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

[slackovic]

I see that Granada let down many forecasters (by not scoring their goal) and did not allow them to earn exact points. It’s quite illogical since Granada scores quite a lot of goals on average, while Osasuna concedes enough.
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That's the reason why I went with a 3-2 win for Osasuna. I expected Osasuna to win but Granada played only two games this season without scoring a goal. Never mind, I like getting a point here. A point is always better than nothing

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[KTChampions]

I see that Granada let down many forecasters (by not scoring their goal) and did not allow them to earn exact points. It’s quite illogical since Granada scores quite a lot of goals on average, while Osasuna concedes enough.
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That's the reason why I went with a 3-2 win for Osasuna. I expected Osasuna to win but Granada played only two games this season without scoring a goal. Never mind, I like getting a point here. A point is always better than nothing

I think no  In your case, it would be more profitable for Granada to win (if you do not take into account the most profitable option when you guess the exact score). Today, most forecasters received 1.5 points and thus you are 0.5 points behind a large group of people. Sometimes it’s better not to get any points at all, but at the same time so that others don’t get either 

[slackovic]

I think no  In your case, it would be more profitable for Granada to win (if you do not take into account the most profitable option when you guess the exact score). Today, most forecasters received 1.5 points and thus you are 0.5 points behind a large group of people. Sometimes it’s better not to get any points at all, but at the same time so that others don’t get either 

I don't know. This is my first time I'm competing in a pool so I'm still learning. The problem is that I have no idea how others have answered until the game starts or if I lock my answer. Implayed this way the entered season and so far it has brought me good result so I'll continue to do so.

[notblox1]

Damn it, this was easy win for Osasuna, and I hoped for a little surprise with boring draw in my Supebru predictions.
Last La Liga round was my worse result so far, and I dont think this can be repeated even if I wanted to do it 
For tomorrow Real Madrid looks like a sure win for me, but Sevilla can always wake up when nobody is expecting it.

[KTChampions]

I think no  In your case, it would be more profitable for Granada to win (if you do not take into account the most profitable option when you guess the exact score). Today, most forecasters received 1.5 points and thus you are 0.5 points behind a large group of people. Sometimes it’s better not to get any points at all, but at the same time so that others don’t get either 

I don't know. This is my first time I'm competing in a pool so I'm still learning. The problem is that I have no idea how others have answered until the game starts or if I lock my answer. Implayed this way the entered season and so far it has brought me good result so I'll continue to do so.

This feature works the same for everyone, it would be strange if you could spy on other people’s forecasts - then the leaders would remain invulnerable. Or we would see “games” where people made fake predictions and then changed them at the last minute.
Last season I was also a newbie and things were going well for me, this year everything is much worse 

[buwaytress]

Damn guys, yah international breaks not only bury topics on forum, even in my mind. Natural for me to watch Prem but even with BSFL reminder I somehow slipped to watch at least a little of Sevilla-Real. HT now but I'm out anyway so am just going to have to sit this out.

You're doing all right slackovic. It might be a motivation catalyst or downer to look at Superbru performance but believe me, it's much more luck than skill -- skill and knowledge ensures midtable, luck is what will propel you to a prize. Just keep consistent and wait for others to forget picks and/or get unlucky.

[casperBGD]

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Last season I was also a newbie and things were going well for me, this year everything is much worse 

yeah, experience does not make you smarter in this game, it is mostly based on luck (at least in beginning, if you are doing well after 3/4 season, than you can include tactics to stay up in the table)

Betis and Real both drawing, as Betis was easier to predict, didn't expect Sevilla to hold Real, but they succeeded in that
still, can't say it is a bad round for me, seeing much worse lately

[slaman29]

yeah, experience does not make you smarter in this game, it is mostly based on luck (at least in beginning, if you are doing well after 3/4 season, than you can include tactics to stay up in the table)

Betis and Real both drawing, as Betis was easier to predict, didn't expect Sevilla to hold Real, but they succeeded in that
still, can't say it is a bad round for me, seeing much worse lately

jeremypwr with 100 points is the first to reach that milestone after last night games while our previous champion leea is sitting 13 whole points away, so yes, I have to say it is mostly luck with close and precise scores making all the difference.

Interesting of all is that not a single person in our group went for draw or loss in Real Madrid, again proof that you just have to try get consistent with everyone, but hope your "exact" points come with luck.

[KTChampions]

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Last season I was also a newbie and things were going well for me, this year everything is much worse 

yeah, experience does not make you smarter in this game, it is mostly based on luck (at least in beginning, if you are doing well after 3/4 season, than you can include tactics to stay up in the table)
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Yes, luck (failure) is sometimes such that you simply can’t believe that this can happen. Last season, Serie A pole was the most unfortunate for me, but I literally fell behind the leaders only because I almost never guessed the exact score. Although in other pools this figure was normal.
As for the result of the Sevilla - Real game, I am surprised not only by the result itself, but also by the fact that statistically this is a fair outcome, since Sevilla was even a little better.

[LTU_btc]

Barca struggled against Athletic until Xavi made super substitution. Marc Guiu, probably not many of us have heard this name before. But this 17 year old teenager needed maybe only 15 seconds on pitch to score his debut goal for Barcelona in very important game. I alos must mention Joao Felix who made perfect assist. I was a bit sceptical about him joining Barca, but now I can admit that I was completely wrong. Now we are heading to El Clasico just 1 point behind Real.
Girona is something amazing. They were down 0:2 against Almeria after 24 minutes, but already before halftime they had 3:2 lead. In 2nd half they score 2 more goals and won 5:2. Almeria defense is complete joke.
And f*ck you Las Palmas. I had draw on this game and offcourse they had to foul in penalty area on 95th minute...

[notblox1]

Damn Valenica, they always play opposite from my predictions  
They are leading 2:0 against Cadiz and I had them for a 1:2 draw in Superbru.
This round was not that bad for me, but I hit the ground so hard last round that it is not so easy to recover and climb up the leaderboard.

[casperBGD]

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Almeria defense is complete joke.
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agree completely, following them, and they are on the track to be worst defense in La Liga in long time, conceiving 3+ goals per match
even prime relegation candidates, as Elche last season, had losing 1:0 a lot, and Almeria is conceiving as there is no tomorrow

Gaya and Duro, 2:0 near half-time, Cadiz with 10 men, and xG 0.00 at this point, Valencia should have this win tonight

[slackovic]

This round was again a good round for me. I can't believe that I'm sitting on the third place of the table. I have never followed La Liga before except for the El Classico now and then. It would be great if Cadiz could score a goal so I get  three points but 1.5 is also OK. I hope I'll be able to keep up like this u tim the seasons end.

[buwaytress]

Just wanted to pop in and hopefully remind people like myself that picks need to be made over the next few hours to not miss out Girona - Celta in about 4 hours.

It really is a sign of the times that I'm doubting Celta's ability to even score tonight as Girona has been one crazy upstart to the early season. Iago Aspas has been so dependable for so long that it was always natural their reliance on him would show and it certainly seems so now. My position is close enough to a prize spot that the choice isn't so easy to make.

[KTChampions]

Just wanted to pop in and hopefully remind people like myself that picks need to be made over the next few hours to not miss out Girona - Celta in about 4 hours.

It really is a sign of the times that I'm doubting Celta's ability to even score tonight as Girona has been one crazy upstart to the early season. Iago Aspas has been so dependable for so long that it was always natural their reliance on him would show and it certainly seems so now. My position is close enough to a prize spot that the choice isn't so easy to make.

On the one hand, this is one of the most suspicious matches in this round - can Girona really keep up with the leaders for so long? On the other hand, statistics show that their victories may not be just luck. And by the way, I made a choice in favor of BTTS, Girona is good, but still on average they concede one goal per game, and Celta scores one goal per game.

[casperBGD]

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And by the way, I made a choice in favor of BTTS, Girona is good, but still on average they concede one goal per game, and Celta scores one goal per game.

usually, Friday night matches in La Liga are boring as hell
but Girona form this season (and not only this, it is almost a year for their good form, counting last season end) suggests that this one should be filled with goals

Celta is below their usual performance this season, but they are lucky to have Granada and Almeria as really bad teams, so no worries on relegation

[slaman29]

It really is a sign of the times that I'm doubting Celta's ability to even score tonight as Girona has been one crazy upstart to the early season. Iago Aspas has been so dependable for so long that it was always natural their reliance on him would show and it certainly seems so now. My position is close enough to a prize spot that the choice isn't so easy to make.

On the one hand, this is one of the most suspicious matches in this round - can Girona really keep up with the leaders for so long? On the other hand, statistics show that their victories may not be just luck. And by the way, I made a choice in favor of BTTS, Girona is good, but still on average they concede one goal per game, and Celta scores one goal per game.

And so they prove themselves again, like you said, not just luck the numbers don't lie as they say and they took another three points Truly an amazing team, lets see how they deal with injuries and tiredness later on though!

Celta Vigo and Villareal to me are always teams that score and concede but BTTS seems o be less and less worth it for them recently. In fact, the whole La Liga now it feels like that.

In that spirit, Barca 2-0!!

[Harkorede]

It really is a sign of the times that I'm doubting Celta's ability to even score tonight as Girona has been one crazy upstart to the early season. Iago Aspas has been so dependable for so long that it was always natural their reliance on him would show and it certainly seems so now. My position is close enough to a prize spot that the choice isn't so easy to make.

On the one hand, this is one of the most suspicious matches in this round - can Girona really keep up with the leaders for so long? On the other hand, statistics show that their victories may not be just luck. And by the way, I made a choice in favor of BTTS, Girona is good, but still on average they concede one goal per game, and Celta scores one goal per game.

And so they prove themselves again, like you said, not just luck the numbers don't lie as they say and they took another three points Truly an amazing team, lets see how they deal with injuries and tiredness later on though!

Celta Vigo and Villareal to me are always teams that score and concede but BTTS seems o be less and less worth it for them recently. In fact, the whole La Liga now it feels like that.

In that spirit, Barca 2-0!!

I would say I love that spirit as a Barcelona fan, and I'm rooting for us to get a win here at home today, but to be honest, Real Madrid players are quite better in terms of experience as far as the El Classico is concerned, and Barcelona are also with quite a number of very important players, which is why Xavi had to deploy Joao Cancelo to the RW upfront, Lewandowski is a big miss despite being named amongst the substitute, we are all sure he's not going to be at even 60-70% of what we can expect from him, while De Jong and Pedri are still both ruled out, however, this are the kind of games that will help these young players get better experience for situations like this.

EDIT:

Goooolazo! 1-Nil as Barcelona draw first blood after an awful mistake from Real Madrid at their backline. This could be something to build on for Barcelona, unlike having to chase any form of positive result from behind.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Goooolazo! 1-Nil as Barcelona draw first blood after an awful mistake from Real Madrid at their backline. This could be something to build on for Barcelona, unlike having to chase any form of positive result from behind.

It's now 1 - 2 for Real and with that my hope for having another exact score [1 - 1] has ruined. In the Almeria vs Las Palmas match the same happened. I was hoping for an exact score [1- 1 draw] but at the 94th minute another goal.

By the way after 10 full rounds, after playing 99 matches on the pool I was able to hit an exact score in LaLiga LOL. 1 - 0 in the Girona vs Celta Vigo match broke the deadlock for me.

[Harkorede]

Goooolazo! 1-Nil as Barcelona draw first blood after an awful mistake from Real Madrid at their backline. This could be something to build on for Barcelona, unlike having to chase any form of positive result from behind.

It's now 1 - 2 for Real and with that my hope for having another exact score [1 - 1] has ruined. In the Almeria vs Las Palmas match the same happened. I was hoping for an exact score [1- 1 draw] but at the 94th minute another goal.

By the way after 10 full rounds, after playing 99 matches on the pool I was able to hit an exact score in LaLiga LOL. 1 - 0 in the Girona vs Celta Vigo match broke the deadlock for me.

I don't know what to say other than the fact that Jude Bellingham keeps proving week in, week out that he's no fluke and he's just a pure world class player with classic and modern versatility.

It's a hard loss to swallow If I'm being honest, because Barcelona had the game under total control and were never at any point nervous while the starting eleven players chemistry was also rightly spot, but it all change after Xavi made his substitution, and it went all shades wrong from that point, I really didn't see the need for those changes, especially Lewandowski that's just returned from injury, I think his introduction somewhat disrupted the teams chemistry and gave Real Madrid more room and time to work with.