La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[kawetsriyanto]

We aren't going to say that Real Madrid drop points, they didn't, a point was added to what they where holding unto and they failed to get all 3 points. Well we have seen that Barcelona are drawing closing the gap they have with real Madrid and we can tend to say all thanks to Rayo V. For playing out real Madrid to a goalless draw at home. Well the season is still far and we know how the game of football is, as anything can happen. Real Madrid needs to put up more energy on the pitch if they wants to continue toping the league to the end.

Real Madrid always gets difficulty when they are playing against Rayo. I don't know what's happening, but it is the fact. However, I think the main problem is in the mentality of the player and the tactic applied by Xabi Alonso. I think Xabi needs to find a way to boost the mentality of Real Madrid players. Xabi also needs to change a bit the tactic. So, Real Madrid game can be a more dynamic. Valverde should be put on the midfield line again, meanwhile Raúl Asencio can be put as a right-back. It is quite unfortunate that Xabi doesn't optimize the capability of Valverde. They need to improve their game if they still want to lead the La Liga standings.

Robert Lewandowski recovering from injury and bounces back with an hattrick. Robert Lewandowski is HIM and earned MOTM because this is what we mean by Greatness. Barcelona have been rubbing shoulders with oppositions they would have won with good goals margins this season and that's completely out of line for such an elite team like Barcelona. Obviously Barcelona have find it challenging to net more goals this season because key men are injured and the present ones doesn't have such abilities to put their club forward.

Lewandowski is a real striker, he is still very sharp and accurate in shooting. I'm not really surprised that he could score 3 goals. There is no another player who can replace Lewandowski's role as the machine goal of Barcelona. Unfortunately, he is no longer in the prime age, he gets injury more often. If he is still in the prime age, Barcelona won't replace him with any player.

[Alpha Marine]

Real Madrid playing draw against Rayo Vallecano is never a good one like I wasn't expecting such result from them they're top the Spanish LA Liga with 6 points above Barcelona that is seated at the third place in the standings and that's never enough points to say they are sure of the league and Barcelona is winning the game in the first half of they should win the game then the gap won't be much as it will be 3 points, I know LA Liga is going to be heck of a competition for both teams this season but deep down I'd really love Real Madrid to lift it.

Anyone who follows La Liga should know how difficult it is to play away to Rayo Vallecano, especially when they're in form like they are this season. In the last 5 matches before today's game, Madrid have won just 2 games against Vallecano and drawn three. It was always going to be a difficult game for Madrid.
Madrid has 5 points ahead of Barcelona; they drew, and Barcelona won, so now it's 3 points. I feel like Barcelona will still drop points after the international break, so no need for Madrid to panic. Too many important Barcelona players are getting injured or suspended, so sooner or later, they will drop points again.
The problem for Madrid is that they, too, might drop points, but they're in better form, so they have the advantage.

We aren't going to say that Real Madrid drop points, they didn't, a point was added to what they where holding unto and they failed to get all 3 points.

I don't understand these technicalities you're trying to prove. They dropped points. The goal of going into a game is to win and get 3 points, so if you get only 1 point, you've dropped 2 points. They were 5 points ahead of Barcelona, now it's 3, so they've dropped 2 points.

[Z-tight]

We aren't going to say that Real Madrid drop points, they didn't, a point was added to what they where holding unto and they failed to get all 3 points

Lol, what are you saying mate. Real Madrid dropped two points and that's that. That was a very disappointing result for Real Madrid, failing to score a goal despite all the attacking players in the team, and this comes just after their loss to Liverpool in the Champions League.

Xabi Alonso would be feeling the heat right now. Barcelona's 4-2 win over Celta Vigo also brings them to within 3 points of Real Madrid, so if Alonso and his team aren't careful, they would be knocked off first place by Barca sooner or later.

[Donneski]

Real Madrid getting a tie is at least the good news of the week for Barcelona after being so bad recently. Real could relax a bit, rest, because they have been pretty tired after playing that many games that quickly, I understand it.

However, the problem with what they have is that we are looking at something that is changing time by time, which is why it's such a big deal. I think it is going to matter a lot when the time comes but right now Madrid has the luxury to relax and rest a bit. Until they are out of that, we should not wait for them to make that much change. Of course they will win again, but I think this break will help them a bit, most of them will be at their nations, but still, it is going to be a relaxing period.

As a Real Madrid fan, I don't think there's any reason that should justify today's result against Rayo Vallecano. Real Madrid haven't been convincing with their performances lately and coming from a defeat at Struggling Liverpool during last midweek UCL game, I was expecting Real Madrid to surely get a result that'll impress the club fans when they faced Vallecano today.
Barcelona have utilized the opportunity the draw at Vallecano provided by beating Celta Vigo 4:2 to reduce their points difference behind the league leaders by just three points. Xabi Alonso have been quite decent with his performances since the start of the season but having played for Real Madrid as a footballer, I believe he knows that the club will always ask for more.

[abaeze]

Real Madrid getting a tie is at least the good news of the week for Barcelona after being so bad recently. Real could relax a bit, rest, because they have been pretty tired after playing that many games that quickly, I understand it.

However, the problem with what they have is that we are looking at something that is changing time by time, which is why it's such a big deal. I think it is going to matter a lot when the time comes but right now Madrid has the luxury to relax and rest a bit. Until they are out of that, we should not wait for them to make that much change. Of course they will win again, but I think this break will help them a bit, most of them will be at their nations, but still, it is going to be a relaxing period.

Honestly I agree with you real madrid definitely need some small breathe after such packed run of different games at a short period of time. The draw against Rayo was never what the fans have wished to see but at this time when the club seems a bit overwhelmed with games, it is still better than losing to the opponents which is also very possible. Real Madrid this term have won 10 of their 12 league matches so far which makes them the leaders of the table standing right now. Villarreal is also on top of their form right now with the 3rd position they are occupying with Barcelona remaining at the 2nd position of the table standing with roughly 5 points gap between them. There's still a long way to go for Barcelona to be able to catch up with Real Madrid because I know Madrid will not allow themselves to be lose next time.

Yes, that's right, since Barcelona has played 11 games and is still 5 points behind this season. So it will be very difficult for Barcelona to maintain their position this time. On the other hand, Real Madrid's position is much better than them, that is, they are at the top of the points table and their team players are in good form. However, if this continuity can be continued until the end, Real Madrid has the highest chance of winning the Champions League this season.

[Zoomic]

Real Madrid is not strong yet

The Real Madrid Ancelotti left is not better yet. Infact since the arrival of Mbappe, Real Madrid has never been better. I don't mean that Mbappe is not doing well as an individual, but I meant that the team bond is lost.

Take for instance Liverpool who has been in a terrible form in the English Premier league, even average teams won them. When they faced Real Madrid last week, I thought that Real Madrid will humiliate them. But they won Real Madrid. I was shocked and thought that Liverpool has returned to their great form. I was surprised to see Manchester City humiliate Liverpool yesterday. This therefore means that Liverpool won Real Madrid in their worst form.

[AakZaki]

Lol, what are you saying mate. Real Madrid dropped two points and that's that. That was a very disappointing result for Real Madrid, failing to score a goal despite all the attacking players in the team, and this comes just after their loss to Liverpool in the Champions League.

Xabi Alonso would be feeling the heat right now. Barcelona's 4-2 win over Celta Vigo also brings them to within 3 points of Real Madrid, so if Alonso and his team aren't careful, they would be knocked off first place by Barca sooner or later.

Yes, this was truly a second disappointment after the defeat against Liverpool a few days ago. This time they only managed a goalless draw.

In a hard-fought and pressure-filled match, Real Madrid dominated possession. However, they failed to break the deadlock even though the star trio of Mbappé, Vini, and Jude played together.
Real Madrid's usually dangerous attack felt dull and boring in this match. Meanwhile, Rayo played compact and disciplined.

For Xabi, this match was a classic example of a big team struggling to beat a team with an organized press. Real Madrid wasn't lacking in effort, but rather in ideas.

[iamsange]

Yes, that's right, since Barcelona has played 11 games and is still 5 points behind this season. So it will be very difficult for Barcelona to maintain their position this time. On the other hand, Real Madrid's position is much better than them, that is, they are at the top of the points table and their team players are in good form. However, if this continuity can be continued until the end, Real Madrid has the highest chance of winning the Champions League this season.

Why even bring up the Champions League when you're talking about the eleven matches both teams have played this season? It's very confusing to say that, because after twelve matches in La Liga, the gap between the two is now only three points, not five, because Real Madrid only drew at home to Rayo Vallecano. Meanwhile, Barcelona managed to win by a large margin when playing at home to Celta Vigo today, so the gap is starting to be narrowed by Barcelona in the current standings.

[hyudien]

I thought that of the two big teams competing this week, the surprise would come from Barcelona considering that Celta had a good attack when building fast counterattacks and taking advantage of Barcelona defensive situation, it turned out that the surprise came from another match, namely Real Madrid, they couldn't beat Rayo and couldn't even score a single goal, could it be because of the bad relationship between Vini and Xabi? because after Vini attitude in El Clasico, Real Madrid performance declined, they lost to Liverpool and today they only got one point.

[Agbamoni]

Real Madrid is not strong yet

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are not strong yet this season. Real Madrid couldn't win the game today and Barcelona luckily succeeded in getting a narrow win over Celta Vigo. Their fans are happy they won but truly they know the game was very boring to watch because Celta Vigo played so well.
Too bad no impressive team to watch anymore in the LA Liga. Which was the main reason I stopped watching the league for the past 4 weeks. Atletico could have been a promising side but I do not know why they dont want to take their chances.

[Solokan]

Source: https://manado.antaranews.com/amp/berita/299689/real-madrid-ditahan-imbang-rayo-vallecano-0-0-di-laliga
I didn't expect the Rayo vs. Real Madrid match to end in a draw because, of course, when you compare the Real Madrid squad with Rayo, Real Madrid is clearly superior. But that's soccer for you—it's no surprise that the results are always unpredictable. In the Real Madrid vs. Rayo match, I bet on Real Madrid to win, but unfortunately, Real Madrid didn't win against Rayo because the result was a 0-0 draw. Did you also lose your bet on this match?This result must have disappointed Real Madrid fans, as they undoubtedly wanted Real Madrid to secure all three points against Rayo to prevent the points gap with Barcelona from approaching. However, the point gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid has now decreased, and Real Madrid must now play even better in upcoming matches. Now Barcelona fans must be happy because the point difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is not far apart.

[Tamaperdana]

Simeone must have heard me at the beginning of the season.    Because his recent results started to get much better in the La Liga. For now they don't make simple point losses in easy games...

But this doesn't mean the whole season will go on like this for them. We have all must be used to them in the recent years. They manage to play a certain part of the season strongly but in the other times they disappoint their fans again.

At least they can finish in top 4 which they do regularly.

Yes, Atletico Madrid's last four La Liga matches have been quite impressive, consistently securing three points. With this in mind, Atletico Madrid will certainly remain in the top four in La Liga. However, I don't think it's impossible for Atletico Madrid to finish even better this season, specifically second. Atletico Madrid's performance is arguably much more stable, and their rivals, like Barcelona, ​​haven't performed particularly well this season.

With that in mind, I think Atletico Madrid could finish higher this season. As long as they maintain their consistent performance and avoid dropping points again. Personally, I'm quite surprised by Atletico Madrid's decision to keep Simeone as their coach for such a long time. As we know, Simeone hasn't been particularly capable of leading Atletico Madrid to its golden era. So I also don't understand this, is it because Atletico Madrid doesn't want the hassle of changing coaches, or is there something else they are considering.

[Wildwest]

Yes, that's right, since Barcelona has played 11 games and is still 5 points behind this season. So it will be very difficult for Barcelona to maintain their position this time. On the other hand, Real Madrid's position is much better than them, that is, they are at the top of the points table and their team players are in good form. However, if this continuity can be continued until the end, Real Madrid has the highest chance of winning the Champions League this season.

Why even bring up the Champions League when you're talking about the eleven matches both teams have played this season? It's very confusing to say that, because after twelve matches in La Liga, the gap between the two is now only three points, not five, because Real Madrid only drew at home to Rayo Vallecano. Meanwhile, Barcelona managed to win by a large margin when playing at home to Celta Vigo today, so the gap is starting to be narrowed by Barcelona in the current standings.

The competition in La Liga is getting fiercer between the big teams Real Madrid and Barcelona, both of whom are fighting for the top of the standings. From the understanding written above, the competition between Real Madrid and Barcelona is almost the same in the Champions League. Before Madrid played at home against Rayo Vallecano, the difference in points was 5 and in the final standings after the match was over, it immediately changed to 3 behind, Barcelona currently will not be able to beat Real Madrid at the top until the season ends.

[blue Snow]

Yes!!, Lewandowski is back after being injured. This is what fans hope to see him back to the line. Celta Vigo is not willing to give Barca a win easily; they give a fight in front of fans.  But it was a little different in the second half; Barca was intent on attacking because Flick had read Celta Vigo's strategy in the first half. Certainly, what is a very pleasant thing is a machine goal has found his instict, and Lewa will be an attacker which can be main rival to Mbappe tops the scores. His position has the same with Alvarez with 7 goals. and will certainly continue to grow when we look how they created hat-trick last night.

[Gallar]

Barcelona defeated Celta Vigo 2-4. I think it was a great victory, as Real Madrid could only draw against Rayo. With that, Barcelona can now move a little closer to Real Madrid, with only a 3-point difference. Furthermore, I don't understand why Real Madrid were held to a draw by Rayo, and what's even more surprising is that Real Madrid couldn't score in this match. I personally predicted that this match would be a walk in the park for Real Madrid. Rayo's performance wasn't particularly good, so knowing Real Madrid only managed to draw made me a little skeptical.

Real Madrid played with their best players and should have won this match. But it turned out that Real Madrid were completely blunt in this match and almost conceded a goal. So, basically, this might be a very strong momentum for Barcelona to turn things around. So, what do you all think is the reason Real Madrid could only draw in this match? Is it because Rayo is a strong team, or is it because Real Madrid's performance has declined?

[bounceback]

I thought that of the two big teams competing this week, the surprise would come from Barcelona considering that Celta had a good attack when building fast counterattacks and taking advantage of Barcelona defensive situation, it turned out that the surprise came from another match, namely Real Madrid, they couldn't beat Rayo and couldn't even score a single goal, could it be because of the bad relationship between Vini and Xabi? because after Vini attitude in El Clasico, Real Madrid performance declined, they lost to Liverpool and today they only got one point.

Even though in that match Real Madrid really dominated the game and Vinicius also played very disciplined even every combination made by Vinicius and Mbappe looked very good but unfortunately every combination they made could not develop optimally because Rayo's defense was very tight so it was difficult for Real Madrid's players to find a gap, from the start of the match Rayo's team played aggressively so that Madrid's players could not move freely when they wanted to create every opportunity which ultimately ended in a draw.

[laijsica]

Real Madrid is not strong yet

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are not strong yet this season. Real Madrid couldn't win the game today and Barcelona luckily succeeded in getting a narrow win over Celta Vigo. Their fans are happy they won but truly they know the game was very boring to watch because Celta Vigo played so well.
Too bad no impressive team to watch anymore in the LA Liga. Which was the main reason I stopped watching the league for the past 4 weeks. Atletico could have been a promising side but I do not know why they dont want to take their chances.

Barcelona played well in the match against Celta Vigo and the most important thing is that the experienced Lewandowski, who returned from injury played well and scored a hattrick. Another important thing is that Rashford assisted three goals in this match and his performance could be important for the team. His performance has not been that good since he joined Barca this season but his contribution to assist 7 goals was impressive. He has scored the same number of goals in four matches in the Champions League.

Barcelona has reduced the gap with Real Madrid with this win and the tournament is getting more and more interesting. Real Madrid performance against Rayo was good but did not score. Rayo played great football and their goalkeeper saved several goals. In my opinion, Real Madrid played impressively but unexpectedly did not score and the match ended in a draw.

[Scarlett_23]

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid, Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw in the match between the two teams. Real Madrid had also lost to Liverpool in the previous match in the Champions League. Although Madrid still maintained their top position in La Liga, Barcelona reduced the points gap between the two teams.

Although Rayo Vallecano was aggressive from the start, it did not take long for them to react. As a result, Real Madrid could not play comfortably. Moreover, Valladolid's defense was strong, due to which they devastated Real Madrid. Despite repeated attempts after the break, Real Madrid could not break their defensive wall. Returning to a goalless draw is really worrying for Real Madrid fans. However, their unstable play could be the reason for this.

[BRINIRHA]

Even though in that match Real Madrid really dominated the game and Vinicius also played very disciplined even every combination made by Vinicius and Mbappe looked very good but unfortunately every combination they made could not develop optimally because Rayo's defense was very tight so it was difficult for Real Madrid's players to find a gap, from the start of the match Rayo's team played aggressively so that Madrid's players could not move freely when they wanted to create every opportunity which ultimately ended in a draw.

It seems many are now beginning to understand Real Madrid's usual playing style and how to counter it. Rayo seems to have learned from Liverpool's style of play against Real Madrid. I also think Real Madrid actually played quite well, but they were a little unlucky with the chances they got, but they couldn't capitalize on them. Rayo's players have always been quite successful in disrupting Real Madrid's players when they penetrated the Rayo defense. However, I'm sure Xabi Alonso will start doing something to improve his team in the coming matches. He must be starting to realize what needs to be done to maximize the effectiveness of Real Madrid's forwards.

[DYOR+BTC]

Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid, Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw in the match between the two teams. Real Madrid had also lost to Liverpool in the previous match in the Champions League. Although Madrid still maintained their top position in La Liga, Barcelona reduced the points gap between the two teams.

Although Rayo Vallecano was aggressive from the start, it did not take long for them to react. As a result, Real Madrid could not play comfortably. Moreover, Valladolid's defense was strong, due to which they devastated Real Madrid. Despite repeated attempts after the break, Real Madrid could not break their defensive wall. Returning to a goalless draw is really worrying for Real Madrid fans. However, their unstable play could be the reason for this.

What an unexpected result in today's game between Rayo vallecano and Real Madrid, before the game started all believed real Madrid will come out victoriously at last    but a surprising result came out at last. Looking that the games statistical report few things will come to your mind and the main reason which is underestimations by the world champion real Madrid will be seen as the root cause of there failure on the game. They started the game with full confidence that the game must end in there favour without knowing anything can happen in game of football especially the unexpected ones