu or not even get one point. Because much before Girona lost to them home by 3-0. I feel like Real Madrid would beat them once again. However the remaining games can still make this title competition very interesting.

[TelolettOm]

Barcelona isn't in their best form this season. Lewandowski is no longer a sharp striker after he got injured. Some main players of Barcelona are also injured for a long time. These problems make Barcelona to play weakaer than previous season. Since the early season, Barcelona played underperformance, but they can play better toward the middle of the season. So, it is actually not surprising if Barcelona played unexpectedly although they played against small teams.

We all know that Barcelona is in player crisis because there are several ongoing injury problems, this is bad condition for Barcelona because they still have to use their best performance to be able to face the last 16 of the UCL.
For La Liga, Barcelona also experienced setback and now they are in 3rd place with 41 points, this is 7 point difference from Real Madrid and also Girona.

Yepp, although at least Barcelona still wins quite often and doesn't play badly, but if you look at their performance, their performance is quite declining. and it still seems difficult to compete in top standing with Real Madrid. This is quite a tough challenge for Xavi as before. However, Xavi is certainly not too surprised by this situation because he also joined Barcelona during the crisis.

Yes. And the most surprising thing is Girona that is joining for the race of the title. It is crazy that a small team like Girona can be in the top of La Liga standings.

even though it looks crazy, believe me, La Liga is very interesting, it's not boring to watch because this season has a new history if there are small teams that surprisingly compete with top teams and I'm sure you will know why this small team can achieve surprising achievements like today.

That's what I also meant. Even Girona's entry into the competition for top clubs in La Liga has become something very unexpected. And what's more, it still persists to this day, so it's not a coincidence, this makes it even more interesting. especially with the same number of points. So at any time there could be a change in position.

[Wiwo]

I thought Girona wouldn't be able to maintain their title challenge until the end of the season. However their performance is still very solid which makes me think about whether they will prove me wrong about this. For example their effort against Atletico Madrid was just marvelous.    They never gave up in the whole game and put a great ending to the game by a lovely winning goal.

They just might not be able to beat Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu or not even get one point. Because much before Girona lost to them home by 3-0. I feel like Real Madrid would beat them once again. However the remaining games can still make this title competition very interesting.

From the few matches records,  the club seems to be alot on form in this season and they are not ready to let go of any chances to maintain the current position and status on the table for this season,  many of times fans have been panicking for Girona since their previous formation was nothing to rely upon,  but they have kept surprising everybody and till this very point, the club have been able to stay at a good position.

Even much more in a better position than expected and any have looked out to see when the club will lose that position for a possibly worse state,  but it seems Girona is not ready to let that happen and they are fighting by all means to keep securing their position all through time.

[temple]

I thought Girona wouldn't be able to maintain their title challenge until the end of the season. However their performance is still very solid which makes me think about whether they will prove me wrong about this. For example their effort against Atletico Madrid was just marvelous.    They never gave up in the whole game and put a great ending to the game by a lovely winning goal.

They just might not be able to beat Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu or not even get one point. Because much before Girona lost to them home by 3-0. I feel like Real Madrid would beat them once again. However the remaining games can still make this title competition very interesting.

From the few matches records,  the club seems to be alot on form in this season and they are not ready to let go of any chances to maintain the current position and status on the table for this season,  many of times fans have been panicking for Girona since their previous formation was nothing to rely upon,  but they have kept surprising everybody and till this very point, the club have been able to stay at a good position.

Even much more in a better position than expected and any have looked out to see when the club will lose that position for a possibly worse state,  but it seems Girona is not ready to let that happen and they are fighting by all means to keep securing their position all through time.

I think this game against Atletico Madrid again one them a bunch of new fans in La Liga as this is what the fans want to see. The small club fights against the big clubs and is able to compete until the very last minute of the game. Endings like the one against Atletico with that last minute goal (more or less last minute) are drawing attention from so many people and everyone starts liking them. But there is still a long way to go before they can celebrate anything.

[Solokan]

But Girona gave an important chance away to build a gap between them and Real Madrid and I think the loss against Real Madrid would have been key to that. But now they have to deal with the situation that Real Madrid wins the games even with low margins, but they win the games and collect the three points all the time. All that Girona can do is win their games and wait for mistakes. But too bad they lost their first game against Real Madrid at home because I am not very optimistic about the game in Santiago Bernabeu.

What happens if Girona widens the gap? Even their own managers don't believe that they will become champions. He made a statement just today: we cannot compete with Real Madrid, our goal is to participate in European cups. With such a vision, don't expect them to become champions.

For now, Real Madrid is the strongest candidate, but Barcelona will recover, and Atletico Madrid will be in the race again if they catch up a winning streak. If Real Madrid stumbles in a few matches, it will whet the appetite of other teams.

The Girona and Madrid match is of course still very far away, but of course this match is eagerly awaited, because through this match we will be able to speculate and see who deserves to be champion this season. It's certain that Girona wants Madrid to lose because Girona definitely wants to shift Madrid's position. Yes, at the Montilivi Stadium, as the host, Girona really had to bear the shame of being defeated by Madrid with a score of 0-3, but I am sure that in the next match Girona will play against Madrid, Girona will definitely not want to repeat their defeat and I am sure that Girona will definitely be able to win against Madrid. at the Santiago Bernabeu. I think Madrid's match against Girona will definitely be exciting and much awaited.

Madrid is indeed a tough opponent for Girona, but of course Girona's hopes of becoming champions are still there and I'm sure Girona will fight their best to become champions this season.
Of course Madrid will be the strongest candidate to become champions this season, but sometimes match results always have surprises and are very difficult to predict. If, for example, Madrid loses in the next match, it will definitely make the other teams excited and want to move up the rankings, but I see that Madrid's points are of course still safe. But Madrid must be able to maintain its performance because if they can't maintain their performance, of course Girona and other teams will be a big threat to Madrid.

[FinePoine0]

Real Madrid managed to score only three goals despite attacking the team. Arandina team is not that strong, Real Madrid team is very strong. If I compare between the two teams Arandina had 22% ball control during the game, and Real Madrid had 78% and more if I compare. Then Real Madrid is better in attack, Arandina had 2 shots on goal post, and Real Madrid had 15 shots on goal post. I can see so many differences between these two teams, but if I consider this aspect, then Real Madrid is definitely stronger. The first half was very competitive but the ball was completely in favor of Real Madrid.

[Belarge]

Real Madrid managed to score only three goals despite attacking the team. Arandina team is not that strong, Real Madrid team is very strong. If I compare between the two teams Arandina had 22% ball control during the game, and Real Madrid had 78% and more if I compare. Then Real Madrid is better in attack, Arandina had 2 shots on goal post, and Real Madrid had 15 shots on goal post. I can see so many differences between these two teams, but if I consider this aspect, then Real Madrid is definitely stronger. The first half was very competitive but the ball was completely in favor of Real Madrid.

Ball control is the exact same thing that qualifies Real Madrid for top position. A 3-1 victory was deserving on the end of Real Madrid, we know how tough these teams have grown to become in other tournaments apart from La Liga and UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid are untouchable in Copa del Rey and that's one of the nice touch to forward our magnificent performances. Real Madrid face one of these random mediocre teams and touch them a little bit. Arandina is not even up to the standards of average team in La Liga where Real Madrid deals with these clubs.

[Strongkored]

Real Madrid managed to score only three goals despite attacking the team. Arandina team is not that strong, Real Madrid team is very strong. If I compare between the two teams Arandina had 22% ball control during the game, and Real Madrid had 78% and more if I compare. Then Real Madrid is better in attack, Arandina had 2 shots on goal post, and Real Madrid had 15 shots on goal post. I can see so many differences between these two teams, but if I consider this aspect, then Real Madrid is definitely stronger. The first half was very competitive but the ball was completely in favor of Real Madrid.

Arandina is not a balanced opponent for Real Madrid, and this defeat was as predicted, but Nacho made a mistake with an own goal that was quite embarrassing in my opinion.
Real Madrid will play a more balanced team in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup in the middle of this week, against Atletico Madrid will not be an easy match for Real Madrid and if they manage to beat Atletico then it is likely that in the final they will face Barcelona because Barcelona will face a relatively easier match against Osasuna, although that is only a count on paper because this season Barcelona has been inconsistent despite winning but often their opponents can penetrate their defense by scoring goals.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona or Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona would be the final ideal for the Spanish Super Cup because if Osasuna were to make the final there is very little chance of Osasuna beating Atletico or Real Madrid, but surprises are also loved by football fans because it means there is no dominance in this tournament where Osasuna also can win.

[klidex]

I thought Girona wouldn't be able to maintain their title challenge until the end of the season. However their performance is still very solid which makes me think about whether they will prove me wrong about this. For example their effort against Atletico Madrid was just marvelous.    They never gave up in the whole game and put a great ending to the game by a lovely winning goal.

They just might not be able to beat Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu or not even get one point. Because much before Girona lost to them home by 3-0. I feel like Real Madrid would beat them once again. However the remaining games can still make this title competition very interesting.

From the few matches records,  the club seems to be alot on form in this season and they are not ready to let go of any chances to maintain the current position and status on the table for this season,  many of times fans have been panicking for Girona since their previous formation was nothing to rely upon,  but they have kept surprising everybody and till this very point, the club have been able to stay at a good position.

Even much more in a better position than expected and any have looked out to see when the club will lose that position for a possibly worse state,  but it seems Girona is not ready to let that happen and they are fighting by all means to keep securing their position all through time.

Girona's achievements so far should be appreciated, even though many people doubt this club, the reality is that Girona is still consistent to date and has only experienced 1 defeat and 3 draws and has the same points as Real Madrid. If in the end Girona cannot win the La Liga title this season but being in the top 4 is a good achievement because for the first time he is among the top clubs in La Liga and he can continue his good record in the next season so he can break the dominance of Real Madrid or Barcelona, maybe this season Girona will still fighting with Real Madrid, but if one day Real Madrid is careless, Girona can occupy that position, but provided that Girona remains consistent and waits for Real Madrid to slip because he will try his best to continue to maintain his winning record.

Girona is at a better level now compared to the previous season and since last season Girona has really taken advantage of the existing matches and performed impressively. In my opinion coaches like Michel and Xabi Alonso really deserve appreciation in building the club from the bottom to the top level top as it is now.

[armanda90]

In my opinion, Girona really maintains their hopes of winning the title this season because in the last 4 matches they had strong opponents where Girona faced Barcelona, ​​Betis and Atletico madrid, but in all these matches Girona was able to come out as winners. And of course they succeeded passed a quite crucial stage for them.
Well, it is true that Girona suffered one defeat, of course from Real madrid and these two teams will meet again in February and if Girona fails again then Real madrid will be able to widen the gap in points with Girona.

Girona is the surprise team this season where they were able to maintain their best form until the 19th Laliga match this season. Thus, Michel performance was quite successful in building a squad from ordinary players by competing with big teams such as Real madrid, Barcelona and also Atletico madrid. Even though they failed to become champions this season, everyone will praise their performance this season.

Usually mediocre teams can't consistent until 19 matches but difference with Girona performance in this season success make pressure Real Madrid on top position with the same points. Its not easy because Girona have faced with all top La Liga teams and success won except with losses from Real Madrid but current standings still advantage for Girona because have the same points. Unbelievable with Girona performance in first half season success defeat Barcelona and Atletico Madrid make them keep confidence on second half season defend top fourth position and in the La Liga tittle race with Real Madrid.

After winning on 32 round of Copa del Rey, Girona have easy opponent teams in La Liga until four matches later before facing Real Madrid on the early of February. Become opportunity for Girona if want get first position have consistent with winning achievement in four matches later and get points against Real Madrid on away match.

[len01]

Real Madrid managed to score only three goals despite attacking the team. Arandina team is not that strong, Real Madrid team is very strong. If I compare between the two teams Arandina had 22% ball control during the game, and Real Madrid had 78% and more if I compare. Then Real Madrid is better in attack, Arandina had 2 shots on goal post, and Real Madrid had 15 shots on goal post. I can see so many differences between these two teams, but if I consider this aspect, then Real Madrid is definitely stronger. The first half was very competitive but the ball was completely in favor of Real Madrid.

Arandina is not a balanced opponent for Real Madrid, and this defeat was as predicted, but Nacho made a mistake with an own goal that was quite embarrassing in my opinion.
Real Madrid will play a more balanced team in the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup in the middle of this week, against Atletico Madrid will not be an easy match for Real Madrid and if they manage to beat Atletico then it is likely that in the final they will face Barcelona because Barcelona will face a relatively easier match against Osasuna, although that is only a count on paper because this season Barcelona has been inconsistent despite winning but often their opponents can penetrate their defense by scoring goals.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona or Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona would be the final ideal for the Spanish Super Cup because if Osasuna were to make the final there is very little chance of Osasuna beating Atletico or Real Madrid, but surprises are also loved by football fans because it means there is no dominance in this tournament where Osasuna also can win.

for me, Nacho own goal was not something embarrassing because it was very unexpected with Nacho intention to help secure Real Madrid goal, but unfortunately the ball hit Nacho foot very quickly so the ball bounced very quickly into the goal.
the next match will be against Atletico Madrid and I agree with your speculation that later Ancelotti will use his main players to beat Atletico Madrid and if later before the match starts but Ancelotti does not field his main players I am sure this will be a bad result between a draw or a loss because If you only use players like this it will be very difficult to beat Atletico Madrid who have a slightly stronger performance and I hope Ancelotti will field his main players.

It seems more relative if Real Madrid vs Barcelona because even though Barcelona is not very stable in terms of depth, Osasuna is not a comparable opponent to Barcelona and Barcelona will easily beat Osasuna.

btw, I just realized that Arda Guler was able to appear with Real Madrid in yesterday's match and was able to make a pretty good contribution even though he didn't score, he could at least put pressure on 3 shots.

[koang]

In my opinion, Girona really maintains their hopes of winning the title this season because in the last 4 matches they had strong opponents where Girona faced Barcelona, ​​Betis and Atletico madrid, but in all these matches Girona was able to come out as winners. And of course they succeeded passed a quite crucial stage for them.
Well, it is true that Girona suffered one defeat, of course from Real madrid and these two teams will meet again in February and if Girona fails again then Real madrid will be able to widen the gap in points with Girona.

Girona is the surprise team this season where they were able to maintain their best form until the 19th Laliga match this season. Thus, Michel performance was quite successful in building a squad from ordinary players by competing with big teams such as Real madrid, Barcelona and also Atletico madrid. Even though they failed to become champions this season, everyone will praise their performance this season.

I think the intentions are clear. Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz wants the La Liga trophy.

This year for Girona has been crazy and spectacular.
In La Liga and the Copa Del Rey, Girona also appeared consistent by continuing to win.
Solid results, but it is unfortunate about the injury suffered by Eric Garcia.
Currently, Real Madrid is at the top of the standings due to a superior goal difference.
However, Girona has become a more productive team.
Girona has scored 46 goals, while Real Madrid has scored 40 goals.
I can't wait for the season to end to see whether Man City's cousin can make history by winning the La Liga trophy.

[Leviathan.007]

In the game between Real Madrid in which Real Madrid won the game with a 3-1 result, we saw something interesting from the fans of Arandina.
Usually whenever Real Madrid comes to play with other teams all the players of Real Madrid will get many requests from the fans to get selfies and the fans will pay attention to them but time against Arandina, Jude Bellingham was the only play who got many requests from the fans which mean when he is available none will pay attention to other players.

[W Jr.]

I think the same as you to be honest, Girona are good indeed but I don't think it is enough to put them ahead till the end of the season. Girona have beaten Barcelona and Atletico Madrid so they definitely have good skills but these are not. They have the combination of young and good players in the team which is working very well for them. But I think the match that will decide the fate of La Liga is the match between them in February. Whoever wins this match will get the hold of the League. If this ends in a draw then I think Real Madrid will still win the league, to be honest.

Yeah almost all of us agree that Real Madrid has a greater chance of winning the title this season than Girona there are many reasons why Real Madrid is more favored but after all we cannot underestimate Girona they still have a chance even if only a few percent. I agree with you that the match in February can determine who is the most worthy to win the title and the match will be played at  Real Madrid home of course it is an advantage for Real Madrid, previously the two teams had played last September and Real Madrid won it. By the way, Real Madrid is playing the Copa Del Rey match today against the lower division team but until the 25th minute there were no goals, unfortunately I bet Real Madrid scored 4 goals in this match lol but Real Madrid seems to play a young squad including Arda Guler players who have just joined this season. This should be the right moment to prove their abilities as young players

It was a good match for Real Madrid, where young players were tested. As a Turk, I was proud to see Arda Güler on the field in Real Madrid's starting lineup at the age of 18. It can be said that Arda made a good start. A free kick hit the post. He made good attempts with a through pass. Brahim's goal in the match was also very nice. From time to time, Arda can join the match as a substitute.

[marcous]

It was a good match for Real Madrid, where young players were tested. As a Turk, I was proud to see Arda Güler on the field in Real Madrid's starting lineup at the age of 18. It can be said that Arda made a good start. A free kick hit the post. He made good attempts with a through pass. Brahim's goal in the match was also very nice. From time to time, Arda can join the match as a substitute.

Arda Guler finally got the confidence to make his debut in a Madrid uniform since being recruited from Fenerbahce last summer. I see his rating is quite good even though he didn't appear in full until 90 minutes. I liked the way he played, Acelotti used him as a playmaker, and he didn't disappoint at all.

Los Blancos 3-1 victory over Arandina will be motivation for young players like Guler, I hope that in the future Ancelotti can give him playing minutes in La Liga. He can become a big star at Santiago Bernebeu, his skills and quality will continue to develop because he joins the right team. I think the incident with Ceballos is normal, both of them were fine afterwards.

After the match Ancelotti praised Guler quality in general, I think slowly Guler can gain the manager trust in the future. I hope Guler can avoid injury again, so he can develop even better in the future.

[rendravolt]

I really enjoyed the Arandina vs Real Madrid match in the Copa Del Rey competition last night and seeing Arda Guler make his first debut as a Real Madrid player was definitely a very happy thing for him. Fans can't wait to see the performance of the Turkish wonderkid after suffering an injury since the start of this season. What Arda Guler does is very mature on the field and his vision in playing football really shows how good his qualities are. Arda Guler repeatedly created opportunities from kicks to assists, but none of them resulted in any goals. In the second half he was withdrawn and I think that was enough for him to prepare for tougher matches like La Liga or the Champions League.

What was no less exciting was seeing Brahim Diaz's performance in this match because thanks to him Real Madrid was able to score 3 goals. Brahim Diaz was key in the penalty kick scored by Joselu, after which he scored the second goal for Real Madrid, and in the third goal he provided the assist for the third goal scored by Rodrygo. Well, I think lending Brahim Diaz to Milan in the last two seasons is very meaningful if his performance is like this and will definitely be very helpful for Real Madrid in all existing competitions.

[Luzin]

And I see that Arda Guler's performance is still quite far below many people's expectations.

Eventually Guller can play, although it seems that Ancelotti is very careful. It was reported that Ancelotti would feature against Mallorca but that was not done because Ancelotti was worried about Mallorca's aggressive style of play.
Looking at Guller's appearance, he was pretty good. Guller was able to organize attacks and provide several key passes. Although Arandina's quality is far below Real Madrid, Guller still needs to prove himself capable of competing to play in La Liga or UCL. Indeed, when viewed in terms of posture, he looks small, he just needs to continue to train and increase muscle time.

[Velvet78]

And I see that Arda Guler's performance is still quite far below many people's expectations.

Ancelotti was actually satisfied with Arda Guler's first appearance so this is very important.    Like I said it was Arda's first game in his Real Madrid career so it is totally normal to not see him showing an incredible performance. He will need some time to adapt by performing in more games. Cup games are his biggest chance for now.

But if Ancelotti continues to be satisfied with his effort we might start seeing him play in La Liga games as well for short time periods. But of course it is very difficult to see him starting to play in league games for a very long time period for now. The competition among the players is really tough due to the general quality.

[Oluwa-btc]

And I see that Arda Guler's performance is still quite far below many people's expectations.

Ancelotti was actually satisfied with Arda Guler's first appearance so this is very important.    Like I said it was Arda's first game in his Real Madrid career so it is totally normal to not see him showing an incredible performance. He will need some time to adapt by performing in more games. Cup games are his biggest chance for now.

But if Ancelotti continues to be satisfied with his effort we might start seeing him play in La Liga games as well for short time periods. But of course it is very difficult to see him starting to play in league games for a very long time period for now. The competition among the players is really tough due to the general quality.

He was on target for Real Madrid more than twice last night, most importantly he's always and already confident in the game I saw, worked and played together as a team player should. Just like you've said, he shouldn't be rushed into serious La Liga games, they should take it slow with him amd make sure he's protected.

Joselu for that spot kick makes sense, so he can gradually build confidence with scoring goals, they have a long season to go from here.

Brahim Diaz makes me happy a lot, how was he able to score that goal quick? These solid players, the future of Real Madrid squad is in good hands.