La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24

[tomos81]

If Valencia can attack properly then there is a chance to win the game.  But they could not capitalize on this opportunity as both teams' defenders and goalkeepers were very strong. 
Real Sociedad players managed to score within three minutes of the game, which is why I can say that the start of the game did not really attract attention.  But later on both teams started to focus and perform well and were not able to score goals despite the attacks.

[Tauja]

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.

Xavi has still managed to bring Barcelona so far with a better record, even though he didn't win the title, he was able to bring in many quality players in the team. Of course, Barcelona has not yet recovered from their financial condition, so the option that Xavi has to think about is borrowing and selling players in order to balance the team financial expenses. Yes, this season many players from the academy who were brought in by Xavi have joined the first team, it is clear that they have no other choice because of the worsening financial situation.

For next season, if Barcelona are not able to change their strength to become stronger by buying new players, then I am sure it will be quite difficult for them to compete for the title. Mbappe will join Real Madrid so Ancelotti squad will be quite strong next season. So far, the regeneration carried out by Real Madrid has certainly been successful because their squad has many young players in it.

[Smartvirus]

If Valencia can attack properly then there is a chance to win the game.  But they could not capitalize on this opportunity as both teams' defenders and goalkeepers were very strong. 
Real Sociedad players managed to score within three minutes of the game, which is why I can say that the start of the game did not really attract attention.  But later on both teams started to focus and perform well and were not able to score goals despite the attacks.

Valencia didn’t play good football today. I go some extent expected more from them, especially with the fact that, it was just a goal difference and there was room to get something out of the game but, they were a lot laid back. They allowed Real Sociedad to dominate them in the first half and coming to the second half, Valencia couldn’t pick up the pace. It was a very much deserved win by Real Sociedad and an important 3 points too.

Barcelona yet again seals the deal on a 2 goals to nothing. Once more, Xavi substitutes Lewandowski early in the game which gets people wondering what’s the message behind these early substitutions. For some reasons, his not becoming much of an attacking threat as is expected of him but, he does well in maintaining possession around opposition box. Fermin today made all the difference, one headed goal and other from his foot. He was just in all the right places.

[bering]

In this match Real Sociedad team players performed well, as they managed to score a goal right from the start of the match. But later on, the performance was so good that neither of the two teams could score any more goals, with equal attacks. So far Andre Silva has missed more attacks, but the defenders of both teams are very strong. So far no other player has succeeded in attacking but Real Sociedad team players are more aggressive, this match Real Sociedad team players can win.

Final result is 1-0 for Sociedad and this is good result from them because finally Sociedad can return to the winning ways again after defeated from Barcelona last week and it's not easy to beat Valencia today because this team also can performing well and after this result finally Sociedad can taking over again 6th place but for their contender Betis unfortunately they only can able to playing draw from Las Palmas but because Betis only have 1 point below to Sociedad so they still have any chances to overtake Sociedad and in my opinion probably the team that will finish in 6th place will be determined in the last match of Laliga later

Besides Sociedad today Barcelona also can collect 3 points from their opponent Almeria and it's very interesting to see the lineup from Barcelona because today Xavi has decide to played some of Barcelona young players such as Héctor Fort and Pau Cubarsí and unlike Lamine Yamal who playing regularly with Barcelona but those players status as reserved players but although Barcelona was playing with some of their reserved players but they still too strong for Almeria and after this result Barcelona has 4 points above to Girona and they only required at least 1 draw again to secured runner up place and Barcelona upcoming opponent is Rayo so i am sure beating this team won't be hard task for them

[Franctoshi]

Xavi has still managed to bring Barcelona so far with a better record, even though he didn't win the title, he was able to bring in many quality players in the team. Of course, Barcelona has not yet recovered from their financial condition, so the option that Xavi has to think about is borrowing and selling players in order to balance the team financial expenses. Yes, this season many players from the academy who were brought in by Xavi have joined the first team, it is clear that they have no other choice because of the worsening financial situation.

For next season, if Barcelona are not able to change their strength to become stronger by buying new players, then I am sure it will be quite difficult for them to compete for the title. Mbappe will join Real Madrid so Ancelotti squad will be quite strong next season. So far, the regeneration carried out by Real Madrid has certainly been successful because their squad has many young players in it.

I think I agree with you, this is one remarkable thing Xavi has succeeded in doing in Barcelona since he took charge of the team, if you check the status of Barcelona back then when they looked like no longer the Barcelona team we used to know. But even without buying of players, The team can still become a better team, If they should focus on using what they have currently since their worsening financial situation may stop them from getting their choice players.

[TelolettOm]

Final result is 1-0 for Sociedad and this is good result from them because finally Sociedad can return to the winning ways again after defeated from Barcelona last week and it's not easy to beat Valencia today because this team also can performing well and after this result finally Sociedad can taking over again 6th place but for their contender Betis unfortunately they only can able to playing draw from Las Palmas but because Betis only have 1 point below to Sociedad so they still have any chances to overtake Sociedad and in my opinion probably the team that will finish in 6th place will be determined in the last match of Laliga later1 draw again to secured runner up place and Barcelona upcoming opponent is Rayo so i am sure beating this team won't be hard task for them

Even though there was only 1 goal scored in the Real Sociedad vs Valencia match, this result was still very satisfying for Real Sociedad. The reason is, Valencia itself actually put up quite a match for Real Sociedad. The statistics are not much different, it's just that Real Sociedad was able to start the match quite significantly, which resulted in Andre Silva's only goal coming in the 3rd minute.


Source: Real Sociedad vs Valencia

Meanwhile, if we look at the comparison of match statistics, Valencia was actually able to compensate quite well, they also took several shots which were actually quite worrying for Real Sociedad, but they were still able to be saved. Yes, but still, it was a shame to lose and Valencia had to accept the result with this defeat, which made the club add another series of bad results in the last 5 matches, at least without any victory.

[Ndabagi01]

But Barcelona's only goal now should be to stabilize and strengthen the team. If this team is not stronger, the Barcelona team will not be able to compete for the title next season. Barcelona's defense in particular needs to be strengthened. The performance of Barcelona's defenders against the big teams is very poor.

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. 

It happens and it’s fine. Not all teams can hit the target they set for themselves in a season. Finishing in a very good position is also a good sign of a better season the coming year. Barcelona were champions of the La Liga last season but they couldn’t win for the second time consecutively and it’s perfectly fine because they are still in a position that is said to be satisfactory for any team that will finish in that position. They will be playing in the champions league again next season and that’s a good one for them to show their expertise once more. It’s been a long time Barcelona won the champions league but I still feel with their current squad, they can only try but can’t win the champions league trophy this time. Xavi is a good coach, and I wish he can do better for the team and make them be better than they are now.

[FinePoine0]

Final result is 1-0 for Sociedad and this is good result from them because finally Sociedad can return to the winning ways again after defeated from Barcelona last week and it's not easy to beat Valencia today because this team also can performing well and after this result finally Sociedad can taking over again 6th place but for their contender Betis unfortunately they only can able to playing draw from Las Palmas but because Betis only have 1 point below to Sociedad so they still have any chances to overtake Sociedad and in my opinion probably the team that will finish in 6th place will be determined in the last match of Laliga later1 draw again to secured runner up place and Barcelona upcoming opponent is Rayo so i am sure beating this team won't be hard task for them

Even though there was only 1 goal scored in the Real Sociedad vs Valencia match, this result was still very satisfying for Real Sociedad. The reason is, Valencia itself actually put up quite a match for Real Sociedad. The statistics are not much different, it's just that Real Sociedad was able to start the match quite significantly, which resulted in Andre Silva's only goal coming in the 3rd minute.


Source: Real Sociedad vs Valencia

Meanwhile, if we look at the comparison of match statistics, Valencia was actually able to compensate quite well, they also took several shots which were actually quite worrying for Real Sociedad, but they were still able to be saved. Yes, but still, it was a shame to lose and Valencia had to accept the result with this defeat, which made the club add another series of bad results in the last 5 matches, at least without any victory.

However, I saw Real Sociedad's players attacking more early on, and almost succeeding on the first attack.  But the later mass attacks did not succeed, the goalkeepers and defenders of both teams were the most aggressive. Because they prevented the attacks at any time, but the Valencia team could not strengthen the attacks, although their attack department is weak but they were not ready to perform properly today. Since the two teams in the middle of the points table will be strong, but because both teams are strong, this match did not create much difference.

[Docnaster]

But Barcelona's only goal now should be to stabilize and strengthen the team. If this team is not stronger, the Barcelona team will not be able to compete for the title next season. Barcelona's defense in particular needs to be strengthened. The performance of Barcelona's defenders against the big teams is very poor.

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. 

It happens and it’s fine. Not all teams can hit the target they set for themselves in a season. Finishing in a very good position is also a good sign of a better season the coming year. Barcelona were champions of the La Liga last season but they couldn’t win for the second time consecutively and it’s perfectly fine because they are still in a position that is said to be satisfactory for any team that will finish in that position. They will be playing in the champions league again next season and that’s a good one for them to show their expertise once more. It’s been a long time Barcelona won the champions league but I still feel with their current squad, they can only try but can’t win the champions league trophy this time. Xavi is a good coach, and I wish he can do better for the team and make them be better than they are now.

The current Spanish La Liga campaign is just two match weeks away from coming to an end and if we must be honest, I think we all would agree to the fact that it wasn't one of Barcelona's best seasons in the Spanish league but it still wasn't too difficult to stop the Catalan club from having a wonderful season despite the limited resources and quality players to improve the team. Barcelona I strongly believe are going bounce back next season better than they were this current season. As a Real Madrid fan it's always a good feeling to see that Real Madrid is dominating Spanish football but I'll rather want them to dominate when Barcelona is also having an impressive season so it'll not look like Real Madrid only dominates whenever Barcelona is having a bad season. Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is doing a great job at the club and I believe he'll significantly improve the performance of the team come next season

[FinePoine0]

Barcelona team player Lamine Yamal he unsuccessfully tried alone, the ball from the attacking section and suit from the D box, but hit the bar of the goal post. So if he had taken the opposite step, so there was a player on his left side, if he had passed the ball, then there was definitely a chance of a goal. But what he does automatically alone and in that case the ball hits the bar and goes out of the field, and the opposite team attacks the Almeria team players but their attacks are not strong, attacking through counter attack is the most likely to get the success of the attack.

[bestcoins1]

If Valencia can attack properly then there is a chance to win the game.  But they could not capitalize on this opportunity as both teams' defenders and goalkeepers were very strong. 
Real Sociedad players managed to score within three minutes of the game, which is why I can say that the start of the game did not really attract attention.  But later on both teams started to focus and perform well and were not able to score goals despite the attacks.

A quick goal from the home team Real Sociedad did not make the match tense, but goals are important for every team, especially if it is the home team itself. And the Valencia team's failure to equalize in that match has also caused Valencia to remain in ninth with no changes, even though previously Valencia could have trailed Villarreal on points if they were able to win this match today. But unfortunately Valencia didn't get that in today's match because Real Sociedad also had better defense in the second half.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

In this match Real Sociedad team players performed well, as they managed to score a goal right from the start of the match. But later on, the performance was so good that neither of the two teams could score any more goals, with equal attacks. So far Andre Silva has missed more attacks, but the defenders of both teams are very strong. So far no other player has succeeded in attacking but Real Sociedad team players are more aggressive, this match Real Sociedad team players can win.

Real Sociedad continues to try to secure tickets to the conference league  they compete with Real Betis who are 1 point behind well there is no other choice if they want to get a ticket they have to win the remaining match Sociedad and Betis are both not yet safe because there are 6 points still up for grabs. On the other hand, 4 teams have locked up a place in the Champions League so there is no other competition as well as places for the European League.

[Mr.right85]

Barcelona team player Lamine Yamal he unsuccessfully tried alone, the ball from the attacking section and suit from the D box, but hit the bar of the goal post. So if he had taken the opposite step, so there was a player on his left side, if he had passed the ball, then there was definitely a chance of a goal.

I think that was the ball he didn’t pass for R. Lewandowski. He chose to go solo on that one and I don’t think he was by any means greedy. He saw the chance, there was just the goalkeeper ahead of him although, it wasn’t from a great angle and he was being marked as well but, he still managed to get a clean hit at the ball goal wards, prompting the goalkeeper to make a good save and the ball went out from the cross bar for a corner.

The guy is doing well for his age and have over 48 games already. I wonder where Barcelona would have been without the youngster. He’s confidence is so high for a young talent and with every game, he grows more confident and Xavi be sure to give him more playing time too.

[snipie]

In this match Real Sociedad team players performed well, as they managed to score a goal right from the start of the match. But later on, the performance was so good that neither of the two teams could score any more goals, with equal attacks. So far Andre Silva has missed more attacks, but the defenders of both teams are very strong. So far no other player has succeeded in attacking but Real Sociedad team players are more aggressive, this match Real Sociedad team players can win.

Real Sociedad continues to try to secure tickets to the conference league  they compete with Real Betis who are 1 point behind well there is no other choice if they want to get a ticket they have to win the remaining match Sociedad and Betis are both not yet safe because there are 6 points still up for grabs. On the other hand, 4 teams have locked up a place in the Champions League so there is no other competition as well as places for the European League.

Champions League spots are theoretically filled since many rounds since Athletic Bilbao start missing points very fast but they still favourite for Europa League even though they are required to get at least a point to validate it.
For UEFA Conference League now, the situation is very complicated between the two Real Sociedad and Betis and what makes it more interesting is that both teams will play against each others in the next round. Real Betis seems to be favourite with the home advantage. Another bad news for Real Sociedad is the last game, they will face Diego Simeone and his team in the final round. The good news is that Real Betis will face Real Madrid so Sociedad chances to pass are better

[Out of mind]

In this match Real Sociedad team players performed well, as they managed to score a goal right from the start of the match. But later on, the performance was so good that neither of the two teams could score any more goals, with equal attacks. So far Andre Silva has missed more attacks, but the defenders of both teams are very strong. So far no other player has succeeded in attacking but Real Sociedad team players are more aggressive, this match Real Sociedad team players can win.

Real Sociedad continues to try to secure tickets to the conference league  they compete with Real Betis who are 1 point behind well there is no other choice if they want to get a ticket they have to win the remaining match Sociedad and Betis are both not yet safe because there are 6 points still up for grabs. On the other hand, 4 teams have locked up a place in the Champions League so there is no other competition as well as places for the European League.

Champions League spots are theoretically filled since many rounds since Athletic Bilbao start missing points very fast but they still favourite for Europa League even though they are required to get at least a point to validate it.
For UEFA Conference League now, the situation is very complicated between the two Real Sociedad and Betis and what makes it more interesting is that both teams will play against each others in the next round. Real Betis seems to be favourite with the home advantage. Another bad news for Real Sociedad is the last game, they will face Diego Simeone and his team in the final round. The good news is that Real Betis will face Real Madrid so Sociedad chances to pass are better

Currently in the points table, Athletico Club and Real Sociedad, although they still have enough qualification for the Europa League. However, Real Sociedad and Betis are just one point ahead of the two teams, although Betis are currently more excited just to qualify for the Europa League.  Real Sociedad and Betis will face each other in the next round, although the game is likely to be much tighter, and expect plenty of attacks between the two teams. While this may be good news for Betis as they are at home, I think Betis have a chance to win, but the real society has another plus point. Then in the next round, Betis will face Real Madrid, of course, there is a real possibility of the team advancing against Madrid in that case. Moreover, between these two teams, Betis and Real Madrid, there are many complications between qualifying for the UEFA Conference League, and it is not yet certain which team will play between the two teams. As both the teams will face strong teams for the next round, it is not so sure which team will qualify for the Conference League at the moment.

[Bobrox]

Xavi has still managed to bring Barcelona so far with a better record, even though he didn't win the title, he was able to bring in many quality players in the team. Of course, Barcelona has not yet recovered from their financial condition, so the option that Xavi has to think about is borrowing and selling players in order to balance the team financial expenses. Yes, this season many players from the academy who were brought in by Xavi have joined the first team, it is clear that they have no other choice because of the worsening financial situation.

For next season, if Barcelona are not able to change their strength to become stronger by buying new players, then I am sure it will be quite difficult for them to compete for the title. Mbappe will join Real Madrid so Ancelotti squad will be quite strong next season. So far, the regeneration carried out by Real Madrid has certainly been successful because their squad has many young players in it.

Xavi Hernandez success promoting some youth players to senior squad in this season and management support with his vision until withdrew the decision for leaving at the end this season. Indeed Barcelona failed winning any tittle yet in this season but he helped Barcelona manage well financial condition after success promoting some youth players and will get regular position for next season.

Barcelona should be more improving their performance after the rival team Real Madrid one step closer for signing Kylian Mbappe and make more difficult for winning La Liga tittle. Looking how solid and completed with Madrid squad make Barcelona seems pessimistic if not sign any top players when next window transfer opening, defensive and attacking line position is main problem currently for Barcelona if want keep race for La Liga tittle with Real Madrid next season.

[zaim7413]

Xavi Hernandez success promoting some youth players to senior squad in this season and management support with his vision until withdrew the decision for leaving at the end this season. Indeed Barcelona failed winning any tittle yet in this season but he helped Barcelona manage well financial condition after success promoting some youth players and will get regular position for next season.

Xavi Hernandez has managed to show success in a different way this season. He was considered a failure because he was unable to present a single trophy for Barcelona, but financially Barcelona benefited greatly from the development of several La Masia alumni players who were ready to provide competition in the first team. Several easy players promoted by Xavi have received regular playing roles in the main squad, they are also able to carry out their duties well when given the trust to play.

The increasingly rapid development of young players made Barcelona immediately fence them off with long-term contracts and increase the buy out clause. Their presence in the core squad really helps the club to save costs when the transfer market opens, they will also be a new generation after the last time Barcelona achieved success with a squad dominated by players who graduated from La Masia.

[knowngunman]

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.

Barcelona team has seriously turned into something else under Xavi, they keep turning around with the club and if things continue like this in the coming season, they won't go anywhere. Even after winning the game yesterday, the performance was very poor. It was an unconvincing victory and the whole team was not organized at all, they just played for playing sake and without any tactics. Just imagine lots of defensive problems that happened but fortunate for them, Almeria attackers were not clinical and do not have enough quality else it would probably be a draw game or even lose.

Xavi need to improve his tactics if he really wants to go far with this team next season. He should also give some players more play time and opportunity to prove themselves. Player like Fermin deserves to be in the starting Xi to at least improve himself and offer what he has because he has proven himself whenever he's given a chance to play. Favorite should not always come to play with team selection even with those with average performance.

[klidex]

Celta Vigo fought like their lives depended on it, and rightly so! Fantastic two-goal turnaround. High-stakes games differentiate winners from losers, guys. Undoubtedly, Athletic Bilbao relaxed. Scoring early can give you a false sense of security, as it did here. Celta Vigo punished their complacency. Athletic learned from this and that anyone can win in football, especially in relegation. However, Celta appear determined to avoid relegation. Their schedule is favorable, so if they keep playing hard, they'll be alright. Athletic is a powerful, excellent squad, but they must learn from this and refocus. Plenty of games remain.

Celta Vigo played the match quite well and didn't give up easily even though the opponent he faced was Athletic Bilbao even though Celta Vigo fell behind in the first half it didn't stop Celta Vigo's mentality from continuing to perform as well as possible, he had used all his strength to appear impressive and avoid the zone. relegation even though currently Celta's position is ranked 15th which means it is quite safe from the relegation zone but Celta Vigo still wants to get away from that zone by winning. Indeed the club which was initially the favorite not necessarily able to win the match to win for sure Athletic Bilbao is too confident with a one goal lead and not even being able to score an additional goal to equalize until the end, indeed football is full of surprises.

Initially, Athletic Bilbao was the favorite to win the match but it turned out that the result was quite disappointing, after all, Bilbao was no longer able to catch Atletico Madrid in the standings with quite a large difference in points, so they were no longer able to target the Champions League zone and it is very likely that Bilbao will finish in the top 5 and take part in the competition. Next season's European League, at least it is better than last season where Bilbao was only able to be ranked in the top 8 and did not get any tickets to compete in the European League or Champions League.

[Fausto Arta]

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.

You are right, Fermin Lopez was the best player in Barcelona's 2-0 victory over Almeria in the 36th La Liga match which was held at the Power Horse Stadium. Two Barcelona goals were scored by midfielder Fermin Lopez, each scored in the first and second half. Fermin Lopez was the star of Barca's victory over Almeria. Lopez really utilized Xavi's trust in playing as a starter brilliantly. I also predict like you, Lopez will be an important player for Barcelona next season. Barcelona is increasingly firmly in second place in the standings with 79 points. Meanwhile, Almeria, which has been confirmed to be relegated, is sinking further to the bottom of the standings with 17 points.