La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[RaltcoinsB]

This is a problem for many teams anyway. The team that finds consistency is the one closest to winning the championship. Right now, Barcelona appears to be the most consistent team in the league. For Real Madrid to reach that level, the players need to perform better. Vinicius has been poor in recent matches; perhaps resting him would be best. I think it would be better for him if he sat out a few games.

I don't think that keeping vinicius junior on the bench in form of resting him will solve anything, because their main problem this season has been at the back where they concede goals easily, so if Jose Mourinho can fix his leaking defence quickly, now that Barcelona has not gone miles ahead of them, their is still chance of winning the league, just that they cannot afford to keep dropping points with this form Barcelona are in presently because of they actually do, it will not be up to December before Barcelona will go like 15 points clear, and if something like that happens, just know that the title race is over.

I don’t think there will be a 15-point gap. Real Madrid has dropped some points so far, but the team is gradually reaching a certain level of consistency. Barcelona hit that mark earlier than they did. That is why I believe Real Madrid will raise their game in the race against Barcelona once they iron out their defensive errors, the team will reach a higher level. I am certain of this, and I think a very exciting finish to the season awaits us.

[Promocodeudo]

Anything I see Vinicius' performance, I laugh alot because not two seasons ago, he was saying he is going to do it 3x better, now he can't even replicate half of that seasons performance, I don't even see Vini's input in that squad ad of now, instead he is blocking the way for Diomande to shine as it feels like he excels more at the left but the club has put a must start for Vinicius, instead of blaming Mbappe, Vini is should he the person we talk about.

Your opinion is valid, because Vini makes mouth a lot and I have been watching closely to see if there will be improvement from him, but unfortunately nothing, he use to be a good player, maybe pride has taken over him, perhaps that's why he doesn't know what he's doing at the moment, this is time for Jose Mourinho and the management of RealMadrid to act, although it seems they want more than he wants the club, but something should be done, the club needs results, this is not time to play or pamper any player except Realmadrid is not ready for anything this season, you're right that everything should not Mbappe, after all he's not the enitre team, though not making any excuse for anybody, they are been paid for the job, so the should represent very well.

[Olatundespo]

This is a problem for many teams anyway. The team that finds consistency is the one closest to winning the championship. Right now, Barcelona appears to be the most consistent team in the league. For Real Madrid to reach that level, the players need to perform better. Vinicius has been poor in recent matches; perhaps resting him would be best. I think it would be better for him if he sat out a few games.

I don't think that keeping vinicius junior on the bench in form of resting him will solve anything, because their main problem this season has been at the back where they concede goals easily, so if Jose Mourinho can fix his leaking defence quickly, now that Barcelona has not gone miles ahead of them, their is still chance of winning the league, just that they cannot afford to keep dropping points with this form Barcelona are in presently because of they actually do, it will not be up to December before Barcelona will go like 15 points clear, and if something like that happens, just know that the title race is over.

You are right that resting Vinicius will only worsen the team's problems. We discussed Real Madrid's defense a lot last season. Despite all the changes in the team, we still have to criticize the same thing. The team's defense is still weak. Mourinho needs to work on this issue. The players who are available in the attack and midfield will do better and will be in a stronger psychological position if their defense players show more determination.

Barca are strong and have the ability to win consistently but Real Madrid will not lose every match and Barcelona will not be able to build a 15-point gap so easily. Currently, the point gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid is 6. Real Madrid needs to quickly reduce this point gap and for this, they need to win every match.

[Alpha Marine]

I don’t think there will be a 15-point gap. Real Madrid has dropped some points so far, but the team is gradually reaching a certain level of consistency. Barcelona hit that mark earlier than they did.

I also don't think there will be a 15 point gap, but it's not because Madrid will pick form, it's because Barcelona will also drop points. They are not going to win all their games in the season.
Madrid doesn't look like a team that will become good. They will win against certain team,s but when they meet a disciplined team that will make use of their chances, they will struggled.

That is why I believe Real Madrid will raise their game in the race against Barcelona once they iron out their defensive errors, the team will reach a higher level. I am certain of this, and I think a very exciting finish to the season awaits us.

People still think Madrid's problems are "defensive", and that is the problem.
Madrid's problem is the same problem they have had for the past two seasons. They don't have a balanced midfield. They don't have a midfield that can control the game. They cannot keep the ball. That is why you see teams like Inter and Atleti that are not possession teams having better possession against Madrid.
Then the second problem is the way they press. They don't press properly. When you don't press to win back the ball, the opponent has time and is comfortable on the ball. 
They don't look like they will be fixing that soon, so it's going to be a long season for them.

[Samlucky O]

Vini have gone really cold in his performance and this is not what we expected from Vinicius especially this season Mourinho will also want to do everything in his power to do what is best for them, because we all know the kind of person that Mourinho is he will do everything to put things in other and how that his not getting exactly what he wants Because the club is really in a bad condition and they should be able to do better than what they are doing now because there was a lot of hope when we saw that it was Mourinho that was coming to head real madrid but all hope is not lose we still expect results but seems it might not be t b is season because even Barcelona is far better than Real Madrid now.

Anything I see Vinicius' performance, I laugh alot because not two seasons ago, he was saying he is going to do it 3x better, now he can't even replicate half of that seasons performance, I don't even see Vini's input in that squad ad of now, instead he is blocking the way for Diomande to shine as it feels like he excels more at the left but the club has put a must start for Vinicius, instead of blaming Mbappe, Vini is should he the person we talk about.

I remember as well, when he said this after losing the balloon d'Or to Manchester City Rodrigo, after this  saying from Vinicus I was expecting him to have a much better performance to finally win it oneday. You have it all, Vinicus became worse since then, since Mbappe came his been blamed for Vinicious bad performance which is ridiculous. Vinicus was a focused player, he could not score he will create space and also assists for the other players to score, he was doing this then lost focused two seasons ago. He changed after that ballon d'Or, losing out on the balloon is not a reason to keep on performing worse every season.

[Iamgoat]

I don’t think there will be a 15-point gap. Real Madrid has dropped some points so far, but the team is gradually reaching a certain level of consistency. Barcelona hit that mark earlier than they did. That is why I believe Real Madrid will raise their game in the race against Barcelona once they iron out their defensive errors, the team will reach a higher level. I am certain of this, and I think a very exciting finish to the season awaits us.

I think what we have so far is 6 points gap and it’s not completely abnormal. It is something which is likely to happen when you have the kind of inconsistent performance Madrid is showing now. What I am still expecting from them till now is to fix themselves and carry themselves high then they are right now. Football I know is a not a game of sympathy or a game of lazy people. It is a game which rewards absolute hard work and smart work. A work which appreciates results rather than speculations or propaganda. If you like, be  shouting Madrid up and down, if the club does not perform in real time in the pitch, they will end up taking the back seat like we currently see. This is the issue we are facing with Madrid at the moment.

[RockBell]

Your opinion is valid, because Vini makes mouth a lot and I have been watching closely to see if there will be improvement from him, but unfortunately nothing, he use to be a good player, maybe pride has taken over him, perhaps that's why he doesn't know what he's doing at the moment, this is time for Jose Mourinho and the management of RealMadrid to act, although it seems they want more than he wants the club, but something should be done, the club needs results, this is not time to play or pamper any player except Realmadrid is not ready for anything this season, you're right that everything should not Mbappe, after all he's not the enitre team, though not making any excuse for anybody, they are been paid for the job, so the should represent very well.

Vini is actually a very cool guy, but the challenge now is that we don't even know why his performance is the way it is now, and from what am seen, there should be a better opportunity because it is not easy, but at the same time I feel like Real Madrid should not be struggling because of the kind of player that they have, but they are finding it hard to even improve, and Vini does not really look like someone who really has pride and we felt like jose should be the one mending the club so that they will be able to take shape but the results they are getting now is not even a nice one because we have watch our everything is going and we expect more from them and it is just very annoying because what exactly is wrong with them only the club knows.

[shinratensei_]

I remember i have written about UEFA was reopening Negreira case, and here's the update. A reliable news merchant, marca is reporting Barcelona is worrying UEFA to impose a temporary ban for them to play in the any of european competition.
The good part is that UEFA can give sanction to the Barcelona anytime without the need to waiting for Nigreria's case to be concluded.

Barcelona is actually in the need of money, and a ban from UEFA can give horrible effect to their financial. I think UEFA should hand them a ban for a season. It's because a shady thing needs to get punished.

[Chilwell]

Vini is actually a very cool guy, but the challenge now is that we don't even know why his performance is the way it is now, and from what am seen, there should be a better opportunity because it is not easy, but at the same time I feel like Real Madrid should not be struggling because of the kind of player that they have, but they are finding it hard to even improve, and Vini does not really look like someone who really has pride and we felt like jose should be the one mending the club so that they will be able to take shape but the results they are getting now is not even a nice one because we have watch our everything is going and we expect more from them and it is just very annoying because what exactly is wrong with them only the club knows.

I seriously feel bad for Vinicius junior because of debate they had with the management before the season started, he wanted to go since they don't want to increase his wages, but later on they come to an agreement and the management have restored back all what he needed, and now is performance was not as accurate as it used to be, honestly I feel uncomfortable for him.

Vinicius really have to work hard to fix what they are lacking because the management will use that against him. I want to be patient before saying anything about the entire team, right now the international break is over and I'm just waiting to see how their performance will turn out to be, but I hope they should all be in good condition and continue to improve, because right now I see that real Madrid is in a seriously challenge which I found very difficult to identify because of the kind of players they have gathered.

[Curious T]

I remember i have written about UEFA was reopening Negreira case, and here's the update. A reliable news merchant, marca is reporting Barcelona is worrying UEFA to impose a temporary ban for them to play in the any of european competition.
The good part is that UEFA can give sanction to the Barcelona anytime without the need to waiting for Nigreria's case to be concluded.

You did not read the article, because if you did, you would see that UEFA first needs to find them guilty. They can't sanction just out of suspicion. And mind you, the case was not "reopened". You reopen a case that has never been closed. It is an ongoing investigation, and you need to find people guilty after your investigation before you can punish them. So if UEFA doesn't find them guilty, they won't be punished.

I think UEFA should hand them a ban for a season. It's because a shady thing needs to get punished.

At this point, you people don't even care to know if Barcelona is guilty or not. You people just want them to be punished. I'm sorry, but it doesn't work like that. The fact that a person you don't like is being called a thief doesn't mean he is a thief. They first have to prove that he stole something, and for about three years now, nobody has been able to prove anything.

[Marykeller]

Vini have gone really cold in his performance and this is not what we expected from Vinicius especially this season Mourinho will also want to do everything in his power to do what is best for them, because we all know the kind of person that Mourinho is he will do everything to put things in other and how that his not getting exactly what he wants Because the club is really in a bad condition and they should be able to do better than what they are doing now because there was a lot of hope when we saw that it was Mourinho that was coming to head real madrid but all hope is not lose we still expect results but seems it might not be t b is season because even Barcelona is far better than Real Madrid now.

Anything I see Vinicius' performance, I laugh alot because not two seasons ago, he was saying he is going to do it 3x better, now he can't even replicate half of that seasons performance, I don't even see Vini's input in that squad ad of now, instead he is blocking the way for Diomande to shine as it feels like he excels more at the left but the club has put a must start for Vinicius, instead of blaming Mbappe, Vini is should he the person we talk about.

I remember as well, when he said this after losing the balloon d'Or to Manchester City Rodrigo, after this  saying from Vinicus I was expecting him to have a much better performance to finally win it oneday. You have it all, Vinicus became worse since then, since Mbappe came his been blamed for Vinicious bad performance which is ridiculous. Vinicus was a focused player, he could not score he will create space and also assists for the other players to score, he was doing this then lost focused two seasons ago. He changed after that ballon d'Or, losing out on the balloon is not a reason to keep on performing worse every season.

I don't see it as reason that Vinicius losing the Ballon d'Or award is one of the reasons Vinicius is performing badly. I think the arrival of Mbappé is the biggest reason we find Vinicius's performance declining.

Before the arrival of Mbappé at Real Madrid. Real Madrid's attack was built for Vinicius as a left-wing player, not for Real Madrid to have its winning place on Mbappé as the main striker.

Another reason I found that could cause Vinicius's performance to decrease is a change of formation, where Real Madrid plays 4-4-2 under Ancelotti, letting Vinicius and Rodrygo be the main strikers, not as we have it now with Mbappé and Bellingham

[Tmoonz]

This is a problem for many teams anyway. The team that finds consistency is the one closest to winning the championship. Right now, Barcelona appears to be the most consistent team in the league. For Real Madrid to reach that level, the players need to perform better. Vinicius has been poor in recent matches; perhaps resting him would be best. I think it would be better for him if he sat out a few games.

I don't think that keeping vinicius junior on the bench in form of resting him will solve anything, because their main problem this season has been at the back where they concede goals easily, so if Jose Mourinho can fix his leaking defence quickly, now that Barcelona has not gone miles ahead of them, their is still chance of winning the league, just that they cannot afford to keep dropping points with this form Barcelona are in presently because of they actually do, it will not be up to December before Barcelona will go like 15 points clear, and if something like that happens, just know that the title race is over.

I don’t think there will be a 15-point gap. Real Madrid has dropped some points so far, but the team is gradually reaching a certain level of consistency. Barcelona hit that mark earlier than they did. That is why I believe Real Madrid will raise their game in the race against Barcelona once they iron out their defensive errors, the team will reach a higher level. I am certain of this, and I think a very exciting finish to the season awaits us.

So believe I was having before the season started, but now I doubt it even as the games left are still many, because with the kind of form Barcelona is this season I fear if Real Madrid can withstand the hit, finishing top 3 that I'm certain despite their position on the table, but winning the league is what I consider not possible, unless they will channel their focus on the Copa del rey to at least win something this season than going trophyless for complete three seasons, because it's really embarrassing for a team like Real Madrid, anyways let's just wait and watch how things may go with them at the end.

[Abdulzuruku01]

I don't see it as reason that Vinicius losing the Ballon d'Or award is one of the reasons Vinicius is performing badly. I think the arrival of Mbappé is the biggest reason we find Vinicius's performance declining.

Before the arrival of Mbappé at Real Madrid. Real Madrid's attack was built for Vinicius as a left-wing player, not for Real Madrid to have its winning place on Mbappé as the main striker.

Another reason I found that could cause Vinicius's performance to decrease is a change of formation, where Real Madrid plays 4-4-2 under Ancelotti, letting Vinicius and Rodrygo be the main strikers, not as we have it now with Mbappé and Bellingham

I agree with you. Even when Vinicius lost the Ballon d'Or that time, I still believed he could win because of his performance and how the team was built around him.  But since they signed Kylian Mbappe, I have lost that hope for Vinicius to win the Ballon d'Or because Mbappe has overshadowed him. Things like this could cause his performance to drop before he starts feeling he's not that important to the team again and that might also be the reason why he wanted to leave the club. Both Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius are two great young players that want to win the same individual title, and this mentality will make it tough for Real Madrid to progress the way they want.

[Ryu_Ar1]

Next week La Liga starts but looking at the schedule of Madrid who will face Villarreal with the current performance I still hope a lot of 3 points can be obtained.

On the contrary I do not expect too much that Madrid can score a lot of goals. Madrid's goal productivity is still a problem because the front line has not seen the chemistry the fans want. It has been several seasons since Mbappe joined and his relationship with Vinicius still clashes when it comes to launching attacks. If I'm not mistaken, there will be some important players injured in the game against Villareal.

For now I don't care what number of goals they get for sure I hope 3 points in this match.
The problem is that sometimes Villarreal are always in different conditions when facing big clubs, although they are currently still lacking in performance where 3 defeats in the last 5 matches but Madrid are also currently still outside predictions even though they are favorites in this match.

This match Mbappe is likely to be absent and I want to see how Mou anticipates what will happen later because Mbappe's absence can affect the goal especially now Mbappe is still the benchmark in scoring.
But Espi will likely be given more time when Mbappe is out of the game so I hope 3 points can still be created to get Madrid's momentum back before we are really far behind in terms of points in the table.

[Iamgoat]

I agree with you. Even when Vinicius lost the Ballon d'Or that time, I still believed he could win because of his performance and how the team was built around him.  But since they signed Kylian Mbappe, I have lost that hope for Vinicius to win the Ballon d'Or because Mbappe has overshadowed him. Things like this could cause his performance to drop before he starts feeling he's not that important to the team again and that might also be the reason why he wanted to leave the club. Both Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius are two great young players that want to win the same individual title, and this mentality will make it tough for Real Madrid to progress the way they want.

You really have a point here even though competitions like this within players are supposed to be at the advantage of the club, if it is not properly managed, the club might end up losing the potentials and advantages which comes with having both players on board. I believe they are supposed to complement each other in the club and make sure they make the forward position so dangerous and scary to any opponent they are faced with and not the other way round. Having Mbappe and Vinicius under same roof is a great idea and a courageous one at such but it can also be a dangerous situation for the team especially if they fail to manage them and their ambitions carefully. They are both young energetic players with aspirations wanting to do great things for their career, I hope what’s happening currently will not later be translated into conflict of interests among both players and the club is able to properly manage them and their aspirations without putting anyone at disadvantage.

[Showlove01]

I agree with you. Even when Vinicius lost the Ballon d'Or that time, I still believed he could win because of his performance and how the team was built around him.  But since they signed Kylian Mbappe, I have lost that hope for Vinicius to win the Ballon d'Or because Mbappe has overshadowed him. Things like this could cause his performance to drop before he starts feeling he's not that important to the team again and that might also be the reason why he wanted to leave the club. Both Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius are two great young players that want to win the same individual title, and this mentality will make it tough for Real Madrid to progress the way they want.

I don't know what occasion would someone try to compare Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe because first, they don't play same position. Vinicius Jr is a side winger while Kylian Mbappe is a centre forwarder which is the finisher so comparing these two players doesn't work or rythm in anyway. Vinicius Jr creates a lot of chances and most times he score more than Mbappe even as a winger while sometimes Mbappe scores more and as a finisher all players are meant to locate him where ever he is so that he would score so we should not compare them because they are both good in their various position.

[eightdots]

Next week La Liga starts but looking at the schedule of Madrid who will face Villarreal with the current performance I still hope a lot of 3 points can be obtained.

On the contrary I do not expect too much that Madrid can score a lot of goals. Madrid's goal productivity is still a problem because the front line has not seen the chemistry the fans want. It has been several seasons since Mbappe joined and his relationship with Vinicius still clashes when it comes to launching attacks. If I'm not mistaken, there will be some important players injured in the game against Villareal.

For now I don't care what number of goals they get for sure I hope 3 points in this match.
The problem is that sometimes Villarreal are always in different conditions when facing big clubs, although they are currently still lacking in performance where 3 defeats in the last 5 matches but Madrid are also currently still outside predictions even though they are favorites in this match.

This match Mbappe is likely to be absent and I want to see how Mou anticipates what will happen later because Mbappe's absence can affect the goal especially now Mbappe is still the benchmark in scoring.
But Espi will likely be given more time when Mbappe is out of the game so I hope 3 points can still be created to get Madrid's momentum back before we are really far behind in terms of points in the table.

Real Madrid's first-half performance is crucial because, if the team fails to start well, it begins to give its opponents opportunities. If the opponent capitalizes on these chances, Real Madrid could find itself in a difficult position and might be unable to turn the scoreline in its favor. A team like Real Madrid should not be conceding so many chances to its opponents. Recently, however, Real Madrid has been allowing opponents too many opportunities and failing to demonstrate its superior quality on the pitch.

Real Madrid has numerous players capable of scoring goals, and these players need to step up and make a greater impact. The team needs to diversify its attack while ensuring it does not give its opponents chances to score. The head coach also needs to demonstrate his impact on the team; otherwise, Real Madrid could finish the season as a club made up of quality players who fail to achieve their objectives.

[Samlucky O]

I remember i have written about UEFA was reopening Negreira case, and here's the update. A reliable news merchant, marca is reporting Barcelona is worrying UEFA to impose a temporary ban for them to play in the any of european competition.
The good part is that UEFA can give sanction to the Barcelona anytime without the need to waiting for Nigreria's case to be concluded.

Barcelona is actually in the need of money, and a ban from UEFA can give horrible effect to their financial. I think UEFA should hand them a ban for a season. It's because a shady thing needs to get punished.

Barcelona claimed all what was said about this cass was not true, I saw a news of Barcelona complaining abouth Real Madrid president and asked him withdraw his statement or face a law suit by November if he refuses to withdraw his statement and tender and apology. The
Enríquez Negreira case happened in Spain why is the case on UEFA desk. If the case is in court which means it is not concluded, why do they want to sanction them, what I'd after conclusions and it's confirmed Barcelona is innocent of all charges how do they think Barcelona will feel after that. UEFA had evidence against Manchester City, banned them for two years but it was appealed by Manchester City. Manchester City won the appeal but was fined, this is a different case UEFA doesn't have evidence against Barcelona

[Ndabagi01]

I remember as well, when he said this after losing the balloon d'Or to Manchester City Rodrigo, after this  saying from Vinicus I was expecting him to have a much better performance to finally win it oneday. You have it all, Vinicus became worse since then, since Mbappe came his been blamed for Vinicious bad performance which is ridiculous. Vinicus was a focused player, he could not score he will create space and also assists for the other players to score, he was doing this then lost focused two seasons ago. He changed after that ballon d'Or, losing out on the balloon is not a reason to keep on performing worse every season.

The problem with Vinicius Junior is that he’s a player that needs to standout in any club he plays for and he can’t get that in Real Madrid as far as Mbappe is still there with him. These are two players that needs all the praises and both stand a good chance to win the Balon d’Or if they get all the praises and not shared ones like we are seeing now. Both players will not allow the other to shine, so I’m not expecting any of them to come close to winning the Balon d’or now. Vinicius should have left last season and joined Arsenal, he would have gotten all he wanted with them and not fighting for it here with Mbappe who is definitely the favourite in that team now. Vinicius Junior needs to get back up, he has no reason to relent now again after coming this far.

[blomen]

I don’t think there will be a 15-point gap. Real Madrid has dropped some points so far, but the team is gradually reaching a certain level of consistency. Barcelona hit that mark earlier than they did. That is why I believe Real Madrid will raise their game in the race against Barcelona once they iron out their defensive errors, the team will reach a higher level. I am certain of this, and I think a very exciting finish to the season awaits us.

barcelona has already opened up a 6-point lead over real madrid after just the first 7 weeks. it looks like real madrid’s loss of points will be what determines the point gap this season, because barcelona doesn’t seem likely to drop many points. if real madrid goes through another rough patch and suffers defeats, we could see the gap widen significantly in just a few weeks. right now, in my view, it’s nearly impossible for real madrid to catch up to barcelona.