La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Shadiq]

If Barcelona want to maintain their four point gap with Real Madrid then Barcelona must win this match. Four points gap is not that big, today Barcelona will play against Espanyol and tomorrow Real Madrid will play against Real Betis. The difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona, they both want to keep themselves ahead, we always see such competitive situations between them. If Barcelona loses today's match then Real Madrid will come very close to them, I think Real Madrid can easily win against Real Betis. Now let's see how their matches go, I don't think Barcelona will easily break their current 4 point gap.

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

[jakdanyel]

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

Even though bookmakers see it that way I also don't see it that clear for Real Madrid. Betis are never a team that should be underestimated. Especially while there is a vulnerable Real Madrid these days.

Besides maybe Betis beat them only once in their last 10 matches but there are 5 draws as well. Maybe they can get a draw once again while Real Madrid aren't convincing enough especially in defense. In summary I wouldn't bet on Real Madrid yet.

[Pandu Geddon]

We know Barcelona is still favored, but they also need to be cautious. Barcelona may need to take a look at Atletico and Betis, who also lost at home to Espanyol. They are not a weak team, but they can also have bad luck when facing Espanyol. Barcelona is definitely in better condition and performance than the other teams, but hopefully they won't experience a deadlock and frustration in the upcoming match.

Surely, Barcelona are the favourites and they will almost certainly win against Espanyol. Espanyol will try to increase their points and Barcelona will try to reach a safer height. Barca closest rivals Real Madrid are only 4 points behind them. Barca will want to increase their points by another 3 with this win. Barcelona have come a long way in their chances of winning the trophy and they are performing better at the moment. But the opponent should never be considered weak. Espanyol is a strong team and they have the skills to win against stronger teams than them.

Sometimes we are surprised by a match that we initially thought we were almost certain to win. So I don’t want to think that Barcelona's chances are guaranteed. Every team plays to win the match. They all need points to compete with other teams. So no one will want to lose. 
Madrid will face Betis, and the situation might not be much different from Barcelona. If both win, the situation in the standings won’t change.

[Majestic-milf]

 CELTA Vigo opened the new year with a flourish, defeating Valencia 4-1 who has the opportunity to open their account with a penalty in the early stages of the game only for Pepelu to miss it. It's safe to say that this new year would be packed with a lot of action and now that CELTA have won and Bilbao are currently being held to a goalless draw, let's see if Barcelona can thrill us with goals and further extend their lead at the top.

[Minor Miner]

In the first half, Osasuna played very well. We have seen Osasuna perform well in most of the home matches. On the other hand, the performance of the opponent Athletic Club is very irregular. They are trying to score against Osasuna but are not successful. Athletic Club will try to dominate in the second half. But it will be very difficult to score against Osasuna today. Osasuna's players are confident and each player is playing very well in their position.

Osasuna's performance in the first half  was good. And they were able to take a 1-0 lead. But I was very surprised by their performance in the second half. They played very badly. Osasuna probably  wanted to end the match 1-0 . But even then they failed. The match ended 1-1.

In the second half, osasuna had 49% ball possession and only managed to make  2 shots. Athletic bilbao's players controlled the match in the second half. If Osasuna had not played so badly defensively, the match would have been more enjoyable and ssasuna would have had a chance  to win. But osasuna did not want  to take any risks. They are  happy with earning 1 point.

[Akbarkoe]

There are four Matches in LaLiga today but Espanyol vs Barcelona Match will be the most watched match of the day.Celta Vigo 4-1 Valencia. From the stats of the match Valencia possessed ball more but lack scoring power and their defense was weak. Osasuna vs Athletic Club game is just starting about 6 minutes ago. Osasuna looks dominating the game. Fans are waiting for the Barcelona game.

Possession of the ball does not always solve the problems in the matches that are carried out, it often happens and we see in this Valencia match that Valencia does not have a decent defense and also an attack that can make Celta Vigo submit easily, just the opposite if we look at the whole match, 16 shots they took and 4 aimed at the goalkeeper but only 1 resulted in a goal, it was the opposite as Celta did he made 6 opportunities from 13 shots and 4 entered Valencia, obviously this difference alone can show that Valencia's defense is weak.

[1kodumtek7]

There are a few hours to go for Espanyol - Barcelona. It is a new year and I think Barcelona will continue showing their great scoring performance in this year as well.  

Espanyol have never been that lucky against them for long years. Sometimes they managed to run away with 1 point. But tonight I don't think it will happen. As long as Yamal and Raphinha are playing side by side Barcelona's scoring effort wouldn't drop down highly.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

Real Madrid in latest weeks looked to lose their fuel and momentum but with many star players, they will come back soon. They have mandatory task to return to winning and best performances as soon as possible because Barcelona are strong and can win next matches so that they're able to take advantage of any bad match of Real Madrid for expanding point difference bigger and bigger.

The La Liga competition is still closely between Barcelona and Real Madrid with disadvantage is on Real Madrid side, and if they won't improve soon, they will fall farther behind Barcelona. It will make their competition with Barcelona become more hopelessly if Barcelona manage to dominate other clubs in La Liga in remaining months.

[Iranus]

Villarreal will probably take revenge for their defeat against Barcelona today against Elche. 

They were able to take the lead in just 6 minutes of the match. Alverto Moleiro scored a wonderful goal in the sixth minute of the match. Villarreal lost 2-0 against Barcelona in the last match. Before that, they continued their winning streak for a long time. Villarreal does not want to move away from the title race so quickly. I am sure that they will earn 3 points in today's match somehow. My guess is that Villarreal will win today by at least 2 goals.

[GiftedMAN]

There are a few hours to go for Espanyol - Barcelona. It is a new year and I think Barcelona will continue showing their great scoring performance in this year as well.  

Espanyol have never been that lucky against them for long years. Sometimes they managed to run away with 1 point. But tonight I don't think it will happen. As long as Yamal and Raphinha are playing side by side Barcelona's scoring effort wouldn't drop down highly.

Espanyol Vs Barcelona game is a derby match and as always, we all know how derby games are always tough. Barcelona clearly stands in a better position to win but that doesn't mean that Espanyol can't get anything out of the game. I'll be watching the game with the mindset that Barcelona will win but will also be open to a result that'll give Espanyol at least a point.
I'll be happy if Barcelona drop points in this game because I honestly want Real Madrid to overtake them in the Spanish La Liga standings

[abaeze]

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

Real Madrid in latest weeks looked to lose their fuel and momentum but with many star players, they will come back soon. They have mandatory task to return to winning and best performances as soon as possible because Barcelona are strong and can win next matches so that they're able to take advantage of any bad match of Real Madrid for expanding point difference bigger and bigger.

The La Liga competition is still closely between Barcelona and Real Madrid with disadvantage is on Real Madrid side, and if they won't improve soon, they will fall farther behind Barcelona. It will make their competition with Barcelona become more hopelessly if Barcelona manage to dominate other clubs in La Liga in remaining months.

To be honest, the pressure is clearly on Real Madrid at the moment. But Real Madrid's history shows that they are at their most dangerous when everyone thinks they are finished. However, the battle for the title is not over yet, because Real Madrid's ability to come back is much greater than any other team. It is true that if Barcelona can consistently win the "matches that need to be won", then every mistake by Real will be like a double punishment. However, Espanyol always go into the derby with a slightly different mentality, so if something goes wrong, Real Madrid's gain will be more than Barcelona's loss.

[KTChampions]

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

If you look at it "on paper", Espanyol has 5 points more than Betis, plus Real is playing at home and Barcelona is away. This looks like a more difficult task for Barcelona, ​​but Real Madrid will be without Mbappé, so it's really unclear how things will work out. It's possible, on the contrary, that Real Madrid will secure an easy, big win without Mbappé, as Betis' players won't know who to be most wary of, and Real Madrid has plenty of attacking players.

[Different patterns]

If Barcelona want to maintain their four point gap with Real Madrid then Barcelona must win this match. Four points gap is not that big, today Barcelona will play against Espanyol and tomorrow Real Madrid will play against Real Betis. The difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona, they both want to keep themselves ahead, we always see such competitive situations between them. If Barcelona loses today's match then Real Madrid will come very close to them, I think Real Madrid can easily win against Real Betis. Now let's see how their matches go, I don't think Barcelona will easily break their current 4 point gap.

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

It's obvious that Barcelona are trying hard to maintain that position as the 1st team on the table and they way I am seeing it they are not going to lose 3 points just like that to any club in this competition, because since the day they have topped the table, they have been consistent in winning their games against any club in the competition as for Real Madrid even if they are able to work on the issues they have now,  and are consistent in their remaining games they really need to start praying for Barcelona to lose points so they can top the table again and it's not just enough to top the table, because they were topping the table before,  it's important they learn how to maintain it

[Abu-Naim]

Villarreal will probably take revenge for their defeat against Barcelona today against Elche. 

They were able to take the lead in just 6 minutes of the match. Alverto Moleiro scored a wonderful goal in the sixth minute of the match. Villarreal lost 2-0 against Barcelona in the last match. Before that, they continued their winning streak for a long time. Villarreal does not want to move away from the title race so quickly. I am sure that they will earn 3 points in today's match somehow. My guess is that Villarreal will win today by at least 2 goals.

Elche wasen't performing bad either in their previous games, they have the high chance of winning this matvh if the statistcs is to be used to predict the outcome because thet also want to move up even though they are not too strong to go for the title, they can try to qualify to play European competition next season be it the Europa League or the Confrence league.

The first half of the game is played well with mix feelings because Elche played really well as home team to dominate the entire game, while Villarreal was just fortunate to use the opportunities they have to score two early goals; these goals are very helpful for them because Elche looks very serious, they are trying their best to level up the score as early as possible which if care is not taken will happen unless if Villareal coach will cordinate his players deffensively to defend the goal and attarking wise to keep using their opportunities.

[Hvdv]

Real Madrid's situation is not conducive to an easy win against Real Betis. They are going through a very critical period right now, so every match is difficult for them now. Barcelona have found a relatively easy opponent compared to Real Madrid, so I think Espanyol will not be a big obstacle for Barcelona during their continuity. Maybe the gap of 4 points will be maintained and Barcelona will still occupy the top spot. I will definitely be interested to see how much Xabi Alonso's team returns after a few days off.

If you look at it "on paper", Espanyol has 5 points more than Betis, plus Real is playing at home and Barcelona is away. This looks like a more difficult task for Barcelona, ​​but Real Madrid will be without Mbappé, so it's really unclear how things will work out. It's possible, on the contrary, that Real Madrid will secure an easy, big win without Mbappé, as Betis' players won't know who to be most wary of, and Real Madrid has plenty of attacking players.

Speaking of the Real Madrid match, Real Madrid will be playing at home. It will be a tough away game for Betis. I'm sure Real Madrid will find a solution to Mbappé's absence. They have many forward options with attacking players like Vinicius and Rodrygo. Even without Mbappé, I'm sure Xabi can fill that position with another player. As for the Barcelona match, it will start soon, and I expect a win from them as well. I don't think either team will drop points this week.

[SquallLeonhart]

The gap is only four points at the moment, which is not a lot if Real Madrid could fix itself and keeps on winning, I am sure Barcelona will eventually lose points because no team will go 100% win rate for the rest of the season, so all Real Madrid needs to do is lose five less points than Barcelona. If they win, and wait until Barcelona loses points, then the pressure will be on Barcelona and that possibility is very real.

The real trouble is that we are going to see this being a much larger deal with something that will be getting a lot better return for sure. If we can see Real Madrid get wins back to back, they will get closer without a doubt because there will come a moment where Barcelona will end up losing points.

[GbitG]

There are a few hours to go for Espanyol - Barcelona. It is a new year and I think Barcelona will continue showing their great scoring performance in this year as well.  

Espanyol have never been that lucky against them for long years. Sometimes they managed to run away with 1 point. But tonight I don't think it will happen. As long as Yamal and Raphinha are playing side by side Barcelona's scoring effort wouldn't drop down highly.

Yeah obviously this won't be happens because the Catalan giant is in supreme mode, and they will definitely try to get the victory to maintain his spot at league standings. There is no doubt that Espanol is also looking good like their recent performance is appreciable, but we should also need to look on the other side like towards Barcelona because they are dominator of season as well as they are pushing hard to maximize the point gap with 2nd competitor.....

However, I think Barcelona will get the victory in easy way because all of their key player will be available especially Pedri. His presence can definitely surge the chance of winning. Anyway let's see what happens next.

Barcelona 4 - 1 Espanol
What will be your prediction.
Let me know Guys?

[Jewan420]

Speaking of the Real Madrid match, Real Madrid will be playing at home. It will be a tough away game for Betis. I'm sure Real Madrid will find a solution to Mbappé's absence. They have many forward options with attacking players like Vinicius and Rodrygo. Even without Mbappé, I'm sure Xabi can fill that position with another player. As for the Barcelona match, it will start soon, and I expect a win from them as well. I don't think either team will drop points this week.

Yes, it is certain that it is not possible for any team to make a 100% winning record in 21 matches. Barcelona will definitely drop points and create an opportunity for Real Madrid. To take that opportunity, Real Madrid will have to make a 100% winning record, which is not easy for them either.

Barcelona now has a good team, while Real Madrid is in a critical situation. So Barcelona will be ahead in terms of fighting for the time being. We cannot say yet what will happen towards the end of the season, but it is conceivable that Real Madrid will return. Now they will have to focus more on consistency, they need to win now anyway. I do not see any risky situation for either team this week, but both matches are very risky for betting.

[Phoenix Anka]

Villarreal will probably take revenge for their defeat against Barcelona today against Elche. 

They were able to take the lead in just 6 minutes of the match. Alverto Moleiro scored a wonderful goal in the sixth minute of the match. Villarreal lost 2-0 against Barcelona in the last match. Before that, they continued their winning streak for a long time. Villarreal does not want to move away from the title race so quickly. I am sure that they will earn 3 points in today's match somehow. My guess is that Villarreal will win today by at least 2 goals.

Elche wasen't performing bad either in their previous games, they have the high chance of winning this matvh if the statistcs is to be used to predict the outcome because thet also want to move up even though they are not too strong to go for the title, they can try to qualify to play European competition next season be it the Europa League or the Confrence league.

The first half of the game is played well with mix feelings because Elche played really well as home team to dominate the entire game, while Villarreal was just fortunate to use the opportunities they have to score two early goals; these goals are very helpful for them because Elche looks very serious, they are trying their best to level up the score as early as possible which if care is not taken will happen unless if Villareal coach will cordinate his players deffensively to defend the goal and attarking wise to keep using their opportunities.

Villarreal scored their third goal away at Elche. They are now 3-1 up and if they continue like this, a win is almost guaranteed, as there is very little time left in the 90 minutes. Villarreal are still in the Champions League race, so these away wins are very important for them. They will somehow manage to win their home games, but away games are more crucial.

[Akbarkoe]

Villarreal will probably take revenge for their defeat against Barcelona today against Elche. 

They were able to take the lead in just 6 minutes of the match. Alverto Moleiro scored a wonderful goal in the sixth minute of the match. Villarreal lost 2-0 against Barcelona in the last match. Before that, they continued their winning streak for a long time. Villarreal does not want to move away from the title race so quickly. I am sure that they will earn 3 points in today's match somehow. My guess is that Villarreal will win today by at least 2 goals.

The score is now 2-1 and Villareal is still ahead for now, they are ambitious to stay competitive at the top of the standings, they have to accept the defeat from Barcelona because they have not been able to beat Barcelona, ​​but this match could potentially be a draw if they cannot maintain the lead of the match, seeing Elche is quite persistent in attacking to catch up with their score, currently Elche continues to play an aggressive match and shows that they want to score another goal, Villarreal seems under pressure, I think they are quite calm because they defend more than they attack.

As I write this, Villarreal's score has increased, and it is now 3-1 to Villarreal.