La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[Tony116]

Barcelona will face Almeria shortly after. The Barcelona team is seriously considering this match. Looks like xavi wants to win this match. Barcelona's performance has been erratic but Barcelona will want to perform well in the last few matches. and keen to occupy the second place in the table. Moreover, Barcelona's opponents in today's match, Almeria, are the last team in the points table. Almeria have won only 2 matches this season. So it is unlikely that Almeria will perform well against Barcelona. Barcelona's attack today consists of Torres, Lewandowski and Yamal. I want to see goals from Yamal and Lewa today.

Barcelona don't want to disappoint their fans by dropping points against a smaller team like Almeria. So Barcelona team is playing attacking strategy from the beginning of the match to win today's away match. Although it's Almeria's home match, we're watching Barcelona's dominance. At the end of 25 minutes Barcelona had 65% of the ball possession and Almeria had only 35% of the ball possession. And in just 14 minutes, Fermin Lopez's goal gave Barcelona the lead. Lopez scored from Hector Fort's pass. Barcelona's young players have performed brilliantly. Lopez is only 21 years old and Hector Fort is only 17 years old. If these players become experienced, they will be able to provide long-term service to Barcelona.

[3meek]

It is interesting that Las Palmas, who have scored one goal in their last five matches could score two goals against Betis and not lose... These three points were very important for Betis because Sociedad can displace them in the standings... It will be interesting to see how they will play with Valencia...

[ShowOff]

Almeria vs Barcelona

Almeria StartXI: 4-3-3
Luís Maximiano; Marc Pubill; César Montes; Chumi; Bruno Langa; Jonathan Viera; Marcos Pena; Lucas Robertone; Léo Baptistão; Anthony Lozano; Adrián Embarba

Barcelona StartXI: 4-3-3
Marc-André ter Stegen; Jules Koundé; Pau Cubarsí; Iñigo Martínez; Hector Fort; Pedri; Sergi Roberto; Fermín López; Lamine Yamal; Robert Lewandowski; Ferran Torres

I didn't find Ilkay Gundogan in this match, Ilkay wasn't even on the bench. I didn't update on what he was going through so he missed this game, but Xavi still has a lot of midfielders to play with. Pedri, Sergi Roberto and Fermin Lopez are playing as midfielders and so far Barcelona is 0-1 ahead of Almeria thanks to Fermin's goal.

Barcelona can dominate this match and have a big chance of winning it. Xavui also benched Joao Cancelo to give playing time to Héctor Fort, then he proved his worth by registering 1 assist for Fermin. Fort is another young defender that Barcelona has had so far after previously having Alejandro Balde, Pau Cubarsi. However, considering that the players are still very young, they are not completely reliable in defense.

[Queentoshi]

Almeria vs Barcelona

Barcelona have not defended well, Almeria although the weaker side have found ways to beat the Barcelona defense many times but have just not been able to finish properly. Barcelona is more relaxed because they have a goal in the game already from a good header from Fermín López.

Girona was one club that kept me motivated to watch LA Liga games so keenly because they brought about the breaking of the jinx that suggested that small/new clubs cannot challenge the elite clubs at the top but this season Girona which joined the league in 2017 to mark as their first appearance in the La Liga league since they have been playing for over 80 years history.

Girona will be under observation next season and people would like to see if they can have the same good performance that they did this season in next season, and still create competition for Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Champion's league is a new environment for them, I do not expect them to do well.

[SOKO-DEKE]

I think, Barcelona will win this match with many goals despite they are playing the match in the home of Almeria, because their opponent is in relegation zone which they will not have that confident to withstand Barcelona not to achieve victory from the match and they don't have such potential players to make it happen in this match. Barcelona has fully taken the second position from Girona, which they will apply more energy in this match to defeat Almeria 4-0 which I know Barcelona players are capable of making sure prediction to happen before the end of the match. Cadiz performance this season was very low to joined other teams to enter relegation zone, but their coach can do it to make them out from that 17 position in the la Liga league table, which he need to impact the players new tactics that will help them to function very well in their remaining matches to embrace victory.

Yes, Barcelona is the favourite team to win the match, but I can't really say maybe it's going to be with many goals because Barcelona is away, so even though Barcelona should win the match, I don't think it will be so easy with many goals because if all these weak teams are playing at home, they always look very strong, especially at the at the end of the season.
 
Currently the game has started and Barcelona is already leading with 1 goal, but I don't think Almeria is taking it so easy with Barcelona despite the fact that Barcelona is coming onto the pitch. Almeria is also given some good attacks, and despite the fact that the fact that they have not scored, good chances have been created, and it is very possible that Almeria will also score this match, but let's see what might happen in the second half.

[Egii Nna]

Almeria vs Barcelona

Barcelona have not defended well, Almeria although the weaker side have found ways to beat the Barcelona defense many times but have just not been able to finish properly. Barcelona is more relaxed because they have a goal in the game already from a good header from Fermín López.

They have already gotten to halftime, and Barcelona is still at the top with a goal, but as I am seeing the game, I think Barcelona have a higher chance of winning because they are playing well and are more comfortable than Almeria. More over, they will like to maintain the second position in the league, and they are just a point ahead of Girona, so we will continue to see how the game comes to an end.

Girona was one club that kept me motivated to watch LA Liga games so keenly because they brought about the breaking of the jinx that suggested that small/new clubs cannot challenge the elite clubs at the top but this season Girona which joined the league in 2017 to mark as their first appearance in the La Liga league since they have been playing for over 80 years history.

Girona will be under observation next season and people would like to see if they can have the same good performance that they did this season in next season, and still create competition for Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Champion's league is a new environment for them, I do not expect them to do well.

All eyes are on Girona, seeing that they are already becoming a threat and, at the same time, a competitor to both Real Madrid and Barcelona in la liga, so more hope will be put on them and see how next season will be, but I am very sure that they will try better in la liga, but in the Champions League, I don’t think so because they will have to understand and adapt to the league before they can shine, but we will see how their performances will be in the Champions League for the first time.

[3meek]

Sociedad have won the first half so far and have displaced Betis in the standings... I don't know if Valencia will be able to equalise, but for now Sociedad are in the Europa League zone... Probably Betis are very offence now, but Valencia can give them hope in the second half...

[Amphenomenon]

I think, Barcelona will win this match with many goals despite they are playing the match in the home of Almeria, because their opponent is in relegation zone which they will not have that confident to withstand Barcelona not to achieve victory from the match and they don't have such potential players to make it happen in this match. Barcelona has fully taken the second position from Girona, which they will apply more energy in this match to defeat Almeria 4-0 which I know Barcelona players are capable of making sure prediction to happen before the end of the match. Cadiz performance this season was very low to joined other teams to enter relegation zone, but their coach can do it to make them out from that 17 position in the la Liga league table, which he need to impact the players new tactics that will help them to function very well in their remaining matches to embrace victory.

Yes, Barcelona is the favourite team to win the match, but I can't really say maybe it's going to be with many goals because Barcelona is away, so even though Barcelona should win the match, I don't think it will be so easy with many goals because if all these weak teams are playing at home, they always look very strong, especially at the at the end of the season.
 
Currently the game has started and Barcelona is already leading with 1 goal, but I don't think Almeria is taking it so easy with Barcelona despite the fact that Barcelona is coming onto the pitch. Almeria is also given some good attacks, and despite the fact that the fact that they have not scored, good chances have been created, and it is very possible that Almeria will also score this match, but let's see what might happen in the second half.

Almeria has nothing to fight for and I agree with you Barcelona definitely gonna win but maybe not with a huge margin, except Almeria just really want to trouble Barcelona then this match may end in a draw because I don't see Barcelona being a strong minded team anymore, a little destabilisation will give a good opportunity to Almeria  

[Alpha Marine]

I think Girona's case next season will not be too different as Newcastle's case this season in the Premier League and also the Champions League. Girona is not a team that has a large spending budget to increase the depth of its squad next season, while several important players on loan will return to their original clubs. Girona will be faced with weak financial strength in this case, so I don't think they will really be able to maintain their form in La Liga or the Champions League.

Well, all things considered, Newcastle didn't perform too poorly in the champions league. I know they won only one match but I believe they were kind of unlucky too. The first time in decades that they'll be playing in the champions league they get grouped with PSG, Dortmund and Milan.
Girona needs to a lot in transfers before they can compete in the champions League. They don't have deep pockets but if they recruit rightly they might have a better team and they can still get some players on lone.
With the kind of form Girona is ending the season with, I doubt they'll be flying high next season, but I hope they make the right decisions because I want to see them competing.

For now, I'm waiting for Barcelona's match against Almeria. This is an important match for Barcelona to win so that they remain in second place above Girona.

Barcelona is currently winning, but not convincingly. I believe they'll finish the match with a win because they're already 2 goals up, but matches like this sums up the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid this season. This is supposed to be a very easy win for Barcelona because Almeria has only won 2 out of 35 matches this season. Barcelona is another team that has a lot of work to do or else they might have two straight seasons without a trophy.

[ndutndut]

Girona was one club that kept me motivated to watch LA Liga games so keenly because they brought about the breaking of the jinx that suggested that small/new clubs cannot challenge the elite clubs at the top but this season Girona which joined the league in 2017 to mark as their first appearance in the La Liga league since they have been playing for over 80 years history.

I am also congratulating them for pushing this far to be qualified for the Champions league and I'm pretty sure they will keep improving with the level they currently occupy. I wished they were able to win a day before yesterday's match with Villarreal to have maintained their second position coming in between Real Madrid and Barcelona, it would have made me more excited for it to end that way.

I think this season is a special season for all leagues, it's not just Laliga that is making a surprise. From a small team to becoming part of an elite team to compete in the UCL league next season. In La Liga there is Girona, in Serie A there is Bologna, in the EPL there is Aston Villa, in Ligue 1 there is Brest, then in the Bundesliga there is Stuttgart. So in my opinion, almost all leagues are interesting to watch this season.

However, the question is whether they will be able to compete in the UCL league next season or will these teams just be lucky teams for one season, next season they will be small teams again. This is what is interesting for us to wait for. but among the teams I mentioned above, Girona still seems to remain consistent, because of the extraordinary money power of the City Group which has made history, Girona is known as a small club to become a giant club in La Liga, a successful investment.

[KTChampions]

The match ended in a 2-2 draw. Your guess was right. However, I am very disappointed with the overall performance of Real Betis in this match. Such a performance from a big team like Real Betis was not expected in today's match. las Palmas completely dominated their home matches. Real Betis however managed to earn 1 point from the match. However, the performance of Betis players was not good. Since Las Palmas could not perform well in the previous matches. Therefore, Real Betis team was naturally considered as the favorite in today's match. But Betis players let us down today. I guess a lot of gamblers lost their money in this match.

Betis is far from being a team worth betting on, especially in an away game, those who lost their bets should have known what risks they were taking. But it’s still strange that Betis conceded 2 goals from a team that averages less than a goal per game. Apparently this draw officially leaves Las Palmas in La Liga, it seems that there is no mathematical chance that Cadiz and the rest of the losers will be able to get past them.

[Amphenomenon]

Sociedad have won the first half so far and have displaced Betis in the standings... I don't know if Valencia will be able to equalise, but for now Sociedad are in the Europa League zone... Probably Betis are very offence now, but Valencia can give them hope in the second half...

I think Real Sociedad will likely win even the match, aside this season being the worst season for Valencia since I can remember, they are played subpar this first half and I don't think the coach might be able to do something that will make these players being able to change the game in the second half

[Weawant]

La Liga was tough and we witnessed the performance and stats of these clubs. Real Madrid was first followed by Girona that brought winning points. Barcelona was consider the least elite team that was struggling but they revived their hope and they're back on track but it mean nothing because Real Madrid have been crowned champions. Xavi Hernandez is ensuring he sealed a winning spot for Barcelona, however they've met the accumulated points to play UEFA Champions League games next season. Barcelona was down this season, they couldn't match the available targets mapped out for them this season.  

Barcelona was actually the elite team that really ahs to struggle this season a d it was a really disappointing one because they had a better performance and the very beginning of the season such that fans taught their teams strength wasn't really going to affect them because we all know that they had an issue with their abilities and even had. Their key player injury for a long time almost halfway into the season.

After the first El clasico of the season Barcelona began their decline journey and it became almost very tough and bumpy for them from there but they managed to be able to finally got back a little towards the end of the season and Luckily for them through their period of decline they made sure they were able to maintain a position around the top five and didn't get below that level and that helped them to find it quiet easy to be able to get back to the top of  the table easy enough at the end part of the season but if they has gone way below the fifth position they would have actually found it difficult getting back to the second position on the table.

They have aswell been able to qualify for the champions league and some how they still have luck in the fact that they will still have xavi staying with them so next season availa another opportunity for them to be able to pickup form and get back to a much good and better performance than they have been this season and possibly they could be a top contender for the league titles aswell.

[Falconer]

-snip-

La Liga was tough and we witnessed the performance and stats of these clubs. Real Madrid was first followed by Girona that brought winning points. Barcelona was consider the least elite team that was struggling but they revived their hope and they're back on track but it mean nothing because Real Madrid have been crowned champions. Xavi Hernandez is ensuring he sealed a winning spot for Barcelona, however they've met the accumulated points to play UEFA Champions League games next season. Barcelona was down this season, they couldn't match the available targets mapped out for them this season.

Xavi Hernandez is one of the better coaches for Barcelona compared to some of their previous coaches. Xavi has kept a lot of hope alive for Barcelona since he took charge of the club, but their major problems regarding money have really made his plans to defend the title very difficult this season.

Barcelona in my opinion is only worse than Real Madrid this season, but Barcelona is better than the other 18 La Liga teams. Barcelona is strengthened by many young players and several loan players, but they are still capable enough to try to end the season in the Champions League zone this season. Defending the title without being supported by quality players is very difficult, even Barcelona clearly lost their best performance when they had to suffer from many cases of injuries to their main players. The team's performance suffered because of that, so I think it's a bit strange to say they were too bad without any positives.

[Antotena]

Girona was one club that kept me motivated to watch LA Liga games so keenly because they brought about the breaking of the jinx that suggested that small/new clubs cannot challenge the elite clubs at the top but this season Girona which joined the league in 2017 to mark as their first appearance in the La Liga league since they have been playing for over 80 years history.

There was transition of small clubs across many leagues, I thought Girona were the new cats they were going to change Laliga but they fell off badly. In Premier League, Arsenal put Manchester City to a challenge but still better even when winning is hard, Leverkusen top Germany league and has not lost, I expected Girona to keep the same energy but I guess Laliga isn't that kind of League that allow space for minor teams, Real Madrid took it beige their eyes.

I am also congratulating them for pushing this far to be qualified for the Champions league and I'm pretty sure they will keep improving with the level they currently occupy. I wished they were able to win a day before yesterday's match with Villarreal to have maintained their second position coming in between Real Madrid and Barcelona, it would have made me more excited for it to end that way.

With his on and off performance from the team, they better sign new players and make sure their center back are well replace and find a usual no.9 for their team else I'm not sure if they are going to pass through the ordinary stage of the group stage, the manager need to sign new players because the way the team were is now different from where they were last season to now.

[ginsan]

La Liga was tough and we witnessed the performance and stats of these clubs. Real Madrid was first followed by Girona that brought winning points. Barcelona was consider the least elite team that was struggling but they revived their hope and they're back on track but it mean nothing because Real Madrid have been crowned champions. Xavi Hernandez is ensuring he sealed a winning spot for Barcelona, however they've met the accumulated points to play UEFA Champions League games next season. Barcelona was down this season, they couldn't match the available targets mapped out for them this season. 

Barcelona has not been consistent this season and even the presence of experienced players in the team such as Gundogan has not been able to make Barcelona compete closely with Real Madrid. The results of the upcoming match do not affect Barcelona position in the standings because Barcelona and Girona have managed to secure their place after their points are far superior compared to the teams below their ranking.

Meanwhile, for Xavi, he has changed his decision because he will stay at Barcelona. So Barcelona needs to recruit lots of players to compete with Real Madrid next season. In today match, Barcelona was able to continue its winning trend because the score was 0-2 in favor of Barcelona and the match time had entered the final minutes of the match.

edit.  the match ended 0-2 in favor of barcelona.

[MainIbem]

Xavi Hernandez is one of the better coaches for Barcelona compared to some of their previous coaches. Xavi has kept a lot of hope alive for Barcelona since he took charge of the club, but their major problems regarding money have really made his plans to defend the title very difficult this season.

Barcelona in my opinion is only worse than Real Madrid this season, but Barcelona is better than the other 18 La Liga teams. Barcelona is strengthened by many young players and several loan players, but they are still capable enough to try to end the season in the Champions League zone this season. Defending the title without being supported by quality players is very difficult, even Barcelona clearly lost their best performance when they had to suffer from many cases of injuries to their main players. The team's performance suffered because of that, so I think it's a bit strange to say they were too bad without any positives.

 I don't blame Xavi for his misfortune this season at Barcelona, I still think he's the right coach for them next season and the board should consider giving him another chance, he's already proved himself in the first season and i feel with the right players in the squad next summer he'll do just fine, if you watch their rival Real you'll see that they've built their squad to be very strong enough to face any team in Europe and beyond and that's why they've excelled in all competitions this season. Barcelona could br same with the right investment on good players for Xavi, well with the financial crisis they're facing it could he quit difficult to build a very strong squad as Madrid's but they could start by investing what they've got on proper attackers and defence line especially then we'll see them gradually competiting we'll again.

[Rengga Jati]

Meanwhile, for Xavi, he has changed his decision because he will stay at Barcelona. So Barcelona needs to recruit lots of players to compete with Real Madrid next season. In today match, Barcelona was able to continue its winning trend because the score was 0-2 in favor of Barcelona and the match time had entered the final minutes of the match.

edit.  the match ended 0-2 in favor of barcelona.

Yes, Barcelona managed to save the full 3 points in this match against Almeria with a final score of 0 - 2. Playing away is not a problem for Barcelona this time because if you look at the statistics, it is quite different. Almeria may be able to carry out several attacks, but their accuracy is not good enough. So Xavi's team can handle it well. These 2 goals brought a complete victory for Barcelona and in the end further solidified the club's position as runners up, although it did not affect their position in getting the trophy, but at least it was much better to be runners up, than having to lose to Girona's position.

[ingiltere]

Barcelona won as expected, but maybe the player who scored the goals was unexpected for some. Fermin Lopez scored both goals. Fermin has been making the most of his chances in recent games. Today he played 90 minutes for the first time. He will play many more games next season. We can say that he is part of the team now.
With this win, Barca have secured second place in the league. It's not a success for them, but at least they are already preparing for next season. It was important that the young players played well.

[Falconer]

-snip-

I don't blame Xavi for his misfortune this season at Barcelona, I still think he's the right coach for them next season and the board should consider giving him another chance, he's already proved himself in the first season and i feel with the right players in the squad next summer he'll do just fine, if you watch their rival Real you'll see that they've built their squad to be very strong enough to face any team in Europe and beyond and that's why they've excelled in all competitions this season. Barcelona could br same with the right investment on good players for Xavi, well with the financial crisis they're facing it could he quit difficult to build a very strong squad as Madrid's but they could start by investing what they've got on proper attackers and defence line especially then we'll see them gradually competiting we'll again.

Barcelona does not have good financial conditions to increase the depth of their squad, that's why they choose to borrow and also maximize academy players. As a result, Barcelona's performance has been very erratic and that has clearly lowered their chances of winning any titles over time.

Xavi certainly needs to force management to give him enough money and comply with his requests to get certain players, but if management can never comply then they just need to lower their expectations for the title. However, Barcelona in Xavi's hands is the best rival for Real Madrid this season, even if Barcelona loses to Real Madrid in the title race.