La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[SuperBitMan]

Real Madrid have hurt a lot of people because of their bad performance and I feel they don't even care about any longer because that club have not been given a lot of fans peace of mind and they need to take things seriously by now because this is Unbelievable and they keep dropping in performance, they are not even making it look as if they are going to do better next year.  And they should try and keep up so that they will be able to claim the title this season and we did not even expect things to turn out this way. Because the impression they gave from the beginning of the season, is not what they continued with, and how can they even overtake Barcelona with this kind of behavior, because they are not showing any sign of improvement, but it is going to end well but Barcelona will still be the one winning the league because real Madrid is not looking like it at all.

But I think there is still hope for Real Madrid to perform better, because Real Madrid could bounce back in upcoming matches. However, it is true that many are disappointed with Real Madrid's current struggles to surpass Barcelona's points tally. But I think Real Madrid fans shouldn't be too sad because the points difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona is not that big, only 4 points. Now, let's see what happens with Real Madrid in their upcoming match against Betis. But in my opinion, Real Madrid will win because, no matter what, Real Madrid has stronger players than Betis.

That's true, Real Madrid's hope is still very high but for them to be in a better position of competition well and probably win the trophy this they'll need to be consistent too, take a look at Barcelona, they've been consistent in the last five matches which is something Real Madrid can't relate and needs to work.

 Well the gap is not very much so there's serious hope, but like I said earlier consistency matters if they want to catch up and top the league, it's not something that's not achievable although enough hardwork and dedication needs to be put in to be more successful than Barcelona and win the trophy.

Yes real Madrid has serious hope and there's every possibility that they can end up lifting the la Liga title this season however Barcelona is a Very consistent team just like you said and it will be very difficult for real Madrid to top them again in the league table I'm not sure Barcelona can lose or draw any match again because that's what real Madrid needs in other for them to top.
Real Madrid has a problem in there club and if that is not resolved they can't play as a team and they will never win any trophy, the coach should manage his players very well and make them start playing as a team. I believe they will sack the coach if his unable to lift any trophy this season, they are already putting him on pressure.

[jems]

Moving to the Saudi Arabian League would be a setback for Vinicius' career, as the league isn't as competitive as European clubs. Vinicius is still young, and if he stays at Real Madrid, he has a great chance of winning the Ballon d'Or and playing for the Brazilian national team. Real Madrid will work hard to keep Vinicius, as he is a valuable asset to the club. One way to keep him is by negotiating a salary increase to extend his contract.

They have a ton of money and they decided to invest in that direction.
The point is that if you go there you get a lot of money but you don't know if you'll be able to come back, it means: end of career.
As a career player, i don't know what i would do, but they certainly offer you a lot of money. If you have ambitions of winning titles, though, you forget about ambitions.

I'm not sure Vinicius would prefer money because I think there are many top European teams who are willing to pay a lot for Vinicius because Vinicius' quality is very good and his age is also very young so I think there will be no choice for Vinicius to move to the Arab league and we also have to go back to remembering that this rumor has happened before so I don't really believe it.

[liasbaa]

Real Madrid have hurt a lot of people because of their bad performance and I feel they don't even care about any longer because that club have not been given a lot of fans peace of mind and they need to take things seriously by now because this is Unbelievable and they keep dropping in performance, they are not even making it look as if they are going to do better next year.  And they should try and keep up so that they will be able to claim the title this season and we did not even expect things to turn out this way. Because the impression they gave from the beginning of the season, is not what they continued with, and how can they even overtake Barcelona with this kind of behavior, because they are not showing any sign of improvement, but it is going to end well but Barcelona will still be the one winning the league because real Madrid is not looking like it at all.

But I think there is still hope for Real Madrid to perform better, because Real Madrid could bounce back in upcoming matches. However, it is true that many are disappointed with Real Madrid's current struggles to surpass Barcelona's points tally. But I think Real Madrid fans shouldn't be too sad because the points difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona is not that big, only 4 points. Now, let's see what happens with Real Madrid in their upcoming match against Betis. But in my opinion, Real Madrid will win because, no matter what, Real Madrid has stronger players than Betis.

That's true, Real Madrid's hope is still very high but for them to be in a better position of competition well and probably win the trophy this they'll need to be consistent too, take a look at Barcelona, they've been consistent in the last five matches which is something Real Madrid can't relate and needs to work.

 Well the gap is not very much so there's serious hope, but like I said earlier consistency matters if they want to catch up and top the league, it's not something that's not achievable although enough hardwork and dedication needs to be put in to be more successful than Barcelona and win the trophy.

Yes real Madrid has serious hope and there's every possibility that they can end up lifting the la Liga title this season however Barcelona is a Very consistent team just like you said and it will be very difficult for real Madrid to top them again in the league table I'm not sure Barcelona can lose or draw any match again because that's what real Madrid needs in other for them to top.
Real Madrid has a problem in there club and if that is not resolved they can't play as a team and they will never win any trophy, the coach should manage his players very well and make them start playing as a team. I believe they will sack the coach if his unable to lift any trophy this season, they are already putting him on pressure.

Barcelona is currently in a good position, but in this situation, Real Madrid's chances of winning the trophy may face obstacles. This is not only because of Barcelona's good performance, but even though there are a lot of expectations for Real Madrid, they are not in a good position in terms of form. Manager Xabi will have to make every effort to increase the players focus compared to being at the top of the table. Barcelona target is to win the trophy and they are playing well and their consistent wins and winning difficult matches easily and each player is taking the team forward towards that desired goal by performing their professional duties correctly.

Real Madrid certainly has the potential to win the trophy but they need to improve a lot more. Each player needs to perform their professional duties correctly. Kylian Mbappé is the only player who has maintained a consistent performance for Real Madrid this season, most of the other players are not in good form.

[martinom]

So you tell us, how is Real Madrid involved in that Negreira case?
While you are at it, it would be so nice to site some sources as well so that we understand the extent of the case because it seems you know so much that some of us do not know. Right now you are just speculating and it isn't cool. Always go for the facts.

You can find the sources on the internet and they are open to everyone, i am clearly not sure about that.
i am not on the staff, but i think there's some truth to this, otherwise people wouldn't be writing articles around the web, don't you think?
Real Madrid to protect themselves has taken a legal position, i think and i repeat i THINK it is to prepare the ground for a possible civil lawsuit.
We'll only find out later, i am certainly not a magician.

[changaa]

On the other hand, the Premier League teams Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Manchester United have the ability. These Premier League teams can play competitive football with clubs from any league in the world. Only 1 or 2 clubs from the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 are world-class who can compete against any club in the world. That is, in terms of quality, it would not be wrong to put the Premier League first and Barcelona second.

The quality of football in the Premiere League has always been better.
Is not a question of seeing clubs at world level, but they have an aggressive game and i always find it more fun than in other leagues.
La Liga is very nice, although lately is all focused on Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico, but still the matches are nice to watch.
The Championship that is giving me the most satisfaction beyond that of the Premiere League is the Italian one, although there are no teams at World level, the few points gap have increased the fire within the Championship and the matches are close.

[Cossyblack]

You can find the sources on the internet and they are open to everyone, i am clearly not sure about that.
i am not on the staff, but i think there's some truth to this, otherwise people wouldn't be writing articles around the web, don't you think?
Real Madrid to protect themselves has taken a legal position, i think and i repeat i THINK it is to prepare the ground for a possible civil lawsuit.
We'll only find out later, i am certainly not a magician.

If it isn't rumour then where is the source so we can believe that it is real. Articles can also be fake, People can go at any length to write fake news about a player but until I hear from the horses mouth I will consider it as a rumour.
Real Madrid wouldn't allow Vinicius to leave the club just like that when they haven't find his alternative. Since Vinicius hasn't spoken yet about his future at real Madrid we should wait until he speaks.

[DYOR+BTC]

On the other hand, the Premier League teams Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Manchester United have the ability. These Premier League teams can play competitive football with clubs from any league in the world. Only 1 or 2 clubs from the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 are world-class who can compete against any club in the world. That is, in terms of quality, it would not be wrong to put the Premier League first and Barcelona second.

The quality of football in the Premiere League has always been better.
Is not a question of seeing clubs at world level, but they have an aggressive game and i always find it more fun than in other leagues.
La Liga is very nice, although lately is all focused on Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico, but still the matches are nice to watch.
The Championship that is giving me the orders satisfaction beyond that of the Premiere League is the Italian one, although there are no teams at World level, the few points gap have increased the fire within the Championship and the matches are close.

Yes i agree on that,  the competitiveness in the English premier league is incomparable to order leagues that why most players from other leagues finds it difficult proving there worth in the English premier league when bought. Using Manchester united transfer issues as a case study, over the years are lot of talented players have been brought to help fix Manchester united's problems but all turns to a wasted effort of both the coaches and management body but once they leave for other leagues they turn incomparable  super stars, scoring goals and giving assists in different occasions.

[Promocodeudo]

The quality of football in the Premiere League has always been better.
Is not a question of seeing clubs at world level, but they have an aggressive game and i always find it more fun than in other leagues.
La Liga is very nice, although lately is all focused on Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico, but still the matches are nice to watch.
The Championship that is giving me the most satisfaction beyond that of the Premiere League is the Italian one, although there are no teams at World level, the few points gap have increased the fire within the Championship and the matches are close.

Of course there's no way we can compare both leagues in terms of tight and tough football, there's no small team in the English premier League, you'll understand this when they face outside teams that are not from their league side irrespective of how poor they are in terms of performance, they must make it difficult for the other team to win that's if they will win them, the Spanish laliga matches for this season has not been what it use to be, even though Barcelona is at the top, there matches sometimes is not al that entertaining as it use to be, everything keep revolving.

[MAAManda]

Real Madrid got bad news, reporting from Fabrizio Rumano twitter ahead of the match against Real Betis on matchday 18 Kylian Mbappe have been suffering from a sprained ligament and the official team already release with his injury and out from the next match. The official still not announce yet how many week Mbappe will absent for Real Madrid exactly at crucial position due have many matches to play after La Liga break almost two week.

Image Source: Transfermarkt

I checked on Transfermarkt & it's true that there's no official injury information about Kylian Mbappe yet. So far, Kylian Mbappe has really been a difference maker for every match Real Madrid has played, if he doesn't play, Real Madrid's performance might not be good, apart from them playing at home, their opponent is Real Betis who's not a weak team this season.

So, what are your predictions for the Real Madrid - Real Betis match?

[colinistheman]

Moving to the Saudi Arabian League would be a setback for Vinicius' career, as the league isn't as competitive as European clubs. Vinicius is still young, and if he stays at Real Madrid, he has a great chance of winning the Ballon d'Or and playing for the Brazilian national team. Real Madrid will work hard to keep Vinicius, as he is a valuable asset to the club. One way to keep him is by negotiating a salary increase to extend his contract.

They have a ton of money and they decided to invest in that direction.
The point is that if you go there you get a lot of money but you don't know if you'll be able to come back, it means: end of career.
As a career player, i don't know what i would do, but they certainly offer you a lot of money. If you have ambitions of winning titles, though, you forget about ambitions.

I'm not sure Vinicius would prefer money because I think there are many top European teams who are willing to pay a lot for Vinicius because Vinicius' quality is very good and his age is also very young so I think there will be no choice for Vinicius to move to the Arab league and we also have to go back to remembering that this rumor has happened before so I don't really believe it.

Vinicius is not stupid or fool . He is only 25 years old. He is still young. He will not want to end his career by going to the Saudi League so soon. He may score a lot of goals in the Saudi League, earn a lot of money, but he will not get much media coverage. And his market value will gradually decrease. Because the Saudi League is far behind the European leagues. Also, if he goes to the Saudi League, he will not get any chance to play in the Champions League. So I do not see any possibility of Vinicius going to the Saudi League. If he leaves Real Madrid, I think he will definitely go to a Premier League club, arsenal or City.

[Ayers]

Yes real Madrid has serious hope and there's every possibility that they can end up lifting the la Liga title this season however Barcelona is a Very consistent team just like you said and it will be very difficult for real Madrid to top them again in the league table I'm not sure Barcelona can lose or draw any match again because that's what real Madrid needs in other for them to top.
Real Madrid has a problem in there club and if that is not resolved they can't play as a team and they will never win any trophy, the coach should manage his players very well and make them start playing as a team. I believe they will sack the coach if his unable to lift any trophy this season, they are already putting him on pressure.

Real Madrid is 4 points behind Barcelona. This is not a big  gap. So I would say that both teams still have equal chances of winning the title. Barcelona is unlikely to win all their next matches. If barcelona loses points, Real madrid will  have to take advantage of the opportunity. They must play consistently well. Otherwise, it will not be possible for Madrid to regain the top spot of the table.

I agree with you that Madrid's main problem is the  lack of good relationship  between the players. If the relationship between the players was good, Madrid's overall performance would have been much stronger. Especially the bonding of the forwards with the midfielders is weak. Real Madrid cannot find a worthy replacement for toni kroos and Modric.

[Luzin]

So, what are your predictions for the Real Madrid - Real Betis match?

I think Madrid are heavily favored even without Mbappé.
Perhaps Transfermarkt hasn't provided the latest update. But I just read that Mbappé has been experiencing discomfort for several weeks. He missed training due to early symptoms of a knee sprain. The club hasn't confirmed the severity of the injury. There's been no official statement from Madrid yet. Rumors suggest Mbappé could be out for three weeks. He could miss important matches in La Liga, the Champions League, and the Spanish Super Cup. If Mbappé is out for a long time, this would be a major loss for Xabi, especially if Rodrygo does leave.

Source: https://www.beinsports.com/en-au/football/laliga/articles/real-madrid-dealt-mbappe-knee-injury-blow-2025-12-31

[Die_empty]

You can find the sources on the internet and they are open to everyone, i am clearly not sure about that.
i am not on the staff, but i think there's some truth to this, otherwise people wouldn't be writing articles around the web, don't you think?
Real Madrid to protect themselves has taken a legal position, i think and i repeat i THINK it is to prepare the ground for a possible civil lawsuit.
We'll only find out later, i am certainly not a magician.

You cannot come up with news without referencing a dependable source. Some information that is published on social media is not trustworthy. Real Madrid's legal action is to seek compensation for the damages they suffered from the payments made to Negreira by Barcelona. The speculations that Real Madrid is corrupt are popular among critics, but none of them have proved these accusations.

https://barcauniversal.com/just-in-real-madrid-consider-seeking-multi-million-compensation-from-barcelona-over-negreira-case/

[letteredhub]

Moving to the Saudi Arabian League would be a setback for Vinicius' career, as the league isn't as competitive as European clubs. Vinicius is still young, and if he stays at Real Madrid, he has a great chance of winning the Ballon d'Or and playing for the Brazilian national team. Real Madrid will work hard to keep Vinicius, as he is a valuable asset to the club. One way to keep him is by negotiating a salary increase to extend his contract.

Your point about the age of Vinicius Jnr and him being too young in his career to make a move to the Saudi pro league is valid, and it would be the start of the end for the recognitions he has being getting in Europe. Than making a move to Saudi he should instead remain with Real Madrid and fight for his shirt and respect in such a prestigious club with rich heritage. Regarding the Ballon d'Or it would be very difficult one for Vinicius to win it now that Mbappe is in the picture at Real Madrid, and perhaps that has being part of the troubles Vinicius is bothered with.

[Bobrox]

I think Madrid are heavily favored even without Mbappé.
Perhaps Transfermarkt hasn't provided the latest update. But I just read that Mbappé has been experiencing discomfort for several weeks. He missed training due to early symptoms of a knee sprain. The club hasn't confirmed the severity of the injury. There's been no official statement from Madrid yet. Rumors suggest Mbappé could be out for three weeks. He could miss important matches in La Liga, the Champions League, and the Spanish Super Cup. If Mbappé is out for a long time, this would be a major loss for Xabi, especially if Rodrygo does leave.

Source: https://www.beinsports.com/en-au/football/laliga/articles/real-madrid-dealt-mbappe-knee-injury-blow-2025-12-31

I think difference, Real Madrid not really heavily favored against Real Betis without Kylian Mbappe because the players is the team top scorer, Mbappe always contributing scoring goals every match for the victory of Real Madrid in this season and difficult for winning the match from Real Betis without Mbappe.
If the rumor are true about Mbappe out until three weeks later will absent at Suppercoppa semifinal match against Atletico Madrid, out the next La Liga match against Levante and absent for Champion League match against AS Monaco. Three weeks later Madrid without central forward and will Alonso playing false nine for the next match by playing Rorygo at Mbappe's position? Usually the Spanish manager interested to play with tactician false nine position.

[Velvet78]

You remember Sevilla's last season performance right? They barely managed to stay right above the relegation zone. By only 1 point! 

For now they are in a safe place at the 10th position. But as a reminder the gap between them and the zone is 5 points now. Not a big gap you know.

I can't say they are getting good results these days either. What do you say? Another relegation danger ahead?

[laspol65]

You can find the sources on the internet and they are open to everyone, i am clearly not sure about that.
i am not on the staff, but i think there's some truth to this, otherwise people wouldn't be writing articles around the web, don't you think?
Real Madrid to protect themselves has taken a legal position, i think and i repeat i THINK it is to prepare the ground for a possible civil lawsuit.
We'll only find out later, i am certainly not a magician.

If it isn't rumour then where is the source so we can believe that it is real. Articles can also be fake, People can go at any length to write fake news about a player but until I hear from the horses mouth I will consider it as a rumour.
Real Madrid wouldn't allow Vinicius to leave the club just like that when they haven't find his alternative. Since Vinicius hasn't spoken yet about his future at real Madrid we should wait until he speaks.

This is not possible at all because Real Madrid has a very aggressive player attitude in Vinicius Junior, so Real Madrid definitely needs Vinicius Junior to keep the attack department of the team home, so Real Madrid will never make such a mistake. Because the future of Real Madrid depends on Vinicius Junior in his current position, so such news will be considered fake.

[fuguebtc]

So, what are your predictions for the Real Madrid - Real Betis match?

I think Madrid are heavily favored even without Mbappé.
Perhaps Transfermarkt hasn't provided the latest update. But I just read that Mbappé has been experiencing discomfort for several weeks. He missed training due to early symptoms of a knee sprain. The club hasn't confirmed the severity of the injury. There's been no official statement from Madrid yet. Rumors suggest Mbappé could be out for three weeks. He could miss important matches in La Liga, the Champions League, and the Spanish Super Cup. If Mbappé is out for a long time, this would be a major loss for Xabi, especially if Rodrygo does leave.

Source: https://www.beinsports.com/en-au/football/laliga/articles/real-madrid-dealt-mbappe-knee-injury-blow-2025-12-31

I haven't seen any official news about Mbappe's injury yet. But , I have seen several news that Mbappe will be out of the squad for the next few weeks due to injury.

It will be difficult for Real madrid to perform well without mbappe. There  is no denying that mbappe is the most  important player for Madrid. Real Madrid's total goals in la liga are 36. Mbappe has scored 17 goals and assisted 4 . Mbappe has directly contributed to 21 of the  36 goals. It is very difficult for Madrid to perform well without such an important player.

Madrid's opponent real betis is quite strong. They  are currently in sixth  place in the table. And they are trying  to get into the top four of the table. Real Betis is a strong enough team. I won't be  surprised if Madrid loses this match.

[SmartCharpa]

You remember Sevilla's last season performance right? They barely managed to stay right above the relegation zone. By only 1 point! 

For now they are in a safe place at the 10th position. But as a reminder the gap between them and the zone is 5 points now. Not a big gap you know.

I can't say they are getting good results these days either. What do you say? Another relegation danger ahead?

Perhaps they are in a safe position than last season, when they survived the relegation battle, I expected them to be relegated last season since their performance was very poor, they finished the season with 41 points, one point ahead of Leganes, who were relegated. They are currently five points gap from the relegation zone, I do not think the next few games will be easy for them to win, as some of their key players are not available due to Afcon.

I missed Sevilla prime, when they used to compete with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid for the title race, they struggled to finish among the top four after they won the Europa League for the seventh time in 2023 against Roma, and they have not played in a european competition since then. They look interesting than last season but the players who are absence of the key players will affect their performance.

[Juse14]

Moving to the Saudi Arabian League would be a setback for Vinicius' career, as the league isn't as competitive as European clubs. Vinicius is still young, and if he stays at Real Madrid, he has a great chance of winning the Ballon d'Or and playing for the Brazilian national team. Real Madrid will work hard to keep Vinicius, as he is a valuable asset to the club. One way to keep him is by negotiating a salary increase to extend his contract.

Your point about the age of Vinicius Jnr and him being too young in his career to make a move to the Saudi pro league is valid, and it would be the start of the end for the recognitions he has being getting in Europe. Than making a move to Saudi he should instead remain with Real Madrid and fight for his shirt and respect in such a prestigious club with rich heritage. Regarding the Ballon d'Or it would be very difficult one for Vinicius to win it now that Mbappe is in the picture at Real Madrid, and perhaps that has being part of the troubles Vinicius is bothered with.

Vinicius Jr at Real Madrid is not really considered because there is Mbappe there who is the goal machine, just look at Vinicius, his flying hours are not too much, and the problems he faces at Real Madrid cannot be considered small because it will affect his career dreams, moving to the Arab league is also not the best choice at his age now in addition to his good potential, there are many other European teams that can be made a place for a career and have a title with his ability his future is quite bright, so what should he be afraid of in Europe, this season's Ballon d'Or he must give up.