La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[bastisisca]

In this game, they have done good job despite better ball control and aggression from Barcelona, from start till end things were not favourable and many were sure they are going to face defeat, but they stayed positive and having good win which gave them good morale for staying positive mode and have good chance of fighting for UEFA competition spot.

They played an amazing match, it's a shame about the red card, but they beat Barcelona, who are currently the strongest team in La Liga. They absolutely must be proud of themselves and aim high without being afraid to dream big. Because if you dream big you can achieve big results

[Daniel91]

A really good test is waiting for Arbeloa in 3 days... Real Madrid are going to play away against Villarrreal in the La Liga. This isn't an easy game at all for them honestly.

However the good thing for them is that they are getting better in performance day by day! They just demolished Monaco by 6-1 in the Champions League.

Villarreal are technically a way better team than Monaco in general of the season. But let's see...

I think it is too early, after only 1 game, to draw such conclusions.
The situation at Real is not good, they recently sacked the coach due to poor performances and results and his conflict with the main players.
Last week they suffered a disastrous defeat against a second division team in the Spanish Cup.
They are still second in the Spanish league, behind Barcelona.
A change in atmosphere and mood with a new coach sometimes helps the team, but such effects are usually short-lived. It remains to be seen whether the new coach really has the authority and vision to help the team achieve the planned goals and results this season.

[dollyamo]

Barcelona performance was very good against Real Sociedad but they don't have good striker that can be pressing very well to score for them, I notice that if Rafinha is not in the squad he will be very difficult for Barcelona to achieve a three point all the wining stream that Barcelona have been doing if you see it you will definitely no that is Rafinha that is helping them alot now that is absence the clubs is not doing well and lose complete three point in the league competition given real madrid opportunity to get close to them in the league competition this season.

Let see how they performance will be in the Champions League tomorrow because I notice that Barcelona have not be perfect in the Champions League this season and now that they miss there key player Rafinha I don't think if they can achieve three point tomorrow and they really need to get the point.

Barcelona played well but not very well, the two goals disallowed unfortunately made them demoralize.
Even the best suffer setbacks, i see a good thing in this, hope is rekindled and therefore the championship with Real Madrid's point behind, the Ligue has had a lively season.
Can Real Madrid snatch the title from Barcelona?

[cande86]

I know the decision seems very controversial, so to say, but we also must put into consideration the fact that every decision that a referee makes is at the referee's diplomacy based on the ethics of his profession and at such I can't blame the referee because it was the VAR that also aided him in making that decision after closely scrutinizing the position of the affected player.
Over time, as the rule keeps evolving it becomes very difficult for referees to make these decisions especially when it has to do with offsides and that's why we often encounter conflicting decisions from different referees in different leagues all over Europe.

Coaches are not always able to make the right decisions, clearly those who referee in the top leagues are much more prepared than those who play in leagues that are not at the top and then when they go to international levels they don't do well but that's how it is, they too have to be..

[Gost ms]

This defeat must have been painful for Barcelona, especially since they were confident of winning the match.

With this loss, the points gap with Real Madrid has narrowed. The title race has become more intense and nerve wracking. For Real Madrid, this is a valuable opportunity that must not be missed, they must be able to win the upcoming matches. It is not impossible for them to climb to the top of the standings if Barcelona suffers another loss or draw.

One point is the present difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid that is a very small gap and can be flipped anytime by Real Madrid. Barcelona have better attacking power but Real Madrid have less conceded goals which show opposite strength and weakness of two competitors. Barcelona still lead La Liga but they must play very careful with this small gap that does not give them any safe first position till the season ending with many matches in remaining months.

Although the difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very small, only 1 point. However, it seems that Real Madrid may not be able to leave Barcelona behind in the few matches recently. Because Real Madrid's position is currently very bad and their performance is very bad. Especially Real Madrid's defense is very weak at the moment. In this regard, Barcelona's offensive part is in a very strong situation and every player of Barcelona is in very good form. Maybe after a few more matches, we will see something more interesting, but this may not happen at the moment.

[changaa]

Sometimes if you are not destiny to win a game, you will be playing the best kick, the best shot and the best header but you will not win. Ever before this particular match I was having confident that Barcelona will secure this victory easily, but unfortunately it turns opposite direction. Barcelona really have to stand up to defend themselves as they are the current champion, Barcelona have to be strong to maintain this position because I consider this point as insignificant compared to what real madrid can do to them. No one thought that Barcelona will be defeated in this match, at least by now they should be a lesson for every team, no more underestimating no matter how team is performing.

Barcelona have been very unlucky, clearly you can't always win matches but this is certainly not something to blame them for, now they have to go and see what future fixtures have in store for them and not think too much about it, they have to move on.

[Inwestour]

They played an amazing match, it's a shame about the red card, but they beat Barcelona, who are currently the strongest team in La Liga. They absolutely must be proud of themselves and aim high without being afraid to dream big. Because if you dream big you can achieve big results

They most likely will not even be able to reach the European cup zone this season, because they are currently in mid table and are eight points behind sixth place. That is too much, and a few good games will not change the fact that this season can be considered a failure for them. Although if you take into account that they have climbed to the middle of the table, then at the moment it is not that bad.

[Hanadawa]

Although the difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very small, only 1 point. However, it seems that Real Madrid may not be able to leave Barcelona behind in the few matches recently. Because Real Madrid's position is currently very bad and their performance is very bad. Especially Real Madrid's defense is very weak at the moment. In this regard, Barcelona's offensive part is in a very strong situation and every player of Barcelona is in very good form. Maybe after a few more matches, we will see something more interesting, but this may not happen at the moment.

Real Madrid won 2-0 against Levante. They also defeated Monaco 6-1 in the Champions League. This sends a message to us all that Real Madrid is still Barcelona's toughest rival in the race for the La Liga trophy this season. Currently, with only a one-point difference, Real Madrid has a very good chance of overtaking Barcelona. Barcelona often makes blunders, losing to underdogs. Real Madrid also lost embarrassingly to a Segunda B team, but that wasn't a league match. They also lost to Celta Vigo in a league match, but I think Barcelona often underperforms against underdogs. And this is what worries me about Barcelona's current position. I think Real Madrid still has a great chance of winning La Liga. In fact, I favored Real Madrid to win La Liga this season. But Alonso's dismissal was beyond my expectations. Even though their chances have decreased, I still put Madrid at the top of my list of candidates for La Liga title this season.

[Not your key not your BTC]

A really good test is waiting for Arbeloa in 3 days... Real Madrid are going to play away against Villarrreal in the La Liga. This isn't an easy game at all for them honestly.

However the good thing for them is that they are getting better in performance day by day! They just demolished Monaco by 6-1 in the Champions League.

Villarreal are technically a way better team than Monaco in general of the season. But let's see...

I see Real Madrid's performance improving under Arbeloa. Arbeloa employs different tactics than Xabi Alonso. Under Arbeloa, Real Madrid's players appear compact and don't emphasize individual action. In the match against Monaco, all Real Madrid players appeared united, especially Vinicius. Previously, he was always selfish and didn't want to pass the ball to his teammates. However, in the match against Monaco, Vinicius provided passes and didn't force himself to score. So, with Real Madrid's performance like that in the match against Monaco, the match against Villarreal should not be difficult for Real Madrid to win because Arbeloa is starting to find the right tactics to implement.

[dezoel]

Barcelona may feel like they did deserve the win, and they might be right about it too, nobody can question it. Offside or not, feeling unjust is a feeling you are welcomed to feel.

But now that they felt it, they need to also realize that the gap is only one point right now and they need to do something about it, and need to keep on winning. If they get even one more tie before Real Madrid loses points, then they are going to go to second place and it would be much harder this time to get back to top.

[1kodumtek7]

A really easy fixture is ahead for Barcelona in the La Liga. It is a home matchup against Real Oviedo. It is technically like a free win considering how bad their opponent is now by being at the bottom of the standings.

Right before that one they are away against Slavia Praha in the Champions League of course. I guess Barcelona would destroy both of them by big score gaps. They would do what they couldn't against Real Sociedad despite finding tons of opportunities.

[Egii Nna]

In this game, they have done good job despite better ball control and aggression from Barcelona, from start till end things were not favourable and many were sure they are going to face defeat, but they stayed positive and having good win which gave them good morale for staying positive mode and have good chance of fighting for UEFA competition spot.

They played an amazing match, it's a shame about the red card, but they beat Barcelona, who are currently the strongest team in La Liga. They absolutely must be proud of themselves and aim high without being afraid to dream big. Because if you dream big you can achieve big results

Real Sociedad really did their best, even though we all know that the game was not easy for them, and they tried their best to see they secure that win. Although no one was expecting them to win, because it has been a while that we saw Barcelona lose a game, they lost this one.

To me, I see it as a better opportunity for Real Madrid to be more serious in their performance. Maybe they will be able to meet up to the top in the table again, as they are just a point below Barcelona.

[Adbitco]

I can't wrap my mind around the fact that Villarreal has official dropped out of the UEFA Champion's League with only one point in the last 7 matches yet in the same season they are seated in the 3rd positions in la Liga with 41 points after 19 matches. Make this make sense.
I think Real Madrid will likely win the upcoming match. Tonight's result in the UCL is a boost to their confidence.

It happens sometimes though, a team can perform well in the champions league or Europa league and be playing nonsense in the league and sometimes a team can perform well in the league and be playing nonsense in the champions league or Europa league. Just last season we saw what happened to Tottenham and Manchester United in the EPL were both teams were shit but performed well in the Europa league even played the finals against each other, although there's a big difference between both competitions, I mean the UCL and the Europa league but I'm just trying to use it as an instance since they are both cup games.

[liasbaa]

This defeat must have been painful for Barcelona, especially since they were confident of winning the match.

With this loss, the points gap with Real Madrid has narrowed. The title race has become more intense and nerve wracking. For Real Madrid, this is a valuable opportunity that must not be missed, they must be able to win the upcoming matches. It is not impossible for them to climb to the top of the standings if Barcelona suffers another loss or draw.

One point is the present difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid that is a very small gap and can be flipped anytime by Real Madrid. Barcelona have better attacking power but Real Madrid have less conceded goals which show opposite strength and weakness of two competitors. Barcelona still lead La Liga but they must play very careful with this small gap that does not give them any safe first position till the season ending with many matches in remaining months.

Although the difference in points between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very small, only 1 point. However, it seems that Real Madrid may not be able to leave Barcelona behind in the few matches recently. Because Real Madrid's position is currently very bad and their performance is very bad. Especially Real Madrid's defense is very weak at the moment. In this regard, Barcelona's offensive part is in a very strong situation and every player of Barcelona is in very good form. Maybe after a few more matches, we will see something more interesting, but this may not happen at the moment.

You are speaking the truth. I agree with you but Real Madrid are showing signs of change in their players after the new manager took over. We can only assume that after their 6-1 win over Monaco. Real Madrid achieved this result in the Champions League match and are in second place in the table with 15 points. Although this impressive performance of Real Madrid is good news for the fans, many are skeptical about their internal changes because they are a very uncertain team. Just like Barcelona players are trusted by many, betting on Real Madrid is very risky.

[redsun114]

Let's focus more on Villarreal because this your observation is very strong to over look. 3rd on the log tells so much that Villarreal will be dominating the other teams in the champions league but when you see their position it becomes surprising, like they're not serious with the champions league or have they given up already? If yes that they have given up, can they try to win the La Liga title? If they can't continue with the amount of pressure from the UCL.

They gave Ajax numerous opportunities and lost the game towards the end. It was a bad game for Villarreal. They will play against Real Madrid this weekend, and as we saw in this match, they are making a lot of defensive mistakes. I thought Real Madrid would struggle against them, but I guess I was wrong. Real Madrid will score at least three goals against this team. Real Madrid is gradually improving its performance in Spain. It seems like Villarreal won't pose a major problem for them.

Yellow Submarine sinks because from the start till ending, they were looking not good, their performance is losing rhythm, things are getting worst with second home defeat in champions league and third defeat in last seven games with their next opponent is Real Madrid which is picking momentum and have good performance in their game with scoring 6 goals.

Both worst sides of this season in champions league were entertaining with after this win, Ajax is now alive for having spot into knockout but Villarreal needs to re-establish themselves because if they fail their impressive season in La Liga can also go in wrong way, even they have good chance for staying in top four with difference is 7 points from the 5th spotted team.

[Razmirraz]

A really easy fixture is ahead for Barcelona in the La Liga. It is a home matchup against Real Oviedo. It is technically like a free win considering how bad their opponent is now by being at the bottom of the standings.

Right before that one they are away against Slavia Praha in the Champions League of course. I guess Barcelona would destroy both of them by big score gaps. They would do what they couldn't against Real Sociedad despite finding tons of opportunities.

Before facing Real Oviedo, Barcelona must focus on a more important match in the Champions League. Barcelona fate in the League Phase will be determined by the results of their final two matches against Slavia Prague and FC Copenhagen. If they fail to win one of these matches, they are at risk of not qualifying for the knockout round automatically and will have to take part in the play-off round.

So, in conclusion, Hansi Flick must devote all his thoughts and abilities to focusing more on the Champions League if he doesn't want to risk his fate in the play-off round. Mathematically, Barcelona can easily win against Slavia because they have not won even once, and Real Oviedo is also not much different from Slavia. Barcelona can capitalize on this opportunity and must not underestimate their opponents. They must bounce back after their poor result against Real Sociedad.

[MAAManda]

A really easy fixture is ahead for Barcelona in the La Liga. It is a home matchup against Real Oviedo. It is technically like a free win considering how bad their opponent is now by being at the bottom of the standings.

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Based on the odds, there's no doubt that Barcelona will win this match. The question is for handicap betting, Barcelona bettors must choose -1,5 to get at least @1,83 odds. This means that to win the handicap bet, Barcelona must win by 3 goals, something they failed to do in their last meeting with Oviedo. I personally wouldn't bet on this match because of the dilemma with the options available, I believe Barcelona will win but the odds are small, but if it goes to the handicap, I doubt Barcelona will achieve it.

[martinom]

It could be said that Barcelona was unlucky in this match. Despite their positive performance in recent weeks, they were defeated by Real Sociedad and lost the chance to get three points.
It was a defeat that was not expected because Barcelona were quite confident that they could beat Real Sociedad, but instead they had to lose due to the referee's controversial decision that annulled 2 goals Yamal and Lopez, which made barcelona unable to win this match.

With this defeat the gap between Barcelona and real madrid is very thin. The race for the title is getting more exciting.

This is the good and the bad at the same time as football, I expected a win in fact I had bet on Barcelona and instead it ended this way.
I wouldn't blame the referee for the disallowed goals, they just weren't regular, even if they were good plays.
Real Madrid right now have a chance to leapfrog Barcelona by playing well in the next few games.

[LUCKMCFLY]

You are speaking the truth. I agree with you but Real Madrid are showing signs of change in their players after the new manager took over.

I've been very critical of Vini, in fact I hadn't seen what Arbeloa is showing, and it's that he only needs flanks to score goals, not to defend, in part he's made me change my mind , and look at the projection of Vini and Mbappé, it's totally attacking, I see that he no longer goes to the side to defend where an attack is neglected and that's why they looked a bit slow , maybe Madrid is recovering its essence.

[Danica22]

In this game, they have done good job despite better ball control and aggression from Barcelona, from start till end things were not favourable and many were sure they are going to face defeat, but they stayed positive and having good win which gave them good morale for staying positive mode and have good chance of fighting for UEFA competition spot.

They played an amazing match, it's a shame about the red card, but they beat Barcelona, who are currently the strongest team in La Liga. They absolutely must be proud of themselves and aim high without being afraid to dream big. Because if you dream big you can achieve big results

This is the biggest achievement of Real sociedad this season. Sociedad's performance has been very inconsistent this season. I never imagined that this team would beat barcelona. I lost my bet on this match. Barcelona managed to score only one goal. Losing  3 points in this match has reduced their points gap with real madrid. Barcelona is now  ahead of Madrid by only 1 point. If barcelona loses points in any of the next matches , they will also lose the top  spot in the table. Every next match is very important for barcelona. If they cannot continue their winning streak , barcelona will not be able to stay at the top of the table.