La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25

[bitLeap]

Girona managed to pick up points in the matches despite a problematic fixture in the first weeks. I can say that it was a good start for Girona. They played good football against Osasuna and Sevilla. Herrera had an injury problem and the break in the league was good for him. He is fit to play against Barcelona. Even though Girona lost important players from last season, the touches of coach Michel, who has made significant improvements in the performance of the players, will take Girona to the top of the league. They may not be able to reach that level in La Liga due to the Champions League, which starts this week, but I still think they are a very dangerous team with a high offensive capacity, especially at home.

The current Girona is no longer the Girona of last season who could match Barcelona's game. Now the situation has been reversed and Barcelona will continue its consistency to lead the standings. Losing Dovbyk still has a big impact, because his goals managed to bring Girona to the top of the standings for quite a long time.


Today Real Madrid will visit Real Sociedad headquarters and with the same question about Real Madrid performance, will they soon find their best game with Mbappe? because it's enough to give him time to adapt and now it's time to show that Mbappe has a big impact as many people expected after wearing the Real Madrid uniform.

[Chilwell]

Today Real Madrid will visit Real Sociedad headquarters and with the same question about Real Madrid performance, will they soon find their best game with Mbappe? because it's enough to give him time to adapt and now it's time to show that Mbappe has a big impact as many people expected after wearing the Real Madrid uniform.

I belive in Mbappe performance that Madrid will never regret signing him, and he has been given time but no that he can't do it alone, I expect the coach should have learn a lesson before the international break, now they are back to continue with the league which I expect nothing from but beautiful smiles in their fans face giving them what the deserve to see from them. Let see how things will go tonight with Mbappe.

[Velvet78]

It is amazing to see Arda Güler in the starting lineup today.    Ancelotti made a statement before like he wasn't intending to risk recovered players. I see Militao there anyway but not Bellingham even among the substitutes.

Arda Güler is playing in Bellingham's position today. What do you think about him to do today? I hope we watch him in a good mood again as usual. Because whenever he gets the opportunity he doesn't perform poorly.

It is good to see Ancelotti not refraining from choosing him for the starting lineup from now on. Arda is really a fighter for his place. He works hard and wants to get rewarded in return.

[hyudien]

Prediction line up Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid.

If the line up is like this, I am still sure that Madrid will be able to steal 3 points from Real Sociedad. In terms of the quality of the players currently owned by Madrid, it is still very strong and even though several main players are injured, Madrid attack line is still very perfect.

Ancelotti will currently try to focus on the defense position which may later be strengthened and replaced with equivalent players. Madrid will get a narrow victory.

My prediction is 1-2 or 0-1 victory for Madrid.


Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid

Both teams use the same formation with 4-2-3-1. Mendy and Militao have returned from injury faster than I expected. This formation will be a little more balanced considering Arda Guler position is behind Mbappe as a cover. As usual Mbappe often shifts to the left with Vini so the midfield is always empty and this is where Arda Guler role is. Rodrygo was benched and immediately put Brahim Diaz is the right tactic because he is quite sharp in destroying the opponent's defense.

[Adams0001]

This is a nightmare for Real Madrid but they are just losing the player they bought for sending too much money in this season and there are many players who are injured in Real Madrid which can make it hard for them to choose the squad for each match. Real Sociedad is the next team they are going to play against them and this can be hard for them because in this match against Real Sociedad, they won't be able to use Bellingham, Tchouaméni because both players are still injured and they won't be in this game against Sociedad.

I still don’t think this will be a big problem for Real Madrid in this match. They can still play without this players and will win the match and not feel their absence too much in the match. Injuries are inevitable and every team will have to face one or two or more several of their players getting injured during the season, so this is not a surprise to Real Madrid and they should already have a plan B in place for this. I have so much trust in the coach and the players that they’re going to do well this season, so no any injury will make them feel weak or demoralized in any of their matches. Real Soceidad may not be an easy team to win but Real Madrid are better than them of course and I expect them to win the match.

With this information that Ancelotti did tonight, is a very good one and am sure they will do anything possible to get three point tonight, Bellingham is a good midfielder and fans as miss him because is helping Madrid very well, but Madrid have many midfielders that can replace any players that are injured. Real Soceidad may not be easy. they need to win real Sociedad so that they will continue chasing the league title with Barcelona,  because they have not lose any match in the league and Madrid need to win there match tonight and see if Barcelona can probably lose against Girona tomorrow. Mbappe must start scoring goals immediately in order to compete with Lewandowski for the La Liga golden boot. Real Sociedad is playing at home, and they don't want to lose at home, so they can play a defending game if they see they didn't get the opportunity to win Real Madrid because all of Madrid's games this season have been defending games because they know they can defeat Madrid so easily. Let's see if Madrid gets three points tonight against Real Sociedad.

[KTChampions]

If we look like i said before in the top teams, only Barcelona of Hansi Flick is overperforming, because both teams from Madrid, Real Madrid and Atletico MAdrid, are under performing until now, both have much more potential than they show until now.

Its nothing to be concerned about but you need to start to chase some better rhythm, and go from less to more.

We need at least a couple of big games to understand what the teams are capable of. Barcelona has a theoretically comfortable advantage of 4 points before the personal meetings, but if the personal meetings are lost, this advantage will evaporate. Atletico lost 4 points by drawing twice, but this does not mean that they are not stronger than Villarreal/Espanyol. Real is a separate topic - due to injuries, they play as best they can, but almost all the injuries are minor and they will soon play with the main team.

[red4slash]

This is a nightmare for Real Madrid but they are just losing the player they bought for sending too much money in this season and there are many players who are injured in Real Madrid which can make it hard for them to choose the squad for each match. Real Sociedad is the next team they are going to play against them and this can be hard for them because in this match against Real Sociedad, they won't be able to use Bellingham, Tchouaméni because both players are still injured and they won't be in this game against Sociedad.

In fact, although Madrid is currently experiencing a lot of obstacles, especially for player injury problems, but looking at the line-up that Madrid played in today's match, I think it is very luxurious and is very enough to get 3 points in today's match.

Camavinga, Jude, Tchouameni and Ceballos are not in the squad due to injury but there are still Brahim, Modric and Arda who can be maximised well in today's match.

4-2-3-1 scheme with Mbappe as the targetman plus Brahim, Arda and Vini behind Mbappe I think this is still very ideal for 3 points in today's match. I have no doubts about Madrid's strength and bet on it for now although it is certainly not easy but I think 3 points can still be obtained in the match that will start in a while.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I even see the depth of Real Madrid's squad this season is quite good between the main players and the reserve players so that the problem of player rotation will not actually be an obstacle for Real Madrid to continue to perform well in any competition including in the UCL this season. But Real Madrid still has to hope for the recovery of several players who are still injured because almost all players become more important this season after each team that enters the UCL has to undergo a new format with very different conditions.

It's a fact that things are like that, however I wouldn't stop thinking that things could be very good even when all those injured players are not there, Madrid has so many good players that the second team looks and has the appearance of a starter, so when you see so many stars on the field one can't even think that there are important players injured, almost all of those who are replacing the usual ones well it's not even noticeable, because those that Ancelotti puts to play are very good and always get good results, I see this as a win-win, I have no doubt about them in the UCL.

[BITCOIN4X]

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I would say Barcelona themselves are to blame for Barcelona's decline financially. What could be a bigger financial loss than Barcelona making multiple deals for huge sums of money these contracts didn't do them any good and the players they bought for huge amounts of money had to leave the club for free.

You cannot make conclusions like that because Barcelona's financial condition is actually deteriorating not only because of their transfer activities. There are much bigger sources of expenses than just their unprofitable transfer activities, but I don't fully know what they are.

Barcelona management is responsible for the decline in the club's financial condition and I don't think this is a problem with the squad. So whatever the story, management is the one who has to solve the problem even though good squad performance can help fix it to a certain stage.

On the other hand, Real Madrid did not make this mistake like them, Real Madrid completed the deal on time, that's why they are successful in most of the deals. If Barcelona had played the role of Real Madrid, their financial situation would have improved instead of deteriorating. However, since the financial situation has worsened, they now have to play with the players they have in their squad and have no other option. However, even with the current team that Barcelona is playing with, they have been able to perform well so far, but there is no guarantee that this performance will continue.

The systems adopted by Real Madrid and Barcelona may be different, especially in club management. I don't think Barcelona needs to consider the same approach as Real Madrid adopts in managing its finances, so both have their own approaches and ways of solving problems. Regardless, the team's performance is fine at the moment, but in the long term its performance is unlikely to improve considering there is no improvement in its financial situation.

[salad daging]

If we look like i said before in the top teams, only Barcelona of Hansi Flick is overperforming, because both teams from Madrid, Real Madrid and Atletico MAdrid, are under performing until now, both have much more potential than they show until now.

Its nothing to be concerned about but you need to start to chase some better rhythm, and go from less to more.

We need at least a couple of big games to understand what the teams are capable of. Barcelona has a theoretically comfortable advantage of 4 points before the personal meetings, but if the personal meetings are lost, this advantage will evaporate. Atletico lost 4 points by drawing twice, but this does not mean that they are not stronger than Villarreal/Espanyol. Real is a separate topic - due to injuries, they play as best they can, but almost all the injuries are minor and they will soon play with the main team.

Real Madrid are plagued by injuries but this is a bit of a problem, provided Ancelotti can handle the game well he should be able to bring 3 points for his team to avoid falling further behind.

Barcelona and Girona is a big game, last season they were beaten by Girona by two if I'm not mistaken, but I know now Barcelona's condition is a little different than before maybe they can win to gap the points further down the table.

It seems that Barcelona will be quite better seeing the performance now, I think we will know what the Barcelona game presents now, if they lose then the opportunity for other teams to overtake them again.

[Unsoldier]

This is a nightmare for Real Madrid but they are just losing the player they bought for sending too much money in this season and there are many players who are injured in Real Madrid which can make it hard for them to choose the squad for each match. Real Sociedad is the next team they are going to play against them and this can be hard for them because in this match against Real Sociedad, they won't be able to use Bellingham, Tchouaméni because both players are still injured and they won't be in this game against Sociedad.

In fact, although Madrid is currently experiencing a lot of obstacles, especially for player injury problems, but looking at the line-up that Madrid played in today's match, I think it is very luxurious and is very enough to get 3 points in today's match.

Camavinga, Jude, Tchouameni and Ceballos are not in the squad due to injury but there are still Brahim, Modric and Arda who can be maximised well in today's match.

4-2-3-1 scheme with Mbappe as the targetman plus Brahim, Arda and Vini behind Mbappe I think this is still very ideal for 3 points in today's match. I have no doubts about Madrid's strength and bet on it for now although it is certainly not easy but I think 3 points can still be obtained in the match that will start in a while.

Real Madrid are still finding their rhythm, and the international break likely didn’t help. Jude Bellingham is adjusting to a new role, while Mbappé is still building chemistry with his teammates. With Alaba, Camavinga, and Ceballos injured, and Bellingham doubtful, the bench will cover the gaps. However, after two weeks without matches, the squad’s physical and mental sharpness can vary following international duty.

[Amphenomenon]

Real Madrid are still finding their rhythm, and the international break likely didn’t help. Jude Bellingham is adjusting to a new role, while Mbappé is still building chemistry with his teammates. With Alaba, Camavinga, and Ceballos injured, and Bellingham doubtful, the bench will cover the gaps. However, after two weeks without matches, the squad’s physical and mental sharpness can vary following international duty.

Me seeing  Arda Guler starting in this match, is making  me excited, I expect something good from him he's one of my favourite youngsters especially during the Euro.
Though above everything I think Real Madrid would still come out victorious here though I hope Mbappe can also get on the scoresheet to boost his confidence more, though halftime the score is still nil - nil

[promise444c5]

If Barcelona makes the deal happen they should sell Frankie DE Jong, the reason why I said that is because they don't need him in the club again, without DE jong Barcelona can still perform well, Barcelona plays many games without DE Jong and they won and also end up in second place in the table of the league and currently they are the one leading in the table of the league this season, DE jong is the highest paid player in Barcelona and he doesn't help the team the way people think also when the team need him.

DE Jong is not a player who can play for Barcelona, I think leaving the team will help him like the way Dembele did, selling DE jong will not bring any profit for Barcelona because he is a player who always gets injured and no team will want to buy him with a high price, since Barcelona have Gavi and many young players that can play the position of DE jong I think he should be sold to another team.

If barca wouldn't be needing Frankie dejong again then they would have sold him since last season even when Xavi was the coach, he was still hoping to use him when he(de jong) recovers from his injury. Same goes with Flick, He has the potential as a player that's why every manager wants  him despite his injury. If eventually he undergoes the surgery and it successfull barca will still be willing to retain him IMO else he will be forced to retire from playing football totally, the balls are in his court currently, he doesn't want the surgery.... I don't really know what barca opinion will be on this after he starts training.

[BITCOIN4X]

The first half has finished and now I'm waiting for the second half to start. There were several tense segments during the match, of course when Real Sociedad players tried to break into Thibaut Courtois' goal. Several shots were blocked, while there were two shots that should have been goals but still hit the crossbar.

Real Sociedad are very lively at home, but they lack composure in finishing. They must be able to take advantage of the slightest opportunity to score a goal, of course if they really want to beat Real Madrid. On the other hand, Real Madrid is not too bad, they are still unlucky and will certainly improve in the second half. The bad consequence for the result of this match is a 1-1 draw.

[aylabadia05]

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Me seeing  Arda Guler starting in this match, is making  me excited, I expect something good from him he's one of my favourite youngsters especially during the Euro.
Though above everything I think Real Madrid would still come out victorious here though I hope Mbappe can also get on the scoresheet to boost his confidence more, though halftime the score is still nil - nil

The first half ended 0-0 with minimal goal opportunities for Real Madrid. While Sociedad had many good chances, they failed to find a goal due to several obstacles. 2 of their few shots hit the post, obviously annoying for them. Even when the first minute of the second half started, the goal post also saved Real Madrid from conceding a goal from Sociedad, strange indeed.

But then, Real Madrid succeeded in getting a big chance when the referee awarded a penalty. Vinicius converted the penalty easily and now Real Madrid is 0-1 ahead of Real Sociedad. Everything changed after this, of course because I believe Real Madrid no longer had that much pressure to find goals. However, defensive concentration must remain good because Soicedad is very dangerous when building attacks.

The bad consequence for the result of this match is a 1-1 draw.

Yes, 1-1 is still possible. I personally don't expect it, I mean 0-2 is good for me to expect as a final result.

[tygeade]

Under Hansi Flick, Barcelona have successfully gone through their first four matches perfectly, they have scored a total of 13 goals and only conceded three goals. This perfect start has seen Barcelona top the standings, four points ahead of their eternal rivals who have only managed two wins and two draws. Barcelona new recruit (Dani Olmo) also performed very well, he immediately showed his class in his first two appearances by always scoring goals.

Matchday five Barcelona will visit Girona headquarters with a mission of revenge for their defeat last season, Barcelona squad is increasingly complete after the return of Gavi and Ansu Fati giving Hansi Flick freedom to formulate a strategy. Of course Hansi Flick will do his best to get maximum results, my prediction is that Barcelona will increase their winning record at Girona headquarters with a score of 1-2.

Barcelona is lucky with manager choices because they had Xavi and he was good too and now right now they are doing fine with Flick as well and I think they will keep doing fine for a long time as well. They are Barcelona after all and it would require more than just a few bad seasons to keep them down. They won once, then last year real won, and this season Barcelona may actually win again.

The reality is that Barcelona is a great team and has a strong foundation so even financial issues will not keep them down for too long, they will probably keep being great all the time. I do not see a period where Real could go for many years in a row without Barcelona getting a few in the middle. Don't get me wrong Real built a great team, but Barcelona will always be ready for trying to win it all.

[sana54210]

Frankie De Jong returning isn't a great news for Barcelona, it's an alright news. It's alright, because it's a good thing as in a player is returning, but it also reminds them that he is still with the team and couldn't be sold.

He is making one of the highest salaries in all of Europe, and Barcelona has no clue why they are paying him that much, dude is good but not "highest salary in Europe" levels of good, he is playing at Bruno Fernandes level, but getting KDB skill level money for some reason, in fact he is making more money than KDB as well.

This is why it's good that he is back, but nobody will be cheering for him, no Barcelona fan likes him, they think he should have been sold, or even a free waive would have been fine, as long as they just don't have to pay his salary.

[Egii Nna]

The first half has finished and now I'm waiting for the second half to start. There were several tense segments during the match, of course when Real Sociedad players tried to break into Thibaut Courtois' goal. Several shots were blocked, while there were two shots that should have been goals but still hit the crossbar.

Real Sociedad are very lively at home, but they lack composure in finishing. They must be able to take advantage of the slightest opportunity to score a goal, of course if they really want to beat Real Madrid. On the other hand, Real Madrid is not too bad, they are still unlucky and will certainly improve in the second half. The bad consequence for the result of this match is a 1-1 draw.

The game is already getting to an end, but Real Sociedad has tried their new in the game, and their performance in a home game is encouraging, but it's just as you said they lack composure in finishing the game, and that is what Real Madrid have because they can finish the game in the most exciting style. 
 
Although I know the both goals of Real Madrid are all penalties, it is still a win for them, and it will not change the fact that they won Real Sociedad in a home game. We all know that many Real Madrid players are presently injured, but still, Real Madrid played a nice game today. I am very excited for the team, as well as Mappe and Vinicius, that won the goals today.

[aylabadia05]

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I am very excited for the team, as well as Mappe and Vinicius, that won the goals today.

There is nothing to be proud of today about the win, of course because I think this win really depended on luck. Real Madrid's overall performance was not good in my opinion, you can see from the way they build attacks and make final finishes. Without the two penalty awards, Real Madrid might lose or just draw, but this victory is also worth being grateful for whatever the scenario.

I'm just happy that my score prediction of 0-2 for Real Madrid to win was ultimately correct, nothing more.

[iBaba]

In fact, although Madrid is currently experiencing a lot of obstacles, especially for player injury problems, but looking at the line-up that Madrid played in today's match, I think it is very luxurious and is very enough to get 3 points in today's match.

Camavinga, Jude, Tchouameni and Ceballos are not in the squad due to injury but there are still Brahim, Modric and Arda who can be maximised well in today's match.

Lol, I'd mentioned it here yesterday that Real Madrid will win this match with not much to doubt because even the Real Sociedad side have got some of their good players suffering from injuries and won't be able to appear in the match, so as much as we were focused on the injury players from the Real Madrid side who were going to be absent in the pitch, we should not also forget about the injury crisis from the Real Sociedad side. To add to the reason, is to also confirm the presence of Mbappé in the game even though he's still yet to fully get balanced in the club, he won't allow the game to end without making a mark which he indeed showcased.