La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[LUCKMCFLY]

Madrid derbies always produce unpredictable results, and this time I wouldn’t dare to predict which team will actually come out on top. Sometimes a draw is the best result for both Atletico and Real Madrid. Simeone’s team have also improved noticeably, winning two games in a row without conceding, so Atletico are capable of picking up points at home. Considering their home record and their current progress, I would bet on Atletico not to lose.

Well, everyone has their own interpretation of the game. Personally, I have no doubts about Real Madrid. I know they aren't playing at 100% we haven't seen them at their best for a while but I'm convinced that Madrid still holds the advantage in these derbies, as long as what happened with the refereeing doesn't repeat itself.

The intensity was noticeable right from the opening minutes, with Simeone picking up an early yellow card around the 8th minute, while Arda Güler stepped up and carried the team on his shoulders.

But there's always a downside to these matches. What happened with the referee was absolutely insane—failing to show those two red cards to the Atlético players completely altered the momentum in Atlético's favor. So, was there foul play involved? I don't know, maybe, but when you're scheduling a high profile derby, you shouldn't be assigning the worst referees available. I don't even want to imagine what will happen if they appoint an official of that low caliber for the upcoming Clásico.

[Olatundespo]

I thought Jose Mourinho would do better during this period, but he fell short of expectations. As a Turkish football fan, I know he was unsuccessful in derbies against Fenerbahçe in Turkey, and I agree with you. Perhaps this is acceptable at Fenerbahçe, but if you play for Real Madrid, the number of big matches is much higher, and the tolerance for mistakes is much lower than in Turkey. Therefore, Jose Mourinho's second stint might be short-lived after a few bad results. He took over the team with great hopes, but so far Real Madrid hasn't been able to improve its mediocre football.

Real Madrid always don't have much patience, they expect to see results speedily since they spend heavily on the club of which I don't blame them, but I think Mourinho needs a little more time to prove himself. Athletico Madrid may have not won that match if not for Hjuisen red card which still shows that a player's recklessness can cost a coach a good record. Real Madrid isn't performing as expected, but they're not doing very bad either. I think Mourinho should be allowed until mid season to see what he can achieve, although I doubt Real Madrid management would be willing to give him that much time.

Real Madrid fans are not patient because the team has traditionally been one of the best teams but has been criticized for its poor form recently. Despite changing several managers, it is not getting any better results. As you said, Mourinho needs to be given more time and wait for the team to improve. Real Madrid's team management spends a lot of money to buy players, so their expectations are naturally high. When talented players perform poorly in a match, the manager has to bear the responsibility. Now the question is how long Mourinho will be able to serve as the team's manager or will he also have to be fired very soon like several previous managers.

[Cleanshit]

Real Madrid fans are not patient because the team has traditionally been one of the best teams but has been criticized for its poor form recently. Despite changing several managers, it is not getting any better results. As you said, Mourinho needs to be given more time and wait for the team to improve. Real Madrid's team management spends a lot of money to buy players, so their expectations are naturally high. When talented players perform poorly in a match, the manager has to bear the responsibility. Now the question is how long Mourinho will be able to serve as the team's manager or will he also have to be fired very soon like several previous managers.

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

[Solokan]

Here we go again Jose is making another complaint to the referee during the clash between his club vs Atletico. I'm not saying he's entirely wrong, and i believe Romero also deseved at least a yellow card, but i think his complain still pointless when his club play like mediocre club, and still deserve the lost.
Instead of still complaining about the result that will never able to be changed, why doesn't he just focus on fixing his stellar team? there are so many home works he needs to solve it asap becaus ethe international break will let him to get some times to fix it.

Dude has to stop to behave like he's a real loser. he has to comeback stronger like a man. Wasting your time just to complaint here and there won't change the outcome. I hope someone in Madrid tells him about that.

There's nothing his complaints can change again and besides in LaLiga Real Madrid has been the most favored team by the referees. So i don't know why Jose Mourinho is complaining now when he knows the root problem of his team. Yes the referee was really biased in that match but that isn't what Mourinho should be talking about. He needs to stand up and fix his team because everything they were saying about him that he would fix the team hasn't been effective. Honestly to me Mourinho is still using the Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso pattern and I expected him to create competition between the players, but he hasn't. He's just using the names of big players as his starting eleven, which is not supposed to be like that.

Mourinho, who many people expect to improve Real Madrid, has certainly not shown satisfactory results so far. Of course, now he just needs to prove to everyone that Real Madrid must perform better than when Real Madrid was coached by Alonso and Arbeloa. However, what is certain is that Mourinho is now under pressure and it certainly won't be easy to make Real Madrid perform better because of course Real Madrid today is different from Real Madrid in the past. Of course, sometimes Mourinho still needs time to make Real Madrid perform better, so we'll see what happens later.

However, it seems that Mourinho now must not disappoint Real Madrid again because if Real Madrid performs disappointing again, it will certainly make Real Madrid fans even more disappointed. But do you think Real Madrid needs to look for a new coach again or not if Real Madrid's performance doesn't improve? Who do you think is the right coach for Real Madrid to replace Mourinho if Mourinho is fired from Real Madrid. but in my opinion it seems it is not easy to find a suitable coach for Real Madrid.

[Saltysugar99]

Real Madrid fans are not patient because the team has traditionally been one of the best teams but has been criticized for its poor form recently. Despite changing several managers, it is not getting any better results. As you said, Mourinho needs to be given more time and wait for the team to improve. Real Madrid's team management spends a lot of money to buy players, so their expectations are naturally high. When talented players perform poorly in a match, the manager has to bear the responsibility. Now the question is how long Mourinho will be able to serve as the team's manager or will he also have to be fired very soon like several previous managers.

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

Real Madrid have won most of the matches they have played under Mourinho and have even scored multiple goals. If Real Madrid's Huijsen had not received  red card in the last match, the final score might have changed. And Atletico Madrid is a strong enough team, so they have taken advantage of that red card . And if we have to talk about the changes Mourinho has made to Real Madrid, then what I have noticed is that the team's attacking aggressiveness has decreased a bit. They are performing in a balanced manner and have been pressing in balance throughout game. And they are not attacking by relying on a few particular players. Just as the contribution of the entire team is seen in the defensive, the contribution of the midfielders is also seen in the attacking. And the positive thing about Real Madrid so far is that the matches they have lost have not been lost by a large margin. Their defense is strong enough.

[Olatundespo]

Real Madrid fans are not patient because the team has traditionally been one of the best teams but has been criticized for its poor form recently. Despite changing several managers, it is not getting any better results. As you said, Mourinho needs to be given more time and wait for the team to improve. Real Madrid's team management spends a lot of money to buy players, so their expectations are naturally high. When talented players perform poorly in a match, the manager has to bear the responsibility. Now the question is how long Mourinho will be able to serve as the team's manager or will he also have to be fired very soon like several previous managers.

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

If you analyze Mourinho's success statistics, he is fairly successful because he has won 5 out of 7 matches in the Spanish league and lost 2 matches. Uncertainty arises when a good team loses to a weaker team compared to them. The expectations of the fans from Real Madrid are very high, so the team management is under pressure. How long Mourinho will trust depends on how successful he is, but in reality, confidence needs to be created among the players. This miserable defeat in the match against Atletico Madrid is uncomfortable for Mourinho because every player's performance was good past several matches and they was on a winning streak, but suddenly the poor performance and losing the match indicate a worse form in the future.

[Dreadboost]

I know it is too early, but Raphinha for Barcelona should be in the discussion for LaLiga's best player at the moment. Lamine Yamal is outstanding, Mbappe is outstanding, but no one in the league does it like Raphinha. Barcelona fans may not agree with me because Lamine Yamal has always been the main figure they want to show to the world. I don't care what they think anyway; my perspective on how football should be seen is that a player who deserves respect should be given it. Respect is not negotiable. Even if you hate that person, if he is doing what no one else can do, respect should be given to that player.

[abaeze]

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

Managers who come to Real Madrid, even if they get the highest salary, should be mentally prepared in advance because if the team's performance is bad, they may have to change jobs at any time. However, change alone is not the only solution. To get something good in the long term, everyone should be patient, but where there is money and the highest quality players, the pressure on the manager is naturally much higher. If the team's performance and consistency are not right or not gradually developed after giving enough time, then it will be sad for Mourinho.

[B-BossMan]

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

Managers who come to Real Madrid, even if they get the highest salary, should be mentally prepared in advance because if the team's performance is bad, they may have to change jobs at any time. However, change alone is not the only solution. To get something good in the long term, everyone should be patient, but where there is money and the highest quality players, the pressure on the manager is naturally much higher. If the team's performance and consistency are not right or not gradually developed after giving enough time, then it will be sad for Mourinho.

The Real Madrid team is actually the club that the previous performances help any new managervthey signed for long way. Most of thier players a true a good squads but controlling them all to works hand in hand is another big challenge and not all newly manager can understand that easily, though I Real like how Mourinho did his things at times, despite the challenges he's still putting more efforts to meet up, but you know w everyone has thier own expectations from any Mangers. Another big challenge to every clubs is constantly changing of new Coaches, there's no way a team get the balancing they want when everything is not stable, if the new Coach really takes his longer tiem staying and be building the possibility of his goals, it would be more better, moreover the main aims is to realize whether the club is improving on thier performances positively and disciplines are placed at the normal rate with a consistent, especially when judging from the past experiences performances, long time stays is what every coach deserves.

[Cryptmuster]

If you analyze Mourinho's success statistics, he is fairly successful because he has won 5 out of 7 matches in the Spanish league and lost 2 matches. Uncertainty arises when a good team loses to a weaker team compared to them. The expectations of the fans from Real Madrid are very high, so the team management is under pressure. How long Mourinho will trust depends on how successful he is, but in reality, confidence needs to be created among the players. This miserable defeat in the match against Atletico Madrid is uncomfortable for Mourinho because every player's performance was good past several matches and they was on a winning streak, but suddenly the poor performance and losing the match indicate a worse form in the future.

Two defeats after the opening seven rounds can hardly be called a successful start to his career at Real Madrid. After seven matches, Barcelona are already six points ahead of them. And I think it will be difficult to close such a big gap even over the course of the entire season. I doubt that Barcelona, ​​playing the way they are will slip up often. I think the occasional draw, or perhaps even a defeat, might allow Real to narrow the gap slightly. On the other hand, if Real continues to have matches like the ones against Betis and Athletic, Barcelona will actually extend their lead even further.

[Dzwaafu11]

I thought Jose Mourinho would do better during this period, but he fell short of expectations.

People’s expectations were just so high when Jose Mourinho joined Real Madrid, they believed he will change everything when he joins, but the season has started, but they are not satisfied with his performance. Just 7 matches have been played, and Real Madrid have lost 2 matches already, Real Madrid fans expectations were higher when he joined, but he isnt really performing as expected. Real Madrid are suppose to be fighting for the title this season, but they didn’t start the season so well, I just hope Jose Mourinho will be able to fix things as soon as possible.

Exactly, expectation is too high is not as if Mounrinho can't do it he will definitely change Real Madrid but with time many people are looking for a uick result from him, and that is why they are already thinking he cant do it.. but definitely Mounrinho is going to make Real Madrid back to their normal form that we've known for a long, is not just something the fans will see too quickly.

[cxtreenal]

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

Managers who come to Real Madrid, even if they get the highest salary, should be mentally prepared in advance because if the team's performance is bad, they may have to change jobs at any time. However, change alone is not the only solution. To get something good in the long term, everyone should be patient, but where there is money and the highest quality players, the pressure on the manager is naturally much higher. If the team's performance and consistency are not right or not gradually developed after giving enough time, then it will be sad for Mourinho.

Mourinho is in a precarious position at the moment because if the team does not perform well in the upcoming matches, the responsibility will fall on him. Real Madrid's bosses have appointed an experienced manager with high expectations, if he fails, then maybe a better and alternative manager will be needed. Last season, Xabi Alenso took charge of the team with high expectations but he was sacked due to the team's failure. Now, we may see the same situation with the experienced manager Mourinho. We only hope that Mbappe and Vini play better and Real Madrid return to the competition. There are still many matches left in the tournament, Mourinho will probably fix everything in the light of his experience.

[Shineup]

Madrid derbies always produce unpredictable results, and this time I wouldn’t dare to predict which team will actually come out on top. Sometimes a draw is the best result for both Atletico and Real Madrid. Simeone’s team have also improved noticeably, winning two games in a row without conceding, so Atletico are capable of picking up points at home. Considering their home record and their current progress, I would bet on Atletico not to lose.

Well, everyone has their own interpretation of the game. Personally, I have no doubts about Real Madrid. I know they aren't playing at 100% we haven't seen them at their best for a while but I'm convinced that Madrid still holds the advantage in these derbies, as long as what happened with the refereeing doesn't repeat itself.

The intensity was noticeable right from the opening minutes, with Simeone picking up an early yellow card around the 8th minute, while Arda Güler stepped up and carried the team on his shoulders.

But there's always a downside to these matches. What happened with the referee was absolutely insane—failing to show those two red cards to the Atlético players completely altered the momentum in Atlético's favor. So, was there foul play involved? I don't know, maybe, but when you're scheduling a high profile derby, you shouldn't be assigning the worst referees available. I don't even want to imagine what will happen if they appoint an official of that low caliber for the upcoming Clásico.

With the look of things we should be expecting such for the upcoming EL Clásico, because it's now crystal clear that each time Real Madrid had a derby or EL Clásico the favor of the officials are always in the favor of their opponents, we should equally expect such awful officiating in the up coming EL Clásico, but I can only urge Jose and his boys to be at their best, because despite the happenings the bad officiating and the losses I still believe very much in them, no team is going unbeaten in the Spanish LA Liga this season, so they should keep pressing hard.

[Tamaperdana]

Here we go again Jose is making another complaint to the referee during the clash between his club vs Atletico. I'm not saying he's entirely wrong, and i believe Romero also deseved at least a yellow card, but i think his complain still pointless when his club play like mediocre club, and still deserve the lost.
Instead of still complaining about the result that will never able to be changed, why doesn't he just focus on fixing his stellar team? there are so many home works he needs to solve it asap becaus ethe international break will let him to get some times to fix it.

Dude has to stop to behave like he's a real loser. he has to comeback stronger like a man. Wasting your time just to complaint here and there won't change the outcome. I hope someone in Madrid tells him about that.

There's nothing his complaints can change again and besides in LaLiga Real Madrid has been the most favored team by the referees. So i don't know why Jose Mourinho is complaining now when he knows the root problem of his team. Yes the referee was really biased in that match but that isn't what Mourinho should be talking about. He needs to stand up and fix his team because everything they were saying about him that he would fix the team hasn't been effective. Honestly to me Mourinho is still using the Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso pattern and I expected him to create competition between the players, but he hasn't. He's just using the names of big players as his starting eleven, which is not supposed to be like that.

It seems Mourinho isn't the same as he used to be. If Mourinho were truly great and could make a difference to Real Madrid,, we should have seen that change by now. But in reality, Real Madrid have been performing poorly so far,, and they've already lost twice in La Liga, making it difficult for them to compete for the top spot. They also have a significant points gap with Barcelona. Honestly,, I don't know what will happen to Real Madrid right now, as I don't think they'll be able to achieve anything this season. I don't know for sure,, but seeing Mourinho blaming the referee for his team's defeats makes me conclude that Mourinho himself is clearly confused by the current situation. He also doesn't seem to have a solution to bring Real Madrid back to glory. That's my conclusion.

[KTChampions]

I know it is too early, but Raphinha for Barcelona should be in the discussion for LaLiga's best player at the moment. Lamine Yamal is outstanding, Mbappe is outstanding, but no one in the league does it like Raphinha. Barcelona fans may not agree with me because Lamine Yamal has always been the main figure they want to show to the world. I don't care what they think anyway; my perspective on how football should be seen is that a player who deserves respect should be given it. Respect is not negotiable. Even if you hate that person, if he is doing what no one else can do, respect should be given to that player.

You need to visit reality sometimes, friend. Raphinha is good, but Barcelona will never acknowledge his contributions, on the contrary, they’ll downplay him so that Yamal gets all the glory. You see, the bets have already been placed - it’s just a matter of routine work now, and Raphinha isn't the chosen one. If you haven't noticed the damn pattern over 10 years of Barcelona dumping all their players in favor of Messi, then I'm surprised you're even bothering to worry about Rafinha now.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

But do you think Real Madrid needs to look for a new coach again or not if Real Madrid's performance doesn't improve? Who do you think is the right coach for Real Madrid to replace Mourinho if Mourinho is fired from Real Madrid. but in my opinion it seems it is not easy to find a suitable coach for Real Madrid.

If they change coach again now that the players are trying to adapt to the play pattern of Mourinho, it would disorganize the team more and worse performance may follow. The Atletico Madrid match was not a favorable game as home advantage was clear in that match and then the Hjuisen's red card further demoralized the Real Madrid team, leading to their second loss of the season.

It is dissapointing, bit I think Real Madrid management should give Mourinho more time to fix the team, he's showing some real promises, though not enough for now in line with the expectations, It's still too early and isn't yet an important decision to replace him.

[Davidloki]

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

Mourinho is not an average coach, so would do better in no time. Real Madrid is a club with a lot of expectations so it's difficult to always be on fan's good side considering their inconsistent performance. With Mourinho, Real Madrid have a game plan but are still looking at getting a balance in the team with the player's confidence back on the pitch, it takes time to build something long lasting and that is what Mourinho is doing.

[Inwestour]

Here we go again Jose is making another complaint to the referee during the clash between his club vs Atletico. I'm not saying he's entirely wrong, and i believe Romero also deseved at least a yellow card, but i think his complain still pointless when his club play like mediocre club, and still deserve the lost.
Instead of still complaining about the result that will never able to be changed, why doesn't he just focus on fixing his stellar team? there are so many home works he needs to solve it asap becaus ethe international break will let him to get some times to fix it.

Dude has to stop to behave like he's a real loser. he has to comeback stronger like a man. Wasting your time just to complaint here and there won't change the outcome. I hope someone in Madrid tells him about that.

Different coaches have different demeanors, Mourinho is the type who always seeks someone to blame for his team's failures. In matches against teams like Atletico, a sending-off is particularly critical, so his reaction is understandable, but refereeing mistakes have always occurred and likely always will, making them unavoidable. Mourinho is also concerned because Barcelona has already opened up a six point lead, and it is only the beginning of the season.

[Chilwell]

Real Madrid fans are not patient because the team has traditionally been one of the best teams but has been criticized for its poor form recently. Despite changing several managers, it is not getting any better results. As you said, Mourinho needs to be given more time and wait for the team to improve. Real Madrid's team management spends a lot of money to buy players, so their expectations are naturally high. When talented players perform poorly in a match, the manager has to bear the responsibility. Now the question is how long Mourinho will be able to serve as the team's manager or will he also have to be fired very soon like several previous managers.

The time Mourinho needs should depend on whether is they be clear signs of improvement in the team, it understandable giving a manager more time. But if no progress for several months same problems then patience will become so hard to justify. But also Real Madrid has an advantage of having quality players so individuals will naturally want to gwt the best out of them from the manager. To me how many game Mourinho gets is not only the important things but also what are the changes we can see during that period.

Giving him more time necessary because it's not that they have reached 10th match of the league, Mourinho can turn things around to make the team better due to the kind of experience manager that he is, let give him more time to see what he have to do before the necessary action can be taken. Honestly I am not happy with the way Real Madrid are performing currently, because I was among the fans that have confidence in them, not because of anything but the manager they signed and also the kind of player that are present.

Jose Mourinho really have a lot of work to do right now because there is nothing sign of decline in Barcelona, the rival are currently doing well in every competition, and their performance is a big threat for Real Madrid because we can easily analyze whether they are in a good shape or not.

[Tmoonz]

The chaos is becoming something else here about this Real Madrid second lost, like what's the panic all about? I still very much trust on Jose Mourinho's judgement, I still believe he can do something despite the lost, Barcelona might be feeling fly now, but we all know that one or two injury on that Barcelona team always have a good effect on them so why the panic, and again Barcelona can't go the whole season unbeaten their turn must come and I only hope Real Madrid will seize their moment when the time comes.