La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[giorgione]

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.

I think that instead, as always, we always try to find mistakes and find things that don't work, most of the articles written are nonsense, sometimes they do everything to invent things that don't even exist, however we will know the truth in the next few weeks

[jakdanyel]

From top 3, the first team to play their match this weekend is Barcelona... They are going to be away against Espanyol tomorrow night. Espanyol are one of the attracting teams with a good level of form recently (5 wins in a row).

However they haven't been able to do much against Barcelona in most of their matches. Not even a win that I remember in a long while. But if they don't get a red card like Villarreal did against Barcelona then the match can be more interesting at least.

[ITExpert]

I'm not sure Xabi will let him go easily. Xabi still needs him; he has been performing very well. But there is still no news regarding a new contract extension deal. However, Xabi should try to persuade Vinicius to stay with Madrid. Even the media are making the most of this rumor. There are reports that Al Ittihad is ready to bring him to the Saudi Pro League. But at his current age, I think going to Arabia would reduce the competition. If Vinicius leaves, he should still continue his career in Europe; going to Arabia should be the last option.

This is true that he is playing so well and Xabi also needs him and will not allow easily to let him go. But the Saudi pro league is rich in the sense that they can buy players even at the highest rates. Because the Saudi pro league is one of those which are financially stable or strong and they can afford it easily. If this happens it will not be the new thing for Europe and for Arabs as well. Because there are also many players which were bought by the Saudi pro league from Europe and they are satisfied and play there even in a better way. Because with a career the one more thing which every player considers is the money and from where they are highly paid they are satisfying and playing. Joa Felix is also an example that he is playing greatly in Al-Nassr and proves himself as the best.

[slapper]

It was almost one of the biggest blows that real Madrid have suffered in their team since recent years for allowing modric to go to Ac Milan. However, it is also right to say that Modric wanted a new challenge and coupled with the Real Madrid decision on him. Sometimes when a team is built around one player it tends to suffer more after his exit. Modric held the midfield for years and created that fear among opponents. If they focus on the midfield this January it will be much better of which I have seen headlines on their choices kees Smit and Mac Allister too.
Real Madrid's performance really need to improve as they're already 4 points behind Barcelona of which Xabi Alonso is also facing internal pressures too. Let's see what Los Blancos will pull up this January. There's still more time to improve for the season and face their rival Barcelona for the league title.

Refusing to sign a new contract with Modric even this player was ready for short term contract like 1-year is truly a big decision from Real Madrid. If in the last season, they had won titles, I believe that Modric would have gotten a new contract from Real Madrid. Unfortunately, the last season ended like a nightmare for Real Madrid, no single title.

That failed season triggered big changes from the head coach position, Ancelotti left, Xabi Alonso came, and in player resources as well. Real Madrid likely saw that they need big changes and Modric was no longer young enough to play for them in a long season, and they needed younger playmaker. This replacement progress actually takes a long time, with risk of failure but Real Madrid made decisions for future changes.

Modric left Madrid, joined Milan and played well there but I don't consider that decision of Real Madrid is a mistake. They knew that Modric's times must end and they proactively prepared for it.

Actually, maybe Madrid did do the right thing here. If they'd kept Modric, Alonso would've just started using him as a crutch every time things went wrong. Which is constantly, by the way, since this system is nowhere near ready. And then what? Next summer they're in the exact same position except Modric's 40 and they've wasted another year not addressing the real problem.

Their entire midfield is of the same type of player. All runners, all athletes, 0 conductors That's not Modric's fault to correct anymore. They completely changed their approach to transfer. Stopped pursuing expensive 27-year-olds, started going for teenagers that they can mold. Smit 19, Mastantuono 18, Huijsen 20. They're building something for next decade, not just making holes for next season.

Is it working right now? Hell no. They're 4 points back to Barcelona, struggling in the Champions League, drawing 3-3 with teams they should beat easily. It's painful to watch.

But sometimes, you need to feel the pain in order to actually commit to change instead of talking about it. Madrid's taking their medicine now so they don't have to take it now, when it's even worse.

[giammangiato]

Actually, maybe Madrid did do the right thing here. If they'd kept Modric, Alonso would've just started using him as a crutch every time things went wrong. Which is constantly, by the way, since this system is nowhere near ready. And then what? Next summer they're in the exact same position except Modric's 40 and they've wasted another year not addressing the real problem.

Their entire midfield is of the same type of player. All runners, all athletes, 0 conductors That's not Modric's fault to correct anymore. They completely changed their approach to transfer. Stopped pursuing expensive 27-year-olds, started going for teenagers that they can mold. Smit 19, Mastantuono 18, Huijsen 20. They're building something for next decade, not just making holes for next season.

Is it working right now? Hell no. They're 4 points back to Barcelona, struggling in the Champions League, drawing 3-3 with teams they should beat easily. It's painful to watch.

But sometimes, you need to feel the pain in order to actually commit to change instead of talking about it. Madrid's taking their medicine now so they don't have to take it now, when it's even worse.

I think you're too harsh on considerations, you're partly right, but pushing teenagers is risky and courageous action.
In my opinion it could be the right path, your prediction about next season is unfounded, we don't know what will happen in a few months.
You can't deny though that despite your harsh criticism and the various "problems" Real have had, they are still on 4 points, which if you think about it, isn't even that many.
He still has half the season to recover and to put on a show in La Liga, regarding the Champions League you are right I don't think he will be able to obtain results comparable to his own fame.
I think they're there too, it's a time of change and hopefully for the better.
PS. I say this as a non-fan, but as a sportsman.

[1kodumtek7]

It is a pretty damn good record so far.    This includes only La Liga matches by the way. Otherwise for example they couldn't score against Chelsea in the Champions League earlier after that red card you know.

Their attacking power is insanely good even though they are on a different strategy than Real Madrid with players. They are building a team for the future with their skilled youngsters.

Hansi Flick is doing hell of a job with this squad that's for certain.

[fuguebtc]

Real Madrid are currently trying to figure out the exact reason why their players have suffered so many injuries,
as the club believes it's absolutely not normal for a team to suffer 23 injuries already.
@diarioas

Well maybe, just they should have listened to the nutritionist. The woman who complained that she was not allowed to work freely. Many Real Madrid higher ups just told her that she should stay in her lane and not interfere too much with the players diet. She was also told to just not do something and take the salary for free. Now of course, if you are not going to let your nutritionist work properly, the players are going to get injured pretty frequently. And it is definitely not normal to have 23 injuries already. I am actually surprised that they did not act on it or even think about it earlier.

[banana33]

A blunt attack line and a defense that is easy to penetrate are problems that they still cannot solve so far.
Although for the size of an ordinary club it is not too bad but a little different when the situation is faced for Sociedad because after all they have always been one of the dark horse club that are always troublesome and the current conditions are very much different even this is their worst season in the last 5 seasons.
Facing Atletico they will play as home but their home game record is also currently not too good so this will still be very difficult it seems for them.

Let's say that changing coaches midway through the season is a very high risk that may not bring results, but we could instead witness a revolutionary change that, to our complete surprise, could lead to the desired change?
Who can say?
Of course it's not simple, but nothing is impossible.

[promise444c5]

Arda Guler is only 20 years old, and it’s normal that he doesn't have much experience yet, and to some extent it’s normal that he feels pressure from many sides. Xabi trusts him, and i think Arda can be consistent at Real Madrid - or better said, he can become one of Real Madrid’s key players. His performances, not only for Real but also for the national team, are good. His form isn’t always consistently high, but that’s something that can be improved over the years. As long as Xabi is there, Arda Guler will be at Real Madrid too

He needs more playing time to become experienced… Otherwise, he will continue to be average, or close to it if not average. I’m not sure how the current Madrid setup can give him that though,the pressure is high, and the need to get points in every game remains constant.

It might have been better if he were loaned out, but then a replacement could take his place completel and he might lose his relevance at Real Madrid. He’s in a tight situation..If Real Madrid eventually signs a new midfielder, then it would be better for him to go on loan to another club, fmv.

[Alpha Marine]

Arda Güler isn't primarily a playmaker or central midfielder. His normal role is right winger. However, Xabi wants to use him as a playmaker, trusting in his football intelligence and passing ability. But he'll need to play a bit more. He's only 20 and has the ability to play in any position. If he truly adapts to the playmaker role, I'm sure he'll be one of the best in the world, but right now, he's certainly not a Kroos. I think we need to be patient with him. We shouldn't forget he's only 20. Modric wasn't a Real Madrid player when he was 20. We need to trust Arda Güler and be patient with him.

All the times I have watched Arda Guler, he has been more of an attacking winger than a winger to me. I watched him about 5 times when he was in Fenebache, and I have watched him a lot in Madrid; he plays more like an attacking midfielder than a winger.
He doesn't have pace, and he is to an exceptional dribbler. Without either of those qualities, you will struggle as a winger, especially in a club like Madrid. But as a 10, he doesn't need pace or to be the best dribbler on the pitch, as long as he knows how to manipulate the ball properly, create and score chances with ease, he will be okay.

I am ready to be patient with him, but I doubt Madrid would be. If he doesn't perform at the top level in the next season, Madrid might think about letting him go if they see a better replacement. Madrid does not have the patience to let youngsters grow when they're not performing at elite levels. You either start playing as an elite player at a young age or leave, except the manager decides otherwise.

[Republikcoin.com]

It is a pretty damn good record so far.    This includes only La Liga matches by the way. Otherwise for example they couldn't score against Chelsea in the Champions League earlier after that red card you know.

Their attacking power is insanely good even though they are on a different strategy than Real Madrid with players. They are building a team for the future with their skilled youngsters.

Hansi Flick is doing hell of a job with this squad that's for certain.

Tomorrow, Barcelona will be visiting Espanyol, and I'm even more confident that Barcelona will overwhelm the home team and win. Because Barcelona is a team that never misses an opportunity, they will always strive to win every match in La Liga to widen the points gap with their closest rivals, including Real Madrid. And as for Real Madrid themselves, I don't know how they will bounce back in the remainder of the season, as they only have the second half of the season to make significant improvements before it's too late.

[Shineup]

From top 3, the first team to play their match this weekend is Barcelona... They are going to be away against Espanyol tomorrow night. Espanyol are one of the attracting teams with a good level of form recently (5 wins in a row).

However they haven't been able to do much against Barcelona in most of their matches. Not even a win that I remember in a long while. But if they don't get a red card like Villarreal did against Barcelona then the match can be more interesting at least.

On a norm Espanyol is no match for FC Barcelona either with a red card or not that is a direct winning for FC Barcelona if we are expecting Barcelona to drop point I still very much believe it won't be with this kind of teams, to me I still think if the goals are less for Espanyol it should be like 3 goals, because I can see that Barcelona is not yet ready to drop point not now that Real Madrid is desperate to take a lead in the Spanish LA Liga standings so Barcelona won't give room to this underdog teams because if they should let Real Madrid get back to that top then it is a go for them.

[martinom]

Real Madrid as a club will always have crops of good players however the present Real Madrid squared is designed in a lope sided way, like having Kylian Mbappe, Rodrigo, and vinius junior are all left wingers made to play different positions on the field which creates unbalanced squared featuring for the white side and should be known that since exit of Toni Kroos and Modric they've not be able to replace such quality in the midfield, having Jude Bellingham being much offensive,that need central and creative Midfielder to connect the potential of the strikers up front in order for we experience the Real Madrid we all know.

that Real Madrid has always been a great club that has always been able to afford great players and history always repeats itself, obviously these players are sometimes excellent but other times they turn out to be sensational flops, impossible for me to forget Antonio Cassano ahah
This player for me is a really clown, i mean Cassano

[M47AK16]

Xabi Alonso is not managing Real Madrid well, and I think everyone agrees on that. We can see that he still hasn’t been able to solve these issues.

In my opinion, Real Madrid no longer has a squad as high quality as it used to. Some players are simply not suitable for this team and you can clearly see that when you compare them to the old squads.

As for Rodrygo, he is definitely a player who should be playing. There were some problems at the beginning of the season, but I think those issues have now been resolved.

There were too many expectations from him after sacking of legendary Ancelotti, but sadly it's not working and the failure to handle big players and having performance from them. Now as per latest news about Mbappé is creating more problems for him because in case of having poor results, Florentino Pérez will never been hesitated to sack him because all know he is having no patience after having poor results.

Rodrygo is class player, and he needs to be having more playing time while Vinícius Jr position is also creating problem for him. January is already started and few changes are going to be happening to them, Real Madrid surely going to be having some improvement which seems very much necessary otherwise it's going to be worse.

[pusaka]

Real Madrid as a club will always have crops of good players however the present Real Madrid squared is designed in a lope sided way, like having Kylian Mbappe, Rodrigo, and vinius junior are all left wingers made to play different positions on the field which creates unbalanced squared featuring for the white side and should be known that since exit of Toni Kroos and Modric they've not be able to replace such quality in the midfield, having Jude Bellingham being much offensive,that need central and creative Midfielder to connect the potential of the strikers up front in order for we experience the Real Madrid we all know.

Now this is what Real Madrid do not have at the moment, after the departure of Toni Kroos and Modric, they have not found a player who can replace this position. It is very noticeable that the balance in the midfield of REal Madrid has decreased after the departure of these two players. Kroos left first, Modric could still provide balance, but after Modric left they lost it completely.

They must quickly find players who can replace the roles of these two players. Because the balance in the midfield is very important and creative players are needed. Kroos can make a big impact when Real Madrid are stuck.

[blomen]

it seems that there are very few goals expected for the rayo vallecano - getafe match. i haven't seen such a low over 2.5 goals odds in a long time.

[check the odds]

the under 2.5 bet has won in the last 7 matches between these two teams, and i think this streak will continue today. vallecano is the favorite in this match; if you ask me, they'll win 1-0. even though getafe is higher in the league standings, their performance against vallecano hasn't been good.

in my opinion, the most logical bet for this match would be to bet “no” on “both teams to score.”

[el kaka22]

Just because a player is inconsistent somewhere, doesn't make sense to put him in a place where he is consistently bad. Arda needs to be attacking midfield, no question about it. Not saying put him there every game, bench him if you do not want to play him there, and put him in after certain time or if anyone is inured or tired but do not play him anywhere else. That was the issue, I have seen him on right side or closer to defense on midfield etc, all those experiments were wrong.

Either put him on attacking midfield or put him on bench, it's as simple as that. He would be great help coming in later at games when everyone is tired, that way he can pass great, dude has one skill, which is his great passing, let him do that.

[Gost ms]

From top 3, the first team to play their match this weekend is Barcelona... They are going to be away against Espanyol tomorrow night. Espanyol are one of the attracting teams with a good level of form recently (5 wins in a row).

However they haven't been able to do much against Barcelona in most of their matches. Not even a win that I remember in a long while. But if they don't get a red card like Villarreal did against Barcelona then the match can be more interesting at least.

Espanyol has improved their performance a lot. They are performing much better this season compared to the previous season. Espanyol is going through a very good period of time at the moment. However, their good period may not be the same with Barcelona. Because Espanyol's defense is very tough, they are able to stay on the field, Barcelona knows very well how to break the opponent's defense. Barcelona's defense is very strong, they are performing very well this season and their current position is very good.

[ndutndut]

Tomorrow, Barcelona will be visiting Espanyol, and I'm even more confident that Barcelona will overwhelm the home team and win. Because Barcelona is a team that never misses an opportunity, they will always strive to win every match in La Liga to widen the points gap with their closest rivals, including Real Madrid. And as for Real Madrid themselves, I don't know how they will bounce back in the remainder of the season, as they only have the second half of the season to make significant improvements before it's too late.

The Catalan derby is always exciting, even though Barcelona is heavily favored. However they need to be cautious against Espanyol as Espanyol will undoubtedly capitalize on this match to secure a win or at least a draw given their home advantage.

For Barcelona ​​even if this match ends in a draw or loss they will remain at the top even if Real Madrid wins against Real Betis. Barcelona has a four point lead over Real Madrid, so if that scenario occurs the gap will still be one point keeping Barca at the top of the standings. However Barcelona will not waste this opportunity to maintain their lead against Espanyol by going all out to defeat Espanyol. Week 19 of La Liga will be exciting as both Barcelona and Real Madrid will be looking to secure their first win of the year.

[Nheer]

From top 3, the first team to play their match this weekend is Barcelona... They are going to be away against Espanyol tomorrow night. Espanyol are one of the attracting teams with a good level of form recently (5 wins in a row).

However they haven't been able to do much against Barcelona in most of their matches. Not even a win that I remember in a long while. But if they don't get a red card like Villarreal did against Barcelona then the match can be more interesting at least.

They have been excellent in their last 5 La Liga games making it 5 league wins in their last 5 games but they lost in the Copa Del Rey against a second division team Baleares which makes it 1 loss and 5 wins in last 6 games in all competitions.
Espanyol is a strong team currently performing well winning against even strong teams but it seems Barcelona have a much better form right now. Barcelona have not lost a game in the league since losing to Real Madrid, it's an incredible form.

Based on past meetings, Barcelona have mostly dominates and currently they have a better form but Espanyol won't be as easy as they think even with their form, Espanyol being the home team gives them advantage to play better and even if Barcelona end up winning they won't win easy.