La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Chilwell]

Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo

Real Madrid StartXI: 4-3-1-2

Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vázquez; Antonio Rüdiger; Nacho Fernández; Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde; Eduardo Camavinga; Luka Modrić; Brahim Díaz; Rodrygo; Vinícius Júnior


Celta Vigo StartXI: 4-4-2

Vicente Guaita; Javier Manquillo; Carl Starfelt; Unai Núñez; Manuel Sánchez; Óscar Mingueza; Fran Beltrán; Luca De La Torre; Jonathan Bamba; Iago Aspas; Jørgen Strand Larsen

Few minutes to start this match, what is your thoughts about this game?

[KTChampions]

In Girona's match against Osasuna, in fact Girona won with a score of 2:0. Because, currently Barcelona's position has shifted again to third place in the standings. But even so, next week Barcelona still has the opportunity to shift Girona from second place again. In fact, next week the opponent Barcelona faces is Atletico Madrid, which will definitely be a bit strong and make things difficult for Barcelona. However, the possibility that Barcelona can win the match against Atletico Madrid is still very large. Because if you look at the Head to Head record from the last 5 meetings, the result is that Barcelona is superior by winning 4 times. So in my opinion next week, Barcelona will most likely be in second place in La Liga again.

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You are looking too far, first you need to see how the games of these teams in the Champions League will turn out. Both teams have not yet secured their place in the 1/4 and are on the verge of relegation (especially Atlético). I can assume that despite Atlético's failures in recent games, they will be more motivated than Barcelona, since any loss of points could lead to Atlético being pushed out of the top 4 by Athletic. If Atlético loses to Inter in the round of 16 plus they fail to qualify for the Champions League next year, then I think Simeone will be sacked.

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Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo

Real Madrid StartXI: 4-3-1-2

Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vázquez; Antonio Rüdiger; Nacho Fernández; Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde; Eduardo Camavinga; Luka Modrić; Brahim Díaz; Rodrygo; Vinícius Júnior


Celta Vigo StartXI: 4-4-2

Vicente Guaita; Javier Manquillo; Carl Starfelt; Unai Núñez; Manuel Sánchez; Óscar Mingueza; Fran Beltrán; Luca De La Torre; Jonathan Bamba; Iago Aspas; Jørgen Strand Larsen

Few minutes to start this match, what is your thoughts about this game?

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

[Altryist]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

[W Jr.]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

Girona passed this week without any losses. They managed to beat Osasuna 2-0. This victory helped them come to their senses. Real played completely superior in the first half and finished the first half leading 1-0 with Vinicius' goal. I expected them to be weaker offensively without Bellingham, but they are still very good. I wonder if Arda Güler will play in this match because he showed a great performance in the last training sessions.

[hahay]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

Only play against Celta Vigo and in fact Real Madrid is playing at home, even without Bellingham of course Real Madrid will still be able to win at home. Because after all, Celta Vigo also not had good results this season and Celta Vigo is also the team in the bottom zone of the La Liga standings this season. So, there is no good reason for Real Madrid to fail to win this home match, because Celta Vigo also does not have the ability to provide resistance or hold Real Madrid to a draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. So, it is notsurprising that even without Bellingham, Real Madrid managed to win in the first half with a score of 1-0 through a goal scored by Vinicius in the 21st minute . Obviously, there is nochance for Celta Vigo to hold Real Madrid to a draw, because Real Madrid also still need three points to create a safe points gap with Girona and Barcelona who are in second and third place.

[Palakka]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Bellingham's absence in today's game did not even affect Madrid's game too much, since the game started Madrid took the initiative to continue to attack and only needed 21 minutes for Vinicius to be able to tear Celta Vigo goal today, throughout the first half Madrid managed to continue to apply Celta Vigo defensive pressure and it even seemed that Guaita had to work hard to save his goal so as not to concede more, because. Madrid players keep to attack quite effectively and have been able to create 8 shots on target so far even without Bellingham in the squad, for a team that has squad depth like Madrid at the moment, of course losing one important player does not really affect their performance because they still have substitutes who are indeed of quality and performance equal to the main players.

So far I think Celta Vigo's defense is still quite successful but has not been able to block the Madrid players, so if there is no change in strategy of course sooner or later Madrid will be able to create goals again in the second half.

[kro55]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

We haven't seen very good gameplay from Real Madrid in the last few matches. Real Madrid had a relatively poor performance. And Madrid's main weakness in these matches was their attack. In the last 5 matches, Madrid players managed to score 6 goals and conceded 4 goals. However, in today's home match, Madrid is definitely playing to get 3 points against Celta Vigo. Madrid is dominating from the beginning of the match.

Madrid has 70% ball possession in the first half. Several strong attacks were made by the Madrid players. Vinicius Junior managed to score a goal. But we haven't seen a better performance from Rodrygo since quite some time. Rodrygo should be more diligent. Otherwise, the Madrid management might not be interested in keeping Rodrygo in the squad.

[Ruttoshi]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

We haven't seen very good gameplay from Real Madrid in the last few matches. Real Madrid had a relatively poor performance. And Madrid's main weakness in these matches was their attack. In the last 5 matches, Madrid players managed to score 6 goals and conceded 4 goals. However, in today's home match, Madrid is definitely playing to get 3 points against Celta Vigo. Madrid is dominating from the beginning of the match.

Madrid has 70% ball possession in the first half. Several strong attacks were made by the Madrid players. Vinicius Junior managed to score a goal. But we haven't seen a better performance from Rodrygo since quite some time. Rodrygo should be more diligent. Otherwise, the Madrid management might not be interested in keeping Rodrygo in the squad.

Real Madrid is a club that no matter how poor their performance can be in a match, they are still in the better position of winning the match. Today's performance is better than their last game in La Liga because they are playing very sharp and dominating the game.

I believe that before the end of the second half Real Madrid will be able to score another goal to wrap up their victory against their visitors Celta. The attackers need to create chances and utilize it properly to enable them score more goals.

[GiftedMAN]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

The last two games of Real Madrid can't be used to determine their good record both in the league and champions league this season because they have had injury issues but they have managed to remain very strong in performance and looking at this match without Jude Bellingham they have been the better team as they dominated Celta Figo in everything despite scoring just one goal. The second half has just began and all Real Madrid needs now is to get another goal and keep the away team from getting closer to their goal post so they won't score a goal against them because if they do it's going to be difficult for them to win the game since they are finding it difficult to score despite playing very well. Secondly, I think Real Madrid needs to be careful with their tackles since the have been given two yellow cards they can't risk to be one man down in this game since they are only one goal ahead of Celta Figo.

[un_rank]

Celta Vigo have been growing more into the match since the start of the second half. Madrid have missed some good chances to kill the game off, and the longer it stays at just a one goal difference, the more Celta will feel they have a shot at this. They really need their top striker to be at his best, but Aspas has not been anywhere near that.

As a side note, Vini. Jr took a silly yellow card he did not really need to after getting fouled cynically. Allowing opposition players get under your kin never ends well, but on the other side, being the target every time can be exhausting.

- Jay

[kro55]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

We haven't seen very good gameplay from Real Madrid in the last few matches. Real Madrid had a relatively poor performance. And Madrid's main weakness in these matches was their attack. In the last 5 matches, Madrid players managed to score 6 goals and conceded 4 goals. However, in today's home match, Madrid is definitely playing to get 3 points against Celta Vigo. Madrid is dominating from the beginning of the match.

Madrid has 70% ball possession in the first half. Several strong attacks were made by the Madrid players. Vinicius Junior managed to score a goal. But we haven't seen a better performance from Rodrygo since quite some time. Rodrygo should be more diligent. Otherwise, the Madrid management might not be interested in keeping Rodrygo in the squad.

Real Madrid is a club that no matter how poor their performance can be in a match, they are still in the better position of winning the match. Today's performance is better than their last game in La Liga because they are playing very sharp and dominating the game.

I believe that before the end of the second half Real Madrid will be able to score another goal to wrap up their victory against their visitors Celta. The attackers need to create chances and utilize it properly to enable them score more goals.

Real Madrid is an experienced team. And the important thing is that Madrid's defense is very strong. So even if the performance of the attacking players is a bit weak and erratic, Madrid can earn points. In today's match, Madrid players are trying hard to keep attacking and scoring goals. But Madrid's players also missed several easy chances. However, as Madrid's defense is very strong. So Real Madrid team will probably win 1-0 in this match. It is very difficult for Celta Vigo players to break Madrid's strong defense.

Bellingham is not with the squad for this match due to a red card in the previous match. If Bellingham had been in Madrid's attack, Madrid's overall performance would have been more dynamic. It will be difficult for Madrid to perform well without Bellingham.

[Marvell1]

Celta Vigo have been growing more into the match since the start of the second half. Madrid have missed some good chances to kill the game off, and the longer it stays at just a one goal difference, the more Celta will feel they have a shot at this. They really need their top striker to be at his best, but Aspas has not been anywhere near that.

As a side note, Vini. Jr took a silly yellow card he did not really need to after getting fouled cynically. Allowing opposition players get under your kin never ends well, but on the other side, being the target every time can be exhausting.

- Jay

I have to say even though Real Madrid has only been able to score one goal, they have pretty much dominated so far. They have not given their opponent a lot of chances. And they have done most of the attacking. They have also kept the ball for longer in their possession as well. 77 minutes have been played so far in this match and I do not think Real Madrid is even dropping points in this one. Vini Junior has scored the only goal in this match so far and he did that in the 21st minute.

Edit: as I was writing the post, Real Madrid has been able to get further ahead on the scoreboard. In the 79th minute, there was an own goal from Guaita.

Bad Luck Vigo

[W Jr.]

Celta Vigo have been growing more into the match since the start of the second half. Madrid have missed some good chances to kill the game off, and the longer it stays at just a one goal difference, the more Celta will feel they have a shot at this. They really need their top striker to be at his best, but Aspas has not been anywhere near that.

As a side note, Vini. Jr took a silly yellow card he did not really need to after getting fouled cynically. Allowing opposition players get under your kin never ends well, but on the other side, being the target every time can be exhausting.

- Jay

Real Madrid had a 4-goal win against Celta. It was very important for them to get through this week without any losses. Real Madrid are a great team and they managed to keep the point difference with Girona steady. They are boosting their morale before the UCL matches by scoring 4 goals in the league. Great times for Real.

[Frankolala]

Celta Vigo have been growing more into the match since the start of the second half. Madrid have missed some good chances to kill the game off, and the longer it stays at just a one goal difference, the more Celta will feel they have a shot at this. They really need their top striker to be at his best, but Aspas has not been anywhere near that.

As a side note, Vini. Jr took a silly yellow card he did not really need to after getting fouled cynically. Allowing opposition players get under your kin never ends well, but on the other side, being the target every time can be exhausting.

- Jay

I have to say even though Real Madrid has only been able to score one goal, they have pretty much dominated so far. They have not given their opponent a lot of chances. And they have done most of the attacking. They have also kept the ball for longer in their possession as well. 77 minutes have been played so far in this match and I do not think Real Madrid is even dropping points in this one. Vini Junior has scored the only goal in this match so far and he did that in the 21st minute.

Edit: as I was writing the post, Real Madrid has been able to get further ahead on the scoreboard. In the 79th minute, there was an own goal from Guaita.

Bad Luck Vigo

Real Madrid was able to score two more goals after Guaita own goal. It was a surprise that within the last15 minutes of the game, Real Madrid was able to score three goals. In which the second and third goal was an own goal. Carlos Dominguez caused the second own goal on the 88th minutes.

Real Madrid new player Arda Guler that was unable to play in their matches due to injury, scored his first goal for the club on the extra time 90+4mins to end the match with a 4-0 victory for his club. Celta lost concentration of the match on the 78th minutes after the first own goal by Guaita.

Real Madrid 4-0 Celta

[SUPERSAIAN]

Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo

Real Madrid StartXI: 4-3-1-2

Andriy Lunin; Lucas Vázquez; Antonio Rüdiger; Nacho Fernández; Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde; Eduardo Camavinga; Luka Modrić; Brahim Díaz; Rodrygo; Vinícius Júnior


Celta Vigo StartXI: 4-4-2

Vicente Guaita; Javier Manquillo; Carl Starfelt; Unai Núñez; Manuel Sánchez; Óscar Mingueza; Fran Beltrán; Luca De La Torre; Jonathan Bamba; Iago Aspas; Jørgen Strand Larsen

Few minutes to start this match, what is your thoughts about this game?

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Rodrygo and Vinicius are leading the team, they will try their possible best to get the three points because statistically they have been very good and have 100% record against Celta in their last five matches they both played together, and despite the bad form Real Madrid was in their last two games they go winless, I think they are in better position to win this match.

Rodrygo and Vinicius led the team well. We saw that Bellingham was not needed in this match. Rodrygo needs to improve his finishing shots a little more, other than that he was good in the match. Rüdiger was another influential name in the match and we can even call his secret hero. He played a big role in the first two goals.

Young player Real Madrid's Arda Güler entered the game for 5 minutes and created a good opportunity, scoring his first goal in the Real Madrid jersey. It was a nice finish, he pulled with his left foot and was able to make a decent shot with his weak foot.

[Nheer]

Real couldn't win the last two games, that's true, and the match with Leipzig was indeed very difficult, but a draw in this match was enough for Real and they achieved their goal. Vinicius scores again and Real win after the first half and they currently maintain a 7 point lead over Girona. Celta had very little chance to create anything in the first half, if nothing changes in the second half it will most likely be an easy win for Real.

Leipzig gave them a tough time but all that matters was to win in aggregate to qualify for the next round, their aim was achieved though despite not winning. I believe they will recover from the set back and it seems they have recovered from it and are already winning games, they played very well today by winning and scoring 4 goals to extend their lead ahead of everyone in the league.

I expected a better performance from Celta Vigo because they are good team as well and losing with a 4 goal margin is too much for them, they could have done better but some days are like that and that is just football.

[imamusma]

Rodrygo and Vinicius led the team well. We saw that Bellingham was not needed in this match. Rodrygo needs to improve his finishing shots a little more, other than that he was good in the match. Rüdiger was another influential name in the match and we can even call his secret hero. He played a big role in the first two goals.

Young player Real Madrid's Arda Güler entered the game for 5 minutes and created a good opportunity, scoring his first goal in the Real Madrid jersey. It was a nice finish, he pulled with his left foot and was able to make a decent shot with his weak foot.

Real Madrid managed to achieve a big win after several draws in previous matches, the 4 goals scored today confirmed their position at the top of the standings. Without Bellingham receiving a red card, Brahim Diaz carried out his duties well. Overall the match was very easy for Madrid, their current points tally is 69 which in my opinion is unlikely to be overtaken by Girona in the future. Carlo Ancelotti will hopefully be able to maintain the performance of his squad, so that they will no longer have difficulty winning in the future.

Apart from that, I was impressed with Arda Guler first goal, the finish was quite calm and looked like Mesut Ozil. Arda Guler must continue to try to get more playing minutes, Carlo Ancelotti will certainly not waste the potential that the Turkish player has. After being hampered in his debut, Arda Guler already has good momentum with one goal today.

[skarais]

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Real Madrid managed to achieve a big win after several draws in previous matches, the 4 goals scored today confirmed their position at the top of the standings. Without Bellingham receiving a red card, Brahim Diaz carried out his duties well. Overall the match was very easy for Madrid, their current points tally is 69 which in my opinion is unlikely to be overtaken by Girona in the future. Carlo Ancelotti will hopefully be able to maintain the performance of his squad, so that they will no longer have difficulty winning in the future.

Apart from that, I was impressed with Arda Guler first goal, the finish was quite calm and looked like Mesut Ozil. Arda Guler must continue to try to get more playing minutes, Carlo Ancelotti will certainly not waste the potential that the Turkish player has. After being hampered in his debut, Arda Guler already has good momentum with one goal today.

There wasn't much Celta Vigo could do on their trip to the Bernabeu today, and this defeat was basically deserved as Real Madrid came out on top at home with dominance. There are not many teams that can prevent Real Madrid from winning the match, even without Bellingham the team's performance is still fine and can win the match easily.

Arda Güler scored his first goal after getting his 4th chance to appear in La Liga. That's good for him, who in fact is still having difficulty getting playing minutes with the first team, but you are right that Ancelotti still has to be able to exploit his good potential even though he is not the best choice to come on as a substitute compared to several other attacking midfielders.

[Furious 7]

Jude Bellingham is absent in Real Madrid team due to match suspension, and he is an important player in the squad, but they can still give a great result with this squad.

Jude was ruled out due to the red card he picked up against Valencia but it looks like Ancelotti is confident that their 4-3-1-2 formation will end up working and it's a good confidence boost as they didn't even give Celta a moment's peace and won by a landslide this week.

On the other hand, despite the 2 own goals by Celta players in this match, I think we are fully aware that Madrid's performance has improved again after their previous finishing problems and in this match I also want to praise Brahim's performance which I think is very good. Brahim in Madrid this season is like Camavinga and some other defenders where he can be flexible and play anywhere.
Honestly, in today's game I thought Madrid would go for a 4-3-3 where Diaz was used as a winger but it was a mistake where Diaz was used as a replacement for Jude who couldn't play as a second striker but the result was still very good.