La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[giorgione]

He is a brightest star player in Real Madrid and has most privileges in the club, that makes Vinicius Junior unhappy. It's kind of internal conflict between two brightest and most important attacking players in Real Madrid from positions and roles on field to how the club treats them recent months. Mbappe feels happy while it's opposite with Vinicius but they win and lose matches as titles together. Mbappe can score many goals for Real Madrid but he can not do it by himself for all goals, he actually needs support from his teammates including Vinicius Junior.

He must be more ready and actually contribute more proactive defense like Dembele did for PSG in the last season and won UEFA Champions League title with PSG. Personal changes and success of Dembele is a big lesson for Mbappe with his future in Real Madrid, and he needs to support Vinicius and other teammates too.

Yes this thing has always been there, considering the golden age of Real Madrid where there was Ronaldo and there were also other champions like Bale etc .. he always played and after a while those great champions changed teams or left, it is so and always will be

[bastisisca]

Madrid currently difficult to make clean sheet and last three matches in a row all competition always conceded goal since facing Manchester City in Champion League conceded 2 goals, faced Alaves conceded one goal and last night against the third division team have conceded two goals exactly second goals conceded at additional time.

I think Real Madrid will have more than one problem with Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's team is coming off a very positive run, keeping pace with Arsenal in the Premier League, while Real Madrid is struggling to keep up with Barcelona.
I think he can't win against Manchester City

[changaa]

Luckily, that happens, otherwise it would be like the Brazilian championship where only one team always wins, you know how fun it is.
Honestly it makes everything more spicy and then that's the game of football, all it takes is a magical play and a stroke of genius to change a match

yes in fact you also have to understand that this championship put like this is much more exciting, obviously this serves everything and improves entertainment, clear that these teams make everything more beautiful, otherwise honestly I would get bored watching something like this

[martinom]

Not having control over your actions is what happens when you work under pressure and you are never able to take the level of your work to a higher level, and this is something that happens often, with nervousness you are never able to grow and you always end up making mistakes.

I think it is very important to find perfect harmony in the workplace or in the world in general, because otherwise you can never do something important, I think that this is something that goes hand in hand and must be essential to seek personal growth.

[allfriends88]

In the match between RMadrid and Sevilla, I think both teams will score goals. RMadrid defense is still vulnerable, so Sevilla players will not have too much difficulty breaking through their backline which is currently missing many players.

[verdinio]

Real Madrid isn't overly dependent on Mbappé, but Mbappé has excellent individual qualities that can contribute significantly to the team, a common occurrence, just like when C. Ronaldo was at Real Madrid.

Xabi Alonso does have a lot of work to do, and I think the January transfer window should be utilized to bring in new players or do whatever they can to improve the team's performance. If not, I doubt Xabi Alonso can stay as Real Madrid coach until the end of the season. As we know, Real Madrid management always wants the team to win titles. Otherwise, they will undergo major overhauls.

No it is not true that they do not depend on him, but it must be said that these guys are and know what they do even without him but he is really strong and everyone knows it in the environment, depriving themselves of Mbappe is equivalent to football suicide for them and everyone knows it

[Ahli38]

(Source)
La Liga Round 17 is about to kick off. And the Valencia vs Mallorca match will be the opening match of this round. I personally think this match will be very interesting to watch and even to bet on. Valencia is fighting to get full points or even keep their team out of the red zone in this match, where their points will be easily overtaken by Girona in a chance. Mallorca is in a similar situation. But I personally predict that Mallorca will win this match considering how productive Muriqi is as their striker. The match will begin in a few hours. I will try my luck with Mallorca by choosing them as the winner for this upcoming match. And the available odds are also attractive for placing a Double Chance bet by choosing Draw or Mallorca for a safer bet.

[banana33]

The truth is that this match is a suicide story that changed the fortunes of Real Madrid, otherwise they would have returned home with a draw in this Copa del Rey match and then there would be more pressure on the manager because he was already unhappy with the team's recent performance anyway, I believe that Los Blancos will be able to regain full confidence in their upcoming match against Sevilla.

They need to wake up, maybe stand in front of a mirror and slap themselves to wake up from this nightmare.
i am surprised they almost gave up, i never would have expected that from them.

Where has Real Madrid's pride gone? It's in the sea with the fish.

[Gallar]

There is a gradual shift of dependency towards Mbappe in Madrid, notice that their goal average this season has a great part of it coming from him and like you have speculated, if he gets injured it will affect the teams firm and productivity awhile.  They have January to see how to fix the tema and establish some balance within the players and the coach.

Yes, that's what's bad for Real Madrid, because basically in football, relying on only one player is an action that certainly won't be profitable. Because a team that has such habits will definitely have a hard time winning. Because let's think about which team will win: a team with average players but has good cohesion or a team with star players but their cohesion is very poor, it's clear in my opinion that the team that will win is a team with average players but has very good cohesion.

So with that, it's clear that Real Madrid currently has to be aware of it, because basically if they only rely on Mbappe alone in the attack line, how can they be productive in scoring goals? Because basically Mbappe is also an ordinary human being, so if he continues to be relied on, he will definitely get tired quickly and ultimately cause the team's performance to decline. So, because of that, currently Xabi seems to have to build high discipline, good chemistry, and also cohesion to be able to build Real Madrid's performance so that it can be even better. Because if Real Madrid continues like this, I don't think they will be able to become champions this season.

[Cossyblack]

Real Madrid have all the players you can think of, In almost all positions and they are playing like this, it means it's an internal issue, the team shouldn't depend solely on one player,  the attack will never be dynamic because the day that player is not on his form or he's injured there will be no goal right??  It shouldn't be like that at all, the attack need to be worked on and other attackers needs to work hard to get back in form again also the defense needs to be worked on especially with the injured players the team is having now. All what Real Madrid need now is not to depend on one player to win a game or buy more players when the transfer window opens, though they can do that if there's need but they need to work on their current form and also probably have a winning mentality to every single game, let it reflect In the lineup,tactics and strategy.  We definitely need to do better

Exactly,Real Madrid have better players to win the LaLiga and I agree that the problem is internal.  Xabi Alonso will be responsible for the internal crisis because he is coach. Real Madrid cannot rely on one striker to do more of the scoring. Such a heavy responsibility shouldn't be given to Mbappe because it is affecting the performance of the team. If Mbappe were to suffers Injury,that means Real Madrid would be struggling to score goals in matches. Winning matches at real Madrid shouldn't depend on the performance of Mbappe but on the efforts of the team. It's team work and shouldn't be just Mbappe.

[Franctoshi]

There is a gradual shift of dependency towards Mbappe in Madrid, notice that their goal average this season has a great part of it coming from him and like you have speculated, if he gets injured it will affect the teams firm and productivity awhile.  They have January to see how to fix the tema and establish some balance within the players and the coach.

Yes, that's what's bad for Real Madrid, because basically in football, relying on only one player is an action that certainly won't be profitable. Because a team that has such habits will definitely have a hard time winning. Because let's think about which team will win: a team with average players but has good cohesion or a team with star players but their cohesion is very poor, it's clear in my opinion that the team that will win is a team with average players but has very good cohesion.

So with that, it's clear that Real Madrid currently has to be aware of it, because basically if they only rely on Mbappe alone in the attack line, how can they be productive in scoring goals? Because basically Mbappe is also an ordinary human being, so if he continues to be relied on, he will definitely get tired quickly and ultimately cause the team's performance to decline. So, because of that, currently Xabi seems to have to build high discipline, good chemistry, and also cohesion to be able to build Real Madrid's performance so that it can be even better. Because if Real Madrid continues like this, I don't think they will be able to become champions this season.

I doubt if Real Madrid totally depends or rely on Cristiano Ronaldo, they are trying to build a team around him and not reliance, and should be in such a way that they have other options in place, not total dependent on an individual player. More to what Real Madrid is suffering at the moment is the team's cooperation and coordination.

[IceLincoln]

Being young shouldn’t be a reason not to be using him, Is Lamine Yamal not young? Yet he has been  starting games for both club and country. Real Madrid needs to learn to start giving young lads a free hand and a good opportunity to showcase their worth and talent.

It’s not about being young. It’s about what they have to offer… Arda has already been given enough chances. They are literally drowning and you want them to give chances to someone who hasn’t really been playing for the club. Think about it… that’s pure gambling with the score sheet.
I get that they need chances, but the club can’t do that at any moment unless they are short of starters… They need to win at all cost with the points they have so far.

Look at the likes of Endrick are really suffering in that Madrid squad..

They are just wasting their precious career all in the name of a club, no one is stopping them them from leaving especially endrick(maybe the management ) but they can come to an agreement of termination  for his progress.
It just won’t get better in a club full of star players.

Are you saying this young ones at Real Madrid are not worth it or Arda Guler hasn’t proven his worth?…. That boy has been crucial in that Madrid midfield, and formed a good link with Mbappe. If not that these days midfielders are not judged by what they do but by goal contributions. Endrick last season utilised the little time he was given and was crucial in all the games he played. Mastantuono also even in the past they had Odegaard, Hakimi and the likes.
Madrid don’t give opportunity to youngsters if they do it’s rare, this guys are worth it, it’s not gambling or are you saying Barcelona gamble all the time?.

[yudi09]

More to what Real Madrid is suffering at the moment is the team's cooperation and coordination.

In addition to a lack of teamwork and coordination, changes in the positioning of players in Xabi Alonso's formation have also been an issue. Arda Guler has not been performing at his best as a central midfielder. Jude Bellingham is starting to get used to playing slightly shifted to the left in a 4-4-2 formation. Vinicius does not seem to be performing well when facing opponents.
This occurred in the two matches prior to yesterday's game, specifically the loss to Manchester City and the narrow victory over Deportivo Alaves.

Xabi Alonso is also struggling with the absence of several players due to injuries. This is the most challenging moment for Xabi Alonso in building Real Madrid's long-term squad.

[el kaka22]

One game loss by Barcelona and suddenly Real Madrid is in striking distance and that would be lovely for everyone involved.4 point gap isn't as big as people think it is. It is clear that we are going to see things change a lot and we are going to see a lot of improvements on this situation as well.

What we need to do here in this case is that we are going to get a lot better result for Real Madrid if the injuries return and when that happens we are going to see them be a lot better with time and that four point gap will not look too much to people. I get that it looks bad now, but the only reason why it looks bad is they lead the league a lot once upon a time, which is why it looks bad right now due to momentum they are on.

[bastisisca]

Mbappe is not currently injured, he is back and even played last night Copa Dey Rey game and scored a brace. After his last injury absence against Manchester city, he has been active in their past two games netting a total of three goals. We were just speaking of how difficult it will be for Real Madrid getting Mbappe out in a long injury which would be unfortunate and hopefully he doesn't.

How unfortunate! i really hope it's just a few bruises and not a long-term injury; it would be a real stroke of bad luck for an already struggling Real Madrid.

I think honestly think that if Mbappé didn't play, Real Madrid would start losing without his precious goals.

[Roseline492]

I doubt if Real Madrid totally depends or rely on Cristiano Ronaldo, they are trying to build a team around him and not reliance, and should be in such a way that they have other options in place, not total dependent on an individual player. More to what Real Madrid is suffering at the moment is the team's cooperation and coordination.

Real Madrid can only rely on someone who is currently on the club and not someone who has left and building his career on another league. Real Madrid are not even thinking about Cristiano Ronaldo to say they're relying on him because they have so many trophies without him, a lot of time they have won La Liga and champions League which can only be won by clubs with better shape, so what happens to relying on Cristiano Ronaldo in those season?, so why now they have losing some form the dependency to Cristiano Ronaldo is coming, even if Cristiano Ronaldo get back in real Madrid the club will be as we have seen.

[dezoel]

Barcelona guys are sitting at the top of the league and Real Madrid has been left behind them with some few points below after they have dropped some silly points lately and are still probably going to miss more points. I just help the madrid guys in hopping they easily bounce back with their efforts of going back to the top and to go back to the top is not an easy thing, it is something you achieve after they most have worked their way back to the top else they will end up losing this title because if they say they want to wait until Barcelona mess up their position, then they will stay there forever.

Real Madrid may not miss that many points like they did in the last month. Sure they are not going to win every single game but they are not going to be this bad again I think. We have no clue if that will be the case of course, we are just guessing here but I am guessing that they are not going to get that type of return again. This was a period where they tried to fix the midfield and the defense, and because they made some mistakes they ended up with some points lost during these games.

[lizarder]

The way Mbappe is scoring, it seems that this French star will be the top scorer in La Liga this season. You have raised another important point that the problem of this team is really terrible, last season due to injury problems of important defenders they could not finish La Liga or Champions League with a very good performance but the same problem is occurring this season even though everyone was fit at the beginning of the season but gradually they are getting injured again. If such injury problems continue continuously then Real Madrid may have to think about some alternatives from next season. At the moment, those playing in Real Madrid's attack line are free of injuries but if the defense is not good, we have seen proof in the last few matches that attacking is not useful.

Mbappé's goalscoring prowess is unquestionable, as the French star possesses top-notch qualities as a striker. However, the current problem is that he is seen as selfish and unable to play collectively with his teammates, although I sometimes see this issue being exaggerated by the media. Currently, several key players are also injured, affecting the team's overall performance, and Real Madrid itself has been inconsistent in recent matches.

This situation requires a solution from Xabi Alonso. Some say Real Madrid should look for additional players in the upcoming transfer window to address some of the ongoing issues. For example, the weak defense caused by several injuries has limited the available players. However, I also see Xabi Alonso's leadership as needing to be much firmer so that players don't act as if they are capable and aren't so egotistical because of their fame.

[fuguebtc]

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The most consistent team in La Liga is now Villarreal. This team has won consistently for a long time. And has earned 35 points in 15 matches. If they win the next two matches, their points will be 41. And Real Madrid will lose the second place in the table.
Athletic Madrid has fallen behind due to losing two consecutive matches. Real Madrid's performance is also a bit erratic now. There is also doubt whether they will be able to do well in the upcoming matches. The road to capturing the top spot of the table is quite difficult for Madrid.
Everyone is waiting for the Villarreal vs Barca match. Villarreal will host Barcelona. The head-to-head matches between these two teams are always competitive. Barcelona has won three of the last 5 head-to-head matches and Villarreal has won two. So there is no doubt that the next match will be very enjoyable.

Yes Villarreal's consistent performance calls for praises as the have consistently won there games in the last few weeks in an interesting manner, which if they could continue in such spirit I strongly believe they could go home with something at the end of this season either in the laliga or other competitions but as going above Real Madrid is what I can agree on because Madrid's consistency at times comes when know one would expect that is why they are recognized as one of the best team in the world.
Real Madrid may not be in good form now but taking them off trophy contenders is what we should not do because they always know how to turn things around when no one expects.

Barcelona is now at the top of the table. They will have to perform more carefully in the upcoming matches. Flick will have to be serious especially against smaller teams. Because Barcelona has a record of losing points against smaller teams. If they cannot continue their winning streak, Barcelona will not be at the top of the table.
However, now the match against Villarreal is Barcelona's biggest challenge. Barcelona will have to secure 3 points in this match somehow.

Real Madrid has fallen behind in the title race. But Madrid has not given up hope of the title. They will quickly bring stability in performance and will fight for the title. The difference in points is only 4. So Barcelona still has the possibility of occupying the top spot of the table.

[Volgastallion]

I saw above a guy making a bet on both to score in the game between Real Madrid and Sevilla, are you sure about it? I mean Real Madrid is gonna score for sure, but Sevilla?? THey are not a offensive team at all, and despite Real Madrid conceding in the last games i dont see any value at that bet. But good luck to anyone who take it.