La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2025/26

[Slow death]

I just wonder why Hansi Flick kept Yamal on the pitch for 90 minutes... There was no need for it after getting 2-0 ahead against Espanyol in the first half.

You know that they have a rematch to play against Atletico Madrid in the CL only 2 days later! Yamal is the key player for Barcelona obviously.

I hope we don't see a tired and struggling Yamal in that match. I would really like to see a comeback by them.

Because winning La Liga is the most important objective, and he knows very well that you can't underestimate the opponent. Being 9 points ahead of Real Madrid with a large goal advantage is very valuable, while for the European Champions League, despite being a very important and prestigious competition, fighting to win it is still not easy. I believe that with all this analysis, the Barcelona coach made the better choice. Even if they lose the game against Atletico Madrid, they'll have more time to focus on La Liga and secure the title.

Because if he took Yamal off and Barcelona conceded two goals and the game ended in a draw, then we'd have a scenario where Real Madrid would still have a good chance of overtaking Barcelona. And if Barcelona lost again against Atletico Madrid, then it could happen that Barcelona lost both the La Liga title and the Champions League, and that would disappoint the management. Losing both when they could at least win La Liga would be a serious mistake.

[GbitG]

Barcelona currently holds a nine-point lead over Real Madrid. With seven matches remaining, it appears Real Madrid will not win the La Liga title. Real Madrid fans, get ready to see their beloved club go trophy-free again this season.

Yeah it's pretty obvious that Barcelona will win the league title. They already have 9 point difference with 2nd competitors and few matches has been remain to conclude that results and definitely Barcelona is just waving towards the end like to grab the league title for the second time. Real Madrid has been remain so poor like they didn't even keep their consistency on league title although in both season they were at the top of league standings at initial proposal but unfortunately they couldn't hold it like longer and eventually Barcelona has come over top and keep it til the end....

The league tie has been over and soon Barcelona will be announced their 2026 league title. El Classico is also on the way and definitely it will be such joydull moment for the Catalan side because they already finished their title race and they will play El Classico for just fun

[EFS]

I just wonder why Hansi Flick kept Yamal on the pitch for 90 minutes... There was no need for it after getting 2-0 ahead against Espanyol in the first half.

Because if he took Yamal off and Barcelona conceded two goals and the game ended in a draw, then we'd have a scenario where Real Madrid would still have a good chance of overtaking Barcelona.

Yamal hasn't even turned 19 yet. Players at that age are full of energy. You could play 90 minutes every day and you wouldn't get tired. If you played sports in your youth you can relate. I don't think there's an issue with Flick keeping Yamal on the pitch whole game. After all he subbed off Gavi, Ferran and Fermin. He can't subbed off all players. Let's not treat Yamal like Lewa. He can handle 90 minutes.

I think they've secured the La Liga title with the last win. Now it's time for the Atletico match. Honestly it's hard but not an impossible task. I'm really looking forward to that game.

[Rashlyowl]

If Mallorca manages to stay in La Liga this season, they owe it to Vedat Muriqi. With the two goals he scored today, he reached his 21st goal of the season. Mallorca beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 today, earning 3 points and moving up to 15th place in the standings. With 7 matches remaining in La Liga, the relegation battle continues. Levante and Oviedo are the biggest relegation candidates. The third team to be relegated is still unknown.

Mallorca is safe with their current points, I don't think they will play in the 2nd division next season. Then, regarding the teams that will be relegated, I think it will be Levante, Real Oviedo, Elche or Alaves, the last place will be one that Elche & Alaves will really want to avoid. Although the final relegation spot is currently occupied by Elche, I feel that Alaves will be the third team to enter the relegation zone at the end of the season.

[Rgram]

The league tie has been over and soon Barcelona will be announced their 2026 league title. El Classico is also on the way and definitely it will be such joydull moment for the Catalan side because they already finished their title race and they will play El Classico for just fun

You know, the fat that Barcelona have a serious champions league game in the coming week day against a familiar opponent where they were at disadvantage and yet they were able to finish strong in their league game, just tells you how they were about on reinforcing their position. Real Madrid have ruined any chance of being a threat and it’s clear as it is that Barcelona are the champions of the laliga this season.

Bilbao has become such a poor performing team this season, loosing at home against Villarreal shows just how badly the team has become and most of all, Villarreal still managed to keep a clean sheet through it all.

[Silence Scream]

If Mallorca manages to stay in La Liga this season, they owe it to Vedat Muriqi. With the two goals he scored today, he reached his 21st goal of the season. Mallorca beat Rayo Vallecano 3-0 today, earning 3 points and moving up to 15th place in the standings. With 7 matches remaining in La Liga, the relegation battle continues. Levante and Oviedo are the biggest relegation candidates. The third team to be relegated is still unknown.

Mallorca is safe with their current points, I don't think they will play in the 2nd division next season. Then, regarding the teams that will be relegated, I think it will be Levante, Real Oviedo, Elche or Alaves, the last place will be one that Elche & Alaves will really want to avoid. Although the final relegation spot is currently occupied by Elche, I feel that Alaves will be the third team to enter the relegation zone at the end of the season.

Mallorca are still in the relegation zone, but they managed to get out of it with the way they played. They don't want to fall back there. They beat Real Madrid and their motivation is high. There might be many teams that can beat them in the remaining matches, but I don't think they will be in the relegation zone. Logically, looking at the league table, I expect a similar situation to what you think. The relegation zone is more exciting than the top of the league. At the top, Barcelona is practically the only team left in the championship race.

[Adiljutt156]

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Tonight Mallorca will face Rayo Vallecano. In their latest head-to-head history Rayo Vallecano defeated Mallorca in the nineteenth round when Mallorca played as the away team. And now the upcoming match will be held at Mallorca’s home stadium. This clearly gives Mallorca the home-field advantage, where the situation will also put Rayo Vallecano under a different kind of pressure. Mallorca’s current position in the relegation zone will also provide a strong incentive for the team to escape it. If Mallorca wins the upcoming match they will be able to climb the standings by overtaking the teams above them. I personally predict that Mallorca will defeat Rayo Vallecano tonight. And the size of their chance to escape the relegation zone makes me confident that they will give it their all to secure the full three points. I’m placing my bet on Mallorca to win this highly anticipated match.

RCD Mallorca football team player who was Muriqi did 2 goals in this match and he was a person who was dominant in this match and he did back to back goals in this match. Muriqi was a person who did first goal of the match at 36 minutes and he gave good start to his team and after few minutes he did goal again at 40 minutes when it was need of the team and that was important goal for his team because that team tried to bent the match to their sides and they won this match by high margin. J. V also did goal in this match and that was last goal of the match. Rayo Vallecano football team performance was very bad in this match as they could not do any goal till end and shots of that team were more in this match and these were 15 in this match and only 4 shots were on target and possession percentage of that team was 55 percent in this match and their passes were more in this match.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Real Madrid are an absolute mess this season, their last match against girona really showed how unserious they are at the moment. Girona are not in form because most of their key players are injured and coupled with the fact that real Madrid had home advantage thwy weren't able to win. This poor performance from them was really unexpected hopefully they will get better next season.

Yes, you're absolutely right. I don't know what's wrong with Real Madrid. Besides, I think Arbeloa, although not yet the right fit, isn't the right player. I think the players aren't going out there with the desire to play; they lack passion and commitment. It's not just Arbeloa's fault; it's the players' fault. They have to go out and play with everything they have. I mean, they're at Real Madrid, it's the dream team for most people, and playing the way they are is a total insult.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

Yes, you're absolutely right. I don't know what's wrong with Real Madrid. Besides, I think Arbeloa, although not yet the right fit, isn't the right player. I think the players aren't going out there with the desire to play; they lack passion and commitment. It's not just Arbeloa's fault; it's the players' fault. They have to go out and play with everything they have. I mean, they're at Real Madrid, it's the dream team for most people, and playing the way they are is a total insult.

At this stage, I’m already writing off Barça as champions. Although it wouldn’t be impossible for Madrid to stage a comeback, with nine games remaining and following their last two blunders against Mallorca and Girona, I don’t see them doing so. In the next round, both Madrid and Barcelona have easy matches, so the gap is likely to remain the same, and there will be just one game less before the league ends (6 in total).

[Tamaperdana]

Real Madrid are an absolute mess this season, their last match against girona really showed how unserious they are at the moment. Girona are not in form because most of their key players are injured and coupled with the fact that real Madrid had home advantage thwy weren't able to win. This poor performance from them was really unexpected hopefully they will get better next season.

Yes, you're absolutely right. I don't know what's wrong with Real Madrid. Besides, I think Arbeloa, although not yet the right fit, isn't the right player. I think the players aren't going out there with the desire to play; they lack passion and commitment. It's not just Arbeloa's fault; it's the players' fault. They have to go out and play with everything they have. I mean, they're at Real Madrid, it's the dream team for most people, and playing the way they are is a total insult.

I also agree that currently, Real Madrid players seem to lack passion when playing on the field. I also don't know why something like this could happen to Real Madrid players. In fact, if we think about it, playing for Real Madrid is full of loyalty because the training facilities there are very good, and they are also paid a fairly large amount, and they are also very popular. So what is lacking in all of that? The point is, Real Madrid players clearly have to play with a burning passion.

Because Real Madrid has given them everything they want, so they should repay all of that by playing well. But right now, I also don't understand why Real Madrid players can be like this. So, this is clearly very worrying, because basically, if it continues like this, Real Madrid will not be able to compete well again. So, Real Madrid seems to be able to build the spirit of its current players so that their performance can be even better.

[Rashlyowl]

Mallorca are still in the relegation zone, but they managed to get out of it with the way they played. They don't want to fall back there. They beat Real Madrid and their motivation is high. There might be many teams that can beat them in the remaining matches, but I don't think they will be in the relegation zone. Logically, looking at the league table, I expect a similar situation to what you think. The relegation zone is more exciting than the top of the league. At the top, Barcelona is practically the only team left in the championship race.

It's certainly more enjoyable to watch the battle at the bottom of the table now, after Real Madrid failed to win against Girona & Barcelona won against Espanyol the points gap between them is now 9 points. Barcelona has no more excuses not to get their league title this season, then talking about the final relegation places, which team do you think will be there?

[shinratensei_]

I just wonder why Hansi Flick kept Yamal on the pitch for 90 minutes... There was no need for it after getting 2-0 ahead against Espanyol in the first half.

You know that they have a rematch to play against Atletico Madrid in the CL only 2 days later! Yamal is the key player for Barcelona obviously.

I hope we don't see a tired and struggling Yamal in that match. I would really like to see a comeback by them.

Barcelona has less than 10% probability to beat Atletico in away games with at very least three goals combined with cleansheet. So, they have to sacrifice it, then put all of their focus on La Liga where they have more than 9% probability to win the league trophy.
If i were Flick, i would do the same. Winning a trophy is far better instead of ending the reason with no trophy. So they realize they have smaller chance in UCL compared to La Liga.

That's why Flick was going in all on La Liga by playing his important player full time. It's what we called "Realistic".

[SilverCryptoBullet]

Barcelona has less than 10% probability to beat Atletico in away games with at very least three goals combined with cleansheet. So, they have to sacrifice it, then put all of their focus on La Liga where they have more than 9% probability to win the league trophy.

If i were Flick, i would do the same. Winning a trophy is far better instead of ending the reason with no trophy. So they realize they have smaller chance in UCL compared to La Liga.

That's why Flick was going in all on La Liga by playing his important player full time. It's what we called "Realistic".

Their chance of beating Atletico Madrid in a home away match is small especially after Barcelona used their best players in the last weekend while oppositely Atletico Madrid only used their alternative players for the La Liga match and fully prepared for the match in Champions League with Barcelona.

Barcelona players are tired while Atletico Madrid players are very well in fitness and fully charged for the important match. The task for Barcelona players is not only beating Atletico Madrid but also winning against Atletico Madrid with at least two-goal difference. It's not easy to beat the opponent that is ready in fitness and will play very defensively at their home stadium, so Barcelona have very high risk of ending their season after this match.

[free-bit.co.in]

Yes, you're absolutely right. I don't know what's wrong with Real Madrid. Besides, I think Arbeloa, although not yet the right fit, isn't the right player. I think the players aren't going out there with the desire to play; they lack passion and commitment. It's not just Arbeloa's fault; it's the players' fault. They have to go out and play with everything they have. I mean, they're at Real Madrid, it's the dream team for most people, and playing the way they are is a total insult.

Real Madrid has a lot of problems. Their main problem is not having an experienced manager. An experienced manager is very necessary  to manage a squad like madrid. arbelona is an inexperienced manager. And this is one of the reasons for madrid's poor performance.
The bonding between madrid's players is very weak. Especially Mbappe and Vini are kinda  selfish. They are very eager to score goals but not to assist. And this is also one of  the reasons for madrid's irregular performance. If the understanding  between the players is not good, it is not possible to keep the performance  stable in the long run.

[pawel7777]

Real Madrid 1-1 Girona
Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol

Do we all agree the dreams of the championship are over for Real, or are there people who still believe in a miracle?
A 9-point gap with 7 rounds to go, means Real's chances are only mathematical and they would have to hope for some horrible performance crisis to happen to Barcelona.

Real has much higher chances of winning the Champions League (despite the unfavourable result in the 1st leg against Bayern) than winning La Liga. And maybe the Champions League is a priority they should focus on.

The ease with which Barcelona defeated Espanyol was a big statement. The Catalonian Derby was expected to be a fierce fight, but it turned out to be more of a one-sided show.

[changaa]

Their chance of beating Atletico Madrid in a home away match is small especially after Barcelona used their best players in the last weekend while oppositely Atletico Madrid only used their alternative players for the La Liga match and fully prepared for the match in Champions League with Barcelona.

Barcelona players are tired while Atletico Madrid players are very well in fitness and fully charged for the important match. The task for Barcelona players is not only beating Atletico Madrid but also winning against Atletico Madrid with at least two-goal difference. It's not easy to beat the opponent that is ready in fitness and will play very defensively at their home stadium, so Barcelona have very high risk of ending their season after this match.

Let's say that this match isn't exactly easy for Barcelona, however i wouldn't take Atletico's victory for granted, at any moment Barcelona can do badly and turn the match around in ways we don't expect. So i wouldn't celebrate before the final whistle.

[Mayor of ogba]

You have a pretty sure guess in La Liga because in the few remaining matches, Real Madrid will not be able to maintain the winning streak in every match, on the other hand, Barcelona will not be easy for any team to beat them in the form they are in and they will win most of the remaining matches. They are 9 points ahead of Real Madrid, which means Barcelona will gradually increasing the more point, but Real Madrid will have to win every match and Barca will have to lose 4-5 matches, which is almost impossible.

It is no longer possible for Real madrid to become laliga champions. A gap of 9 points is a huge  gap. And I  agree with you that it is highly unlikely that madrid will  win all their next matches. Because madrid are not in their best form right now. Their performance is very erratic. And that's  why they won't be able to  close the gap of 9 points.

On the other hand, real madrid's performance on the champions league platform is not good. They lost at home against munich. It is unlikely that they will win the second leg by 2  goals. Because madrid's performance is unstable but munich is in very good form now. Real madrid will likely end another season without a title.

Real Madrid lost the La Liga title race to Barcelona the week Mallorca surprisingly took three points from Real Madrid. And anyone who's hoping on Real Madrid to close the point gap with Barcelona is actually a joker because this current Real Madrid team is a mess, and I believe they won't even win their remaining matches this season. If Barcelona manages to beat Real Madrid in the upcoming el classico that will take place at Santiago Bernabeu, I think Barcelona will win the title.

[Velvet78]

Do we all agree the dreams of the championship are over for Real, or are there people who still believe in a miracle?

I don't believe in a "miracle" for Real Madrid. This is obviously the end for them unless Barcelona mess up big time... Even in this fixture tightness, Barcelona still continue to win in the La Liga.

This must be enough proof to think very positive about them. Like I said before, Arbeloa had better leave soon. Especially right after most probably getting eliminated by Bayern Munich in a couple of days...

[Danica22]

Do we all agree the dreams of the championship are over for Real, or are there people who still believe in a miracle?

I don't believe in a "miracle" for Real Madrid. This is obviously the end for them unless Barcelona mess up big time... Even in this fixture tightness, Barcelona still continue to win in the La Liga.
This must be enough proof to think very positive about them. Like I said before, Arbeloa had better leave soon. Especially right after most probably getting eliminated by Bayern Munich in a couple of days...

Barcelona are in excellent form at the moment. If they are able to keep the performance  somewhat stable in the next matches, then the la liga title is assured for them. Barcelona are highly unlikely  to make a big mess. They are ahead of Madrid by a big margin of 9 points. This is by a huge margin. Besides, barcelona will play only 7  more matches. It doesn't look like they will drop points in  4 out of 7 matches as the team is in  good form. On the other hand Madrid's performance is still now erratic. Madrid are more likely to drop points in the next matches than barcelona.

[puloweh555]

Yes, you're absolutely right. I don't know what's wrong with Real Madrid. Besides, I think Arbeloa, although not yet the right fit, isn't the right player. I think the players aren't going out there with the desire to play; they lack passion and commitment. It's not just Arbeloa's fault; it's the players' fault. They have to go out and play with everything they have. I mean, they're at Real Madrid, it's the dream team for most people, and playing the way they are is a total insult.

Real Madrid has a lot of problems. Their main problem is not having an experienced manager. An experienced manager is very necessary  to manage a squad like madrid. arbelona is an inexperienced manager. And this is one of the reasons for madrid's poor performance.
The bonding between madrid's players is very weak. Especially Mbappe and Vini are kinda  selfish. They are very eager to score goals but not to assist. And this is also one of  the reasons for madrid's irregular performance. If the understanding  between the players is not good, it is not possible to keep the performance  stable in the long run.

Besides the numerous injuries, the main issue lies in the inexperience of the coach. Real Madrid needs a coach who can embrace the heated dressing room, boasting many young star players. Furthermore, a coach who can unite the squad to achieve their goal of winning trophies, and I don't see this happening at Albeloa.

If Madrid is coached by a young and inexperienced coach as they are now with a squad filled with young players, it's clear that no one is respected, everyone is egotistical and the dressing room will be inharmonious. Everyone feels superior making it difficult for Madrid to maintain consistency. This is very different from when Ancelotti was still coached. He managed to win the UCL twice in three years because he gave his stars freedom but still had one commanding officer, Kroos and Modric. Madrid current situation besides being egotistical lacks leadership on the pitch.