⚽ Sportsbet.io ⚽ Spanish La Liga ⚽ Football Pool Discussion Thread 2023/2024

[buwaytress]

in the end, Barca proved their worth, and got a double present from Madrid, where both teams lost points
is this a sneaking in for Sevilla into title race, I would love to see them with a trophy at the end, but clearly doubt that they are capable to get it, maybe they even think that they cannot as well

Total swing in fortunes eh? As they fought back from a goal down, others lost or drew, so that table's as tight as it'll ever get this season, so fun to see a 3-horse race this late on in the season. I have to thank Griezmann too for making my weekend good, covered all losses elsewhere and much more with my HT Barca win which I honestly thought was over when Villareal scored first.

And fan bias? Ask Liverpool how much they've lost me this season =)

[Trofo]

And fan bias? Ask Liverpool how much they've lost me this season =)

Yep, fan bias is very bad for our profits. You should drop Liverpool altogether when you are not able to play against them. If City had performances like LFC you would be swimming in money 

More importantly, 4 correct scores for me this round. @top 3 watch your backs guys I am getting closer and closer

[slaman29]

And fan bias? Ask Liverpool how much they've lost me this season =)

Yep, fan bias is very bad for our profits. You should drop Liverpool altogether when you are not able to play against them. If City had performances like LFC you would be swimming in money 

More importantly, 4 correct scores for me this round. @top 3 watch your backs guys I am getting closer and closer

Tell me all about fan bias. There were many times I should have bet against my own team given their terrible form this season (before the last 10-15 games that is).

As you say, if we just know how to drop our team at least (if we cannot bet against them), we would be saving loads of money. GL catching up Trofo.

[LTU_btc]

Tell me all about fan bias. There were many times I should have bet against my own team given their terrible form this season (before the last 10-15 games that is).

As you say, if we just know how to drop our team at least (if we cannot bet against them), we would be saving loads of money. GL catching up Trofo.

Sometimes I think it's better not to bet on your own team because you're biased. But often I simply can't resist . In first part of season betting on Barca cost me a lot of money. But in second part of season I'm already recovering what I lost.
@Trofo, 4 exact picks in this round so far is impressive thing, well done.
@casperBGD, can your forget to leave picks for some games? Because I don't see other way how to reach you .

[tomahawk9]

Sometimes I think it's better not to bet on your own team because you're biased.

that's one of the main rules in the "Things to avoid when in sports betting" book (if such a book exists lol) i'm surprised when i see ppl in this board actually betting on their fav team, i've done it a few times with Real Madrid, never again, my rational thinking goes out the window as soon as i start looking at the betting markets, it's all about favoring Real 

btw, @LTU_btc, plz, don't get too close to me in the leaderboard, yeah? you're 1.5 pts away from taking my 2nd place, man

@top 3 watch your backs guys I am getting closer and closer

Me knowing that my 2nd place is in danger:

[buwaytress]

Trofo, slaman29, LTU_btc, toma

Ah yes. The trials and travails of the fan who also bets on his team. I sometimes look back on my younger days watching local football (can you imagine not even realising there was football outside, I thought World Cup was the only foreign football there was!) and wonder if I had access to betting what kind of money I'd have thrown away on my team (relegated to the lowest tier, disbanded and rebranded twice since I last watched them).

Did anyone take outright league winner bets this season?

[casperBGD]

and just when you though you saw everything and it was a great season, but Barca will nail it in the end, Granada had two shots and two goals, and still leading on Camp Nou
this could be another game changer for La liga, if finished as Granada win, ten minutes to go

[Trofo]

and just when you though you saw everything and it was a great season, but Barca will nail it in the end, Granada had two shots and two goals, and still leading on Camp Nou
this could be another game changer for La liga, if finished as Granada win, ten minutes to go

Yeah we can talk all day about remaining opponents and projected points for top teams but then comes Barca and looses against Granada at home. I am quite sure nobody got this one correct except maybe @buwaytress. This was just the right odds for you buddy, hope you took it

[buwaytress]

and just when you though you saw everything and it was a great season, but Barca will nail it in the end, Granada had two shots and two goals, and still leading on Camp Nou
this could be another game changer for La liga, if finished as Granada win, ten minutes to go

Yeah we can talk all day about remaining opponents and projected points for top teams but then comes Barca and looses against Granada at home. I am quite sure nobody got this one correct except maybe @buwaytress. This was just the right odds for you buddy, hope you took it

Thank you very much, indeed I took the bet, it was just a little over 22/1, it does remind me of Granada early season and last when they gave me superb wins. Unfortunately, I'd predicted a full-blown 3-0 in our little pool, so I remain well outside the Top 5, with 5 games to go haha. Nice yellow cap Trofo buddy, but I don't mind at all celebrating this upset with, as casper said, only 2 shots on goal.

Football is so cruel isn't it?

[Trofo]

Football is so cruel isn't it?

That is one way of looking at it. I think I like it that much just because there is always that chance that weaker team will use their one good chance and walk away with all points. But it sure hurts when your favorite team is on the receiving end of that one chance 

Hopefully this is enough upsets for today so my Man Utd bet will come true. I was thinking to take that Man Utd match line or both to score and of course Roma just scored an equalizer.

[casperBGD]

~snip

Football is so cruel isn't it?

yeah, it is
Granada made it on efficiency, from my perspective they held the ball for maximum ten minutes during the match, but made it to score two goals

will be more than interesting, and I would support the underdog now, Sevilla to the title

~snip
Hopefully this is enough upsets for today so my Man Utd bet will come true. I was thinking to take that Man Utd match line or both to score and of course Roma just scored an equalizer.

end not just equalizer, hoped for good old derby between Manchester and Arsenal in the final, but seems that will be total opposite at the moment

[buwaytress]

That is one way of looking at it. I think I like it that much just because there is always that chance that weaker team will use their one good chance and walk away with all points. But it sure hurts when your favorite team is on the receiving end of that one chance 

Hopefully this is enough upsets for today so my Man Utd bet will come true. I was thinking to take that Man Utd match line or both to score and of course Roma just scored an equalizer.

It's my favourite part of football, too. The cruelty with which your team can rise all the way to the top by killing giants, and then have it all taken away in the end... or by rolling on undefeated for seasons long and then fall into a patch and lose against derby rivals for the first time in decades (lol Everton).

And of course, I totally love that underdogs in football get 20+ odds as soon as the favourites start getting overhyped. Just need to hit a few of them a season to make it profitable haha.

I made 2 underdog picks today. Granada and Roma (6/1, which actually climbed to 7/1!). So it seems we are on opposite ends of this game! United just equalised so all is safe so far;)

Granada made it on efficiency, from my perspective they held the ball for maximum ten minutes during the match, but made it to score two goals

will be more than interesting, and I would support the underdog now, Sevilla to the title

That's not the first time Granada or any underdog won converting their goals with their only shots! I know because Liverpool is this season on the receiving end of that ha ha sobs ha ha.

[LTU_btc]

What a wasted opportunity... It's difficult to comment something about game, but shit happens sometimes. It's pity to lose against team like Granada, especially when they are missing many important players. But everything is still in our hands.
Nobody aren't talking about it, but Sevilla is also in the race for title, I think they're hottest team in the league. I can't remember any season when there was 4 teams fighting for title just few rounds before end of season.

Did anyone take outright league winner bets this season?

Nope, before season I didn't had big expectations about Barca, it was difficult to expect that we can fight for it this season. I haven't checked this market during season. But personally, I rarely make such long term bets as outrights.

[slaman29]

What a wasted opportunity... It's difficult to comment something about game, but shit happens sometimes. It's pity to lose against team like Granada, especially when they are missing many important players. But everything is still in our hands.
Nobody aren't talking about it, but Sevilla is also in the race for title, I think they're hottest team in the league. I can't remember any season when there was 4 teams fighting for title just few rounds before end of season.

Did anyone take outright league winner bets this season?

Nope, before season I didn't had big expectations about Barca, it was difficult to expect that we can fight for it this season. I haven't checked this market during season. But personally, I rarely make such long term bets as outrights.

Sevilla yeah maybe but they also drew a lot in past, the only way they can make it is if all 3 top teams start losing 2 more games each, which well, is just impossible to hope for.

You're right though about Barca, I knew from early on we wouldn't win La Liga or anything. I hoped we would focus on UCL and build squads up instead but it ends up we are now still in the title race (but no longer in our hands because if Real wins everything they win.

[casperBGD]

~snip

You're right though about Barca, I knew from early on we wouldn't win La Liga or anything. I hoped we would focus on UCL and build squads up instead but it ends up we are now still in the title race (but no longer in our hands because if Real wins everything they win.

actually, the only team that would win the title for sure, with all wins till the end, is Atletico
Real has to hope for Atletico draw or lose in Barcelona, to be able to win the title

we had some good matches with Barca at home, but tonight we are miserable on our own stadium, cannot pass through into Barca half, it is really sorrow to watch Valencia tonight on Mestalla, hoped for Real experience (4:1 from November 2020) from the first part of the season, but Barca would win easily tonight in the end

[LTU_btc]

Very difficult, nervous, but such important win. Honestly, after 1st half I thought that our title race come to the end. These feelings become even stronger after Paulista goal.
But then Barca wake up. Now I just don't understand what I thought when I made under 3.5 goals bet on this game. When you look at H2H results, it doesn't happens that often.
Next round can be decisive in league. Barca will face Atletico, while Real will play against Sevilla. Lot of questions may be answered there, already can't wait for next weekend.

[Trofo]

Very difficult, nervous, but such important win. Honestly, after 1st half I thought that our title race come to the end. These feelings become even stronger after Paulista goal.
But then Barca wake up. Now I just don't understand what I thought when I made under 3.5 goals bet on this game. When you look at H2H results, it doesn't happens that often.
Next round can be decisive in league. Barca will face Atletico, while Real will play against Sevilla. Lot of questions may be answered there, already can't wait for next weekend.

Next week should be the one to clear some stuff up. I am expecting Barca to win against Atletico, than Sevilla should get at least a draw against tired Real side. Real has CL game during the week and that could very easy go to extra time. If I was placing a bet on the La Liga winner my money would still be on Barca. They have ok form, no distractions and easy schedule after this encounter with Atletico.

[slaman29]

Phew guys. I thought it was going to be all over when we let in that goal, if buwaytress had said it maybe we would lose again but thanks god Messi was so determined last night (and of course so was Griezmann).

3-2 is typically to describe our situation these days. Totally no control.

[slaman29]

I was really hoping Real would go to UCL final but I guess now we have a really hot competition in La Liga with all teams nothing left to fight for:) Tonight's game won't have any impact on us but I'm already feeling a lot of chills for the crunch match with Atletico.

My heart is torn. I want us to win. But I also feel Atletico deserve La Liga AND don't want Real to win!

[Trofo]

I was really hoping Real would go to UCL final but I guess now we have a really hot competition in La Liga with all teams nothing left to fight for:) Tonight's game won't have any impact on us but I'm already feeling a lot of chills for the crunch match with Atletico.

My heart is torn. I want us to win. But I also feel Atletico deserve La Liga AND don't want Real to win!

Atletico deserves nothing, I wouldn't mind seeing them relegated I watched a couple of their games and I simply can't stand them. How can you play total defense against teams like Elche and huesca? I don't mind them defending against Barca and Real but they should try and play against every other team in the league. I am usually for underdogs but Atletico is the definition of anti football for me.

I am sorry Sevilla missed a step in title race, but I hope they will still be good against Real. This week could be the one to break the title race. Don't forget to make you picks guys. First game starts in just a couple of hours.