La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[JeromeTash]

In this match Real Madrid had quite poor squad depth, the only pure defender was Nacho. And on the bench there aren't enough good options for that position.

They actually have the best squad depth in the Spanish La Liga. It's just a misfortune that almost all their center backs are injured at the moment, namely Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba. Nacho almost fits anywhere are the back, that is why he is a utility player. If any other team was hit which such an injury crisis, they would be struggling so much.

Meanwhile, Brahim Díaz puts Real Madrid ahead with a lovely finish.

[hahay]

In this match Real Madrid had quite poor squad depth, the only pure defender was Nacho. And on the bench there aren't enough good options for that position.

They actually have the best squad depth in the Spanish La Liga. It's just a misfortune that almost all their center backs are injured at the moment, namely Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba. Nacho almost fits anywhere are the back, that is why he is a utility player. If any other team was hit which such an injury crisis, they would be struggling so much.

Meanwhile, Brahim Díaz puts Real Madrid ahead with a lovely finish.

That's right, because so far this season Real Madrid have often found some of their key players unplayable, whether through injury or card accumulation. But despite that, the fact that Real Madrid still managed to compete well and compete strongly in the race for the first position in the La Liga standings so far this season. With these factors and results then yes, I think it is clear that Real Madrid has good squad depth because yes, although Real Madrid rotates players quite often, but the fact is that Real Madrid still gets good results in La Liga and also in the Champions League.

[QueenVera]

The derby between Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid is really interesting to watched because during this season both teams has been met several times at different competitions and from the recent meeting Atletico Madrid can able to eleminate Real Madrid at Copa Del Rey and now in Laliga both teams have to fight again with Real Madrid as a host and after Girona get draw result from Sociedad i think Real Madrid had good opportunity to wided their gap points in standings league but it won't be easy because Atletico Madrid also in the good condition

Last week Real Madrid gets the winning result from Getafe and Joselu can made Brace on that match so this result can make Joselu is more confident to facing this match and about the outcomes of this derby i can see Real Madrid is the favourite but i didn't surprised about that because Atletico Madrid has poor records and always be failed to win at Santiago Bernabéu since 2019 and Atletico Madrid probably will still used the same formation just like last week when they can beat Rayo and Real Madrid has odds @1.72 this is actually good odds to bet and my prediction this match will be so tight but as a host Real Madrid has good chance to win this match

Today's Madrid Derby is set to be a determinant on each of the team's advancement on the league table. It's definitely going to be eventful. It's one game this weekend that's much anticipated. One of the ever dramatic encounter in the Spanish games too. Well it's quite difficult to predict a winner even though Real Madrid is said to have an upper hand.

 The last derby game had both teams hold back each other till the last minute and I'm certain that today's Derby will even be a tougher encounter. I'll really love to see the side that'll finish victorious. I'm sure also that both sides won't want a share of points too but the final result will definitely say it all. Well Real Madrid have already made things easier for themselve by scoring a goal which has put them infront to win this match, Diaz did a nice job by helping his team to find the back of the net at the 20th min of the game.

[mv1986]

Predicting that Real Madrid is going win La Liga is like predicting that Bayern Munich is going to win the 1. Bundesliga. But for some good reason there are two clubs that could thwart those standard plans and bring about a surprise for all the football followers around the world. It is called a surprise because it wouldn't be normal. Hence, it's quite standard to think that Real Madrid is most likely going to win the title, but give it some time for now. I concur with you and I do because it is less likely that Girona can go at this pace until the end of the season, but Real Madrid is not an almighty team either. Some bad circumstances can cause them to lose games. Bur first of all Girona has to beat Real Sociedad.

In the last 10 years, Real Madrid have only won the La Liga title 3 times, while Bayern have won 10 out of 10 titles, so I think this anology is inappropriate. If we take the current season, then surprisingly the picture is the opposite: Real Madrid has a higher chance of winning La Liga than Bayern has to win the Bundesliga.
Girona obviously cannot keep up with Real's pace and has begun to lose points frequently, Real's advantage over the other two historical rivals is 10 points, so I think that the question of the title holder is 95% closed.

You are right of course, but you based your comment on the wrong assumption. If you look at the past decade then there is no doubt that your statement is correct, but I was rather referring to the status quo in La Liga as of today for this season. I wouldn't have written this if Barcelona was on par with Real Madrid right now, but it is an underdog team from Girona and in the Bundesliga it is Leverkusen. That is why I brought up this comparison. What's the chance that an underdog wins the title being on par with Real Madrid when there are 15 games to go? It would still be a miracle. Now Brahim took the lead and within a few weeks this season could be over if Girona drops points in one or two more games and Real Madrid wins the next home game against Girona. That would be 7 points then.

[Josefjix]

They actually have the best squad depth in the Spanish La Liga. It's just a misfortune that almost all their center backs are injured at the moment, namely Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba. Nacho almost fits anywhere are the back, that is why he is a utility player. If any other team was hit which such an injury crisis, they would be struggling so much.

Meanwhile, Brahim Díaz puts Real Madrid ahead with a lovely finish.

There's presence of suspense actions on the pitch. The players becomes available when they have big task at hand, Atletico Madrid doesn't seem to be any easy opposition for Real Madrid. Los Blancos headcoach, Carlo Ancelotti doesn't come here to relent, he's in for the big scores and lifting the La Liga title becomes his priority this season, though there are other significant targets but this is important. It's Halftime, and the scores is 1-0. Real Madrid leads at Santiago Bernabéu, huge winning should be expected because they're putting everything in for this particular match.

[Sim_card]

In this match Real Madrid had quite poor squad depth, the only pure defender was Nacho. And on the bench there aren't enough good options for that position.

They actually have the best squad depth in the Spanish La Liga. It's just a misfortune that almost all their center backs are injured at the moment, namely Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba. Nacho almost fits anywhere are the back, that is why he is a utility player. If any other team was hit which such an injury crisis, they would be struggling so much.

Meanwhile, Brahim Díaz puts Real Madrid ahead with a lovely finish.

That's right, because so far this season Real Madrid have often found some of their key players unplayable, whether through injury or card accumulation. But despite that, the fact that Real Madrid still managed to compete well and compete strongly in the race for the first position in the La Liga standings so far this season. With these factors and results then yes, I think it is clear that Real Madrid has good squad depth because yes, although Real Madrid rotates players quite often, but the fact is that Real Madrid still gets good results in La Liga and also in the Champions League.

Real Madrid is a club that is filled with all star from the first eleven to their bench, and this is why no matter how many players get injured, there is always a good replacement of that player, and that wouldn't affect their performance in their matches. It is not yet over as the first half ended 1-0 against the visitors. The second half can be some thing different because Athletico Madrid can decide to change their game pattern and equalize the goal in the sechond half. However, Real has the higher chance of winning the match and I don't think that they will let Athletico steal the victory from them or share point with them.

[GxSTxV]

Derby Madrid first half, Brahim Diaz could give Real Madrid the advantage in this first half and temporarily the 3 points of this match are for Real Madrid unless Atletico changes things in the second half which is something very possible if they managed to find a strategy in their finishes.
Even that Real Madrid dominated everything and created many chances, But we cannot say also Atletico Madrid even with 5 defenders could create dangerous chances.
The goal was a total mistake of the Atletico Madrid defensive lines where they left the attackers play and pass between them in their goal area, I feel like Atletico was playing easily and wanted to win without much efforts knowing that there are many injuries in the white house.

Betting more for Real Madrid this second half to score more goals with their good tactical play, unless if Atletico coach didn’t fix their way of playing they won’t score any goal or win the match.

[lalabotax]

REAL Madrid v ATLETICO MADRID

It is still 1 - 0, Real Madrid is still ahead right now.
Real Madrid seems more dominating the match and control it very well. They are offensive enough. But so far, only 1 goal is created between the two. Well, both are trying their best in this match, both also have strong defense so that it is not easy to make and shot on target successfully.
With this  kind of situation, I think that Real Madrid will be still leading and able to win this match if they don't make any mistake. After all, the match was very tight and Atletico Madrid also put up a strong opponent so far.

[Roseline492]

REAL Madrid v ATLETICO MADRID

ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Jan Oblak; Axel Witsel, Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso; Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Saul Niguez, Rodrigo Riquelme; Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata.

SUBSTITUTES: Horatiu Molodvan, Gabriel Paulista, Memphis Depay, Angel Correa, Samuel Lino, Nahuel Molina, Arthur Vermeeren, Reinildo, Pablo Barrios, Antonio Gomis.

REAL MADRID (4-3-1-2): Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga; Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo.

SUBSTITUTES: Luka Modric, Joselu, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, Kepa, Diego Pineiro.

This match is going to be a tough one the both really need win in this match especially the host just to maintain the point gap to four points interval. ATLETICO MADRID won all their last five matches that show how strong they are while REAL Madrid won only four games and lose one against ATLETICO Madrid and now they are together again which ATLETICO Madrid will like to repeat the history while REAL Madrid will like to take the revenge of the past,

Real Madrid is currently leading Atletico Madrid with 1-0, the match is really tough on the  both side because Atletico seem to have been given real Madrid a hard time if not by now real Madrid would have scored up to three goals but however real Madrid has been on there best form on this match because they have been able to dominate the match from the beginning till now with a good possession, actually wining this match will be a very big achievement for real Madrid because they will have a very reasonable point over other teams on there league table, perhaps with the way the league is going is becoming certain that real Madrid is the right candidate.

[MinoRaiola]

REAL Madrid v ATLETICO MADRID

This match is going to be a tough one the both really need win in this match especially the host just to maintain the point gap to four points interval. ATLETICO MADRID won all their last five matches that show how strong they are while REAL Madrid won only four games and lose one against ATLETICO Madrid and now they are together again which ATLETICO Madrid will like to repeat the history while REAL Madrid will like to take the revenge of the past,

So far Real Madrid are doing very well and with a win they would be 4 points ahead of Girona on second place. There are only 20 minutes to play and Real are playing Defensive and waiting for a counterattack. Joselu now comes into the game and Brahim Diaz goes off, he scored the goal. As some powerplay is still to come and a second goal would decide it quickly. Atletico try, but they cant get through, i thinkit will be a win for Real Madrid today.

[Z-tight]

If Madrid can win, it will be very significant to increase the points gap with Girona, who just got a draw against Real Sociedad.

Girona are slowly throwing away their chance of winning the league, they have drawn two games in their last five matches, and even if that is not a bad result for a club of their standard, it is bad when you are in a title race with a club that is as big as real madrid. Real madrid are leading Atletico madrid 1-0 right now, and i think it could finish like that, a win would put madrid 4 points above Girona, and it makes their dream very difficult to be achieved, however even if they don't win the league and they qualify for the champions league next season, it is a big achievement for a 'small' club like Girona.

[marcous]

REAL Madrid v ATLETICO MADRID

It is still 1 - 0, Real Madrid is still ahead right now.
Real Madrid seems more dominating the match and control it very well. They are offensive enough. But so far, only 1 goal is created between the two. Well, both are trying their best in this match, both also have strong defense so that it is not easy to make and shot on target successfully.
With this  kind of situation, I think that Real Madrid will be still leading and able to win this match if they don't make any mistake. After all, the match was very tight and Atletico Madrid also put up a strong opponent so far.

With the remaining time available, it looks like Madrid will increase their lead and secure the three points, ATM is still relying on defensive schemes and counter attacks. Los Blancos seem to really dominate and dictate the course of the match, so far Ancelotti has only rotated Brahim Diaz with Joselu and Rodrygo with Modric. On the ATM side, Simeone has rotated his five players, but so far it has not been effective in turning the situation into a draw. I feel that with the pattern currently being implemented, it will be difficult for ATM to turn things around. The match has entered the 80th minute, Madrid is still leading with a score of 1-0 at the moment.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Atletico today needs to win, not only because you allways needs to win and more if the game is a derby but also because is their last chance of hope for catch the front wagon and maybe with a lot of luck, ended up being again one of the contenders of the championship, but to do that you need to win today.

In this match Real Madrid had quite poor squad depth, the only pure defender was Nacho. And on the bench there aren't enough good options for that position.
This deficiency will definitely be maximized by Atletico to thoroughly attack Madrid's back line and be able to steal points at home to Madrid.
If Madrid can win, it will be very significant to increase the points gap with Girona, who just got a draw against Real Sociedad.

The absence of Alaba, Rudiger and indeed we already know that Militao has been injured for a long time honestly gives concern in the end but Ancelotti's words before the winter transfer window opened he said that players like Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho could be used as options to get a good performance in defense and that was proven in this match.

It's now crunch time for both clubs but Madrid's dominance was felt in this game.
If in the end Madrid can get a win for keeping the goals that have been scored then this will be very good for them because after all the 3 points they have made them more able to move away from Girona's pursuit at the top of the table.

[Raflesia]

The absence of Alaba, Rudiger and indeed we already know that Militao has been injured for a long time honestly gives concern in the end but Ancelotti's words before the winter transfer window opened he said that players like Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho could be used as options to get a good performance in defense and that was proven in this match.

Ancelotti knows whats best for Madrid at the moment and its true that his previous statements were answered in this match.
They must have had a headache when their 3 center-backs were suffering from fitness issues which would have hampered their performance but that doesn't apply to Ancelotti as Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho can be very useful in this case.  i was also quite surprised that it wasn't Tchouameni at center back in this match but Carvajal who we know is the type of player who always helps in the attack.

There are only a few minutes left of normal time and it looks like Madrid will get the 3 points in today match because Atletico seem to be very troubled by the scheme that Ancelotti and Madrid are doing in this match but this is a good thing for Madrid in the end.

[Leviathan.007]

REAL Madrid v ATLETICO MADRID

ATLETICO MADRID (3-5-2): Jan Oblak; Axel Witsel, Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso; Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Saul Niguez, Rodrigo Riquelme; Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata.

SUBSTITUTES: Horatiu Molodvan, Gabriel Paulista, Memphis Depay, Angel Correa, Samuel Lino, Nahuel Molina, Arthur Vermeeren, Reinildo, Pablo Barrios, Antonio Gomis.

REAL MADRID (4-3-1-2): Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga; Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo.

SUBSTITUTES: Luka Modric, Joselu, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, Kepa, Diego Pineiro.

This match is going to be a tough one the both really need win in this match especially the host just to maintain the point gap to four points interval. ATLETICO MADRID won all their last five matches that show how strong they are while REAL Madrid won only four games and lose one against ATLETICO Madrid and now they are together again which ATLETICO Madrid will like to repeat the history while REAL Madrid will like to take the revenge of the past,

Just a few minutes before the start of the game we had a piece of bad news about Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior. We know Real Madrid has many injured players and they are players in Real Madrid they are not in the good form but Ancelotti was counting on Vinicius Junior.
Now it seems before the game against Atletico Madrid Vinicius Junior got injured and that's why Ancelotti couldn't have this player in the first squad.

[AakZaki]

There are no major player transfers to La Liga until the transfer window closes. This means that the La Liga competition map will be much the same. Barcelona with injury problems and the impending departure of Xavi, Girona with high morale and Real Madrid with several injuries. With the current conditions of course Real Madrid and Girona are the two most favored teams. But if tomorrow, Real Madrid and Girona clash, it could be a turning point, with the winner having more confidence in the points difference.

[Frankolala]

The absence of Alaba, Rudiger and indeed we already know that Militao has been injured for a long time honestly gives concern in the end but Ancelotti's words before the winter transfer window opened he said that players like Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho could be used as options to get a good performance in defense and that was proven in this match.

Ancelotti knows whats best for Madrid at the moment and its true that his previous statements were answered in this match.
They must have had a headache when their 3 center-backs were suffering from fitness issues which would have hampered their performance but that doesn't apply to Ancelotti as Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho can be very useful in this case.  i was also quite surprised that it wasn't Tchouameni at center back in this match but Carvajal who we know is the type of player who always helps in the attack.

There are only a few minutes left of normal time and it looks like Madrid will get the 3 points in today match because Atletico seem to be very troubled by the scheme that Ancelotti and Madrid are doing in this match but this is a good thing for Madrid in the end.

Real Madrid has gambled with their chances of having all three points, and chose to share points with Athletico Madrid by not scoring more goals in the second half when they had the opportunities to score.

Llorento was able to equalize the goal with a brilliant header on the last minute of the match. This has shown that this season Real Madrid is no superior to Athletico Madrid. Today's lost will affect Real Madrid on the table. Vini didn't play and maybe that was why it was somehow difficult for them to win the match.

Athletico Madrid held to their ground and played to make sure that they did not allow Real Madrid to defeat them, instead they made sure that they equalize the goal which was a brilliant step.

[logfiles]

There are no major player transfers to La Liga until the transfer window closes. This means that the La Liga competition map will be much the same. Barcelona with injury problems and the impending departure of Xavi, Girona with high morale and Real Madrid with several injuries. With the current conditions of course Real Madrid and Girona are the two most favored teams. But if tomorrow, Real Madrid and Girona clash, it could be a turning point, with the winner having more confidence in the points difference.

Clubs are probably too broke to splash money randomly in the January transfer window, perhaps most are waiting for the Summer transfers 
I don't know if I just wasn't too observant, but I believe there haven't been so many notable transfers this time round, not just in La Liga but in all the top leagues in Europe.

That aside, it looks like Brahim Diaz is slowly becoming a favorite in the Bernabéu. I just like how he plays his heart out when given a chance and his composure when scoring. i would love to see him develop into a top forward.

[JoyMarsha]

The absence of Alaba, Rudiger and indeed we already know that Militao has been injured for a long time honestly gives concern in the end but Ancelotti's words before the winter transfer window opened he said that players like Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho could be used as options to get a good performance in defense and that was proven in this match.

Ancelotti knows whats best for Madrid at the moment and its true that his previous statements were answered in this match.
They must have had a headache when their 3 center-backs were suffering from fitness issues which would have hampered their performance but that doesn't apply to Ancelotti as Tchouameni, Carvajal and Nacho can be very useful in this case.  i was also quite surprised that it wasn't Tchouameni at center back in this match but Carvajal who we know is the type of player who always helps in the attack.

There are only a few minutes left of normal time and it looks like Madrid will get the 3 points in today match because Atletico seem to be very troubled by the scheme that Ancelotti and Madrid are doing in this match but this is a good thing for Madrid in the end.

Despite Real Madrid's defense line being a little fragile due to injuries, Ancelotti's 4-3-3 formation proved effective against Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid's chance of winning was thwarted when Atletico Madrid scored a goal in the 93th minute. The competition for the league's top spot keeps becoming intense. Real Madrid had recently had five straight victories, but today Atletico Madrid interrupted what would have been their six straight wins. Girona is behind Real Madrid by two points in the LaLiga standings. Girona and Real Madrid will square off by next week to see who can top the LaLiga standings.

[youdacapt]

Just a few minutes before the start of the game we had a piece of bad news about Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior. We know Real Madrid has many injured players and they are players in Real Madrid they are not in the good form but Ancelotti was counting on Vinicius Junior.
Now it seems before the game against Atletico Madrid Vinicius Junior got injured and that's why Ancelotti couldn't have this player in the first squad.

It’s a bad season considering every injury plights facing the Real Madrid team; but yet they tried their best to secure a 1-1 draw to a late depay equalizer and also got 2 points lead at the top of the league standings

With mbappe coming soon, real just need to get Centre backs with good injury history ahead of the new season