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

[casperBGD]

Congrats guys, hope you managed to cash those predictions on some ticket as well.

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hate to admit, but hardly cashed on tickets
two misses in the pool, Barca cost me on tickets, with few others from other leagues

nevertheless, good round for me, first yellow cap this season, it is a shared one, but I do not mind

title race is maybe over, but with Betis playing solid football, will be interesting to see how Barca will try to catch up with them to reach position 4, it is 9 points difference with one match more played

[icopress]

hate to admit, but hardly cashed on tickets
two misses in the pool, Barca cost me on tickets, with few others from other leagues

For me personally, the race ended in this round, as the gap of 40 points, even with a strong desire, I cannot overcome.

In principle, everything is clear with the champion title .. Sportsbet no longer accepts bets on the victory of Real ^{[the tab is disabled]}. Not to mention the fact that they can hypothetically win the next 5 rounds even with a minor squad, + for Real the only threat is a meeting with PSG in the C'League, (but I think here Real will show its best side too).

[slaman29]

As much as I hate to disagree about Real, it would be foolish of me to think they will slip up because this is simply something they don't do (unlike every other contender even like Atletico last season who actually did slip, but recovered in the final legs).

Anyway, thanks Trofo for grading, it was a great round for us and even better for me to win the freebet.

[buwaytress]

Oh man slaman29 I just read about Barca's latest news. Aguero's just confirmed he's retiring from football.

I don't know much about the developments of his transfer but I do recall it was all about him finding a home to retire from football and to play with his good friend Messi... only to arrive at Barcelona when Messi gets pushed out, and then now to hang his boots up not in the way he'd have preferred.

I'll always remember him for THAT Agueroooooo goal. Of course he was a great deal more than that.

[Trofo]

Oh man slaman29 I just read about Barca's latest news. Aguero's just confirmed he's retiring from football.

I don't know much about the developments of his transfer but I do recall it was all about him finding a home to retire from football and to play with his good friend Messi... only to arrive at Barcelona when Messi gets pushed out, and then now to hang his boots up not in the way he'd have preferred.

I'll always remember him for THAT Agueroooooo goal. Of course he was a great deal more than that.

Football has lost another legend, he was one of my favorite strikers and he was especially impressive before Guardiola started tinkering with formations and requiring him to play some deep roles so he can employ false 9 or make space for wingers to cut inside. At least he had a great career and this heart problems shortened it by year or two, could have been much worse if these problems started when he was in the best footballing years.

Too bad he did not get to play at least that half season with his buddy Messi, both for him and all Barcelona fans

[Red Pie]

If we look at the fixture of the next week, it will be Barcelona-Elche match.  Barcelona can easily win.  Sevilla - Atletico Madrid match will be very difficult.  3 points is very important for both teams.  The leader of the league, Real Madrid, will play Cadiz at the Santiago Bernabeu.  I think Real Madrid will win 3 points and get through this week without any problems.

[LTU_btc]

Oh man slaman29 I just read about Barca's latest news. Aguero's just confirmed he's retiring from football.

I don't know much about the developments of his transfer but I do recall it was all about him finding a home to retire from football and to play with his good friend Messi... only to arrive at Barcelona when Messi gets pushed out, and then now to hang his boots up not in the way he'd have preferred.

I'll always remember him for THAT Agueroooooo goal. Of course he was a great deal more than that.

It was so sad to watch his press conference today. Pity that he had to retire much earlier than he wanted, but health is most important thing.
He was key player in Man City last decade and probably one of best players in EPL. Unfortunately he didn't got chance to play with Messi and his career in Barcelona lasted just 5 games. But at least he won Copa America with Messi last summer.

If we look at the fixture of the next week, it will be Barcelona-Elche match.  Barcelona can easily win.  Sevilla - Atletico Madrid match will be very difficult.  3 points is very important for both teams.  The leader of the league, Real Madrid, will play Cadiz at the Santiago Bernabeu.  I think Real Madrid will win 3 points and get through this week without any problems.

Words Barcelona and easy win can't be used in same sentence this season. Elche is close to bottom, but they're not easy team, they lost most of games just by 1 goal.
Real game against Cadiz shouldn't raise any questions.
If Atletico will lose against Sevilla, they gap to Real will be huge already.

[Harkorede]

Oh man slaman29 I just read about Barca's latest news. Aguero's just confirmed he's retiring from football.

I don't know much about the developments of his transfer but I do recall it was all about him finding a home to retire from football and to play with his good friend Messi... only to arrive at Barcelona when Messi gets pushed out, and then now to hang his boots up not in the way he'd have preferred.

I'll always remember him for THAT Agueroooooo goal. Of course he was a great deal more than that.

That's a sad news for football at large, it's better that the problem was detected early, the last thing we want is to witness another player collapse on the pitch.

It's funny how I had a great anticipation for this season, with the hope of Aguero and Messi, little did I know that I wouldn't get enjoy either of them in Barcelona shirt this season, c'est la vie right ?!

[Lordhermes]

If we look at the fixture of the next week, it will be Barcelona-Elche match.  Barcelona can easily win.  Sevilla - Atletico Madrid match will be very difficult.  3 points is very important for both teams.  The leader of the league, Real Madrid, will play Cadiz at the Santiago Bernabeu.  Real Madrid will win 3 points and get through this week without any problems.

Real Madrid will certainly get a win there because they are in a very good shape to win that match.
Real Madrid's form this season is really superb and they aren't afraid to beat any team,they  have really showed consistently and that alone will show that they are serious to win.
I bet Madrid win and over 2.5 goals.

[casperBGD]

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If Atletico will lose against Sevilla, they gap to Real will be huge already.

Sevilla is actually in a key week for staying in the top, and maybe putting their candidature for second place
first Atletico over the weekend, than Barca on Tuesday, both on their ground, for a big4 member it is a joke to lose both matches, and I really cannot see them winning both (with current rivals form, that should be their target)

with two wins, I would support them for second place in the end (Real is already champion, IMO)

now it is a Madrid-Sevilla race, with both cities having two teams in top4

[Trofo]

now it is a Madrid-Sevilla race, with both cities having two teams in top4

It is not a race, Sevilla and especially Betis are playing some great football but no way they are title contenders. I will be surprised if they finish even above this very weak Barca side. They will hit a rough patch sooner or later and spill a lot of points. That meme with Bolt perfectly captures title race in La Liga, Real can loose this only if they "break the leg" to keep up with metaphor.

[casperBGD]

now it is a Madrid-Sevilla race, with both cities having two teams in top4

It is not a race, Sevilla and especially Betis are playing some great football but no way they are title contenders. I will be surprised if they finish even above this very weak Barca side. They will hit a rough patch sooner or later and spill a lot of points. That meme with Bolt perfectly captures title race in La Liga, Real can loose this only if they "break the leg" to keep up with metaphor.

to clarify, I did not mean that they are title contenders, Real is already champion, IMO (I wrote that several times already)
it is just to capture that from Madrid/Barcelona, it is now Madrid/Sevilla, with Betis in

and regarding Barca, I do think that Sevilla will end up above Barca (and probably score in Europa league too), and Betis will probably be below Barca, but they are making difference at the moment, and will be interesting to see how much will Barca need to reach them, Sociedad is also there for position 4, but I think that they will finish below Barca and Betis

[tomahawk9]

take this into consideration when locking your Real madrid pick for the next Matchday

seven covid-19 cases in Real Madrid (incl. Modric and Asensio from the starting 11) https://as.com/futbol/2021/12/16/primera/1639656201_175390.html

it was bound to happen, i mean, it's the holidays, super lax guidelines and protocols, just look at UK and the premier league. ugh, im so sick and tired of this pandemic 

[Trofo]

take this into consideration when locking your Real madrid pick for the next Matchday

seven covid-19 cases in Real Madrid (incl. Modric and Asensio from the starting 11) https://as.com/futbol/2021/12/16/primera/1639656201_175390.html

it was bound to happen, i mean, it's the holidays, super lax guidelines and protocols, just look at UK and the premier league. ugh, im so sick and tired of this pandemic 

I knew about Modric but did not know that it has already spread so far trough the team. What are the rules to postpone games in La Liga? We all know how it works in Premier League and we are seeing more and more games postponed. I am thinking we will have a covid break in Premier League until Boxing day probably.

I hate it when matches on my ticket get void. It ruins my insurance on x5 multi tickets and butchers the odds on high stake ones. They are only good for my local fiat bookie. They have special boosted odds for one game if you take 6 games multi. If all other games get voided you still get your boosted odds

[buwaytress]

I hate it when matches on my ticket get void. It ruins my insurance on x5 multi tickets and butchers the odds on high stake ones. They are only good for my local fiat bookie. They have special boosted odds for one game if you take 6 games multi. If all other games get voided you still get your boosted odds

Amen to that my friend. I hate losing bets, I hate weird calls, but nothing gets me more frustrated than voided legs and now with all these Covid postponements I'm probably going to stay away from European accas for a while. I made one last one tonight.

I wonder how boosts work for Sportsbet when you get voided. I've had actually accas where I won but one or two legs voided, but can't really recall how the final payout worked. Tried searching my history but I guess it must have been some time last season. I'll see if I win this one and then I can confirm how it works if I remember what the non-boosted odds were haha.

[icopress]

I wonder how boosts work for Sportsbet when you get voided. I've had actually accas where I won but one or two legs voided, but can't really recall how the final payout worked. Tried searching my history but I guess it must have been some time last season. I'll see if I win this one and then I can confirm how it works if I remember what the non-boosted odds were haha.

Try to contact Steve, as I think it will be much faster than if you or I looked through own betting history to find a similar precedent. But looking ahead, I think the bet will be returned because in the end it is not bonus money (or it will be recalculated taking into account the winning match). Take a look at my ticket ... the initial odds were about 10, but after the canceled match with Watford, the odds dropped to 3, despite the fact that it was a free bet (so I think you won't have any problems recalculating your bet). 

[slaman29]

Yeah about Aguero, I think he is one of the most underrated modern strikers, outside he probably didn't get as much recognition and I was hoping to see the same magic at Barca but the gods are cruel in football. He is still young, I hope he makes many good memories related to football!

And on another wish, hehe, I hope Sportsbet can reconsider returning to us some of our freebets as I said above I used mine on a special just a few hours before the game, and then it gets postponed last minute. It was like a 2 game special, and one actually already hit, which would have won me 3x ++ on a regular multi.

No one is going to bet on many games if they keep getting postponed.

[boltz]

Yeah about Aguero, I think he is one of the most underrated modern strikers, outside he probably didn't get as much recognition and I was hoping to see the same magic at Barca but the gods are cruel in football. He is still young, I hope he makes many good memories related to football!

And on another wish, hehe, I hope Sportsbet can reconsider returning to us some of our freebets as I said above I used mine on a special just a few hours before the game, and then it gets postponed last minute. It was like a 2 game special, and one actually already hit, which would have won me 3x ++ on a regular multi.

No one is going to bet on many games if they keep getting postponed.

I don't think Aguero was ever underrated. Remember him in Atl.Madrid era ? Every team feared that guy when they played against him so don't get me wrong but Aguero was always a top striker in the world no matter what. Yea , last years of his career had a lot of downsides and then a little upside but he kept it professional and whenever he had the chance to play , he gave it all.

Personally, I will never forget Aguero in his KIA shirt from ATL.Madrid , scoring and beating almost every opponent in 2012-2014 era. The guy was a scoring machine.

[tomahawk9]

We all know how it works in Premier League and we are seeing more and more games postponed.

La Liga says that if you have 13 or less players available in the squad, the game will get postponed. Real Madrid's first team squad has 25 active players so, even with seven players in quarentine, Ancelotti has more than enough players available for the next game

Covid postponements

i can't deal with my tickets getting voided cos of postponements    i should probably skip la liga and premier league games for the time being. I'll have plenty of ligue 1 and serie A games to choose from...not ideal but it is what it is

[slaman29]

I don't think Aguero was ever underrated. Remember him in Atl.Madrid era ? Every team feared that guy when they played against him so don't get me wrong but Aguero was always a top striker in the world no matter what. Yea , last years of his career had a lot of downsides and then a little upside but he kept it professional and whenever he had the chance to play , he gave it all.

Personally, I will never forget Aguero in his KIA shirt from ATL.Madrid , scoring and beating almost every opponent in 2012-2014 era. The guy was a scoring machine.

Oh for sure all those years ago before going to England he was top and rated, kinda of why City bought him and damn did he deliver for them. I just always felt that once he was playing there and then especially after the system changed in the second half of his stay there, he kept getting overlooked, but this was also partly because strikers in the modern game were almost less and less important. At least where I live and work, people simply don't talk about him even though he was part of the winning team season after season for what 6? 7? 8?

But let's all agree we are on the same page. He was/is a great guy, and football is poorer without him!