La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2026/27

[IceLincoln]

I'm s Real Madrid fan, and realistically speaking, we've not been convincing with our performance this season. Most of the wins we've gotten so far, we had to struggle to get. That's not the same with Barcelona that's been winning their games with so much ease. Today again Villarreal, I got mad at some point, I miss the old entertaining style of football we're used to.

That said, I still believe we have s very good chance of beating Barcelona at the first El Clasico of the season, we really need to beat them to stand a chance of challenging for the title this season

So after acknowledging that you’re in a bad form, you then go ahead to proclaim that you’ll defeat Barcelona in the el Classico, on what grounds are you having that confidence, it’s really is funny the way you Madrid fans think.
Why does Vinicius Jnr always act unprofessional, it’s becoming irritating to watch, a player of his level and status always doing this type of thing, if he’s not complaining he’s shouting and his footballing has dropped. I think Madrid will be better off without him, now Diomande can play on the left wing.

[Futurexxx]

So after acknowledging that you’re in a bad form, you then go ahead to proclaim that you’ll defeat Barcelona in the el Classico, on what grounds are you having that confidence, it’s really is funny the way you Madrid fans think.

A team can be played badly against other teams and decide to play very good and give their all against a particular opponent, just because they want to win the bragging, so being in top form have nothing to do with the ability of real madrid winning Barcelona in the el classico coming up. Their biggest problem this season will be against other small teams that may draw or win them due to their poor form, but I believe that they will want to step up their performance against the top teams, especially against the biggest rival Barcelona.

Why does Vinicius Jnr always act unprofessional, it’s becoming irritating to watch, a player of his level and status always doing this type of thing, if he’s not complaining he’s shouting and his footballing has dropped.

At this point, I think that he is now becoming a liability to this real madrid team under Jose Mourinho, because he is always not far  from controversy that he will create, if it's not forthcoming.

[Italian Panic]

Yesterday, during the La Liga games, I noticed two key things. The first is that Barcelona is truly incredible pure technique and overwhelming quality.
Real Madrid plays well too, but they miss an unbelievable number of goals for example, Mbappé missed at least three goals he should have scored. Not to mention Vinícius, who’s becoming more of a liability than an asset; last night, with that gesture, he was embarrassing. Maybe he wants to leave Madrid?

[len01]

I actually fell asleep while watching Real Madrid in the first half but after seeing the footage in detail after seeing Vinicius get a red card in the process before the goal was created. It was a shock but somehow pulling the hair is quite risky, it's just that the referee this time was too much. Almost all Madrid players get red cards and this is a loss which will soon play El Clasico. Chances of accumulation in the next match are inevitable.

Exactly. As long as the hair pulling isn't excessive, a yellow card would be more appropriate. We're not defending what Vinicius did, but the fact is that Nathan Saliba didn't fall or suffer any injuries, and he even acted like nothing happened. So, in my opinion, giving Vinicius a red card was also unfair.

I think there are many people who want to bring Madrid down. El Clasico won't be exciting anymore in the end.  

[pewboy]

I don't understand why you're listing Pedri, Gavi and Fermin Lopez as Raphinha's replacement when they're not even attackers but midfielders. There are several forwards available currently at Barça, anyone of Karim Adeyemi, Gabriel Jesus, even Hamza'. Raphinha may be their best and most clinical finisher at the moment but his absence wouldn't be felt much. The team is compact.

In fact, I believe that having a striker like Adeyemi forced on the bench is truly a shame. It is true that among the available choices Raphinha and Lamine Yamal are certainly permanent starters, but in any case having Adeyemi on the bench is a convenience for the team, but at the same time a waste of time for the player, because a player with truly excellent qualities who is not used.

[Agbam]

So after acknowledging that you’re in a bad form, you then go ahead to proclaim that you’ll defeat Barcelona in the el Classico, on what grounds are you having that confidence, it’s really is funny the way you Madrid fans think.

A team can be played badly against other teams and decide to play very good and give their all against a particular opponent, just because they want to win the bragging, so being in top form have nothing to do with the ability of real madrid winning Barcelona in the el classico coming up. Their biggest problem this season will be against other small teams that may draw or win them due to their poor form, but I believe that they will want to step up their performance against the top teams, especially against the biggest rival Barcelona.

When was the last time Madrid won Barcelona without being in a good form. Even when they were in somewhat good form they struggled to win Barça because Barça had their issues then. For this two teams form really matters, nothing like bragging rights to improve their performance.

I like Vini Jnr but it’s like he’s become a magnet for controversies and always protesting even when he’s wrong. For those thinking a pull of the hair is a slight foul that’s a red card offence.

During the international break, a player who had long dreads when he got subbed in, got two opponents sent off for pulling his hair, a very long and obvious hair that he had to tie some on his waist.

Vinicius was just so sour for his cancelled goal when he thought he was back even his coach was happy with him until the REview.

[Pressurizedem]

Just watched the first half of Real vs Villarreal, I know it’s early in the season but Real are not looking great. I think they have problems. They may win this game but they do not currently look like a team that is capable of winning the biggest honours.

Mourinho is going to have to start getting a tune out of them very soon or the knives will start getting sharpened, even though it’s only October.

I expected Mourinho to be strict with these players but he seemed to have gone soft and is now playing father figure instead of the authoritarian we used to know him as; i mean it’s not accidental that Real Madrid brought him back because of the big egos (Mbappe, Vini, Bellingham e.t.c), cos they know he’s the only coach that can handle them well without Perez becoming salty about it cos he knows that whatever decision Mourinho takes would be for the betterment of the team but Mourinho has obviously chosen the route of mentor.

The old Mourinho would have benched Vinicius by now, come out to publicly call out the standard of the team and even created some tension by now, but that version of him seems to have been suppressed and i wonder why; could it be because of his age or just a smart play under Perez, i’m yet to understand.

The days in which Real Madrid were taking all the glory is gradually coming to an end, and now that they've appointed Morinho, we can say Xabi Alonso was able to get the best out of Real Madrid players than what we are seeing currently at Madrid. Xabi Alonso had a pattern in which he used to pass information or communicate with his players which they understood, but when Morinho arrived, he brought in so many players that I thought he was going to use them and compete in all front, but it doesn't seem to be so. Rather, it looks as if the players could blend together, and it also seem they are having internal conflict among the players.

However, Considering the fact that Morinho did extremely well at his former club Benfica, I still think the board will have faith him and allow him to continue his job. But if he doesn't do his job properly, there is every tendency that  they will get him sacked, and that will be very for him.

[Mustang Shelby]

I don't understand why you're listing Pedri, Gavi and Fermin Lopez as Raphinha's replacement when they're not even attackers but midfielders. There are several forwards available currently at Barça, anyone of Karim Adeyemi, Gabriel Jesus, even Hamza'. Raphinha may be their best and most clinical finisher at the moment but his absence wouldn't be felt much. The team is compact.

In fact, I believe that having a striker like Adeyemi forced on the bench is truly a shame. It is true that among the available choices Raphinha and Lamine Yamal are certainly permanent starters, but in any case having Adeyemi on the bench is a convenience for the team, but at the same time a waste of time for the player, because a player with truly excellent qualities who is not used.

I believe Adeyemi had these factors in mind when considering a move to Barcelona. After all, the possibility of playing time is lower there competition is constant, and the squad is packed with high quality players. Karim Adeyemi would certainly serve as a key asset for Barcelona in matches the manager likely envisions using his pace to further wear down defenses that are already tiring. Additionally, the coach might want to utilize him during league rotations to keep the squad fresh for demanding Champions League fixtures.

[slaman29]

Love the results from yesterday if I'm honest even though I would have preferred Villareal to take points but red card and small win for Real is good enough.

Also it was a nice point in LMS so can't complain !!

Some other results more or less expected.

[aipercoin]

I think Barcelona still have enough attacking options even without Raphinha. There's Jesus, Yamal who scores in almost every match, and Adeyemi. So I think Barcelona are perfectly capable of getting through these two matches without Raphinha.

Getafe are a team recognized for their very tight defence, in the sense that they are a team that tends to concede very little, regardless of the opponents they face. It's not a team that scores a lot, but it's a team that defends very well and certainly having Raphinha available would have been a further advantage for Barcelona.

[Justbillywitt]

When Barcelona announced the signing of Anthony Gordon’s many people criticized them for paying higher fee for him, but they refused paying that of Marcus Rashford even though it was by far smaller than the amount they paid for Gordon. I believe by now Barcelona decision to sign Gordon has been justified. Gordon impact at Barcelona is visible, he is having a great season already with Barcelona. He has been bagging assists, yesterday he scored to open his goal account with the club. I don’t think there’s still anyone out there that will question Barcelona decision in that regard anymore. Sometimes we just need to allow those in management positions do their job with being emotional.

[banana33]

The achievements you mentioned are correct but they include domestic trophies and it has been many years since he won these important trophies. He has made incredible record and many football clubs have benefited greatly from him. You will not see any important achievements from him in recent years. He has not achieved any achievements after 2022. After becoming manager of Real Madrid, many people criticized him that he is old and used to practicing old methods. I have also seen criticism that he is not familiar with modern football. He has been manager of Real Madrid but has not achieved the expected success yet. I am skeptical about his future.

His career cannot be criticized in any way, given his palmarès and above all the number of titles won as a coach and the trophies on his board.
And yet it is undeniable that in recent years he has somewhat lost the brilliance that distinguished him from other coaches.
But it will simply be enough to see how he continues on this bench.

[HajiBagi]

I'm s Real Madrid fan, and realistically speaking, we've not been convincing with our performance this season. Most of the wins we've gotten so far, we had to struggle to get. That's not the same with Barcelona that's been winning their games with so much ease. Today again Villarreal, I got mad at some point, I miss the old entertaining style of football we're used to.

That said, I still believe we have s very good chance of beating Barcelona at the first El Clasico of the season, we really need to beat them to stand a chance of challenging for the title this season

So after acknowledging that you’re in a bad form, you then go ahead to proclaim that you’ll defeat Barcelona in the el Classico, on what grounds are you having that confidence, it’s really is funny the way you Madrid fans think.
Why does Vinicius Jnr always act unprofessional, it’s becoming irritating to watch, a player of his level and status always doing this type of thing, if he’s not complaining he’s shouting and his footballing has dropped. I think Madrid will be better off without him, now Diomande can play on the left wing.

Vini act unprofessional and he deserves the red card for pulling the guy hair, Real Madrid did not have any chance of beating Barcelona this season even with complete squad they can not beat Barcelona because Barcelona is better than Madrid, Real Madrid don’t have a good midfield and if Mourinho continue to play Valverde and Tchoumeni as a pivot the team will always find it difficult to win matches, Real Madrid performance has been poor since their last four matches.

But there is one thing no one is talking about and i think that is not a new thing in La Liga, the La Liga referees are not good, they also act like unprofessional, when it comes to Real Madrid they can do what they like and know the rules but when it comes to another club they will pretend like they are not seeing it, the same foul that Vini committed has happened many times in La Liga and they did not give a red card, it happened last season in between Elche and Vallencia and the player was only giving a yellow card, so why Real Madrid own is always different, this is why Real Madrid also complained about the referee’s, if you want to make the league look very competitive, you should treat the teams the same and make sure you do not make any mistakes.

[eisen33]

Yesterday, during the La Liga games, I noticed two key things. The first is that Barcelona is truly incredible pure technique and overwhelming quality.
Real Madrid plays well too, but they miss an unbelievable number of goals for example, Mbappé missed at least three goals he should have scored. Not to mention Vinícius, who’s becoming more of a liability than an asset; last night, with that gesture, he was embarrassing. Maybe he wants to leave Madrid?

The fact that Mbape was unlucky yesterday, sometimes this happens, although I agree that in recent matches he has missed too many good chances in attack. And for Vinicius’s action, I think there is no excuse for such behavior when you pull another player by the hair. It is necessary to give a long disqualification, and the worst thing is that he didn’t even admit he was wrong.

[Xyloo]

Yesterday, during the La Liga games, I noticed two key things. The first is that Barcelona is truly incredible pure technique and overwhelming quality.
Real Madrid plays well too, but they miss an unbelievable number of goals for example, Mbappé missed at least three goals he should have scored. Not to mention Vinícius, who’s becoming more of a liability than an asset; last night, with that gesture, he was embarrassing. Maybe he wants to leave Madrid?

The fact that Mbape was unlucky yesterday, sometimes this happens, although I agree that in recent matches he has missed too many good chances in attack. And for Vinicius’s action, I think there is no excuse for such behavior when you pull another player by the hair. It is necessary to give a long disqualification, and the worst thing is that he didn’t even admit he was wrong.

In my opinion, it was definitely a red card offense, even if it didn't warrant a longterm suspension. It also made me laugh that he wouldn't accept the red card. What exactly was he expecting? He deliberately pulled the player back, preventing him from accelerating. Furthermore, such an action goes against the ethical principles of football. Vinicius absolutely deserved the red card he received, and hopefully, he has learned not to pull a stunt like that against other players in the future.

[Cryptmuster]

In my opinion, it was definitely a red card offense, even if it didn't warrant a longterm suspension. It also made me laugh that he wouldn't accept the red card. What exactly was he expecting? He deliberately pulled the player back, preventing him from accelerating. Furthermore, such an action goes against the ethical principles of football. Vinicius absolutely deserved the red card he received, and hopefully, he has learned not to pull a stunt like that against other players in the future.

In this case, it was clearly a serious foul that deserved a red card. But I think Vinícius generally equated it with the way players often act during a match when they hold an opponent by the shirt. But holding a player by the shirt during a challenge is one thing, and pulling him by the hair from behind is something completely different. These two things cannot be compared, and I don't think anyone would argue against this red card. Now Vinícius could face a suspension and might even miss El Clásico because of this incident.

[Jubilee58]

Yesterday, during the La Liga games, I noticed two key things. The first is that Barcelona is truly incredible pure technique and overwhelming quality.
Real Madrid plays well too, but they miss an unbelievable number of goals for example, Mbappé missed at least three goals he should have scored. Not to mention Vinícius, who’s becoming more of a liability than an asset; last night, with that gesture, he was embarrassing. Maybe he wants to leave Madrid?

The fact that Mbape was unlucky yesterday, sometimes this happens, although I agree that in recent matches he has missed too many good chances in attack. And for Vinicius’s action, I think there is no excuse for such behavior when you pull another player by the hair. It is necessary to give a long disqualification, and the worst thing is that he didn’t even admit he was wrong.

When you have the spirit of sportsmanship, you will always control your anger even when you have been offended, the action of vicious was wrong, and it was also ganished with pomposity that was the reason why he he never admitted he was wrong. In real Madrid vinicious is a key player, and exhibiting such behavior can really make real Madrid loose key matches, and bring the team backward. In the case of Kylian Mbappe , he is known for his scoring skills but sometimes situation can warrant underperformance in a game or match. However when a misses too much goals it makes a team to drop points, and if they face a good opposition team, they can take advantage of that especially if they are able to utilize their own opportunities in goal scoring.

[cxtreenal]

Yesterday, during the La Liga games, I noticed two key things. The first is that Barcelona is truly incredible pure technique and overwhelming quality.
Real Madrid plays well too, but they miss an unbelievable number of goals for example, Mbappé missed at least three goals he should have scored. Not to mention Vinícius, who’s becoming more of a liability than an asset; last night, with that gesture, he was embarrassing. Maybe he wants to leave Madrid?

The fact that Mbape was unlucky yesterday, sometimes this happens, although I agree that in recent matches he has missed too many good chances in attack. And for Vinicius’s action, I think there is no excuse for such behavior when you pull another player by the hair. It is necessary to give a long disqualification, and the worst thing is that he didn’t even admit he was wrong.

During the match there can be unintentional mistakes or hair pulling while carrying the ball with an opponent. If the player hair was pulled he did not react at that time, then Vinny scored a goal and then had to watch the review. This was a surprise in the match and I was shocked by the referee's decision.

Real Madrid won, it's okay, the team got full points, it gives them temporary joy but the performance was not satisfactory. Mbappe missed several goal there were several easy chances.

Barcelona got the expected win against Getafe and increased the points gap. Barca's performance was so impressive that they should have scored more goals but Getafe played defensively most of the time.

[mandown]

It was the first time I saw Real Madrid trying to waste time in the final ten minutes. While leading 1-0, Vinicius pulled an opponent's hair and received a red card; not only was the goal he scored in the ensuing play disallowed, but Real was also left a man down.
Even with ten men, I found it strange that instead of trying to find a second goal through counter-attacks, the players would throw themselves to the ground at the slightest contact, wasting time and waiting for the match to end.
I had never seen Real Madrid behave this way before. It seems some things have changed at Real Madrid, too.
I believe Jose Mourinho will be fired by the end of the season at the very latest, because, in my view, he isn't contributing anything tactically to the team.

[giammangiato]

Yesterday, during the La Liga games, I noticed two key things. The first is that Barcelona is truly incredible pure technique and overwhelming quality.
Real Madrid plays well too, but they miss an unbelievable number of goals for example, Mbappé missed at least three goals he should have scored. Not to mention Vinícius, who’s becoming more of a liability than an asset; last night, with that gesture, he was embarrassing. Maybe he wants to leave Madrid?

I note with a slight regret that La Liga is only being talked about exclusively by the two "stars" Real Madrid and Barcelona (who are playing really well).
Little discussion or comment on the work of Atletico Madrid who currently boast second place in the standings and who have already summarily done better than Real Madrid.
I don't sympathize with Atletico but I see one of the teams that could really take the path Real Madrid wants to take.
Betis with their 4th place is no less, but still Real Madrid to date only has the appointment of a very strong team (it is true they have an enviable squad of players) but does not reflect with the real performances they could obtain by putting their professionalism into practice.