La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[indah rezqi]

Over the last one decade, Real Madrid's success wouldn't have been possible without the contributions of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric as the duo was very pivotal in the teams success especially their ability to win the the UEFA Champions League trophy in three consecutive years. The veteran midfield players are in their late 30s already ahd I don't expect them to continue playing for Real Madrid beyond the end of the current season but the good thing is that Real Madrid already have four midfield players that can perfectly replace them when they leave the club.

Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Camavinga and Aurelien Tchoumeni are four young midfielders at the club who can easily replace Toni Kroos and Luka Modric when they leave the club.

That's right, these two veteran players have contributed a lot to the team, they have both gone through many challenges, and sooner or later they will leave the club or retire from the world of football. Madrid has been preparing younger players for long-term projects, and the club management is taking very good care of this transition period. It could be that this season is the last season for both of them, or one of them, and Ancelotti already has replacements that match them both. It must be admitted that Modric and Kroos level of play is difficult for any player to surpass, which is why they are still staying at the Santiago Bernabeu even though they are no longer young.

Arda Guler is one of the prospects for the future, he can shine with Bellingham, Valverde, Camavinga and Tchoumeni. I think they have learned a lot from Modric and Kroos, and they are players who are lucky to be able to play in the same team. On the other hand, we will see once again what Modric and Kroos can provide this season, in the midst of their playing minutes being cut too much by Ancelotti due to age.

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[Sakanwa]

After there was no Benzema in the team, Ancelotti often put 2 strikers in his formation. whether it's Vinicius with Rodrygo, or Vini with Joselu.
Vinicius also hasn't been seen playing very extraordinary in Madrid. Bellingham, who plays as a midfielder, is the most productive player that Madrid currently has.
Madrid also currently has several players who are quite old, such as Toni Kroos and Modric. I think Madrid will not only focus on their attack line. but some lines may need squad rejuvenation.

After Benzema left Madrid they no longer had a pure striker. This is actually a bit detrimental to Madrid because without a pure striker it means there is no great finisher. But beyond my expectations, Madrid was able to perform well and consistently in every match by using Vinicius as a striker. Bellingham also performed very well with Madrid. This makes Madrid a strong candidate to win La Liga and the Champions League. But in my opinion they still need a pure striker to replace Benzema.

It will be very hard for them to replace a player like Benzema,because in the whole of Europa,there are no good strikers that can be on thesame level with Benzema, Haaland,Kane,and other few players who are also playing in big teams.Madrid have managed to get the best of Bellingham who is performing as a striker,scoring in majority of their games,and leading the highest goal list.
But despite this,I agree with you that they also need the presence of a top nine,who can score not less than 25 goals every season.A player like Kane would have been ideal for the team,but he is already at a top club,and would require big money for them to bring him.

[hahay]

The match for round 23 will begin with a match between Bilbao v Mallorca and yes, I think it is clear that Bilbao is the favorite in this match. But even though Bilbao remains the favorite in the home match which will start in a few hours, but the last three head to head results for Bilbao v Mallorca have ended in draws. Therefore, if I consider the results that Bilbao and Mallorca have had this season, even though Mallorca is only in the bottom zone of the standings, more precisely in 15th position, but yes, at least Mallorca can sometimes play well too. But yes, at the same time, Bilbao is also chasing Barcelona there and therefore, of course Bilbao will maximize the moments of this home match to get three points.

[xzone]

The Real Madrid team is very strong this season and they have performed well even when they go to the home ground of others. The Getafe team performed well enough but could not compete with Real Madrid on the field. Although Getafe team had home field but their defense department and attack department were very weak, because Real Madrid team strikers are more experienced and pace who are always ready to attack.
Real Madrid player Jocelu has managed to score two goals with the magic of his feet. And the opposite team Getafe their score with zero goals and in the last minute the game ended 0-2 with two goals.

I think Real Madrid is performing very poorly with such a good squad. They should be a team that scores more goals with such good players. But they miss scoring opportunities in many offensive positions.
They have a great player in Vinicius Junior, but he is not as effective as he should be. I think it's sad that there is a player who is so valuable but contributes to so few teams

[topbitcoin]

After there was no Benzema in the team, Ancelotti often put 2 strikers in his formation. whether it's Vinicius with Rodrygo, or Vini with Joselu.
Vinicius also hasn't been seen playing very extraordinary in Madrid. Bellingham, who plays as a midfielder, is the most productive player that Madrid currently has.
Madrid also currently has several players who are quite old, such as Toni Kroos and Modric. I think Madrid will not only focus on their attack line. but some lines may need squad rejuvenation.

This season their scheme is a little different although in terms of actual players it still supports a 3 striker formation but after losing several players last season especially losing Benzema it looks like Ancelotti wants to try with 2 strikers and 1 second striker where Jude's role is emphasized to be a midfielder as well as attacking simultaneously and that successfully makes him stand out but on the other hand there are some changes that actually make some players lose their role in the end.

With the current scheme I see a difference from Valverde's position which is not as intense as it used to be and Rodrygo's role in the squad has also decreased slightly due to the adaptation of the new formation but it is possible that this will change soon because looking at the adaptation of some young players it seems that they will also not interfere especially when next season the possibility of 3 strikers will be used again.

[rendravolt]

The match for round 23 will begin with a match between Bilbao v Mallorca and yes, I think it is clear that Bilbao is the favorite in this match. But even though Bilbao remains the favorite in the home match which will start in a few hours, but the last three head to head results for Bilbao v Mallorca have ended in draws. Therefore, if I consider the results that Bilbao and Mallorca have had this season, even though Mallorca is only in the bottom zone of the standings, more precisely in 15th position, but yes, at least Mallorca can sometimes play well too. But yes, at the same time, Bilbao is also chasing Barcelona there and therefore, of course Bilbao will maximize the moments of this home match to get three points.

To be honest, this match is very difficult to predict and considering that both H2H games often only draw, it would be very risky if we placed a bet and guessed the wrong result. Maybe overall Bilbao is still the best so far but sometimes H2H results can be repeated in this match later. I quite doubt that Bilbao can win even though they are favored as hosts and it is possible that Mallorca will hold their series again later.

If we look at the statistics of both of them in the last 5 matches, here Mallorca has never won at all 4 times and Bilbao has only lost 2 times. So I think this could be a deciding match for one of the teams to get full points. Bilbao does have the opportunity to shorten the point difference from Barcelona and therefore that could be an additional encouragement for Bilbao to win this match. But regardless of who wins or even draws, I will pass this bet.

[kawetsriyanto]

Does this the meaning of trust the process?
Joselu becomes man of the match against Getafe for scoring 2 goals alone, surprisingly Ancelotti use this strategy because Real Madrid play using 4-3-3 strategy when Benzema was still play for Real Madrid.

In the match against Getafe, Real Madrid was using the formation 4-3-1-2. It wasn't 4-3-3 as you stated above. So, it is untrue that Ancelotti was using the same strategy when Real Madrid still has Benzema.

Yep, Joselu scored 2 goals, he proved that he deserves to be Real Madrid striker. However, many people will assume it is just against a small team. Joselu must prove it in big matches, too. I've no doubt with the skills and mentality of this striker, he is experienced enough. However, people will always doubt him as long as he doesn't prove scoring goals in big matches like playing against Atletico Madrid or Barcelona.

[puloweh555]

Joselu is not as good as Benzema, and that was why the need for a great striker was needed by Ancelotti. Since there was no way to bring in Mbappe to Real Madrid, Joselu started trying his best to see how he can make sure that his presence add an impact on the club, which he has being trying his best to make that happen.

We saw his impact on the club yesterday, as he scored the two goals that gave Real Madrid the victory. He scored one in the first half, and one in the second half. He needs more time to show how great he is in the frontline, and surely he will make his club proud of him.

Of course comparing Joselu with Benzema will not be balanced, Benzema is still better as a Real Madrid striker. But that's not what we want to see, after Benzema left Real Madrid of course Real Madrid wanted to recruit Mbappe as a replacement for Benzema but apparently that didn't work so Joselu became an alternative striker for Real Madrid. Initially many were doubtful about Joselu, but in the cool hands of coach Ancelotti he slowly started to become sharp on Real Madrid's front line and even when other players were deadlocked in scoring goals, Joselu was always present as Real Madrid's savior. I hope he is always a line-up choice in the next match.

Because I see Joselu as an underrated striker, but he has proven that he is a quality player. He is an example of a player who never gives up and always tries to give his best for the team. So if he continues to play, I'm sure he will score goals often. In the match against Getafe, Joselu could have scored a hat trick, but with his humble attitude he passed the ball to Vini, but unfortunately Vini could not take advantage of this opportunity to score a goal.

[tusandii]

Joselu is trying his best despite not playing near full time in most games. Considering the time he played for and his skillset his current statistics aren't too bad. He has similar statistics with Rodrygo despite playing for much less amount of minutes than him.    This what Joselu can do the best I assume.

I think Ancelotti didn't think of making him one of main choices for the forward position. But after seeing his performance things must have changed. It is important for Real Madrid to get the maximum contribution from the players for the league title.

Since some time ago I have often praised Joselu but most people don't really care about the talent he has and people only focus on Vinic and Bellingham while everyone forgets that at that time Vinic was injured, only Joselu was able to replace him with good contributions and provide the score for the club's victory.
Even though Joselu is only a second tier player, his talent is on par with the main players and what you say is true if he can perform like Rodrygo.
I've been guessing since yesterday that if Joselu, after being successful in giving a winning score, there would definitely be lots of people praising him whereas previously lots of people ignored him.

I admit that yesterday's match Joselu looked very aggressive always trying to look for opportunities to score and his club friends also supported that Joselu would be the player who scored because Getafe's defenders were too focused on Vinicius so the strategy changed to focus on providing passes to Joselu and from several 2 shots on goal were successfully secured.
Even though Vinicius didn't manage to score, at least he managed to provide 1 assist to Joselu.

[KTChampions]

Finally, the standings have returned to normal and all teams have the same number of games played. It's time to look at the odds of the contenders for the title:

Real Madrid 1.12

Girona 6.86

Barcelona Fc 16.66

Atlético Madrid 33.32

If we add a fifth team here - Athletic Bilbao 245.98, then it becomes obvious that there is already a very large gap between each position and everything looks so that we already know how the teams will be positioned in the top 4 or even top 5 at the end of the season. I can’t say that this is typical for La Liga or any other top league in general.
As a Real Madrid fan, I am glad that the title is already in their pocket and they can concentrate on the Champions League.

[Adams0001]

The Real Madrid team is very strong this season and they have performed well even when they go to the home ground of others. The Getafe team performed well enough but could not compete with Real Madrid on the field. Although Getafe team had home field but their defense department and attack department were very weak, because Real Madrid team strikers are more experienced and pace who are always ready to attack.
Real Madrid player Jocelu has managed to score two goals with the magic of his feet. And the opposite team Getafe their score with zero goals and in the last minute the game ended 0-2 with two goals.

I think Real Madrid is performing very poorly with such a good squad. They should be a team that scores more goals with such good players. But they miss scoring opportunities in many offensive positions.
They have a great player in Vinicius Junior, but he is not as effective as he should be. I think it's sad that there is a player who is so valuable but contributes to so few teams

I don't think Real Madrid are playing poorly game, because they are performing well and winning their matches, therefore I don't see anything wrong with their performance. The only problem I think Real Madrid are experiencing is striker, because it is difficult for them in some matches to score many goals. vini jr is just a player that assists you to score goals, because vini jr is a good player but is not a goal machine, but he will do everything possible to assist a player to score, before Benzema leave Real Madrid, you see vini jr is hope to assist Benzema to score and I think that make him more professional player, and even vini jr is missing changes, Ancelotti will still put him in a match, Because his performance is excellent. I saw Bellingham isn't scoring goals anymore, and I'm assuming someone will collect the highest goal scorer for him let's see if he can score against Athletico Madrid this weekend, because the game will be extremely interesting to watch.

[$anounimus$]

Joselu is not as good as Benzema, and that was why the need for a great striker was needed by Ancelotti. Since there was no way to bring in Mbappe to Real Madrid, Joselu started trying his best to see how he can make sure that his presence add an impact on the club, which he has being trying his best to make that happen.

We saw his impact on the club yesterday, as he scored the two goals that gave Real Madrid the victory. He scored one in the first half, and one in the second half. He needs more time to show how great he is in the frontline, and surely he will make his club proud of him.

Of course comparing Joselu with Benzema will not be balanced, Benzema is still better as a Real Madrid striker. But that's not what we want to see, after Benzema left Real Madrid of course Real Madrid wanted to recruit Mbappe as a replacement for Benzema but apparently that didn't work so Joselu became an alternative striker for Real Madrid. Initially many were doubtful about Joselu, but in the cool hands of coach Ancelotti he slowly started to become sharp on Real Madrid's front line and even when other players were deadlocked in scoring goals, Joselu was always present as Real Madrid's savior. I hope he is always a line-up choice in the next match.

Because I see Joselu as an underrated striker, but he has proven that he is a quality player. He is an example of a player who never gives up and always tries to give his best for the team. So if he continues to play, I'm sure he will score goals often. In the match against Getafe, Joselu could have scored a hat trick, but with his humble attitude he passed the ball to Vini, but unfortunately Vini could not take advantage of this opportunity to score a goal.

I think Joselu is the right striker at the moment even though he is not the main striker who is Ancelotti's priority in compiling the starting XI. And I admit that Don Carlo is a typical coach who is very good at exploring the potential of his players. I feel confident that Joselu will be a mainstay for the coach if he is able to maintain his performance. However, I agree that Joselu does not deserve to be on the same level as Benzema.

[beerlover]

Does this the meaning of trust the process?

Joselu becomes man of the match against Getafe for scoring 2 goals alone, surprisingly Ancelotti use this strategy because Real Madrid play using 4-3-3 strategy when Benzema was still play for Real Madrid.

Next three days, it's the time for Real Madrid to revenges.

Joselu is nowhere near the level of a Real Madrid striker, he will be sold or waived soon enough I am sure, as early as this summer. However, when you are playing for Real Madrid, and you have 10 other teammates that are insanely good, you end up with some good positions and could have a good game, he had a good game. Jude scored like three times more goals than him, as a midfielder. Dude scored less than Jude, Rodrygo and Vinicious, as the striker of the team, and much less as well.

So all in all, I think he may have played well this game, but that doesn't mean that he will continue to play this well and he will be at some other team next season without a doubt. Who will they get? WE do not know, but their striker won't be Joselu next season.

[Kristiyana]

Bilbao is able to be leading 2 - 0
It is quite easy goals for them in the 3rd and 16th minutes. It seems that so far, Mallorca is not a team that is quite a problem for Athletic Club. So, however, Mallorca must try even harder. This progress could certainly get worse if Bilbao underestimates its opponent in the future. So no matter what, Bilbao must remain focused and serious until the match ends. Because no one knows what will happen next. This is just the beginning and there's still a lot of time to go. However, it is true that Bilbao should win against the Mallorca club.

[Weawant]

I think Joselu is the right striker at the moment even though he is not the main striker who is Ancelotti's priority in compiling the starting XI. And I admit that Don Carlo is a typical coach who is very good at exploring the potential of his players. I feel confident that Joselu will be a mainstay for the coach if he is able to maintain his performance. However, I agree that Joselu does not deserve to be on the same level as Benzema.

Most persons fail to understand that no two players are the same and so there never can be a perfect or exact same replacement, it's either the replacement is much better than the replaced player or is worse but then even the worse fits in with time which is like one of the biggest factor to always put to consideration.

Joselu replacing Benzema is never a bad idea, I believe he will do well or even fit in much better but that will means taking some little time, he's debut wasn't very impressive but it still didn't undermined his potential and I trust ancelotti to be able to fix him right by subsequent games,  with time joselu will improve much better and even if he doesn't happen to be a perfect replacement but he sure will fit in with time most definitely and I'm sure he coach are confident in the fact that he's definitely going to get better and deliver as expected of him.

[Docnaster]

Finally, the standings have returned to normal and all teams have the same number of games played. It's time to look at the odds of the contenders for the title:

Real Madrid 1.12

Girona 6.86

Barcelona Fc 16.66

Atlético Madrid 33.32

If we add a fifth team here - Athletic Bilbao 245.98, then it becomes obvious that there is already a very large gap between each position and everything looks so that we already know how the teams will be positioned in the top 4 or even top 5 at the end of the season. I can’t say that this is typical for La Liga or any other top league in general.
As a Real Madrid fan, I am glad that the title is already in their pocket and they can concentrate on the Champions League.

Girona have been the surprise team of the current Spanish La Liga campaign so I'm not surprised that a lot of people are already backing them to win the league title at the end of the current season. But it'll be very difficult for Girona to achieve such if you ask me because a big team like Real Madrid are already in contention to win the Spanish La Liga title.

Real Madrid is undoubtedly the strongest team in the Spanish league at the moment and I don't expect them to lose the league title to an average team like Girona. In my own opinion, Girona can only finish the season in the top four of the league table but I don't see them winning the league ahead of Real Madrid

[rahmad2nd]

I think Joselu is the right striker at the moment even though he is not the main striker who is Ancelotti's priority in compiling the starting XI. And I admit that Don Carlo is a typical coach who is very good at exploring the potential of his players. I feel confident that Joselu will be a mainstay for the coach if he is able to maintain his performance. However, I agree that Joselu does not deserve to be on the same level as Benzema.

In essence, Joselu was just a pure alternative striker that Don Carlo needed at that time. yeah, there is a big possibility that Joselu will be prepared by Ancelotti if Madrid uses a 4-4-3 pattern. however, what we see is that Ancelotti instead uses a striker duo on the front line without a pure striker. We can see that the Brazilian duo always fills Real Madrid's front line. Vini Jr and Rodrygo, have always been Ancelotti's mainstays. even though, they have a pure striker who is as specialist as benzema. The difference is, Don Carlo doesn't want to get his hopes up or speculate if Joselu is able to play like Bemzema. because we know very well that when Benzema was still at Real Madrid, the combination between these three players and other players worked in harmony like a triangle scheme. What's more, when they control the ball in the opposing team's defense area.

The difference with Juselu, this player is more specialized in dangerous headers, regarding the pattern that Don Carlo implemented, it doesn't seem to have gone according to scenario. That's why Madrid is more dominant in using the 4-3-1-2 pattern. Well, IMO, I interpret that the pattern currently being applied is an innovation from Real Madrid's 4-3-3 pattern. which means, when Vini and Rodrygo play wider, Bellingham will play a double position. yeah, plus he can be a center forward apart from his role as an attacking midfielder. and so far, the system and patterns that Ancelotti has implemented have had a positive impact on their team's squad. btw, I won't compare Benzema and Jozelu. but what is certain is that these two players are established strikers even though they have different playing styles and characteristics.

[Mame89]

Finally, the standings have returned to normal and all teams have the same number of games played. It's time to look at the odds of the contenders for the title:

Real Madrid 1.12

Girona 6.86

Barcelona Fc 16.66

Atlético Madrid 33.32

If we add a fifth team here - Athletic Bilbao 245.98, then it becomes obvious that there is already a very large gap between each position and everything looks so that we already know how the teams will be positioned in the top 4 or even top 5 at the end of the season. I can’t say that this is typical for La Liga or any other top league in general.
As a Real Madrid fan, I am glad that the title is already in their pocket and they can concentrate on the Champions League.

The market for winning the La Liga title is that Real Madrid is the favorite this season. But even so, Real Madrid cannot be safe in its current position even though it is now at the top of the standings, only two points behind Girona. This doesn't mean that we don't believe in Real Madrid's ability and consistency, but considering that Real Madrid is currently experiencing a crisis in defense, there are already three injured defenders and those three players are central defenders. Of course this is a serious problem for Real Madrid, if they play against a weak team, maybe Acelotti has several other player options to partner with Nacho, but if they face a strong team they are very vulnerable to conceding. Next week Real Madrid will face Atletico Madrid, this is not an easy opponent, in fact Real Madrid has lost twice this season to Atletico Madrid. So, if Real Madrid wants to continue to be at the top, they must continue to concentrate on LaLiga, I mean not just focus on the Champions League.

[entertheabyss]

Girona have been the surprise team of the current Spanish La Liga campaign so I'm not surprised that a lot of people are already backing them to win the league title at the end of the current season. But it'll be very difficult for Girona to achieve such if you ask me because a big team like Real Madrid are already in contention to win the Spanish La Liga title.

Real Madrid is undoubtedly the strongest team in the Spanish league at the moment and I don't expect them to lose the league title to an average team like Girona. In my own opinion, Girona can only finish the season in the top four of the league table but I don't see them winning the league ahead of Real Madrid

Girona was underrated in the early beginning of the season,  we all thought it was fun watching an average club making the big bold step forward, they didn't hesitate but compete with strong clubs and we have watch their performance, they're currently the only team making it extremely difficult for Real Madrid to sits comfortably on #1 position on the table. Girona shocked everyone with the outstanding performance, they didn't choose to rest but always 100% ready for top actions that would be flowing in.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Because I see Joselu as an underrated striker, but he has proven that he is a quality player. He is an example of a player who never gives up and always tries to give his best for the team. So if he continues to play, I'm sure he will score goals often. In the match against Getafe, Joselu could have scored a hat trick, but with his humble attitude he passed the ball to Vini, but unfortunately Vini could not take advantage of this opportunity to score a goal.

I don't see like this for now because after all, when you look at Joselu, He isnt underestimated at Madrid but indeed his role is only as an option and nothing more so he just needs to prove himself when he is given the opportunity .

Joselu is one of the players who is quite stable in terms of performance not only this season for Madrid but last season also when he was at Espanyol he was the most contributing player even though in the end Espanyol had to be relegated but for Joselu performance it was very good because he was always a player who was above average .
Yesterday brace made Joselu more visible because although sometimes he came on as a substitute, he always showed his best and that is a positive thing from a player.