La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Uhde]

barcelona seems like a different team without raphinha. barcelona has lost a few games this season, and they all have one thing in common: raphinha wasn't in the starting lineup for any of them. it's never good for a team to rely on a single player to carry the load. if the team falters without raphinha, opponents may try to injure him or take him out of the game. raphinha is a good player for the team, but the team also needs to know how to manage without him. it's a very interesting statistic that they haven't lost a single game with raphinha. only in the chelsea game did raphinha come on as a substitute, and they lost that game. but chelsea was already leading 2-0 before raphinha came on. it's very impressive that an attacking player can change the balance of the team so much.

Yeah so true. Raphinha is a pure Brazilian talent doing truly amazing things. as you mentioned Barcelona has lost three times in total this season and Raphinha was missing in all three. i don't think that’s a coincidence.

[Not your key not your BTC]

Where is the injustice in your opinion? Vini was clearly fouled in the penalty box by a Real Sociedad player, the referee's decision was correct to give a penalty here, so I hope you correct your sentence about this, because clearly the referee made the right decision.

The referee should have been more observant, as it was clear that Vinicius deliberately leaning his foot against the leg of a Real Sociedad player. But the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid. I sometimes don't understand referee decisions in La Liga, as there have been fouls in several matches, far more significant than this incident with Vinicinus inside the penalty area, but the referee ignored them. Worse, after checking the VAR, the referee still deemed there was no foul.

[Queen uloma]

Atletico Madrid will win this match, why I’m saying so is because they are very strong, they won Barcelona 4:0 and that win has given them the energy and the boost to do more better, lookman has brought more brightness to the team and they have more strength to fight in every match. I will create time so I can watch this match it will be interesting especially since Atletico Madrid are playing away. Ever since lookman joined Atletico Madrid I just developed special love for them maybe because his from same country with me. I’m wishing them good luck in today’s match.

[Hypnotizer]

Barcelona seriously need that win against Girona tomorrow to still maintain their stance at the top of Laliga, and I heard someone saying their lost against Atletico Madrid was because Raphinha wasn’t in the game! I don’t know how true is this but if it is so..then they might  still find it difficult against Girona also since Raphinha wouldn’t probably play the game also.

Like really? Are you literally saying that Barcelona success now rely on single player?

Point of correction, mind you…“I” didn’t said so.

You should go back to what you quoted and read again, I said I “heard” someone else saying so and the person in question is a Barcelona fan and judging by what he said, I said if it is true then they might find it a bit hard again in their next match against Girona..

Raphinha is the new Messi in the team now right? I know every player has impact on the team and when they're missing, the gap will be notice but that doesn't mean Barcelona can not perform without having Raphinha on the pitch. Quite alright, he's good and can score at every opportunity but saying his presence could have prevented Barcelona defeat against Athletico Madrid is a total trash.

You should read this Article from Mundo Deportivo…

https://m.allfootballapp.com/amp/news/Headline/Mundo-Deportivo-Raphinha-extremely-important-to-Barcelonas-defensive-tactics/4337363

Has Barcelona never lost a match when Raphinha is featured in?

You should know how important Raphinha is to the team, Barcelona have lost a total of six matches this season five of which Raphinha wasn’t featured in, only the match against Chelsea in the Champions League was he featured in which they lost, and he came into that game as a substitute..

He came to the team not long ago and would probably leave in the future. He's nothing but ordinary player just like others. If Barcelona can not win game without him, then I'm afraid for them seriously. Madrid has just overtaken them to top the table, Barcelona is expected to claim back their position if they win Girona tomorrow.

Raphinha isn't just an ordinary player as you’re trying to portray it! Raphinha is very important for the team right now and that doesn’t mean they can’t win a game without him, they still can but don’t  underrate his crucial role in the squad..

[sotelorene]

Where is the injustice in your opinion? Vini was clearly fouled in the penalty box by a Real Sociedad player, the referee's decision was correct to give a penalty here, so I hope you correct your sentence about this, because clearly the referee made the right decision.

The referee should have been more observant, as it was clear that Vinicius deliberately leaning his foot against the leg of a Real Sociedad player. But the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid. I sometimes don't understand referee decisions in La Liga, as there have been fouls in several matches, far more significant than this incident with Vinicinus inside the penalty area, but the referee ignored them. Worse, after checking the VAR, the referee still deemed there was no foul.

Even if referee didn't awarded that penalty kick Real Madrid would have still win the game very well and I don't know if I will say Real sociedad under performed or they were not lucky in that game yesterday because i didn't think or imagine Real Madrid scoring that amount of goals though I was somehow convinced they will win but scoring up till 4 goals was not in the picture but congratulations to them anyways as they are leading the La Liga but Barcelona game tomorrow will determine if they will be leading or not.

[1kodumtek7]

Has Barcelona never lost a match when Raphinha is featured in? He came to the team not long ago and would probably leave in the future. He's nothing but ordinary player just like others. If Barcelona can not win game without him, then I'm afraid for them seriously. Madrid has just overtaken them to top the table, Barcelona is expected to claim back their position if they win Girona tomorrow.

You just got to be kidding with me about this... Do you really see Raphinha as just an ordinary player? Are you aware of his contribution to the team last season for example?

He played in 57 matches and had like 34 goals, 26 assists. Can an ordinary player really do that? He was one of the players who deserved Ballon d'Or without a single doubt. He is very crucial for Barcelona this year as well with his lovely performances.

[Frankolala]

I am still wondering the kind of high morale that Atletico was on the day they clashed with Barcelona in the semifinals of Coppa Derey because I could remember that they lost to Bilbao one nil before that humiliation on Barcelona. Rayo Valencia has opened the scoreline on the 40th minutes by Frank Perez after Rayo missed a good chance of finding the back of the net. Rayo still pressuring Atletico defense to the point that a second goal was scored on the 44th minutes by Oscar Valenten. The game is currently 2-0.

[Out of mind]

Where is the injustice in your opinion? Vini was clearly fouled in the penalty box by a Real Sociedad player, the referee's decision was correct to give a penalty here, so I hope you correct your sentence about this, because clearly the referee made the right decision.

The referee should have been more observant, as it was clear that Vinicius deliberately leaning his foot against the leg of a Real Sociedad player. But the referee awarded a penalty to Real Madrid. I sometimes don't understand referee decisions in La Liga, as there have been fouls in several matches, far more significant than this incident with Vinicinus inside the penalty area, but the referee ignored them. Worse, after checking the VAR, the referee still deemed there was no foul.

Even if referee didn't awarded that penalty kick Real Madrid would have still win the game very well and I don't know if I will say Real sociedad under performed or they were not lucky in that game yesterday because i didn't think or imagine Real Madrid scoring that amount of goals though I was somehow convinced they will win but scoring up till 4 goals was not in the picture but congratulations to them anyways as they are leading the La Liga but Barcelona game tomorrow will determine if they will be leading or not.

Although the referee gave a penalty in this match and on that occasion Real Madrid was able to score two goals that avoided them. Moreover, the real team collapsed here and they were a bit disappointed by conceding two penalty goals, although they tried hard enough to come back against Real Madrid but they could not succeed. Real Madrid won this match by a large margin and they are at the top of the La Liga points table, currently they have been able to capture Barcelona's position. However, in this match they were quite optimistic and if they were able to collect full points, they would have moved forward, of course they need to become even stronger. We have already seen that the coach of the Real Madrid team has changed, so the team will have to play harder to improve their position.

[hyudien]

Has Barcelona never lost a match when Raphinha is featured in? He came to the team not long ago and would probably leave in the future. He's nothing but ordinary player just like others. If Barcelona can not win game without him, then I'm afraid for them seriously. Madrid has just overtaken them to top the table, Barcelona is expected to claim back their position if they win Girona tomorrow.

You just got to be kidding with me about this... Do you really see Raphinha as just an ordinary player? Are you aware of his contribution to the team last season for example?

He played in 57 matches and had like 34 goals, 26 assists. Can an ordinary player really do that? He was one of the players who deserved Ballon d'Or without a single doubt. He is very crucial for Barcelona this year as well with his lovely performances.

It would be a mistake to think that Raphinha is a mediocre player, you have mentioned one of the reasons with statistics that cannot be denied, another reason is about the price, since he first joined Barcelona he was bought at a high price and now his market value has doubled, more than 100 million if a club wants to take him. This indicates that Raphinha has made a significant impact and has become one of the important pillars in every Barcelona match.

[DanWalker]

Atletico Madrid will win this match, why I’m saying so is because they are very strong, they won Barcelona 4:0 and that win has given them the energy and the boost to do more better, lookman has brought more brightness to the team and they have more strength to fight in every match. I will create time so I can watch this match it will be interesting especially since Atletico Madrid are playing away. Ever since lookman joined Atletico Madrid I just developed special love for them maybe because his from same country with me. I’m wishing them good luck in today’s match.

Atletico Madrid were consideredm hot favorites in this match. Because a few days ago they beat giant Barcelona 4-0. Naturally they will be confident today. But today Atletico Madrid is not able to play well.

rayo vallecano dominating the match. They  had 11 shots in the first half, 7 of which were on target. It's unbelievable. At the same time, they managed to score two goals in the 40th and 45th  minutes. On the other hand, Madrid's players are under pressure. After trailing by 2-0, the chances of Atlético to make a comeback are low now. In the second half vellecano will probably play defensively and try to finish the match 2-0 or 2-1.

[dezoel]

I am still wondering the kind of high morale that Atletico was on the day they clashed with Barcelona in the semifinals of Coppa Derey because I could remember that they lost to Bilbao one nil before that humiliation on Barcelona. Rayo Valencia has opened the scoreline on the 40th minutes by Frank Perez after Rayo missed a good chance of finding the back of the net. Rayo still pressuring Atletico defense to the point that a second goal was scored on the 44th minutes by Oscar Valenten. The game is currently 2-0.

Winning against Barcelona was amazing from them, in Copa del Rey with this, people were expecting they could be doing better in upcoming games but today against Rayo Vallecano, a team in relegation zone, they are down by 2–0 completely opposite of their success, this inconsistency is going to be big problem for them.

In today game, their attack is having terrible performance, they completely failed to create chances, there is still chance for them to have something positive in second half, otherwise they are going to be having problematic reminder of this season, even still they are good enough to have spot into top 4 but if they are not changing Betis can overtake them in 14 rounds.

[Mayor of ogba]

Real madrid are already two points ahead of Barcelona, the hope they have left to bounce back to the frist position is to win girona but  something tells me that it is going to be a tough game for Barcelona, girona has home advantage and can use that advantage to play defensively against Barcelona.

Of course, Barcelona currently has serious pressure, considering that it has just lost 4-0 to Atletico Madrid in the Copa DelRey despite playing its main squad. plus they have to visit the Girona headquarters. And they certainly pay attention to the temporary standings which are 2 points away from Real Madrid.

Head to Head in the previous five matches for the Barcelona vs Girona match always went more than 2 goals, this will be a match worth looking forward to. Here is the H2H data of the two teams

• Barcelona 2-1 Girona
• Barcelona 4-1 Girona
• Girona 1-4 Barcelona
• Girona 4-2 Barcelona
• Barcelona 2-4 Girona

I don't see Barcelona losing to Atletico Madrid in the Copa DelRey as what will put Barcelona under pressure because that's not La Liga. Real Madrid winning Real Sociedad and topping the La Liga table is what I see will put Barcelona under pressure when they face Girona tomorrow because Barcelona knows that if they fail to win Girona tomorrow, Real Madrid will remain at the top of the table. Since Girona's performance has been on a decline this season, I am rooting for Barcelona to beat Girona.

[Showlove01]

Atletico Madrid will win this match, why I’m saying so is because they are very strong, they won Barcelona 4:0 and that win has given them the energy and the boost to do more better, lookman has brought more brightness to the team and they have more strength to fight in every match. I will create time so I can watch this match it will be interesting especially since Atletico Madrid are playing away. Ever since lookman joined Atletico Madrid I just developed special love for them maybe because his from same country with me. I’m wishing them good luck in today’s match.

Atletico Madrid were consideredm hot favorites in this match. Because a few days ago they beat giant Barcelona 4-0. Naturally they will be confident today. But today Atletico Madrid is not able to play well.

rayo vallecano dominating the match. They  had 11 shots in the first half, 7 of which were on target. It's unbelievable. At the same time, they managed to score two goals in the 40th and 45th  minutes. On the other hand, Madrid's players are under pressure. After trailing by 2-0, the chances of Atlético to make a comeback are low now. In the second half vellecano will probably play defensively and try to finish the match 2-0 or 2-1.

Atletico Madrid is a mediocal team and sometimes I ask what kind of football they actually play, they defeated Barcelona 4:0 in their last game and today they lost 2:0 at first half against a team that is not inform. This is supposed to be an opportunity for them to booast up their point but they are playing with it with a team that barely win match this is why they said football is unpredictable because I can not believe for once that Atletico Madrid will be playing this  after what they did to Barcelona. There is time may be they will come back and win from behind like Celtic did today.

[CageMabok]

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Yeah so true. Raphinha is a pure Brazilian talent doing truly amazing things. as you mentioned Barcelona has lost three times in total this season and Raphinha was missing in all three. i don't think that’s a coincidence.

It's more about the fact that Raphinha's presence in the Barcelona squad has had a significant impact on the squad's strength. However, that's what happens when everyone starts relying on just one player, and difficulties begin to emerge when that player is not in the game. And the fear is that if Raphinha is still absent from the Barcelona squad in the near future, it could lead to another disappointing run of results for Barcelona, ​​making it difficult for the team to compete when results don't go as expected.

[Fiatless]

Atletico Madrid is really underperforming. They played for close to 45 minutes, and there was not a single shot on target. I thought the game would be an easy one for Diego Simeone's side but it is becoming obvious that they will go back home without a single point. How would Simone always depend on counterattacks to win games? He should change his strategies sometimes and send more strikers up front.

[fuguebtc]

Atletico Madrid is a mediocal team and sometimes I ask what kind of football they actually play, they defeated Barcelona 4:0 in their last game and today they lost 2:0 at first half against a team that is not inform. This is supposed to be an opportunity for them to booast up their point but they are playing with it with a team that barely win match this is why they said football is unpredictable because I can not believe for once that Atletico Madrid will be playing this  after what they did to Barcelona. There is time may be they will come back and win from behind like Celtic did today.

I do not think Atletico madrid are a mediocre team. They have a  very strong squad. But the problem is that their  performance is very inconsistent. And that's why atletico madrid is not able to compete for  the title.



Their performance against rayo vallecano today is also weak. Atletico madrid did not score any goals in the first half  and conceded two goals. Rayo vallecano is still leading 2- 0 after 65  minutes. There is no way to say that Atletico madrid's  performance is strong in the second half either. They are not able to play as well as  expected in the second half. I am pretty sure that Atletico madrid is going to lose this match.

[Localhostspeed]

Atletico Madrid will win this match, why I’m saying so is because they are very strong, they won Barcelona 4:0 and that win has given them the energy and the boost to do more better, lookman has brought more brightness to the team and they have more strength to fight in every match. I will create time so I can watch this match it will be interesting especially since Atletico Madrid are playing away. Ever since lookman joined Atletico Madrid I just developed special love for them maybe because his from same country with me. I’m wishing them good luck in today’s match.

I wish they can make this for real. The last time they won Real Madrid with 5-2, they beat Frankfurt 5 goals to 1 the following week but immediately after that one particular game, they started to draw matches and then begin to draw, that was the genesis of their problem and hence why they couldn't keep up in the table. This one should be different atleast, they made sure Barcelona didn't taste that game and show dominance all throughout the game.

There are rumours that Simeone is going to leave Atletico Madrid after this month and he has received a lot of hateful remark, maybe it's time for him to make amendment so that the team can finish among the top 4 and then leave with good remark. Even if he is unable to win the League because right now it's impossible since Real Madrid and Barcelona point at to wide to cover but he can make the stand on a good level for another person to take over.

[rachael9385]

Atletico Madrid will win this match, why I’m saying so is because they are very strong, they won Barcelona 4:0 and that win has given them the energy and the boost to do more better, lookman has brought more brightness to the team and they have more strength to fight in every match. I will create time so I can watch this match it will be interesting especially since Atletico Madrid are playing away. Ever since lookman joined Atletico Madrid I just developed special love for them maybe because his from same country with me. I’m wishing them good luck in today’s match.

A lot of us thought Atletico Madrid would win the match but we were wrong about it, I knew they were the best option to pick but I was a bit skeptical about the game. rayo have scored two goals and the game would end in a few minutes. maybe Atletico Madrid would pull off something in the dying minute but I'm not really sure that they can. it is very disappointing that they messed up today

[Danica22]

A lot of us thought Atletico Madrid would win the match but we were wrong about it, I knew they were the best option to pick but I was a bit skeptical about the game. rayo have scored two goals and the game would end in a few minutes. maybe Atletico Madrid would pull off something in the dying minute but I'm not really sure that they can. it is very disappointing that they messed up today

I am very upset with Atletico Madrid. Looking at their performance today, would anyone say this is the team that beat Barcelona 4-0 in their last match ? Their performance against Barcelona was  very composed. But they are not able to perform well against Vallecano today. At the end of 75 minutes rayo vallecano lead 2-0. Atlético played poorly in the first half and their performance in the second half was poor. Rayo Vallecano's target in the second  half is to keep the defense tight. At the same time, they continued to try to score from the counter attack. Rayo vallecano will win this match no doubt.

[Frankolala]

I am still wondering the kind of high morale that Atletico was on the day they clashed with Barcelona in the semifinals of Coppa Derey because I could remember that they lost to Bilbao one nil before that humiliation on Barcelona. Rayo Valencia has opened the scoreline on the 40th minutes by Frank Perez after Rayo missed a good chance of finding the back of the net. Rayo still pressuring Atletico defense to the point that a second goal was scored on the 44th minutes by Oscar Valenten. The game is currently 2-0.

Winning against Barcelona was amazing from them, in Copa del Rey with this, people were expecting they could be doing better in upcoming games but today against Rayo Vallecano, a team in relegation zone, they are down by 2–0 completely opposite of their success, this inconsistency is going to be big problem for them.

In today game, their attack is having terrible performance, they completely failed to create chances, there is still chance for them to have something positive in second half, otherwise they are going to be having problematic reminder of this season, even still they are good enough to have spot into top 4 but if they are not changing Betis can overtake them in 14 rounds.

What a mess, Rayo have netted the post for the third time on the 75th minutes with a good header from Mendy. Rayo is leading 3-0. Their performance has been superb in the last 70 minutes, dominating the second half. It looks like Rayo wants to revenge for Barcelona what Atletico did to them in the semifinals of Copa Del Rey. I am expecting the 4th goal from Rayo before the end of the game. The scoreline