La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Pandu Geddon]

For me Atletico Madrid is not a team that can be relied on at the moment, more precisely they are still in the grey area I mean they could be great or just mediocre because they have not found consistency. Beating Real Madrid is certainly a great achievement but it is no guarantee of a good future because other weak teams have do it in the past, we will wait for Atletico Madrid's overall performance until mid-season. For the competition in La Liga this season I still believe it belongs to Barcelona and Real Madrid while I exclude Atletico Madrid.

I just hope Atletico can quickly play consistently and become a competitor to Madrid and Barcelona. Now the point difference is evident; they didn't start the season well enough. But there are still many matches, which can be hoped to reduce the point gap. 
I am sure Barcelona and Madrid also can't keep winning all season. What Atletico has to do right now is keep winning until they catch up on points. I am not sure it will happen easily, but Atletico should be able to try harder and play better in the upcoming matches.

[asriloni]

Real Madrid fans should relax. The season is still fresh and far from mid way and it is Alonso’s first season and first game against Atletico Madrid so hopefully he has gained one more level of experience playing against a top side in the La Liaga as a manager. He will learn from his mistakes and correct errors for the coming games.

It's impossible for Madrid's fans to relax. The big club always have big expectation came from their fans. It's Xabi's responsibility to always deliver his.best. He's coaching a club that has a lot of good materials. Kinda weird if you hope Madrid fans to lower their expectation just caused by this is Xabi's first season.

[Zlantann]

I just hope Atletico can quickly play consistently and become a competitor to Madrid and Barcelona. Now the point difference is evident; they didn't start the season well enough. But there are still many matches, which can be hoped to reduce the point gap. 
I am sure Barcelona and Madrid also can't keep winning all season. What Atletico has to do right now is keep winning until they catch up on points. I am not sure it will happen easily, but Atletico should be able to try harder and play better in the upcoming matches.

Atletico Madrid started the league poorly with two draws against Alaves and Elche. The surprise loss to Espanyol also made me doubt if they will make an impact this season. But it looks like they have recovered from their lapses and are now competing for the top position. The club has kept on winning games and the recent demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League also indicates that they are also doing well in European competition. The race for the La Liga title is still long, currently, Atletico is behind Barcelona with seven points and Real Madrid with six points. But with the number of games that is still remaining, they still have the opportunity of achieving anything.   

Due to his young age, he poses a threat to players in the same position. In Argentina, Lautaro Martinez was under threat & when he played for Manchester City, Haaland was also under threat. He moved to Atletico Madrid because he wanted to be the first-choice player & coincidentally, Atletico Madrid's manager is Argentinian (Diego Simeone). It doesn't stop there, at Atletico, Alexander Sorloth's position is also under threat from Julian Alvarez.

Pep Guardiola insisted on using Haaland consistently instead of giving the Argentine the chance of showcasing his quality. This was the reason why he left for  Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone believed in him and gave him more time, and it's now clear that Julian Alvarez doesn't deserve to be kept on the bench.   

[BlackBoss_]

Atletico Madrid started the league poorly with two draws against Alaves and Elche. The surprise loss to Espanyol also made me doubt if they will make an impact this season. But it looks like they have recovered from their lapses and are now competing for the top position. The club has kept on winning games and the recent demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League also indicates that they are also doing well in European competition.

They got many draws that harm their rank in La Liga but latest won matches gradually bring Atletico Madrid back to top positions in La Liga. In Champions League, their performances are good and they are on a right track to finish qualification phase well enough.

In La Liga, the good recovery shapes good foundation for Atletico Madrid in the title race with Barcelona and Real Madrid but they still need maintaining good performances in order to reduce point differences with these competitors in the future before actually returning to title race.

Pep Guardiola insisted on using Haaland consistently instead of giving the Argentine the chance of showcasing his quality. This was the reason why he left for  Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone believed in him and gave him more time, and it's now clear that Julian Alvarez doesn't deserve to be kept on the bench.   

Every great coach can make big mistakes in their coach career and with Jose Mourinho, we can have cases of Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne, and Lukaku. With Pep Guardiola, so far there are famous cases like Cole Palmer and Julian Alvarez. These decision mistakes cause big losses for those clubs in player resources by losing very good players with no transfer fee or very cheap transfer fee. However, those players actually made right decisions to leave and find new chapters for their careers at new clubs where they upgraded their careers to higher levels and gained more success.

Julian Alvarez after leaving Manchester City has been upgrading his career to a world class level in Atletico Madrid since the last season. He is also going to be an important star player in Argentina team in World Cup 2026 and coming years.

[IceLincoln]

For an eighteen year old Lamine Yamal has done things that exceeds his age but every young man need guidance and I think he needs some.
It's time he stop proving too much online and do that on the pitch.

You really made a very important point here, and it’s exactly the kind of conversation someone close to Yamal needs to have with him. Nobody is questioning his quality. At just 18yrs, we all can see how he’s already achieving things many players don’t manage in their entire careers. But this is also the stage where social media and ego can quietly destroy a young talent like him if there’s no proper guidance.

The truth is, he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone online. His performances on the pitch are already speaking loudly enough for him . Messi never needed social media arguments or reactions, he earned respect by letting his football do the talking and I think that's what many Barcelona fans are expecting from Yamal too.

Lamine Yamal has the talent, the mentality and the spotlight, but he has to protect his focus. The memes, trolling and online jokes will always be there, and once something goes viral, the internet never let it go. If he keeps reacting or feeding into it, it could start affecting him mentally and eventually show in his game.

What I’m about to say is not supporting Lamine Yamal’s attitude But this society today is not what it used to be.
I can Remember Messi used to be quiet and not do any social media rant but people say he’s too calm he’s pretending to be humble he’s FIFA son and all that, Ronaldo do social media and people still complains he talks too much he’s too arrogant he’s this he’s that.  The thing is people will always talk about Footballers their attitude and what they do. You’re also correct someone needs to Advice Lamine Yamal on what he puts out there, not to look too proud or arrogant. And y’all should understand this he’s a kid and in this generation where social media is wild, he’ll also behave like a kid he’s achieved what most can’t achieve in a lifetime so it takes great discipline not to let this get to one’s head. Not everyone can be like Julian Alvarez or Messi.

[pawel7777]

Thoughts on this one?

I'm considering placing a bet on Atletico. Odds are:
Celta: x4.35
Draw: x3.75
Atletico: x1.78

Atletico had a turbulent start to the season, they lost the opening game and followed up with two draws, but it looks like they got through whatever problems they had at the beginning. Recently, they noted a very impressive win over their arch rivals, Real Madrid, winning 5-2, and followed up with beating Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League.
Celta is yet to win their first league game this season. After 7 rounds, they only earned 5 points. They lost only 2 games and don't concede that many goals, but I think if Atletico keeps the same effectiveness of their attack as they had in their recent games, that should be enough to earn a win.

[Egii Nna]

Real Madrid fans should relax. The season is still fresh and far from mid way and it is Alonso’s first season and first game against Atletico Madrid so hopefully he has gained one more level of experience playing against a top side in the La Liaga as a manager. He will learn from his mistakes and correct errors for the coming games.

It's impossible for Madrid's fans to relax. The big club always have big expectation came from their fans. It's Xabi's responsibility to always deliver his.best. He's coaching a club that has a lot of good materials. Kinda weird if you hope Madrid fans to lower their expectation just caused by this is Xabi's first season.

Normally, big things come with big expectations, which is the same in the case of Real Madrid fans and Xabi. No doubt, Xabi Alonso is trying his best, but still, it’s not enough for the team. He needs to do more, but if they give him more time, they will definitely see a better performance in the team, no doubt about that. However, the quantity of pressure that Xabi Alonso is getting from the fans and management is high. To be honest, he needs more time.

[Republikcoin.com]

Normally, big things come with big expectations, which is the same in the case of Real Madrid fans and Xabi. No doubt, Xabi Alonso is trying his best, but still, it’s not enough for the team. He needs to do more, but if they give him more time, they will definitely see a better performance in the team, no doubt about that. However, the quantity of pressure that Xabi Alonso is getting from the fans and management is high. To be honest, he needs more time.

I don't think anyone can blame Alonso for anything at this point, as he's done a great job coaching Real Madrid, and they're not in a bad position and aren't far behind their closest rivals. So, if we're talking about more time, Alonso certainly has that and will continue to strive to make Real Madrid better over time. The fans and management must be patient enough to see better results. Real Madrid still has a few weaknesses that need to be addressed, namely in the passing position in the midfield, so Madrid must be able to find players who can truly master that.

[Zackz5000]

Atlético de Madrid football team performance was excellent in the last match and they did back to back goals in this match and these were necessary for the team to win the match. Raspadori was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 4 minutes and he gave confidence to his team to win this match. Le Normand was a person who did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 33 minutes when that was requirement of the team . We saw next goal by Griezmann and did second goal of the match in 46 minutes and made match one sided.Burkardt was the only person who did goal for his team as he did goal in the second half when it has no worth . He did his goal at 57 minutes .

I assume Atletico Madrid are regaining their form, their victory against Real Madrid has given them a boost in performance. In their last two matches, they've scored 10 goals, which is impressive. La Liga will be more competitive if Atletico Madrid keeps this up, giving fans more hope beyond just Barcelona and Real Madrid for the title. Predicting the La Liga winner is usually easy since it's typically been dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, because la Liga isn't as competitive as the Premier League, where many teams have a significant impact on winning the league title.

Atletico Madrid performance when the league started wasn't impressive so people never counted them as
one of the contestants the win the Laliga tittle, i also concluded that the tittle is between Real Madrid and Barcelona but with Atletico Madrid performance now i have included them for the league contestants, i think they are back to form the Laliga will be more competitive now who would believe that Atletico Madrid will defeat Real Madrid in their derby game played last two weeks.

[Kaliandra]

Later, Villarreal will face Real Madrid, and of course, the two teams will compete fiercely for 3 points. In my opinion, Villarreal cannot be taken lightly because they also have great strength, which could certainly make things difficult for Real Madrid in the upcoming match. Villarreal is currently in third place in the standings and is only two points behind Real Madrid. If Real Madrid is defeated by Villarreal, it will certainly cause Real Madrid to be overtaken by Villarreal in the standings.

I want to know your opinions about the upcoming match—will Real Madrid win or not? After all, a surprise could happen in the match. But in my opinion, Real Madrid will win because, as the home team, they will undoubtedly strive hard to secure victory in the upcoming match. I think I'll try my luck by favoring Real Madrid in this match. I'd like to hear your predictions... I want to see Vinícius score and perform well. What do you think the score will be? In my opinion, the score could potentially be 3-1, and I’m sure Real Madrid will do their utmost to maintain their position.

[Xcode7]

Normally, big things come with big expectations, which is the same in the case of Real Madrid fans and Xabi. No doubt, Xabi Alonso is trying his best, but still, it’s not enough for the team. He needs to do more, but if they give him more time, they will definitely see a better performance in the team, no doubt about that. However, the quantity of pressure that Xabi Alonso is getting from the fans and management is high. To be honest, he needs more time.

I don't think anyone can blame Alonso for anything at this point, as he's done a great job coaching Real Madrid, and they're not in a bad position and aren't far behind their closest rivals. So, if we're talking about more time, Alonso certainly has that and will continue to strive to make Real Madrid better over time. The fans and management must be patient enough to see better results. Real Madrid still has a few weaknesses that need to be addressed, namely in the passing position in the midfield, so Madrid must be able to find players who can truly master that.

The management and fans of Real Madrid should be patient while Xabi Alonso improves this team through the process and even now we see that the process carried out by Alonso is progressing in a positive direction so that some shortcomings in the team are normal, there is no need to be too excessive in responding and seeing the weaknesses of the Real Madrid team, just let Alonso do his job and process and if at the end of the season he cannot present a trophy, it means he has failed and will most likely be fired by the management of the Real Madrid team.

[Chilwell]

Oviedo vs Levante

Real Oviedo confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Aaron Escandell (GK), Lucas Ahijado, Eric Bailly, David Carmo, Rahim Alhassane, Haissem Hassan, Leander Dendoncker, Santiago Colombatto, Josip Brekalo, Alberto Reina, Jose Salomon Rondon.

Levante confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Mathew Ryan (GK), Jeremy Toljan, Unai Elgezabal, Adrian De La Fuente, Manuel Sanchez, Carlos Alvarez, Unai Vencedor, Oriol Rey, Roger Brugue, Etta Eyong, Ivan Romero.

I am still not impressed with the performance of these two teams, who just got promoted to this laliga, it was a great achievement for them but I realized that they are not prepared to face the challenge in the competition, I'm still not satisfied despite they are not in relegation zone, and they had played seventh round of the league. Real Oviedo are just ahead with a differences of one point but it not something to brag about because they are just able to win just two games out of seven games played. Let how their performance will be this afternoon.

[MArsland]

I assume Atletico Madrid are regaining their form, their victory against Real Madrid has given them a boost in performance. In their last two matches, they've scored 10 goals, which is impressive. La Liga will be more competitive if Atletico Madrid keeps this up, giving fans more hope beyond just Barcelona and Real Madrid for the title. Predicting the La Liga winner is usually easy since it's typically been dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, because la Liga isn't as competitive as the Premier League, where many teams have a significant impact on winning the league title.

I hope it's like you say, but let's see if Atletico victory over Real Madrid really puts them back on track or if it was just motivation from playing against their rivals.

So the proof will start with the match against Celta Vigo. Although they may not sound like a dangerous team, looking at the h2h results from the last three meetings, the scores have always been close.

[HajiBagi]

Later, Villarreal will face Real Madrid, and of course, the two teams will compete fiercely for 3 points. In my opinion, Villarreal cannot be taken lightly because they also have great strength, which could certainly make things difficult for Real Madrid in the upcoming match. Villarreal is currently in third place in the standings and is only two points behind Real Madrid. If Real Madrid is defeated by Villarreal, it will certainly cause Real Madrid to be overtaken by Villarreal in the standings.

I want to know your opinions about the upcoming match—will Real Madrid win or not? After all, a surprise could happen in the match. But in my opinion, Real Madrid will win because, as the home team, they will undoubtedly strive hard to secure victory in the upcoming match. I think I'll try my luck by favoring Real Madrid in this match. I'd like to hear your predictions... I want to see Vinícius score and perform well. What do you think the score will be? In my opinion, the score could potentially be 3-1, and I’m sure Real Madrid will do their utmost to maintain their position.

This match is going to be a tough challenge for Real Madrid because Villarreal is in good shape and they are very good when they played against big teams, they have played against some big teams this season and they show that they are capable of defeating them, this will be another big challenge for Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid players because they have not played well against big teams, after the disappointing performance against Atletico Madrid, the fans are expecting a good result in this match.

Xabi Alonso should do anything to win this match against Villarreal, the team should not underestimate Villarreal, otherwise, they will be surprised by what Villarreal will do to them, Alonso should use his best players and those who are serious about winning games for the club, he may need to bench players like Vinicius and others who are not serious about winning matches.

[KTChampions]

Thoughts on this one?

I'm considering placing a bet on Atletico. Odds are:
Celta: x4.35
Draw: x3.75
Atletico: x1.78

Atletico had a turbulent start to the season, they lost the opening game and followed up with two draws, but it looks like they got through whatever problems they had at the beginning. Recently, they noted a very impressive win over their arch rivals, Real Madrid, winning 5-2, and followed up with beating Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League.
Celta is yet to win their first league game this season. After 7 rounds, they only earned 5 points. They lost only 2 games and don't concede that many goals, but I think if Atletico keeps the same effectiveness of their attack as they had in their recent games, that should be enough to earn a win.

I don't trust Atlético. Yes, they seem to be on the rise, and in their last three games they've scored 13 goals but conceded five. So, their defensive problems remain the same. If they're a little less successful in attack, they'll drop points again. It's highly likely that Celta will play like a bus, and Atlético hasn't yet demonstrated a proper performance against such a model.
However, if we think purely theoretically, then 1.78 is a good compensation for the risk.

[Zanab247]

Real Madrid fans should relax. The season is still fresh and far from mid way and it is Alonso’s first season and first game against Atletico Madrid so hopefully he has gained one more level of experience playing against a top side in the La Liaga as a manager. He will learn from his mistakes and correct errors for the coming games.

It's impossible for Madrid's fans to relax. The big club always have big expectation came from their fans. It's Xabi's responsibility to always deliver his.best. He's coaching a club that has a lot of good materials. Kinda weird if you hope Madrid fans to lower their expectation just caused by this is Xabi's first season.

Why did you say that, is it because Barcelona is toping the la Liga league table that makes you feel Real Madrid fans will not relax. Just watch what will happen today game if Real Madrid will not beat their opponent to top the table this week, because they are playing with strong club today and I have confidence on Real Madrid to win the game at home.

You think the coach is not performing well in Real Madrid? In every tournament they participate Real Madrid always end up among the top clubs. I believe the coach will do something that will shock people this season.

[free-bit.co.in]

Oviedo vs Levante

Real oviedo and Levante are both relatively weak teams. I thought that since it is Oviedo's home match, they will play a little better. But I don't see a good performance from Real Oviedo. Levante is leading 1 - 0 at the end of the first half. Levante's  overall performance today is good. In the first half, Levante's players were able to take 6 shots and only 3 of them were on target. If Levante  can perform like this in the second half, they will be able to get 3 points.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I don't trust Atlético. Yes, they seem to be on the rise, and in their last three games they've scored 13 goals but conceded five. So, their defensive problems remain the same. If they're a little less successful in attack, they'll drop points again. It's highly likely that Celta will play like a bus, and Atlético hasn't yet demonstrated a proper performance against such a model.
However, if we think purely theoretically, then 1.78 is a good compensation for the risk.

With the performance they put out against Madrid it will make them stronger than we know them this season, I believe they are going to get something in this encounter against Celta Vigo even if they're playing away from home it still doesn't matter. What you said about their defensive strength is true but I think that if the attackers are getting more goals like converting all their chances and leading in that encounter I don't see why the defenders won't put more effort to defend like they used to and something I believe they have in them that have never left in their style of play is scoring first and defending very well but if the opposition scores first that's when you see ATH coming all out with much pressure to get an equalizer but on this very game they're get all 3pt.

[cxtreenal]

Thoughts on this one?

I'm considering placing a bet on Atletico. Odds are:
Celta: x4.35
Draw: x3.75
Atletico: x1.78

Atletico had a turbulent start to the season, they lost the opening game and followed up with two draws, but it looks like they got through whatever problems they had at the beginning. Recently, they noted a very impressive win over their arch rivals, Real Madrid, winning 5-2, and followed up with beating Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 in the Champions League.
Celta is yet to win their first league game this season. After 7 rounds, they only earned 5 points. They lost only 2 games and don't concede that many goals, but I think if Atletico keeps the same effectiveness of their attack as they had in their recent games, that should be enough to earn a win.

I don't trust Atlético. Yes, they seem to be on the rise, and in their last three games they've scored 13 goals but conceded five. So, their defensive problems remain the same. If they're a little less successful in attack, they'll drop points again. It's highly likely that Celta will play like a bus, and Atlético hasn't yet demonstrated a proper performance against such a model.
However, if we think purely theoretically, then 1.78 is a good compensation for the risk.

The most positive thing about the three matches is that they are looking to move from a weak start to a strong start to the season. If you look at the match against Real Madrid, apart from Julián Alvarez, who was in great form, three other players scored goals and played well in the match. Alvarez scored two goals in that match and scored a hat trick against Rayo. Overall, he and the rest of the team are having a great time. Considering the current dominance compared to past statistics Atlético Madrid have the potential to do better and win easily against Celta Vigo.

[Oluwa-btc]

Pep Guardiola insisted on using Haaland consistently instead of giving the Argentine the chance of showcasing his quality. This was the reason why he left for  Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone believed in him and gave him more time, and it's now clear that Julian Alvarez doesn't deserve to be kept on the bench.   

It was not like Josep Pep Guardiola didn't give him chance to play,  he had his chances, he came up and also scored important goals, he was also used as a number 10 in absence of Kevin De Bruyne due to injury. But after winning everything with Manchester City and Argentina,  why not make a switch elsewhere? It was such a solid decision to make. One day, I hope he is the Robert Lewandowski replacement for Barcelona. Are the links true? Not sure, but in the future, we'll see.