La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Akbarkoe]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

In this match, Atletico Madrid will be playing at home, which should give them a better chance of winning, but in recent matches, Atletico Madrid's performance has been very poor, even far behind Villarreal, who currently sit in third place in the standings... this represents a significant imbalance in terms of consistency and quality of play.
And head-to-head, Atletico Madrid has a slight advantage overall, but the difference is not significant, so I see a high probability that this match will end in a draw, or worse Atletico Madrid will lose at home.

Yes, you are correct that in their first match in La Liga, Atlético Madrid suffered a series of unacceptable results, failing to secure a single victory. In week four, they will play at home, with the match against Villarreal taking place at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium.

Despite playing at home, it seems unlikely that Diego Simeone's team will secure three points in this match, especially considering Villarreal's strong performances, whether playing at home or away. However, on the other hand, it is quite important for Simeone and the Los Colchoneros squad to boost the morale of their players and also to regain the trust of their fans.

[Joy- maker]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

Villareal has been playing very well since the start of the season. They have managed to secure two wins at home and one draw away. Meanwhile Atletico Madrid has performed poorly in their last three matches, where they failing to secure a win and even losing when playing away. So I think the upcoming Atletico Madrid vs Villareal match will be very interesting to watch. And it looks like there will be intense back-and-forth action between these two teams, where they will try to earn full points from this match. But I personally prefer to choose Villareal as the team that has the potential to win this upcoming match. There is a possibility that Villareal will dominate the game. And if we look at the last two head-to-head matches between these two teams, where we can see that they ended in a draw. So I think there is also a possibility that this match will end in a draw. But I'm more inclined to believe Villareal will win this match at least with a score of 0-1 or even 1-2.

you correct the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid vs Villareal will be am interesting one since both team are still in good form, although the performance of Atletico Madrid is a little beat poor right now, but I believe the manager will work on the squad before the day of the match between them and Villareal, Villareal maybe seem as the team with the potential of winning the upcoming match, but let set all this aside for now, because both team are in good form and anything can happen in that match either the match will end in draw or one team will emerged winning of the match period, but I can't project any team to win the upcoming match.

[Ryu_Ar1]

I read that Barcelona will not play in Camp Nou because it is not ready yet and they will break La Liga record when facing Valencia this Sunday in Johan Cruyff. By La Liga record, they mean the stadium with the lowest capacity ever!
I don't know why they picked this stadium and couldn't find another bigger one because the number of tickets will be very limited so less revenue for them at the time they are desperate for money..

Johan Cruyff Stadium only has a capacity of around 6,000, which will obviously have a slight impact on their income, but it seems that the management has its own reasons for this. However, I am quite sure that they could actually be in a larger stadium.

With limited facilities and a small capacity, this is clearly less than ideal for supporters, given the strong enthusiasm and the fact that tickets are only available for 6,000 visitors. This will inevitably create a new situation with its own pros and cons.

However, the decision has been made, and their match against Valencia will undoubtedly have a different atmosphere compared to earlier matches. Nevertheless, this is unlikely to significantly affect their performance in the end.

[BIT-BENDER]

you correct the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid vs Villareal will be am interesting one since both team are still in good form, although the performance of Atletico Madrid is a little beat poor right now, but I believe the manager will work on the squad before the day of the match between them and Villareal, Villareal maybe seem as the team with the potential of winning the upcoming match, but let set all this aside for now, because both team are in good form and anything can happen in that match either the match will end in draw or one team will emerged winning of the match period, but I can't project any team to win the upcoming match.

The performance of Atletico Madrid is not a little bit poor it has been very poor but you can't underated Athletico Madrid in any match because they are still the third best team in spain regardless of how poorly they have started the league.
I have not watched much of Villarreal matches this season but I have seen the praises they have been getting from sport pundits and influencers so it will be a very interesting match to watch.

[Agbe]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

Villareal has been playing very well since the start of the season. They have managed to secure two wins at home and one draw away. Meanwhile Atletico Madrid has performed poorly in their last three matches, where they failing to secure a win and even losing when playing away. So I think the upcoming Atletico Madrid vs Villareal match will be very interesting to watch. And it looks like there will be intense back-and-forth action between these two teams, where they will try to earn full points from this match. But I personally prefer to choose Villareal as the team that has the potential to win this upcoming match. There is a possibility that Villareal will dominate the game. And if we look at the last two head-to-head matches between these two teams, where we can see that they ended in a draw. So I think there is also a possibility that this match will end in a draw. But I'm more inclined to believe Villareal will win this match at least with a score of 0-1 or even 1-2.

you correct the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid vs Villareal will be am interesting one since both team are still in good form, although the performance of Atletico Madrid is a little beat poor right now, but I believe the manager will work on the squad before the day of the match between them and Villareal, Villareal maybe seem as the team with the potential of winning the upcoming match, but let set all this aside for now, because both team are in good form and anything can happen in that match either the match will end in draw or one team will emerged winning of the match period, but I can't project any team to win the upcoming match.

This match used to be one game that used to be interesting to watch some seasons ago but I dought if actually this game will be that interesting to watch, because in the past two seasons both teams have not been convincing in their performance let see how this game will go am not particularly sure about the outcome of this game because no one is going into this game as favorite.

[Egii Nna]

This match used to be one game that used to be interesting to watch some seasons ago but I dought if actually this game will be that interesting to watch, because in the past two seasons both teams have not been convincing in their performance let see how this game will go am not particularly sure about the outcome of this game because no one is going into this game as favorite.

Considering how this season is going, I will say it will either be a win for Villarreal or it will end up in a draw. Because the way this season is going, I didn’t see anything potential in Atletico Madrid. From the start of the season, out of the three games they played, they have not won any game yet. They either lose or finish on a draw, which means they still have limited chance of winning Villarreal. This season will not be compared to the previous season, as many teams come with different performances. That is not given, but we look forward to seeing how the game will later end.

[promise444c5]

When you look at Barcelona's performance in the last 3 games against weak opponents, you can see that they are declining with each game, which means there is a high risk that they will constantly lose points in the next games. In the first two games, they managed to score 3 goals, but in the third game, they only managed to score 1 goal. Their defense was good in the first game, but in the second and third, they declined.

Finally the international break is over and Barcelona will be back on action this weekend as they take on Valencia at home. In this fixture I expect nothing but 3 point anything less than that might begin to put words in the mouth of football lovers if Barcelona will be able to defend the title.

To the OP, the performances wasn’t that bad actually.. Fine, they conceded more than they should in their last two games and that pretty sucks for the beginning of the season but I still the performance is quite okay at large, only their defense seem to be behind at the moment.

Abbaty, Valencia isn’t going to be an easy team for Barcelona,most games usually end with Barcelona winning but Valencia can be unpredictable…They could be very challenging in one game and easy in the next but With Barcelona down on points I guess their aim should be on those 3 points

[Dzwaafu11]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

In this match, Atletico Madrid will be playing at home, which should give them a better chance of winning, but in recent matches, Atletico Madrid's performance has been very poor, even far behind Villarreal, who currently sit in third place in the standings... this represents a significant imbalance in terms of consistency and quality of play.
And head-to-head, Atletico Madrid has a slight advantage overall, but the difference is not significant, so I see a high probability that this match will end in a draw, or worse Atletico Madrid will lose at home.

Just the way you said Athletico Madrid are performing poorly this season, but to me, in this match, I’m expecting them to win because I don’t think Athletico Madrid will lose their match at home when they play with a club that is even stronger than them, so Villarreal won’t be ahead of them. While playing at home, their performance is not poor, as you assume; they can still pull up a good form in this match. I’m giving them a high chance of winning this match because they will be playing at home.

[Moreno233]

This week is: Atleti vs. Villareal

In my opinion, this is Villarreal’s first real test, even though Atletico Madrid have been slightly off since the start of the season. A win for Villarreal would signal serious ambitions for the season, while a win for Atletico would boost morale and suggest that the first three games were just a minor dip in form — and that they’re now back on track.

In this match, Atletico Madrid will be playing at home, which should give them a better chance of winning, but in recent matches, Atletico Madrid's performance has been very poor, even far behind Villarreal, who currently sit in third place in the standings... this represents a significant imbalance in terms of consistency and quality of play.
And head-to-head, Atletico Madrid has a slight advantage overall, but the difference is not significant, so I see a high probability that this match will end in a draw, or worse Atletico Madrid will lose at home.

I will be playing that match a draw for the reason that home advantage will not allow Atletico Madrid to lose that match despite their poor starting of the season. Assuming they were playing away, I wouldn't mind giving it to Villarreal, who are started the season very hot and still keeping the fire burning. I don't agree that Atletico will lose that match at home despite the new form of their visitor but instead of the confusion, there are many better matches that one can play that have better probabilities of success.

[Dump3er]

People are overreacting after just one tie. I would like to remind everyone that Barcelona had 4 ties and 6 losses last year. That is 10 games with no wins in all season long, out of 38 games. That is nearly 27% of all games that ended with not a win. That is nearly 1 out of every 4 games. I mean we wouldn't be shocked to see them win 4 games in a row, but overall their average is 1 game out of 4 ended up with not a win.

The season has just started. There is still a long journey ahead. Real madrid have played well in all their matches and have earned full points. This is certainly commendable. On the other hand , Barcelona have lost points in  one match. Barcelona have fallen behind in the title race. Whatever, if they can perform well in the upcoming matches , barcelona will be able to  regain the top spot in the table.

Each team will play  31 more matches. Although Real Madrid is a strong squad, it is unlikely that they will continue their winning streak. Once the Champions league starts, Madrid will definitely focus on the Champions League. Madrid also has the possibility of losing points in a few matches in La Liga. So even if Barcelona has fallen behind a bit, it will not be  a very difficult task for Barcelona to regain the top spot.

Everything happens. Who could have imagine that Girona would be ranked number one for a while in La Liga table? This one tie of Barcelona doesn't mean much and as you said, there are really so many matches to be played but the most important thing is that our favorite teams (mine is FC Barcelona) has to win lots of matches before the Champion's League 1/8 and 1/4 finals come because then every team should focus on Champion's League over La Liga to my mind.
Real Madrid is definitely a very strong team, they regularly win La Liga and Champion's League. I won't be surprised if they win both trophies this year too.

No team impressed me so far. The Real Madrid are happy about their clean score sheet until now, but it is still not an impressive level Real Madrid is on. They are supposed to be among the best attacking teams in the world and yet it takes them so much effort and so many chances to score. Ecept for the game against Ovideo, but everyone remembers the time when this game was more likely to end 1-6 than 0-3. All the other results, the first game in La Liga, it was a fight for them against inferior teams.

Barcelona needed a penalty to equalize the last game. Flick can't be happy about it. By the time this season finishes, it is probably again Barcelona versus Real Madrid, but I hope some of the other teams will still be involved.

[Derekfunds]

Lewandowski is a great striker. Despite being 37 years old, he is still able to perform well. He is very experienced. Lewa proved his ability last season. He scored 27 goals and 3 assists last season as well. Lewa is one of the most important players in Barcelona's squad. Anyway, it is very difficult to stay fit for a full season at the age of 37. So there is a possibility that Lewandowski will face a lot of injuries next season. Hansi Flick will have to be more careful with his tactics. If Lewa is kept out of the starting XI in matches against weaker teams, it could be good for Lewandowski's fitness.

You are correct about Robert Lewandowski situation at Barcelona. At 37 years old he is still great and important player having scored 27 goals and made 2 assists last season. You are also right that new coach Hansi Flick will need to be careful with him to prevent injuries. I agree with your idea to rest him in easier matches is smart plan that many coaches use to keep older players fresh and allow younger players chance to play. This will be big challenge for Flick as he tries to get good results and also protecting his star player.

Lewandowski is a very experienced player. And that is why Barcelona will need Lewandowski in important matches. And that is why Lewandowski should not be kept in the starting XI for all matches in La Liga. This will increase the injury risk. At the same time, Lewandowski must play with caution. If he faces injuries, it will become more difficult for Barcelona to perform well and win against big teams.

Yea he is a good player and a good striker in that matter but I think age is starting to affect his performance, you will agree with me that the way he used to play before has really changed I mean he is not as strong as before but the experience, skills and everything is still there and I suggest Barcelona should get a replacement for him not just a replacement but a replacement that will fit in and that will be even more good than Lewandoski though so far Barcelona is doing well and they will still go far in this season.

[AYOBA]

you correct the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid vs Villareal will be am interesting one since both team are still in good form, although the performance of Atletico Madrid is a little beat poor right now, but I believe the manager will work on the squad before the day of the match between them and Villareal, Villareal maybe seem as the team with the potential of winning the upcoming match, but let set all this aside for now, because both team are in good form and anything can happen in that match either the match will end in draw or one team will emerged winning of the match period, but I can't project any team to win the upcoming match.

Yeah, I’m also expecting their upcoming match to be interesting and exciting for both of the teams, as they’re all in good form now because their blood is still fresh, you know, since the season just started; it’s never gone far. Most of the people say the Atletico Madrid performance is not that powerful to make their fans be proud of them, but that doesn’t mean they will lose against Villarreal; they will also make sure they stand well to do something better in the match.

However, I think we should never make an early prediction; we can wait and see how their performances will turn out in the coming match. There we can know which team is-stronger than the other this season. Because when the season begins, it will always be difficult to predict which teams will win since all the teams are still in their form.

[SatoPrincess]

For the past few days, I've been thinking about Barcelona's upcoming home match, but Barcelona's current form is a bit questionable.
Barcelona should have been able to win against Valencia, who are currently in poor form, but Barcelona's performance in their last match has left fans doubtful about the final result.
Barcelona fans' only hope is to see Barcelona win or at least draw rather than lose points completely.

You talk about Barcelona’s form like they have struggled so far this season, just a quick reminder that Barcelona are in a good form. They have played three games, won two and drawn one game which was an away game to a tough opponent and they didn’t lose so I don’t think they are playing bad after these three games. There is a huge possibility of Barcelona winning this game against Valencia.

[Alpha Marine]

you correct the upcoming match between Atletico Madrid vs Villareal will be am interesting one since both team are still in good form, although the performance of Atletico Madrid is a little beat poor right now, but I believe the manager will work on the squad before the day of the match between them and Villareal, Villareal maybe seem as the team with the potential of winning the upcoming match, but let set all this aside for now, because both team are in good form and anything can happen in that match either the match will end in draw or one team will emerged winning of the match period, but I can't project any team to win the upcoming match.

Both teams are not in good form. Only one team is in good form, and that team is not Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid are in a very poor form, they've not won a match after playing three matches, they sit 17th on the league table and have been able to score only three goals while conceding 4. This is not a team in good form. They've been horrible since the preseason, and I doubt things will change after the international break.

Villareal, on the other hand, is a team that is in good form. They have won two out of three of their matches and drawn one. They are the team that has scored the most goals in the league (eight) and have conceded just one. That is a team in form.
The bookies gave them about 4 odds to win, and I will be taking it. It's an opportunity that will be too good to miss.
I'm not saying Villareal will definitely win the match, but they are the more in-form team at the moment. Atletico have the advantage of playing at home, and that could help, but I just don't see them winning Villareal unless they return with a different form.

[Adiljutt156]

For the past few days, I've been thinking about Barcelona's upcoming home match, but Barcelona's current form is a bit questionable.
Barcelona should have been able to win against Valencia, who are currently in poor form, but Barcelona's performance in their last match has left fans doubtful about the final result.
Barcelona fans' only hope is to see Barcelona win or at least draw rather than lose points completely.

Well I do not want to believe  that Barcelona will be performing poorly at this game, I know a d understand their form is not in a perfect shape currently but they have an opponent that is not such a huge threat either, Barcelona I believe can still have a good  chance in this game and three points is very possible to be achieved from this game especially as we are having Barcelona playing from home.

In this current season, Barcelona will trash Valencia with ease on that match. Barcelona is in high spirit and I'm a very good form to finish any team that is not in their level. Although Valencia have a good H2H against Barcelona,  this season will be different because Barca have the best team now. My only worry is if they will be affected by the international break since most of their players were engaged in national duties.

LaLiga matches are going on . Barcelona football team will play next match with Valencia football team and all we know that Barcelona football team is very strong team and that team has excellent track record against good teams. That team past matches performance is also very well and that team won last 4 matches out of last 5 matches and 1 match was ended with draw result. Valencia team performance was not excellent because that team won only 2 matches out of last 5 matches and that team could win only 1 match in head to head performance. Any team could play well against any big team , So that is best time for Valencia team to win this match.But Barcelona has good side and they will try to be dominant in this match.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

This is a very bad new because how can a big club as Barcelona don't have another stadium to play match. They want to play in a small lowest capacity in the laliga. Fans won't be happy to watch the match in the stadium since they won't be enough space for many fans to watch the game. I hear some news this evening that they will get back to camp Nou against Real Sociedad and PSG. I don't really know why Barcelona usually facing many problems they really need to pick form and win many trophies so that they will have huge money and do all the necessary things they need. If the stadium that Barcelona will use to play against Valencia, if is really good that won't stop the players to perform well is just the fans won't be comfortable to watch the match. let see how the stadium will be after the international break is over. They need to do everything possible to achieve three point against Valencia since they draw there last games.

It's not like Barcelona have any better choice at the moment, hopefully the fans and all other stakeholders will understand the situation at the moment. I expect that match against Valencia being a very tense one. It's one of those matches where things could go so bad for any of the teams. Valencia could make a surprise win vs. Barcelona, or Barcelona could just thrash Valencia. I don't see any kind of draw in this game.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

It's not like Barcelona have any better choice at the moment, hopefully the fans and all other stakeholders will understand the situation at the moment. I expect that match against Valencia being a very tense one. It's one of those matches where things could go so bad for any of the teams. Valencia could make a surprise win vs. Barcelona, or Barcelona could just thrash Valencia. I don't see any kind of draw in this game.

Beating Barcelona seems very difficult because Valencia's strength doesn't show any chance in this match, but they could do something like Rayo Vallecano did, having held Barcelona to a draw in their previous match. Barcelona's problems are indeed complex, and besides their stagnant finances, they are now facing several other issues, and I hope this doesn't affect their performance in the La Liga competition this season, so the competition can be much more exciting.

[Gallar]

Not all matches can end with a hole like donuts, sometimes they go badly even if you have prepared as best as possible unfortunately, but the important thing is to be there the rest of the time, in any case Barcelona is on 7 points, not on 2 like Atletico Madrid

You're right, all teams can only plan and maximize their potential. As for the outcome, the 90 minutes will be the deciding factor. So, I don't think Barcelona's situation is as bad as people think. They only managed a draw against Rayo, not a defeat. With that in mind, I think Barcelona still has great hope of becoming La Liga champions. As you said, Barcelona is still better than Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid's current situation is truly dire. They haven't been able to win since the new season started. Even worse, they lost their first match. With that in mind, their situation is certainly much worse than Barcelona's. The proof is that Atletico Madrid is currently in 17th place, just one point above the relegation zone. So, with that in mind, I don't know what Simeone, the Atletico Madrid coach, will do. He's certainly going to be under a lot of stress right now.

In football, anything can happen, and there are so many unpredictable surprises that we can't easily judge what happens based on just one match. Like Barcelona's failure to pick up all three points away to Rayo. It's a common occurrence, and sometimes a team just has bad luck.
We have to be realistic about the overall strength of a team. It's still early in the season, and no conclusions can be drawn, especially since the season is still very long. I think anything that happens can still be fixed. Realistically, I just see that if Barcelona won the title last season, then they can likely do better this season, especially since there haven't been any significant changes to their squad.

It's true, this season Barcelona didn't make many player purchases, so their squad is almost 100% the same as the previous season. With that in mind, I think Barcelona's squad should be much more solid and perform better. Because their chemistry is undoubtedly much better than the previous season. With a little touch, Barcelona can truly deliver an even more impressive performance than in the previous season. Furthermore, I think Barcelona needs to focus a little more on improving their defense. In this transfer window, they sold two defenders who have always been their mainstays Inigo Martinez and Clement Lenglet.

With that in mind, Barcelona's defense appears to have a few gaps, as it's all due to the departure of several defenders. With that in mind, I think Hansi Flick really needs to be able to rotate the Barcelona squad well. I believe the solution lies in player rotation. Because even bringing in new players is currently impossible, because the transfer window has closed and their finances certainly won't allow it. So utilizing the existing player resources is the only way that Hansi Flick can do to make Barcelona's defense line even better.

[laijsica]

It's not like Barcelona have any better choice at the moment, hopefully the fans and all other stakeholders will understand the situation at the moment. I expect that match against Valencia being a very tense one. It's one of those matches where things could go so bad for any of the teams. Valencia could make a surprise win vs. Barcelona, or Barcelona could just thrash Valencia. I don't see any kind of draw in this game.

Beating Barcelona seems very difficult because Valencia's strength doesn't show any chance in this match, but they could do something like Rayo Vallecano did, having held Barcelona to a draw in their previous match. Barcelona's problems are indeed complex, and besides their stagnant finances, they are now facing several other issues, and I hope this doesn't affect their performance in the La Liga competition this season, so the competition can be much more exciting.

Draw with Rayo Vallecano has raised some doubts about Barcelona strength and performance in the future because they did not expect such a bad game against a relatively weak team from the team management to the fans. In the upcoming match with Valencia, they will try to correct their previous mistakes and should come out with more preparation against weaker teams because in reality the teams we consider to be underdogs are more mentally and physically excited to win against bigger teams and most of the time their strategy works correctly. I think that every team that has qualified for La Liga is a very strong team and no team should be considered an underdog.

Although Barcelona are financially unstable compared to other clubs, they have added four players to the team this season, with Rashford and Joan Garcia being the most talented players. New additions Martin and Marc Bernal are expected to contribute to the team according to their talents. Although not all of these four had to be bought. Between the new and old players, the players who have been in the team before are performing much better than the new additions.

[Lidger]

Despite his age, Lewandowski still makes a huge impact for Barça. He has a huge impact in every match he plays for Barcelona. If he were 10 years younger, Barça would be the same as they were during that unbeaten period. He's a truly exceptional striker. We know that his return to the team would clearly be a huge boost for Barça. Every player would want to work with someone as experienced as him.

Lewandowski can contribute a lot for Barcelona even he is very old as he is talented, skillful, experienced and very professional but no human and player can win against time and ageing effects forever. Barcelona can enjoy amazing contributions from Lewandowski until he hits his physical limits and has declining performances in both appearances and quality.

With a very old player like Lewandowski, that declining performances can appear anytime and can not be reverted, so Barcelona must have different plans and players as replacements on Lewandowski. If they struggle to replace him in one, two or three seasons, their performances and results can be affected a lot, then finance will be considerably affected negatively too.

Lewandowski was undoubtedly the best signing for Barcelona and so far, being a fairly old player, he has been performing at his best for Barcelona. A few seasons ago, there were rumors that Barcelona wanted to sell Lewandowski, but many criticized this rumor and many said that Barcelona won because of Lewandowski and if Barcelona sold him, Barcelona would not see victory again. However, a player cannot play for one club forever and the same is true for Lewandowski. Maybe Lewandowski will be seen wearing a Barcelona jersey for another season or two, but when he leaves Barcelona, who will take over the team in his place? Now Lamine Yamal may be playing well, but in the position that Lewandowski is playing, of course, a player as skilled as Lewandowski will have to be appointed to the Barcelona club, only then will Barcelona understand Lewandowski's absence.