La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Dzigie]

https://twitter.com/RCCeltaEN/status/1767538355082838521

Celta Vigo announced that they have parted ways with Rafael Benitez after the defeat against Real Madrid. Celta Vigo are in the relegation zone. Also, they have not been getting good results in recent weeks. They had 3 defeats in the last 5 games. This change can create a positive atmosphere in the team. I think they made the right change at the right time. If they had made this change a little bit later, they might not have had a chance.

[rojan]

In the match between Almería vs Sevilla in the Spanish League, both teams scored 2-2. Both teams scored the same number of goals in the match and neither team could win the match due to which the two teams had to share the points. Almería team played much better than Almería team in this match.  Since Sevilla team was very strong but could not win this match.

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In fact, changing the coach when the season is almost over and the team is struggling to get back up is a bad thing, Celta Vigo now still has a big chance of escaping relegation this season and I think the management's decision to fire the coach was very hasty because the new coach who handles the Celta Vigo team will not necessarily be able to improve the team's performance, even the percentage that can improve is very small.

It seems like last season Celta Vigo's performance wasn't this bad. But this season they really couldn't optimize their abilities well and neither could their coach. In fact, they are struggling to avoid the relegation zone. Their quite crushing defeat to Real Madrid in the last match put them even more cornered in the bottom position.

Meanwhile, next week's match will be against Sevilla. Sevilla may not be a top club, but who doesn't know this club? Sevilla often gives surprises to their opponents which makes their opponents quite overwhelmed and cannot easily overcome Sevilla. So if Celta Vigo wants to win then they have to fight optimally. yes, although maybe the chance is not that high.

Luckily, rival Cadiz will play Real Sociedad. So maybe their chance of surpassing Celta Vigo is also quite small. because the chances of them marking Real Sociedad are very small.

[JeromeTash]

It is still possible, but if we look both of the teams fixtures:



Barca has a better chance to stay as the top 2 in the league at the end of the season.
Girona probably fail to get 3 points against these teams: Betis, Atletico, Las Palmas, Barca and Valencia.

We will see what happens when time comes. Someone else could say that Barcelona could fail to pick up 3 points against Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Girona FC and other stubborn away teams. The race is still on and much as Girona's form had dipped a bit in the recent times, I think they still have some fight in them to go all the way through the remaining 10 matches.

[marcous]

It is still possible, but if we look both of the teams fixtures:



Barca has a better chance to stay as the top 2 in the league at the end of the season.
Girona probably fail to get 3 points against these teams: Betis, Atletico, Las Palmas, Barca and Valencia.

La Liga still has 10 games left to play and all changes in the standings can still happen because the two teams will also meet each other in week 34, let's say girona and Barcelona win all games before the 34th game starts, won't the 34th game be decisive for both teams for who has the right to be in the second rank later?
I think with girona often coming out of their best game momentum then I have a little doubt if girona will be able to maintain second place at the end of the season.

Barcelona Currently only have a 1 point difference from Girona and in the last few games Barcelona have actually performed well enough that we can say if they have returned to their best at the moment, besides that this season is Xavi last season at barcelona and for sure he will try to make Barcelona end the season as high as possible, when grona can drop points when facing a club that is slightly above the relegation zone like Mallorca,  Of course, it's hard to say if Girona will be able to spend the match of the season with win all those games.

If Girona can return to their impressive performance like the first half of the season, there is a possibility that they can go through the remaining 10 matches without defeat. The match against Barcelona and ATM is indeed the toughest, but Girona was enough to force both of them to a draw. Since the start of the campaign, Girona has erased many concerns, including when they beat Barcelona and ATM in the first half of the season.

Barcelona has the potential to finish in the runnerup position, because Xavi fleet is used to facing heavy pressure every season, unlike Girona, which has only experienced it this season. ATM also cannot be ignored, even though he is far behind in moving up the rankings. In essence, Girona has become a team to be reckoned with, all La Liga contestants now respect them.

On the other hand, Girona priority is of course to finish as runnerup, considering that it is already difficult to overtake Madrid, who currently leads the standings. However, finishing in 3rd or 4th place is also not a problem, because they can get tickets to appear in the Champions League next season. Expectations for Girona this season are quite high, everyone is curious about where they finish at the end of the season.

[X-ray]

That's why Sevilla is not doing well this season because when they have a big chance to win because the team they are facing is a team that has never won at all this season but they failed to maintain their lead.
Sevilla is already safe from the relegation zone because they are six points ahead of Cadiz, but they should be a team that tries to get full points when the team they are facing can be said to have no chance of winning, but it seems like Sevilla is quite happy even with just one point.

Did it really end in a draw? because last night I saw that Sevilla was 1-2 ahead of Almeria and didn't expect them to concede in the last minute. It was a shame that the victory that was so clearly displayed had to be lost after Almeria managed to equalize and make Sevilla lose full points. Actually, winning or any other result will not give Almeria a chance to survive in La Liga and on the other hand, Sevilla needs every win to maintain their chances of surviving next season.

It did end with draw as the final result. Almeria was doing late game subs and it's also helping the club to get one point from sevilla. Marko milovanovic has been helping the club a lot in equalizing the score. It was also happening at 95 minutes, the referee was giving 10 minutes additional time. Even though almeria was not able to stay at la liga for upcoming season but this club can also try to bring other club to be relegated to the lower division. This is the main key from almeria was doing it.

I can't understand what they have done, especially against Almeria who have no hope and seeing the competition at the bottom of the table which is only a few points apart makes everything more challenging for each team every week. I wonder if Sevilla can survive this magical competition at the end of the season.

They can at least gather some experiences before they will be starting from the bottom again. Enough is enough for almeria to have shitty performance in la liga this season. The club needs to do a lot of improvements to make sure it will also able to perform even beter.
It was also surprising me to see that a subs from  almeria has helped the club a lot. Losing three points probably another disaster for roma but it's not even letting sevilla to get full points. Almeria is very worthy club to be relegated soon.

There is no enhancement happened to this club since the early season and it's deserving it to be relegated very soon.

[Rengga Jati]

Yeah, it's still possible. Let's see the point.

Only 1 point as the difference.
So, it's very possible to take over each other. It will depend on how their performance in the next matches that will be also  still challenging.

Girona and Barcelona have very closely total points and goal differences. Their positions in La Liga will be decided by very mild difference when the season completes, I really believe so.

There are still quite a lot of possibilities for changing the positions of the two clubs. But fortunately, it is second and third place, so at least they will still enter the UCL qualifiers. but on the other hand, this might be quite prestigious for Barcelona if it were under Girona. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Girona is definitely more relaxed in their positioning. What's important now is how to keep them winning and not have to worry too much about their players.

In the next match, Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid. This may still be quite challenging. Because even though Atletico Madrid are not in their best position, that doesn't mean they are easy to overcome. Xavi must be able to take advantage of all available opportunities so that Barcelona can excel.
While on the other hand, Girona will face Getafe, they should win this match, actually.

[topbitcoin]

Will Barcelona be able to get ahead of Girona? I think it is possible. I believe right now Barcelona is performing well compared to Girona. And at the same time, Girona has dropped off a lot in terms of performance. Girona has three losses in the last 5 Matches and Barcelona has none. Girona does have some easier matches coming up. 

It is still very possible especially with Girona's current condition, which seems to be experiencing unexplained problems where their performance is slowly declining and the difference of one point now is enough to ensure that Barcelona can take over the position Girona has now if Girona's performance remains the same.

Barcelona's experience in competing in the top standings is to their advantage besides the big names of some players can also be another reason that Barcelona will still be very capable of taking second place but that may not happen if Girona's performance improves again and is the same as before at the beginning of the season where they had a very extraordinary match.
There are still 10 games left to get to the end of the season and Girona also still need to face Barcelona and Atletico and the result of this match could be a different situation in terms of confidence whether Barcelona can take Girona's position or not because after all, with the first match they were slaughtered with a fairly heavy score at the Camp Nou.

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In the next match, Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid. This may still be quite challenging. Because even though Atletico Madrid are not in their best position, that doesn't mean they are easy to overcome. Xavi must be able to take advantage of all available opportunities so that Barcelona can excel.
While on the other hand, Girona will face Getafe, they should win this match, actually.

Atletico Madrid know very well that a defeat could cost them their position and the last spot for UEFA Champions League next season since they have only two goals difference between them and Athletic Bilbao and the latter will face Alaves which is weaker than them.
Real Madrid and Girona have easy games too comparing to Barcelona - Atletico Madrid one so both these teams need a victory to secure its position and advance eventually. Odds are right now in favour of Atletico Madrid partially because they are playing home.

[Adams0001]

Girona needs to perform better. Currently now Barcelona and Girona played the same amount of matches. And Girona was just able to get ahead of them by winning the last match. Girona also will have to win the next match if they want to stay in the second position. They have to understand that Barcelona is the real competition right now. Because Real Madrid has gone ahead a little too much to catch up. Barcelona on 61 points and have played 28 matches. Girona on 62 points and have played 28 matches. But looking at the next opponent of Girona, I think they should be able to win the next one even though they are not in the best form.

Girona has been falling behind recently and even Barcelona is already catching up with them because currently, Barcelona is just one point away from Girona and the battle is now between girona and Barcelona and they both won their last matches and for the second position it will now be between Girona or Barcelona and Girona is trying and since there next game might cost there position then they won't want to joke with there opponent and Madrid was smart enough to have added enough point and as far as they do not lose any game then they are good to go and madrid have at least 80 percent chances of winning. they already know their faith here compared to the Champions League.

Barcelona are not chasing in the league table anymore, since they have know there faith that they can't win the league trophy anymore is just that they will just maintain the third position in the league so that they will get the opportunity to qualify to champions league next season. They are only focusing on the Champions League right now because they know they still have a chance to win the trophy because they are still in the competition. Some of Barcelona's players are injured, which may affect them against Athletico Madrid but even when Barcelona is not in good shape, you will remember that they used to get the chance and defeat them, and I believe they will repeat that history.

Athletico Madrid is playing weak games now; they are not performing as well as they did when the season began, defeating big clubs. Let's see what Barcelona will do against Athletico Madrid after winning their match against Napoli this night, they will still have motivation in the league to defeat Athletico Madrid but Athletico are playingat home and they can get home advantage and get the opportunity and win Barcelona in the match. Since Madrid defeated Girona in the second leg, I have noticed that they are no longer performing well in the league.

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Atletico Madrid know very well that a defeat could cost them their position and the last spot for UEFA Champions League next season since they have only two goals difference between them and Athletic Bilbao and the latter will face Alaves which is weaker than them.
Real Madrid and Girona have easy games too comparing to Barcelona - Atletico Madrid one so both these teams need a victory to secure its position and advance eventually. Odds are right now in favour of Atletico Madrid partially because they are playing home.

It wouldn't cost them their position just yet as they still have to play against Athtletic Bilbao and the good news for Atletico is that they play all the game against Barcelona, Girona and Bilbao at home. It would give them a much better position of course if they don't lose the game against Barcelona or in a best case scenario win it, but ok. They'll know that at least as good as I do.

In the semifinal of the Copa del Rey, Bilbao beat Atletico 4-0 in aggregate, 3-0 at home and 1-0 in Madrid, which means that this is certainly not a safe strategy to trust in winning the game against Bilbao if they now fall behind in case of a loss against Barcelona.

[TelolettOm]

Barcelona are not chasing in the league table anymore, since they have know there faith that they can't win the league trophy anymore is just that they will just maintain the third position in the league so that they will get the opportunity to qualify to champions league next season. They are only focusing on the Champions League right now because they know they still have a chance to win the trophy because they are still in the competition.

Yes, they are quite aware of this. They will not be able to chase the La Liga title again this season. The points are quite far apart and there are not enough matches left. what they can try to do in La Liga is to immediately take over Girona's position in second position. So after all, they are still below Real Madrid.

They are definitely starting to focus more on UCL now.
Barcelona won the match against Napoli in round 16. In the second leg, Barcelona was ahead 3 - 1 from Napoli. So they have the right to advance to the next round. This is definitely not getting easier. However, this remains the dream of every club to continue fighting. And it is possible that they will still advance to the next round. It's just a matter of which club that will be his opponent later in the next round.

[RaltcoinsB]

Barcelona are not chasing in the league table anymore, since they have know there faith that they can't win the league trophy anymore is just that they will just maintain the third position in the league so that they will get the opportunity to qualify to champions league next season. They are only focusing on the Champions League right now because they know they still have a chance to win the trophy because they are still in the competition.

Yes, they are quite aware of this. They will not be able to chase the La Liga title again this season. The points are quite far apart and there are not enough matches left. what they can try to do in La Liga is to immediately take over Girona's position in second position. So after all, they are still below Real Madrid.

They are definitely starting to focus more on UCL now.
Barcelona won the match against Napoli in round 16. In the second leg, Barcelona was ahead 3 - 1 from Napoli. So they have the right to advance to the next round. This is definitely not getting easier. However, this remains the dream of every club to continue fighting. And it is possible that they will still advance to the next round. It's just a matter of which club that will be his opponent later in the next round.

Scoring the first goal thanks to 20-year-old Fermin Lopez, Barcelona used this advantage very well. After Lewandowski's last goal, Napoli's hopes were already over. It was good for Barcelona to pass the round, but who they will match with in the next round will be important for the UCL. Barcelona may rotate in the league for those 2 matches.

[youdacapt]

Barcelona are not chasing in the league table anymore, .

Well there are over 7 leagues games left to play and it is too early to say that Barcelona are out of the title race in the la Liga, because in football; nothing is impossible. The question should be after Barcelona win to advance to the champions league quarter finals, can they mount a late league challenge

[TopT3ns]

Scoring the first goal thanks to 20-year-old Fermin Lopez, Barcelona used this advantage very well. After Lewandowski's last goal, Napoli's hopes were already over. It was good for Barcelona to pass the round, but who they will match with in the next round will be important for the UCL. Barcelona may rotate in the league for those 2 matches.

At least the victory against Napoli proves that Barcelona still has the enthusiasm to play and is capable of fighting a team as strong as Napoli. Fortunately, Robert Lewandowski managed to score the final goal in the 83rd minute which meant that Napoli could no longer chase victory because the points were too far away. In La Liga, Barcelona still has the potential to take first place by getting three wins in the upcoming matches.

[iBaba]

Yes, they are quite aware of this. They will not be able to chase the La Liga title again this season. The points are quite far apart and there are not enough matches left. what they can try to do in La Liga is to immediately take over Girona's position in second position. So after all, they are still below Real Madrid.

After four years, Barcelona finds itself once again in the Champions League quarterfinals. This time, they successfully defeated Napoli with a score of three goals to one, demonstrating their readiness for this year's Champions League. However, their performance in La Liga hasn't been as impressive, with Girona currently ahead of them and Real Madrid even further ahead. Barcelona seems to be putting in more effort in the Champions League than in La Liga.

I believe that if Napoli had been wise enough to protect the interests of players like Osimhen, they could have achieved much more. Osimhen is an unsung hero for Napoli, consistently showcasing his capabilities. Even in the first leg against Barcelona, he scored a goal, alongside Lewandowski, resulting in a 1-1 draw. he also demonstrated his capacity during the African Nations Cup, leading his team to the finals. However, Osimhen was not given the recognition he deserved by Napoli instead, it was awarded to Ivara. This highlights the importance for managers to prioritize talent and performance over tribal or ethnic considerations.

Despite the challenges, congratulations to Barcelona for their achievement tonight in advancing to the quarterfinals.

[klidex]

I'm curious how many believe Barcelona still has a chance to overtake Girona for second place. Although I am aware of Barcelona's excellent performance, they will not be able to pass for first place. However, as of right now, Girona's performance is considerably different from Barcelona's. There is no possibility in which Barcelona can have those opportunities to finish in second place. Real Madrid and Girona are currently now in the same point, which i have doubt that Girona can overtake Real Madrid because I'm very sure Girona will perform well in their upcoming game, which they should win handily to move up to the top.

In my opinion, there are still many people who speculate that Barcelona still has a big chance of overtaking Girona because the difference in points between Barcelona and Girona is only 1 point, so it is very easy for Barcelona to overtake Girona if Girona loses or draws, that is if they are fighting for second place, but to be in first place is very difficult for Barcelona at the moment because they are already quite far behind Real Madrid. The only thing Barcelona can fight for is the runner up side to maintain Barcelona's good name because last season they won the title so to be in the rankings. 2 in my opinion is not too bad considering Barcelona's current condition.

Why do you seem to doubt Barcelona's potential to be in 2nd place? even though as we now know, Barcelona still has a very big chance, indeed Girona's performance is impressive this season but I don't think Girona's performance can last until the end of the season. Just look at the current Girona has lost a lot of points and its position is currently threatened in the rankings 2 because sooner or later Barcelona will take over that position because Barcelona has recently appeared more consistent than Girona, in fact I doubt Girona will stay in 2nd place but for the champions league place it looks like he can still get it.

[Solokan]

Will Barcelona be able to get ahead of Girona? I think it is possible. I believe right now Barcelona is performing well compared to Girona. And at the same time, Girona has dropped off a lot in terms of performance. Girona has three losses in the last 5 Matches and Barcelona has none. Girona does have some easier matches coming up. 

Yes, Barcelona looks like they will be able to out perform Girona because judging from the match, of course Barcelona is superior, whereas if Girona looks at their performance, it always fluctuates, so I agree with you that Barcelona has great potential to outperform Girona and like Barcelona's match against Bilbao, the result was a 0-0 draw, but during the match Girona against Bilbao Girona lost with a score of 3-2 so in this case Xavi's troops certainly have great potential to out perform Girona.
and the this day Barcelona also managed to beat Napoli in the Champions League and I saw Barcelona's performance was good.

Girona will indeed face some easier matches and Girona will next face Getafe and it looks like Girona has the potential to win but of course we won't know what the results will be because the results of Girona's matches are very difficult to predict because sometimes Girona can draw against a weak team like formerly against Almeria.

However, Barcelona's next match will be against Atletico Madrid, of course it will not be an easy match for Barcelona, ​​but of course this is a big challenge for Xavi.

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In my personal opinion, this week the team that is under the most pressure in the top 5 is Atletico Madrid. The reason is, Atletico Madrid will most likely have difficulty maintaining its position in 4th place. Even though Atletico Madrid is playing at home, Atletico Madrid will still be under enormous pressure if they lose to Barcelona. Therefore, I think Atletico Madrid will be under a lot of pressure this week compared to the other 4 clubs.

Different from the other 4 clubs, for example Barcelona. If Barcelona is defeated by Atletico Madrid, then their position in 3rd place will not be shifted and Barcelona will still be safe competing for tickets to UEFA. Another example of a club is Girona, even though they lost to Getafe, Girona will definitely still be safe competing for tickets to UEFA. Because at best Girona will only drop to 3rd place. For this reason, other clubs in the top 5 of La Liga have a safer position compared to Atletico Madrid.

Because Atletico Madrid will definitely be very stressed, because in their match with Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid must win the match.

[Hirose UK]

Scoring the first goal thanks to 20-year-old Fermin Lopez, Barcelona used this advantage very well. After Lewandowski's last goal, Napoli's hopes were already over. It was good for Barcelona to pass the round, but who they will match with in the next round will be important for the UCL. Barcelona may rotate in the league for those 2 matches.

At least the victory against Napoli proves that Barcelona still has the enthusiasm to play and is capable of fighting a team as strong as Napoli. Fortunately, Robert Lewandowski managed to score the final goal in the 83rd minute which meant that Napoli could no longer chase victory because the points were too far away. In La Liga, Barcelona still has the potential to take first place by getting three wins in the upcoming matches.

They really made the best use of the home game they had and of course this victory was quite an impressive victory because Napoli seemed unable to follow or keep up with the game dominated by Barcelona.
3 - 1 was the final result of this match and Lewandowski still plays role as player who can be the most dominant contributor for Barcelona, but in the future they will face much more difficult match.
Napoli are eliminated and Barcelona will advance to the last 8 by facing much stronger team, I not sure Barcelona will be able to survive the last 8 so it is very likely that the last 8 is Barcelona last place in the UCL competition this season.
They are in an impossible condition, there are several obstacles that occur such as player crisis and of course this has big influence on Barcelona development in completing competition in every competition.
For La Liga alone, they only have the chance to become runners-up if they succeed in overthrowing Girona.