La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[banana33]

While it is true that Espanyol has done good, and did managed to beat Bilbao, and even ahead of them in the standings, and yes they are a good team, half of the result goes to Bilbao who is doing terrible this season and one of the reasons why Espanyol managed to find easy goals. Reality is that they have not done that well so far and Bilbao should take a look at what they have done recently that made them this bad and need to get better results.

This is not going to be easy to handle and should be something that will take some time, otherwise it is not that easy to recover. Most people do not see this but the entire self imposed restrictions they have, makes it very hard for Bilbao to get better all the time and takes a long time to be great.

These are teams that can do well but up to a certain point, it is certainly never wise to underestimate them and those who play against them must think carefully about working hard to avoid being scored on because usually these "small" teams wake up with the big goals and many times punish them.

[AGogi2003]

Madrid has lost two experienced and talented midfielders like luka modric and toni kroos. Madrid's current midfielders are quite talented. But madrid has not been able to create a worthy replacement for Kroos and modric. And it is not possible for madrid to find a worthy replacement for these two players. And this  void has not yet been filled by real madrid. Bellingham is very talented. He scored a lot in the last season too. But  this season bellingham is not able to perform  as well as expected. Even if Bellingham's bperformance improves, Madrid's midfield will be more stable.

He will be very hard for Madrid to get the best midfielder like kross and modric in real madrid again and that is why madrid are struggling to win trophies in the league competition, Bellingham are just picking form gradually they don't have the experience the way kross is in madrid am sure the fans really miss him alot. But I see xabi Alonso is trying is best with the players and is doing very well currently, I think is ready to chase the league title with Barcelona this season.

With how Barcelona are playing this period, he will be difficult for madrid to top hansi flicks in the league table this season, but anything can probably possibly because sometimes football is always unpredictable and anything can happen and madrid can top the league for the second term. After the Christmas break madrid are facing real Betis in the league competition and that won't be easy to win, but since madrid are playing at home they won't like lose any point. Xabi have played three matches in a role without losing and he will try is best and continue wining is games in the league competition and chase Barcelona in the title race.

[cande86]

We can now say that a better competition awaits us in 2026 after the New Year break. Barcelona is one of the teams that will continue the fight; they are currently leading and can maintain their advantage. Real Madrid, on the other hand, wants to reclaim the advantage they couldn't maintain and the leadership they lost. Real Madrid is having a lot of problems defensively in Spain. Now they have also started to struggle to score goals. They are far from being the magnificent team they once were, easily beating other teams.

They will continue to compete in the second half of the league, and we will see a similar rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid. I think it will be a competition that continues until the end of the season.

Yes, i also think that 2026 will be a year full of new challenges that will obviously be renewed for the teams that are currently in the running to win the championship and the best part, as always, is what is coming soon, i am increasingly convinced that the second part of the championship is always the best.

[Jewan420]

These are teams that can do well but up to a certain point, it is certainly never wise to underestimate them and those who play against them must think carefully about working hard to avoid being scored on because usually these "small" teams wake up with the big goals and many times punish them.

Every team has the ability to win any match, be it a small team or a big team. But the main strength of big teams is to maintain consistency which is not seen in small teams. Especially in football, there is no such thing as a small or big team, when it comes to consistency, we may see teams of different levels. Espanyol is not a team that would be wise to underestimate. Their recent form is also better than Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao was the best to win with home field advantage, but they were defeated by Espanyol's great form.

[Taricoins]

Marcus Rashford has stated that he wants to stay at Barca. He has very good statistics this season. He may not have scored many goals in the league, but when we look at Champions League and cup matches, overall he has done very well. He has scored 7 goals and made 8 assists in 24 games. He made more than 0.50 goal contributions per game on average. Considering the competition for playing time at Barca, these are very good statistics for a left winger. I don't know if Barca can afford to buy him because their financial situation is very volatile. Manchester United won't want to let him go cheaply. There are other teams that want him as well. Barca has the first option to buy him, but it's normal that they don't want to pay that much money because they aren't playing him in the direct 11.

I think his value would be even higher if he scored more, although given the intense competition in Barcelona, ​​I think he's performed quite well. While I'm not sure that's enough for Barcelona to consider buying him, they're probably more inclined to continue loaning him out, as their financial problems are still dogging them. I'm sure Rashford also doesn't want to return to Manchester United as long as Amorim remains their manager.

The only problem with Rashford's place in the Barcelona squad is Raphinha, and Raphina can always play as a utility player if Hansi Flick has a plan for him, plus Barcelona is a good team to make an appearance because of there poor squad depth so Rashford has better chances at Barcelona than Man United.

Plus Marcus' deal with Barcelona has a €30million buy option that cannot be increased so Barcelona has to just find €30million to get him.

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Madrid has lost two experienced and talented midfielders like luka modric and toni kroos. Madrid's current midfielders are quite talented. But madrid has not been able to create a worthy replacement for Kroos and modric. And it is not possible for madrid to find a worthy replacement for these two players. And this  void has not yet been filled by real madrid. Bellingham is very talented. He scored a lot in the last season too. But  this season bellingham is not able to perform  as well as expected. Even if Bellingham's bperformance improves, Madrid's midfield will be more stable.

He will be very hard for Madrid to get the best midfielder like kross and modric in real madrid again and that is why madrid are struggling to win trophies in the league competition, Bellingham are just picking form gradually they don't have the experience the way kross is in madrid am sure the fans really miss him alot. But I see xabi Alonso is trying is best with the players and is doing very well currently, I think is ready to chase the league title with Barcelona this season.

With how Barcelona are playing this period, he will be difficult for madrid to top hansi flicks in the league table this season, but anything can probably possibly because sometimes football is always unpredictable and anything can happen and madrid can top the league for the second term. After the Christmas break madrid are facing real Betis in the league competition and that won't be easy to win, but since madrid are playing at home they won't like lose any point. Xabi have played three matches in a role without losing and he will try is best and continue wining is games in the league competition and chase Barcelona in the title race.

I agree, the loss of players like Kroos and Modric is clearly felt by Real Madrid, as they lack a quality midfielder capable of controlling the tempo of the game, possessing experience, and maintaining composure in crucial moments. Bellingham is a good player, but his role is different from that of Kroos and Modric. Xabi Alonso is trying to improve Real Madrid's performance amidst numerous injuries, trying to forge a new identity, and so far the results are starting to improve. Nevertheless, Real Madrid still has a chance to compete closely with Barcelona for the league title this season.

[verdinio]

Barcelona never wastes the opportunities given by other teams so for them it is very natural with their current position at the top of the standings this is all inseparable from what is experienced by the Real Madrid squad where they are currently still hampered by the problem of prioritizing too much on one player and there are also other internal problems that they have not resolved so this is one of the reasons that makes the Real Madrid team currently lose points and are below Barcelona and what we need to know is that Real Madrid's position is actually at the top of the standings with a fairly large points gap when there has not been a problem that hit Real Madrid's depth at that time until they were overtaken by their rivals so that currently Barcelona can top the La Liga standings.

Barcelona is very punitive from this point of view and they want to try to concretize the advantage they have over the second team which is Real Madrid who is currently trying desperately to have a chance to reach and become champions at the expense of Barcelona.

[Ahli38]

I cant believe how good is doing this Espanyol. For example yesterday when they win against Bilbao on the new San Mames i was not expecting that at all. Good for their fans since they were a total shit for several years, the last time i remember Espanyol doing good tournaments was a lot of time ago in the Raul Tamudo era.

Yes, Espanyol's current performance is indeed very strong. They are currently in the top five, and they have also won all of their last five matches. This is a very impressive achievement for Espanyol, as their performance in previous seasons wasn't particularly good. Sometimes they finished in the middle of the table, and sometimes they were on the verge of relegation. With that in mind, I believe Espanyol is currently in a very good phase, and I believe they must continue to improve their performance to break into the top four and qualify for the Champions League.



Furthermore, next week, Espanyol will face a truly formidable team, and I believe their record will be broken in this match. Next week, Espanyol will face Barcelona, ​​which will certainly be a very tough match for them. So, with that in mind, I think Espanyol should start preparing right now so they can minimize any gaps that exist. Because Barcelona is clearly a very tough opponent for them, the Espanyol players should be aware of that. Nevertheless, they must remain enthusiastic because anything can happen in football.

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Espanyol's performance is actually not that good compared to Barcelona, where they still seem to struggle to win every game. And they rarely have 2-goals gap against each of their opponents. Meanwhile Barcelona has been performing well in their recent games, where they quite often have 2-goals gap against some of their opponents. And Barcelona's players are of much higher quality than Espanyol's. Several Barcelona players are currently among the top scorers. So I personally believe that Barcelona will be a very tough opponent for Espanyol. It is unlikely that Espanyol will be able to defeat Barcelona. The last head-to-head match between Espanyol vs Barcelona also proved that Barcelona really outclassed Espanyol. Their positions are also very different in the standings and even the point gap is significant. So I personally have no doubt that Barcelona will win it for the upcoming match next month.

[landheer]

These are teams that can do well but up to a certain point, it is certainly never wise to underestimate them and those who play against them must think carefully about working hard to avoid being scored on because usually these "small" teams wake up with the big goals and many times punish them.

Espanyol has shown this season that they have improved on their shortcomings from last season. Last season, they were even close to being relegated. However, this season they have performed quite well, although not always consistently, but their strength can no longer be underestimated this season. However, when facing Barcelona, I personally am still quite confident that their level is still not on par with Barcelona. Therefore, favoring Barcelona will undoubtedly remain the choice of the majority of us here. Espanyol will be the home team, which may slightly boost their confidence in facing Barcelona. However, Barcelona will not waste this opportunity to secure full points. Defeating Espanyol, who also have a good ranking this season at 5th place, does not seem like it will be a particularly difficult match.

[Tmoonz]

While we are busy talking about Barcelona and Real Madrid we should also know that there are teams that are underperforming and it is really unusual with them and that has kept me wondering what might be wrong this season, teams like Real Sociedad that is seated at 16th place in the league table and it is really unlike them and again Athletic Bilbao that is 8th in the standings let's not talk about Sevilla maybe they have not been so good in recent seasons and this has kept me wondering what might have happened to this teams?

[sana54210]

Barcelona can capitalize on Real Madrid's slump, and now they have a four-point lead, so I think that's a significant gap, making Barcelona quite comfortable at the top of the table.

I also think it will be very difficult for Xabi Alonso to resolve this issue, as he is a young coach with minimal experience, especially with Real Madrid's squad filled with star players who naturally have high egos. So, it's possible that Barcelona can exploit this issue to win the La Liga title this season. Honestly, I'm already a big favorite for Barcelona to win the title.

Four point gap is not a big gap, and clearly not enough. Evident from the fact that Real Madrid had even more but still dropped, which means there is no guarantee that Barcelona won't face the same thing. So we need to make sure that Barcelona keeps playing like this to have a comfortable lead, otherwise they will put themselves in danger. A good example is, if they lose their next game and Real Madrid wins, the gap will be only a single point, even a draw would make them drop to second place after that, so it's clear that we are talking about something that is dangerous.

[moneystery]

Bilbao always rely on Nico William as the center of attack, and it's so obvious that I'm not sure Bilbao can finish this season perfectly. Nico doesn't have an equal partner when building an attack, when the opponent is able to close his movement automatically Bilbao has no other options to attack. This kind of dependency just needs time to reach its lowest point.

They rely too much on Nico Williams, so if he leaves Athletic Bilbao I don't think they will be able to maintain their current position. They can't rely on him forever, especially when Real Madrid started to approach him to lock in his signature, so they need to think about how to create other core players in the front line and also on the wings, so that they can build an even game in all sectors of attack without relying on just one player.

[tygeade]

Hansi flick really knows his team and makes them play as good as possible, for a while they were not at the lead because they had many players out in injury and that caused them some trouble but recently they have capitalize on Real Madrid losing points and that is helping them with players returned and they got the lead.

Flick will do whatever it takes to win la liga because he knows that it is not easy to win anything else, he may get the cup if lucky but the reality is that for him the only one that matters is the league so they will put all of their efforts into that. UCL is not a joke, they will want to win of course, who wouldn't, but it is very difficult and focusing on the league and beating small teams with no mistake results is easier to do.

[Tmoonz]

Real Madrid and Barcelona are both incredibly strong team. However currently Barcelona is ahead in La Liga. They are at the top of the table & have created a significant points gap over Real Madrid by winning their recent matches

My opinion is that Real Madrid should not be underestimated as they defeated Barcelona in El Clasico this season. But considering Blaugrana's current form and their winning streak it seems they are the main favorite to win the title. However you are right there is still a lot left in this season! If they slip up once or twice the situation could change completely

Yes, Barcelona and Real Madrid are strong teams and they are always competing. However, Barcelona is currently at the top of the table and could surpass Real Madrid's points tally. But yes, this time Barcelona has always performed well in every match, which is certainly different from Real Madrid, which has always been inconsistent in winning, ultimately causing Real Madrid to lose the competition for now.

Real Madrid cannot be underestimated because they have a strong squad, and this was proven in the recent El Clasico match where Barcelona lost, showing that Real madrid has strength that cannot be underestimated. However, the situation seems to have changed now because Barcelona is currently better than Real Madrid, and Barcelona is indeed the favorite to win the championship this season. But of course, we won't know what will happen in the future because there are still many matches to be played. And indeed, if Real Madrid or Barcelona make a mistake, it will certainly have fatal consequences, making it difficult for one of them to become champions. In your opinion, who will win the upcoming El Clasico, Real Madrid or Barcelona?

I agree, the current shape that Barcelona has taken this season has been quite powerful and their consistency has given them an advantage in La Liga at this point. Real Madrid, however, can not be underestimated. They possess a strong team and have the experience to reverse the games and this is what they did during the last El Clasico. It is hard to predict the next clash since both teams can win, and it could be the proficiency of assuming the pressure. Barcelo could steal it but any kind of slip would give Real Madrid an opportunity to exploit.

I appreciate the fact you acknowledge them both as strong teams simply means 4 points difference and lots of game remaining can't be used to detect the favorite for the Spanish LA Liga title because I still believe the league is still very much open and I still think Real Madrid will shock Manny people, like I really believe Real Madrid is not yet stable and are still trying to fix up one or two challenges and when once this is solved trust me Hansi flick and his boys will definitely have it hot from Xabi Alonso, I'm quite sure of what I'm saying as Real Madrid won't like to still go trophyless this season like that of last season so I'm still expecting wonder.

[lombok]

Hansi flick really knows his team and makes them play as good as possible, for a while they were not at the lead because they had many players out in injury and that caused them some trouble but recently they have capitalize on Real Madrid losing points and that is helping them with players returned and they got the lead.

Flick will do whatever it takes to win la liga because he knows that it is not easy to win anything else, he may get the cup if lucky but the reality is that for him the only one that matters is the league so they will put all of their efforts into that. UCL is not a joke, they will want to win of course, who wouldn't, but it is very difficult and focusing on the league and beating small teams with no mistake results is easier to do.

Flick is realistic with his style of ensuring he wins maximum points in each league game. You can determine the availability of injured players back into the team gives a fresh breeze that we should utilise as a way of catching up with our competitors. When we become over ambitions in international competitions, the team would end up failing at the home front. We concur that it is the central feature of beating the bottom teams and making no mistakes thus winning the title at the culmination of the season.

[Ryu_Ar1]

It is possible for something like this to happen but on the one hand we know that Madrid always rejects the name failure regardless of performance failure is still failure and it will not be taken for granted by Madrid and Pérez who in fact always expect the best results.

Real Madrid is a great club, so their demands are certainly high. Regarding Xabi, at least we still see him at Real Madrid for now, but we don't know for sure.

It's not just the coach, but the players too. Real Madrid has deliberately let go of several players for various reasons. The most recent was Endrick, their big signing when he was still very young. Now, Real Madrid has released Endrick to Lyon on loan. The loan will run until June, and there is no buy option.

He just has to keep trying to improve his form in order to remain an option and not put his position under threat because after all, form is a benchmark that Xabi has to rely on at the moment.

All players are obviously under the same pressure and the competition for players is not only based on how they do in Madrid but also the competition for first place.
Endrick is too young to try and compete at the moment and when he's up against more experienced names he's bound to struggle.

Madrid's wingers are always full of stars and it's clear that it's going to take extra effort to compete so when he goes to a club with less competition, it's possible for him to get a better position in terms of playing time.

[Mate2237]

Hansi flick really knows his team and makes them play as good as possible, for a while they were not at the lead because they had many players out in injury and that caused them some trouble but recently they have capitalize on Real Madrid losing points and that is helping them with players returned and they got the lead.

Flick will do whatever it takes to win la liga because he knows that it is not easy to win anything else, he may get the cup if lucky but the reality is that for him the only one that matters is the league so they will put all of their efforts into that. UCL is not a joke, they will want to win of course, who wouldn't, but it is very difficult and focusing on the league and beating small teams with no mistake results is easier to do.

One good quality of a good coach is the ability of such a coach to manage players no matter how bad the players are and try and bring out the best in a view to win games and getting all three points. And that is what Hansi Flick has been able to do so far this season because looking at Barcelona this season so far you can see that most of their players has not been in the best of forms.


This is the difference this season so far between Barcelona and Madrid, player management is very important if a coach plans to get the best of of his player's

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I think that Athletic Bilbao is a very good team that can really do well and certainly has the possibility to do everything it can, but now they have to concentrate on the immediate matches, the table is very difficult for them, but the championship is still long

In La Liga, the team hasn't really stood out with its performances. Athletic Bilbao, who are currently in the top eight, actually only have a chance to keep pushing to get closer to the top six in La Liga. Because the team is already far behind Espanyol, who are currently in the top five, it will be a little more difficult for Athletic Bilbao to finish in the top five if Espanyol doesn't make more mistakes in the coming weeks in more challenging matches.

[hyudien]

While we are busy talking about Barcelona and Real Madrid we should also know that there are teams that are underperforming and it is really unusual with them and that has kept me wondering what might be wrong this season, teams like Real Sociedad that is seated at 16th place in the league table and it is really unlike them and again Athletic Bilbao that is 8th in the standings let's not talk about Sevilla maybe they have not been so good in recent seasons and this has kept me wondering what might have happened to this teams?

Of the three teams you mentioned, the only one that surprised me was Bilbao. The other two are understandable, as Sevilla and Sociedad finished 17th and 11th last season. Bilbao, on the other hand, is a team that usually competes at the top, but has lost that ability this season, even struggling in European competition, even though there haven't been any major changes to their squad. Clearly, they need to fix what went wrong quickly so they can return to their usual place. At least there's still plenty of time for them to recover, considering it's only the second half of the season.

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These are teams that can do well but up to a certain point, it is certainly never wise to underestimate them and those who play against them must think carefully about working hard to avoid being scored on because usually these "small" teams wake up with the big goals and many times punish them.

One thing I know about  these big teams is that they can become reluctant at a point because they may be feeling they need not stress over a team they perceive to be weak but then these supposed weak teams has got this extra moral to making them want to battle the top teams at that level, so like you did said at no point is it ideal to ever think small of a team else they will surprise you when you least expected.