La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[verdinio]

Barcelona's defense has been weak for this season. They have conceded 14 goals in their last nine consecutive matches. This is an important note for Flick to find new defenders or completely overhaul the strategy. Flick should not maintain his super high defensive line again because Inigo Martinez, a defensive leader who creates stability in line, has gone. On the other hand, Yamal also has pressure form fans, and media. He become the barcelona superstar which will certainly face pressure like his mentor, Messi. Yamal will be pitted against the Madrid players to make la liga to be an interesting spectacle.

The defense of not only Barcelona but all the other strongest clubs is failing, this leads to an increase in money to always look for the strongest attacker who always gives his best but then leaves huge holes in defense, this is a very bad thing.

[Xcode7]

Barcelona fragile defense is increasingly worrying, especially now that they are 5 points behind Real Madrid. If this continues, Barcelona will find it very difficult to catch Real Madrid because they could potentially fall further behind in the title race. Bad performance will get bad results, Hansi Flick must immediately realize the situation that is happening in his team.

Yes, the defense is Barcelona's worst aspect, also because i honestly see them as a team completely unbalanced in attack. Consequently, with such an unbalanced and poor defensive team, they are very susceptible to counterattacks.
They have to fix it or they risk a lot.

It's not just Barcelona's defense that's poor, but almost the entire Barcelona team seems disorganized, I see this as due to several key players being injured, which has had a significant impact, preventing Flick from rotating players during a busy match schedule.
Being five points behind Real Madrid isn't a big deal, there are still plenty of games left this season and it's entirely possible to catch up, Now Barcelona simply needs to focus on improving their performance.

[martinom]

This sunday, Barcelona will play away against Celta, who are currently looking impressive, having won 5 matches in all competitions.
I believe Barca can still easily beat Celta, but it seems Celta are also confident enough to put up a fight and score even if Barca ends up winning.
BTTS might be a profitable for anyone betting on this match, and I predict a 2-1 victory for Barca.

I'm not so convinced that Barcelona can win against Celta Vigo, they are doing very well and must continue to do so, and so given what they did against Brugge I would say that for me a draw is fine, but this is definitely a match to follow, it will be very spectacular

[dollyamo]

It seems that way for now, Real Madrid was plagued by injuries last season, on the contrary, Barcelona played every match with a full-strength team, but since the beginning of this season, Barcelona's team has been facing injury problems, but we do not see such injuries in Real Madrid. Maybe one or two players are injured and they will be able to recover very soon. If we consider performance, then of course Real Madrid is performing much better than last season, on the contrary, Barcelona's performance has decreased a lot compared to last season. This season, we are seeing consistency in Real Madrid's performance, on the contrary, Barcelona is performing erratically, which makes it easy to imagine that Real Madrid will have the most chances of winning the league title this season because the two strongest teams in La Liga are Barcelona and Real Madrid, and if there is a competition, it is between these two teams.

Umm but Real Madrid, despite having had many problems, always manages to make a good impression, while Barcelona, which is still an excellent team and with many players who have returned, still struggles a lot. i think that Real Madrid is the favorite to win the championship.

[jems]

This sunday, Barcelona will play away against Celta, who are currently looking impressive, having won 5 matches in all competitions.
I believe Barca can still easily beat Celta, but it seems Celta are also confident enough to put up a fight and score even if Barca ends up winning.
BTTS might be a profitable for anyone betting on this match, and I predict a 2-1 victory for Barca.

I'm not so convinced that Barcelona can win against Celta Vigo, they are doing very well and must continue to do so, and so given what they did against Brugge I would say that for me a draw is fine, but this is definitely a match to follow, it will be very spectacular

This will be difficult to predict, Barcelona, ​​having had less than satisfactory results in recent matches is certainly in a slump mentally and with the players but on the other hand they are certainly eager to bounce back and considering the strength of Barcelona's squad, I don't think they can be underestimated.

Celta Vigo may be playing at home, but I don't see their overall team strength as being as strong as Barcelona's, so I still favor them and hope Barcelona can win the match to maintain the fierce competition at the top of the La Liga standings between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

[Ahli38]

This sunday, Barcelona will play away against Celta, who are currently looking impressive, having won 5 matches in all competitions.
I believe Barca can still easily beat Celta, but it seems Celta are also confident enough to put up a fight and score even if Barca ends up winning.
BTTS might be a profitable for anyone betting on this match, and I predict a 2-1 victory for Barca.

I'm not so convinced that Barcelona can win against Celta Vigo, they are doing very well and must continue to do so, and so given what they did against Brugge I would say that for me a draw is fine, but this is definitely a match to follow, it will be very spectacular

I personally doubt that Barcelona can win this upcoming match too, where Celta Vigo will be the host. Barcelona seems to be missing some of their key players in this match due to injuries. And Celta Vigo seems to be on fire, where they having achieved five consecutive wins in all competitions they have faced in their last five matches. So I think Barcelona will be under pressure for these reasons. But I see something interesting in their previous five head-to-head matches. We can see that they always score more than 2 goals in the whole match. So I think placing a bet on over 2.0 or even 2.5 would be safe. And the latest scores of their head-to-head matches, where the match had 7 goals make me very confident in my prediction. I won't miss this match as it looks like there will be a goal fest.

[TastyChillySauce00]

I'm not so convinced that Barcelona can win against Celta Vigo, they are doing very well and must continue to do so, and so given what they did against Brugge I would say that for me a draw is fine, but this is definitely a match to follow, it will be very spectacular

I tell you the fact Barcelona was never losing to the Celta Vigo since the last three games. They get two win and one draw. Logically, we can expect them to have greater chance to win considering they still perform with almost the same squad against the same team.
Their odds is also in favor them to win the game, though beating Celte has never been easy for them. However, they can do that.

I still convince enough to bet on Barcelona, though the risk is pretty big. yeah they may missed many players such as Pedri, but they fix it by having De Jong in Pedri's role. So it's telling me they were not in serious crisis.
They can win this game most probably with narrow score.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

It seems that way for now, Real Madrid was plagued by injuries last season, on the contrary, Barcelona played every match with a full-strength team, but since the beginning of this season, Barcelona's team has been facing injury problems, but we do not see such injuries in Real Madrid. Maybe one or two players are injured and they will be able to recover very soon. If we consider performance, then of course Real Madrid is performing much better than last season, on the contrary, Barcelona's performance has decreased a lot compared to last season. This season, we are seeing consistency in Real Madrid's performance, on the contrary, Barcelona is performing erratically, which makes it easy to imagine that Real Madrid will have the most chances of winning the league title this season because the two strongest teams in La Liga are Barcelona and Real Madrid, and if there is a competition, it is between these two teams.

Umm but Real Madrid, despite having had many problems, always manages to make a good impression, while Barcelona, which is still an excellent team and with many players who have returned, still struggles a lot. i think that Real Madrid is the favorite to win the championship.

I can agree that some of Barcelona key players have returned from injury, the likes of Lewandowski and Olmo, but Pedri is now injured, so their midfield may still have some problems for sometime. It's also worthy of noting that the recently returned players would need a little time to get back to speed, so there may not be instant magic although their expert contributions are needed ASAP in the team

[$weetne$$]

It's not just Barcelona's defense that's poor, but almost the entire Barcelona team seems disorganized, I see this as due to several key players being injured, which has had a significant impact, preventing Flick from rotating players during a busy match schedule.
Being five points behind Real Madrid isn't a big deal, there are still plenty of games left this season and it's entirely possible to catch up, Now Barcelona simply needs to focus on improving their performance.

This is one thing Flick may had failed to put into consideration at the very early stage, the fact that there would be injuries both expected and unexpected injuries, a rotational strategy or a reserve squad would have helped Barcelona navigate through this period but so far, it does seem like they do not have that in place already, they still need to see how possible they can scale through this times with the players they have till the injured recover.

[bastisisca]

Real Madrid defeat at Anfield served as a lesson and a point of evaluation for Xabi Alonso as he continues to improve the depth of his squad. Liverpool are not a weak team despite their inconsistent performances in the EPL recently, but when they play at their best, a team like Real Madrid has no chance of scoring.
The 5-point gap with Barcelona is a huge advantage for Real Madrid. After this, Alonso must pay more attention to his squad to perform optimally even when facing weak opponents. Surprises always come in football, no one knows when it will happen.

Yes, this certainly helps them understand that you must never, so to speak, underestimate your opponent.
I believe that a shower of humility can only help a team and not cause them problems.
i am sure that after this match they will take the smaller teams more seriously.

[mvdheuvel1983]

This sunday, Barcelona will play away against Celta, who are currently looking impressive, having won 5 matches in all competitions.
I believe Barca can still easily beat Celta, but it seems Celta are also confident enough to put up a fight and score even if Barca ends up winning.
BTTS might be a profitable for anyone betting on this match, and I predict a 2-1 victory for Barca.

I'm not so convinced that Barcelona can win against Celta Vigo, they are doing very well and must continue to do so, and so given what they did against Brugge I would say that for me a draw is fine, but this is definitely a match to follow, it will be very spectacular

Barcelona hs a different attitude when they play in the league and in the champions League they fight so hard but couldn't win against Club Brugge in the league they have a good performance which could help them win against Celta Vigo this weekend. Following the recent game play of Barcelona in the league they will not be targeting a draw as it increases their chances of losing out in the title race with Real Madrid they will try to win to close the 5 point gap so that if Real Madrid does not win their game they will come closer to them in point.

[Cookdata]

It's not just Barcelona's defense that's poor, but almost the entire Barcelona team seems disorganized, I see this as due to several key players being injured, which has had a significant impact, preventing Flick from rotating players during a busy match schedule.
Being five points behind Real Madrid isn't a big deal, there are still plenty of games left this season and it's entirely possible to catch up, Now Barcelona simply needs to focus on improving their performance.

How many Barcelona back line are missing that you think Barcelona suffer the same faith of players like other teams. Their last game was poor and it was obvious defenders played a high line. Do we really have to blame them for playing that way, no because that's what was flick instructions. If they failed to comply and something terrible happen, the player responsible will be held accountable with risk of not appearing in the next game or training, blush the blame on Ansi Flick, that bern said;

You can't have it all in every game, any other team can play a different tactical game Barcelona played against Club brugge but he thought that was the best even though he should have seen the red flags, it was Barcelona that were equalizing while club brugge were leading them in the game, it's like Barcelona were doing the chasing right under brugge sleeves.

[giorgione]

You are right Liverpool have not been winning for some time ago but lately they have started doing well and I don't want to conclude now that they are doing well untill they continue for at least 7-10 straight wins and again Liverpool  losing those period doesn't mean really mean they were not good, they have been good but I don't really know why they have not been winning because those games they were losing they were playing more than their opponents but they didn't win and to me I don't see that as not been good. Though I was really shocked to see they defeated Real Madrid because Real Madrid seems to be very hot.

I think Liverpool can do very well and I think they will easily succeed, it is clear that they must win other games immediately now that the spirits are high and they must not give in to the pressure of the press because that always ruins everything in a moment of happiness, they must continue

[hyudien]

I tell you the fact Barcelona was never losing to the Celta Vigo since the last three games. They get two win and one draw. Logically, we can expect them to have greater chance to win considering they still perform with almost the same squad against the same team.
Their odds is also in favor them to win the game, though beating Celte has never been easy for them. However, they can do that.

I still convince enough to bet on Barcelona, though the risk is pretty big. yeah they may missed many players such as Pedri, but they fix it by having De Jong in Pedri's role. So it's telling me they were not in serious crisis.
They can win this game most probably with narrow score.

For now, Barcelona is given odds of 1.67, still too high for a team like Barcelona who has a good record when facing Celta, this means it will not be an easy match for them, in my opinion to minimize the risk consider betting on BTTS (yes) a pretty good choice considering Barcelona fragile defense condition, and to get a tempting return we can add the Real Madrid match to the parlay bet, we can get odds of 2,++.

[Mame89]

This sunday, Barcelona will play away against Celta, who are currently looking impressive, having won 5 matches in all competitions.
I believe Barca can still easily beat Celta, but it seems Celta are also confident enough to put up a fight and score even if Barca ends up winning.
BTTS might be a profitable for anyone betting on this match, and I predict a 2-1 victory for Barca.

I'm not so convinced that Barcelona can win against Celta Vigo, they are doing very well and must continue to do so, and so given what they did against Brugge I would say that for me a draw is fine, but this is definitely a match to follow, it will be very spectacular

This match will be played at Celta Vigo's home ground. Celta Vigo also comes into this match with excellent form after performing well in their last few matches. While Celta Vigo currently sits in the middle of the standings, they have shown impressive form so far, and they will certainly be ready to face Barcelona in this match by exploiting Barcelona's weaknesses in their defense.

As you mentioned Barcelona is currently facing a tough challenge, especially in defense. Barcelona has conceded many goals in recent matches, most recently conceding three goals against Club Brugge in the UCL.
Given the condition of both teams, this match can be predicted to be intense and full of surprises. Celta Vigo will exploit this weakness in Barcelona's defense with counterattacks, while Barcelona will continue to threaten Celta Vigo because Barcelona has a sharp and strong attack.

[Btcdeybodi]

Barcelona fragile defense is increasingly worrying, especially now that they are 5 points behind Real Madrid. If this continues, Barcelona will find it very difficult to catch Real Madrid because they could potentially fall further behind in the title race. Bad performance will get bad results, Hansi Flick must immediately realize the situation that is happening in his team.

Yes, the defense is Barcelona's worst aspect, also because i honestly see them as a team completely unbalanced in attack. Consequently, with such an unbalanced and poor defensive team, they are very susceptible to counterattacks.
They have to fix it or they risk a lot.

It's not just Barcelona's defense that's poor, but almost the entire Barcelona team seems disorganized, I see this as due to several key players being injured, which has had a significant impact, preventing Flick from rotating players during a busy match schedule.
Being five points behind Real Madrid isn't a big deal, there are still plenty of games left this season and it's entirely possible to catch up, Now Barcelona simply needs to focus on improving their performance.

The defense is where Barcelona's problem lies because the strikers are doing their job by scoring goals that is why even in the matches they lost, they still managed to score. Injury is one thing that will really affect Barcelona and we have seen what happened in the Champions League game between Barcelona and Club Brugge, if their defense was comported after Lamine Yamal equalized the score by 2:2, they would have won but instead they just overlapped and Club Brugge scored some minutes after Lamine's goal.

5 points in a big gap for me because Barcelona do not have a squad depth currently while Real Madrid is still with full energy which means that Barcelona will drop more points while Real Madrid will give them more gap and for the fact that Real madrid won the first El Clasico meeting, they have a good edge towards winning the La Liga title.

[Bitcoin_people]

It seems that way for now, Real Madrid was plagued by injuries last season, on the contrary, Barcelona played every match with a full-strength team, but since the beginning of this season, Barcelona's team has been facing injury problems, but we do not see such injuries in Real Madrid. Maybe one or two players are injured and they will be able to recover very soon. If we consider performance, then of course Real Madrid is performing much better than last season, on the contrary, Barcelona's performance has decreased a lot compared to last season. This season, we are seeing consistency in Real Madrid's performance, on the contrary, Barcelona is performing erratically, which makes it easy to imagine that Real Madrid will have the most chances of winning the league title this season because the two strongest teams in La Liga are Barcelona and Real Madrid, and if there is a competition, it is between these two teams.

Umm but Real Madrid, despite having had many problems, always manages to make a good impression, while Barcelona, which is still an excellent team and with many players who have returned, still struggles a lot. i think that Real Madrid is the favorite to win the championship.

Maybe but since we are not yet halfway through the season, it is not possible to say with such certainty, although Real Madrid are currently the favourites but if they lose a few matches in a row then there is a possibility of falling behind. However, due to the absence of many Barcelona players, the team has shown some weakness and if they are able to play fully then they might be able to compete with Real. And since Real Madrid are currently at the top of the points table and their performance is also consistently very good, if they can maintain their position till the last moment then they will definitely be the champions.

[KTChampions]

Yes, while matches are actually getting tighter in both La Liga and the Champions League. In the UCL against Club Brugge, Barcelona conceded two goals in just 11 minutes, a dismal record for Barcelona, ​​especially given their defense.

An interesting aside, Hansi Flick's statement about whether he would change tactics due to this result is interesting. He stated that it won't be easy to keep changing strategies.

Source: Hansi Flick

Barcelona's next match in La Liga will be against Celta Vigo, and they should have a chance to win the match.

He's basically right. DNA and all that is nonsense, but if your team is built on high pressing and a high defensive line, then changing that requires a titanic effort, time, and it's unclear whether it will yield results. From what I remember, only Xavi managed to make Barcelona a bus sometimes, but these were forced decisions due to injuries, and in general, he was constantly facing various force majeure situations. Flick operates more freely, and no one would understand him if he tried to build a defensive Barcelona.

[Volgastallion]

The other day when i was saeeing the Champions League game of Barcelona i cant believe how weak and how bad is the defence of them right now, its seems to be on all time low performance, i dont remember a so bad Barcelona defend side since a lot of time back. they need to change it right now because in the future this is gonna costly a lot to them and they are not gonna be able to perform in a  good way against stronger teams both in LaLiga and UCL.

[Minor Miner]

Umm but Real Madrid, despite having had many problems, always manages to make a good impression, while Barcelona, which is still an excellent team and with many players who have returned, still struggles a lot. i think that Real Madrid is the favorite to win the championship.

Many Barcelona players have returned from injuries. But Hansi Flick has not used these players properly yet. He is giving them more opportunities to recover. And I respect this strategy. Because if these players get injured again, Barcelona's performance will not be stable for the whole season. So the players should be given the opportunity to adapt to the squad gradually. I hope that in the next few weeks we will see stable performance from Barcelona again.

Barcelona failed to win against Club Brugge in the Champions League match. I am satisfied with Barcelona's overall gameplay. But , their defense needs to be strengthened a little more. Also, I miss Garcia.