La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Mustang Shelby]

The struggle that Real Madrid faced in converting created goalscorering chances portrayed the importance of Mbappe. The French players positioning, strength and speed would have added more power to the Real Madrid attacks. Nobody knows how long it would take for him to recover and return back to the pitch. He has a minor knee injury in his left leg. Some news said he might not undergo any surgery since it's not so serious.

There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

Yes, that's absolutely true. It's not just Mbappé; no team in the world should ever be dependent on a single player. Because that player could get injured, suspended, not play, or leave the team. In such cases, the team's success can be directly affected. Look at Barcelona; after Messi left, they went through a very difficult period because they were completely dependent on him. This should actually be an example for Real Madrid. Mbappé is a very good player, but you can't win matches by relying solely on him.

[Fiatless]

There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

Madrid has many options that can fill Mbappé's position. However, some players are not easily replaced. We know the quality of the French attacker and how he can be a threat to defenders. Teams usually struggle without their best players and Madrid is not an exception. Arbeloa doesn't have so much experience which means he has to rely much on players' individual skills to get the needed results.  The club owes Vinicius Jr so much, for always coming to their rescue.

[abhiseshakana]

There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

Madrid has many options that can fill Mbappé's position. However, some players are not easily replaced. We know the quality of the French attacker and how he can be a threat to defenders. Teams usually struggle without their best players and Madrid is not an exception. Arbeloa doesn't have so much experience which means he has to rely much on players' individual skills to get the needed results.  The club owes Vinicius Jr so much, for always coming to their rescue.

A team should not rely solely on one or two players, indeed. Because when those players are unable to play due to injury or other reasons, it will affect the overall performance of the team. Mbappe is Real Madrid's number one striking weapon this season, and has scored 38 goals thus far, so it can be said that Real Madrid is quite dependent on Mbappe this season. Mbappe is currently injured, and I think this may affect their performance .... So now everything will depend on how Arbeloa will deal with this situation.

[Adams0001]

Madrid has many options that can fill Mbappé's position. However, some players are not easily replaced. We know the quality of the French attacker and how he can be a threat to defenders. Teams usually struggle without their best players and Madrid is not an exception. Arbeloa doesn't have so much experience which means he has to rely much on players' individual skills to get the needed results.  The club owes Vinicius Jr so much, for always coming to their rescue.

Mbappe is always real madrid favourite attacker and if is in the pitch he always how hope and any matches they play in the league he will be difficult if Mbappe didn't score one and that is why is goal scorer in the league competition currently. And since he get injured we don't know if he will be back before the next match of ucl of madrid or he will be available and some other players in the league competition. The match that Real Madrid lose last against Osasuna that make them drop down in the league table, now Barcelona need to lose match before real Madrid get the opportunity to overtake them and top the league table this season. Let just be watching and see how the competition will goes and see who will get the opportunity to win the league title.

[Richbased]

The struggle that Real Madrid faced in converting created goalscorering chances portrayed the importance of Mbappe. The French players positioning, strength and speed would have added more power to the Real Madrid attacks. Nobody knows how long it would take for him to recover and return back to the pitch. He has a minor knee injury in his left leg. Some news said he might not undergo any surgery since it's not so serious.

There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

Real Madrid must learn not to be overdependent on Kylian Mbappe because that was what PSG did when Mbappe was still playing in the French ligue which cause them to feel the impact after Mbappe left, if not that PSG is really groomed by Luis Enrique, it would have affected their gameplay. Real Madrid started depending on Kylian Mbappe since the start of the season and he is not having enough rest, they need to also rest him in some matches they can easily win. Arbeloa would have been a good alternative for Kylian Mbappe but his speed and his style of play is nowhere near that of Kylian Mbappe.

[Ndabagi01]

There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

A team that depends on only one player or few players always get it wrong in the long run. Depending on just one player without having a plan B for the player when he’s out injured or cannot will make you realise what big of a mistake you’ve actually made. Real Madrid is a team with a good squad depth, so one player out should not make them use that as an excuse for whatsoever reason because it’s not reasoning enough to actually use that as an excuse. Arbeola should not have room to complain when he has good players at his disposal to use for the whole team to succeed in the competitive game.

[len01]

A team should not rely solely on one or two players, indeed. Because when those players are unable to play due to injury or other reasons, it will affect the overall performance of the team. Mbappe is Real Madrid's number one striking weapon this season, and has scored 38 goals thus far, so it can be said that Real Madrid is quite dependent on Mbappe this season. Mbappe is currently injured, and I think this may affect their performance .... So now everything will depend on how Arbeloa will deal with this situation.

IMO, Madrid is not overly dependent on Mbappe, even though he is one of their key players. In yesterday’s match, for example, even without Mbappe, Madrid still managed to secure a win as long as Vinic was on the pitch. Moreover, before Mbappe joined the team, Madrid had already won the UCL title. That said, I understand and somewhat agree with your concern. I worry that if Arbeloa becomes too reliant on Mbappe, it could have negative consequences. It might create the impression that Arbeloa lacks confidence whenever Mbappe is unavailable. However, I truly hope that does not happen.

[Taricoins]

The struggle that Real Madrid faced in converting created goalscorering chances portrayed the importance of Mbappe. The French players positioning, strength and speed would have added more power to the Real Madrid attacks. Nobody knows how long it would take for him to recover and return back to the pitch. He has a minor knee injury in his left leg. Some news said he might not undergo any surgery since it's not so serious.

There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

But if we try to understand Arbeloa from one perspective, we can see that he is shifting that over dependence on Mbappe and it's now being placed on Vinicius, if you see and check the stats, as soon as Arbeloa started settling in as the boss, Vinicius has been the main match, scoring and carrying the team on his head. Aside from Vini, it's hard to see who can find a way to drive the team now that Mbappe has gone out.

[Dzwaafu11]

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There is a fine line between difficulty in scoring goals and Arbeloa lack of ideas, and I think this is where the problem lies. Although it is true that Mbappe absence on the field makes it difficult for Madrid to win games, but if Arbeloa had brilliant ideas, it should be easy to cover for that situation, because Madrid has a quality squad. Relying solely on Mbappe won't achieve anything, Arbeloa needs to realize that.

Sure. Relying on Mbappe for a team like Real Madrid is not really a good option because with the competitions Real Madrid participates in relying solely on a certain players before a win happen, is not something that should happen. Right now they are facing challenges in scoring goals.

which is another problem for them and it’s because of the absence of Mbappe, which is not suppose to be so. Real Madrid suppose to have a good reserve player  for Mbappe that can hold the position in his absence, they need to do better about that, they are not supposed to rely on Mbappe alone.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Hopefully, if they don’t mess it up again.
Villareal is currently at third position on the table.. this implies that they will be trying to secure a win as well to reduce the gap since Barcelona is also ahead.
They will be playing at camp Nou though, home advantage is a thing for Barcelona as they still maintain the unbeaten record at Camp Nou this season.

Anything is possible for Villarreal, and they have to take advantage of the fact that Barcelona is a little scared because Real Madrid is hot on their heels Although Real Madrid isn't at its best right now, having lost to a team like Osasuna, it's not that Osasuna is bad , but these are the kinds of games you can't afford to lose So it's possible that Villarreal could do very well.

[Gallar]

Glad to see the La Liga teams qualified to knock round of Champion League and last night Real Madrid follow Barcelona and Atletico Madrid already qualifying before, not really bad for La Liga has three teams participants in Champion League this season and Villareal the only one team failed reach the higher standings in phase league round and must eliminated early. Last night Madrid success defeating Benfica and overall win aggregate 3-1 for qualifying to the next round.

Now Madrid fully focus for domestic league match, next game Real Madrid will play at Bernabeu against Getafe but in this week Barcelona will play early against Villareal at their home. Will Madrid has opportunity back to top position again and wish Villareal can secure three or one points at Camp Nou Stadium?

The three teams that qualified for the knockout stage certainly deserved it. It's undeniable that Barcelona,,  Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid are all good teams. That's why they made it to the round of 16,, even though they had to go through the playoffs to qualify. That's still a good thing,, in my opinion. As for Vilareal, even though they failed to advance to the knockout stage, we should still commend their efforts in the Champions League. However,, Villarreal may need to strengthen their squad further,, as they haven't been able to compete optimally in the Champions League.

Speaking of Real Madrid's upcoming match against Getafe,, I think it will be easy for Real Madrid to win. Real Madrid will certainly get all three points in this match. Therefore,, if Barcelona wants to stay at the top of the standings, they must beat Villarreal well. But Barcelonna should also be able to beat Villarreal, although it certainly won't be easy. But I'm certain the match between Barcelona and Vilareal will likely end in not a draw. Both teams are certainly not looking for just one point. Therefore,, there will definitely be a loser in this match. But I'll be rooting for Barcelona in this match...

[el kaka22]

Barcelona is at the top again, leading with just 1 point ahead of Real Madrid, seriously I don?t really need to say much about Barcelona but deep down my favourite club to win this title this season is Barcelona, given that we can?t really say much because they will need to continue winning match to secure their top position and give Real Madrid more gaps on the table.

let?s see what Barcelona will in the next match. They must keep their winning streak and consistency, to make this title of a thing workout this season.

This will be a continuous exchange of positions that will alternate for several days until the end of the championship and it will be particularly hard fought, these two teams know that they can prevail against each other and this creates a notable strength, however i believe that in the end Barcelona will definitely win even if Real Madrid has a notable push from everyone

I agree, this is not the first time they switched places and it will probably not be the last one neither, we are going to see them both have a different approach here and that's going to be quite expected without a doubt. I agree that it's going to take a few more tries from Real Madrid to take the lead position but after they do Barcelona will take it back and in repeat they will go, we will not know which one will end up at the top but it's clear that we are going to see one of them eventually fail.

It's one of those seasons where both teams do not really deserve the title to be fair, one of them will get it because one must but at the same time I wish that some other team won the league because neither team looks like they play that well.

[landheer]

Hopefully, if they don’t mess it up again.
Villareal is currently at third position on the table.. this implies that they will be trying to secure a win as well to reduce the gap since Barcelona is also ahead.
They will be playing at camp Nou though, home advantage is a thing for Barcelona as they still maintain the unbeaten record at Camp Nou this season.

Anything is possible for Villarreal, and they have to take advantage of the fact that Barcelona is a little scared because Real Madrid is hot on their heels Although Real Madrid isn't at its best right now, having lost to a team like Osasuna, it's not that Osasuna is bad , but these are the kinds of games you can't afford to lose So it's possible that Villarreal could do very well.

Even though they're playing at Camp Nou, Villarreal has the potential to play well and even beat Barcelona. Barcelona, ​​despite being a strong team, sometimes experiences dips in performance, such as against Girona. The Villarreal vs. Barcelona match is very difficult to predict, but I'd likely bet on Barcelona.

Barcelona certainly isn't safe yet, as Real Madrid will undoubtedly exert constant pressure, as they will undoubtedly fight hard to win the trophy. Now, we'll just have to wait and see whether Villarreal or Barcelona wins. But if Barcelona can beat Villarreal, I think it's a sign of Barcelona's good form and will be a breath of fresh air for Barcelona fans.

[HustleZ]

Speaking of Real Madrid's upcoming match against Getafe,, I think it will be easy for Real Madrid to win. Real Madrid will certainly get all three points in this match. Therefore,, if Barcelona wants to stay at the top of the standings, they must beat Villarreal well. But Barcelonna should also be able to beat Villarreal, although it certainly won't be easy. But I'm certain the match between Barcelona and Vilareal will likely end in not a draw. Both teams are certainly not looking for just one point. Therefore,, there will definitely be a loser in this match. But I'll be rooting for Barcelona in this match...

We can't just Predict this easily. Real madrid's loss against osasuna was also not predicted and expected but there it was, they lost the Match. We can say about the chances of a team winning or not because of certain factors. Getafe being at the end of the table doesn't mean it will always lose. Apart from that, You are right Madrid are favorites against Getafe and most likely win but it isnt guaranteed.

Barca's match however is more interesting. Table leader's game. Villareal has been great this season and have won their last two matches so they come with a great morale however Barca on the other hand have just lost a game in their last 5 matches and are on a great  run. Their record against villareal is also good so I think Barca might win. Although it isn't "Guaranteed"

[Fakhrulenclix]

Hopefully, if they don’t mess it up again.
Villareal is currently at third position on the table.. this implies that they will be trying to secure a win as well to reduce the gap since Barcelona is also ahead.
They will be playing at camp Nou though, home advantage is a thing for Barcelona as they still maintain the unbeaten record at Camp Nou this season.

Anything is possible for Villarreal, and they have to take advantage of the fact that Barcelona is a little scared because Real Madrid is hot on their heels Although Real Madrid isn't at its best right now, having lost to a team like Osasuna, it's not that Osasuna is bad , but these are the kinds of games you can't afford to lose So it's possible that Villarreal could do very well.

Of course, Villarreal will play well, but we cannot deny that Barcelona has much greater motivation to maintain their top position, especially now since Barcelona is only 1 point behind their rival Real Madrid. Moreover, Barcelona will be playing at their home ground, so I would favor Barcelona to win the match later, although most likely it will still be a tough game because Villarreal is currently in 3rd place in the standings, so they should not be underestimated.

[alankasman]

Of course, Villarreal will play well, but we cannot deny that Barcelona has much greater motivation to maintain their top position, especially now since Barcelona is only 1 point behind their rival Real Madrid. Moreover, Barcelona will be playing at their home ground, so I would favor Barcelona to win the match later, although most likely it will still be a tough game because Villarreal is currently in 3rd place in the standings, so they should not be underestimated.

This is certainly true because Barcelona is currently thinking about how to close the gap on their eternal rivals Real Madrid.

In their first meeting at Villarreal's home ground Barcelona took home three points. Moreover this meeting is clearly at their home ground meaning they are in a period of gaining points with the goal as I mentioned earlier of closing the gap on the teams below them. Barcelona is very ambitious this season for the title so they will do everything in their power just to win the title this season. Although Villareal is currently on a winning streak it will certainly be difficult for them to face the strength of Barcelona ​​who are currently at the top of the La Liga standings.

[GiftedMAN]

IMO, Madrid is not overly dependent on Mbappe, even though he is one of their key players. In yesterday’s match, for example, even without Mbappe, Madrid still managed to secure a win as long as Vinic was on the pitch. Moreover, before Mbappe joined the team, Madrid had already won the UCL title. That said, I understand and somewhat agree with your concern. I worry that if Arbeloa becomes too reliant on Mbappe, it could have negative consequences. It might create the impression that Arbeloa lacks confidence whenever Mbappe is unavailable. However, I truly hope that does not happen.

This season Mbappe has scored more goals than any other player in the Real Madrid team so he's the number one striker in the team right now no doubt, Vinicious Junior has been having good partnership with him when they play but the team can't depend on Mbappe alone if the other players are performing well especially if they are scoring goals. Real Madrid was winning trophies without Mbappe but now he is part of the team there's no need to bring separation in the team rather all the players can work together to achieve a good result which is winning.

[harapan]

Real Madrid needs to pray so that the treated would work on Kylian Mbappe because the remaining chance real Madrid has in the trophy against Barcelona depends more on Kylian Mbappe so if he is going to be out of matches for a while, defeat will come on real Madrid because surgery is not something they would performed on him and we expect it to regain the moment after it without taking some time and definitely those times is something his performance on real Madrid would be missing. I understand what management of injury could cause but I'm sure of his seating back to heal first if the injury could affect him.

Real Madrid cannot even have the slightest thought of letting go of a player like Kylian Mbappe who is truly phenomenal, it is true that they depend a lot on him, but as in the past they were anchored to players like Cristiano Ronaldo now they are tied to Kylian Mbappe it is the normal course of things.

This should be his second season and we are seeing talks of Mbappe leaving Real Madrid already hahaha. Real Madrid are not overly depended on Kylian Mbappe yes he has scored too many goals but that mean if he is absent other Real Madrid players shouldn't step up. That Los Blancos side will forever be enriched with talented players. The little Gonzalo will step into that role and express himself better.

[Iranus]

Of course, Villarreal will play well, but we cannot deny that Barcelona has much greater motivation to maintain their top position, especially now since Barcelona is only 1 point behind their rival Real Madrid. Moreover, Barcelona will be playing at their home ground, so I would favor Barcelona to win the match later, although most likely it will still be a tough game because Villarreal is currently in 3rd place in the standings, so they should not be underestimated.

Villarreal is not a weak team we know . The team is in third place in the points  table. But their overall performance is not stable. Also, Barcelona was able to win 2-0 in  the away match against villarreal this season. Barcelona will definitely not want to make any big mistakes at Camp nou. Since Barcelona's points gap with Madrid is very small. If Barcelona loses a point in a match, they will lose their top spot in the table. So Hansi flick will definitely try his best to  continue the winning streak. I believe Barcelona will not make any  mistakes in the match and will leave the field with 3 points.

[Velvet78]

Atletico Madrid should technically be comfortable this weekend. They are away against Real Oviedo. Their opponent is clearly relegating from the La Liga this season.    It shouldn't be a hard game for Simeone's students...

Real Madrid are hosting Getafe. They have just eliminated Benfica in the Champions League. But I can't say I was impressed with the way they played. Still I don't expect them to lose points against Getafe. Every point matters at this point in the title race.