Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1182. (Read 556182 times)

Barcelona is just two points ahead of Girona, meaning they have 64 points while Girona has 62. But I've been trying to measure up the challenges that both teams have in their next fixtures before the end of the league. For Barcelona, I think it won't be that difficult for them to win over Las Palmas and Cadiz in their next matches. But against Real Madrid, it will be their toughest match and their chances of winning that match are very low.

As for Girona, their chances are slimmer of overtaking Barcelona at this point because their next match with Beltis is uncertain. Looking at their previous fixtures, one could deduce that the chances of Girona winning their next match are almost 50-50, if not 40-60. So that's the analysis. Afterward, they will also have matches against Atletico, Cadiz Las Palmas and Barcelona. And with the way they are playing, unlike in their early days, I don't think they will be able to overtake Barcelona at this point. But it is also important for them to maintain their position so that they can become stronger and have the opportunity to play in the next Champions League tournament.

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What is quite worrying is the results of Girona's matches in the future. Whether they can produce wins in most of the remaining matches or not. The problem is that the difference between Girona's points and the lower ranks is only 6 points. So this might be a bit risky when you remember that Girona still has to compete against strong clubs. If at least they can do this and maintain it better than Bilbao, it is possible that Girona will continue to stay in 3rd or 4th position. Meanwhile, on the other hand, I think Atletico Madrid will remain in the top 4 in the future. Honestly, I'm really looking forward to Girona qualifying for the UCL next season. This will make us curious about how they will perform next season if they enter the Champions League.

I'm sure they have and they will.
Currently Barcelona's position is runner up, 2 points higher than its competitor, Girona. For the next 2 meetings, I am sure that Barcelona will still be in the runner up position. But next, they will face their main competitor, namely Real Madrid. This definitely won't be easy and the chance of winning is not that big. So, Barcelona must optimize all opportunities to compete with other clubs to get full points.

In the last three seasons, this is actually the first time Girona is coming up with such a performance so let's not expect so much of them already as they may not be able to meet up with your expectations, rhey literally even look lucky as it at some point became obvious that they have actually been lucky getting to this point if not as their norm usually is they should be within the 9th 5th position on the table.

Obviously just like Leverkusen in the bundesliga, Girona happens to be in their lucky season but theirs is such that they wouldn't be able to still win the league title regardless but will only managed to get to the Champions league next season. They have literally gotten to the top of the table once this season and that was actually by winning mediocre teams and not the top teams because they have not been able to win the top team rather they do Mange to draw them when they meet with them, Girona is actually yet to be that team that should really pose a threat to Madrid or even daring to win the trophy this season.

Barcelona still have that chance to finish up at the second position on the table within the few times they have got left, normally Girona isn't a team that should even be contending Barcelona but then due to the fact that Barcelona has been suffering some kind of losses recently, they have been unable to really be optimal with their performance enough to get to the top far away from Giron this season.

This lead will not matter most times as all teams that fall within second to fourth position will have equal opportunity to participate in the champions league the following season. The first is always the priority and when a team can’t finish in the first position, they fight to finish in the top four of the table which will be a comfortable result to end the season with. Barcelona will not want Girona to finish above them because is will be a shame on them for a team like that to beat them to that second position. Since Girona have lost consistency, Barcelona will have a good chance to finish in the second place after Real Madrid.


Many expected Girona to give Real Madrid a hard time before they can win the La Liga this season and they could also be a potential target for the La Liga this season too. They started well and received a lot of praises from a lot of people, but at the end they couldn’t keep up with that consistent performance and had to give up and Real Madrid took the lead again. Now that their performance got worse, they could not even keep up to maintain the second place on the table again. It is such an unforeseen situation but at least they could finish in the top four which will be a good record for them in La Liga for years to come.

Girona is not yet in a safe position in the La Liga standings, that's why many of us still doubt them. Barcelona certainly doesn't want to suffer two defeats against Girona in one season, meaning that Barcelona will try their best to make amends for their previous defeat by winning the match against Girona in the remainder of the season.

You are right about Barcelona, their performance has been very positive recently. Barcelona are unbeaten in two different competitions so far (Champions League and La Liga) since losing 3-5 to Villarreal, but Barcelona were still held to draws by Granada and Bilbao. Barcelona is required to win all the matches in the remaining season to maintain its position, so Girona will certainly fall under threat if they have to accept many defeats, including losing to Barcelona.

So everything feels so balanced that no one knows the future for either Girona or Barcelona. I think I quite agree with your opinion that Girona is still not finished and will soon return to its best performance. Maybe currently Barcelona is quite profitable because of Girona's decline in performance but everything will turn around in an instant.

I wouldn't expect too much from Girona, because even being in the top 4 is already a big achievement for them. Yes, I was a little disappointed, because at the start I also hoped that they would put deeper pressure on Real Madrid, which would give a new color to the La Liga competition, but in reality they were not that strong to put pressure on the club at the top of the standings. As the league progressed, they also showed a decline which in the end slowly made their position ousted.

To be in 2nd place in the standings, they still have a chance, but it is also not an easy thing for them to do because they have to compete with Barcelona. Now they just need to maintain their current position in 3rd place so they don't get shifted again. They have to go back to showing what they were at the beginning, because I saw that they seemed to have run out of energy or something like that. Especially in terms of mentality, because their mentality has not really been trained to be able to compete at the top of the standings.

What I want to see next is whether they can maintain this next season or vice versa.

At the moment Barcelona has regained its positive trend in the last few matches so for competitive issues in the race is still very much possible. Indeed, for the championship competition this season Barcelona seems to have lost momentum because they let Madrid run alone in the trophy race but for the problem of second place and competition with Girona it can still very much happen especially with Barcelona's positive results now inversely proportional to what Girona is experiencing at the moment.

The competition is still continuing and it is possible that there will be changes back in the standings in La Liga towards the end of this season because after all, with the current situation, especially with the upheaval of consistency for several clubs, it is possible that the top 4 will continue to change except for Madrid, whose dominance is still unbreakable.

As I said in the previous post, although Girona's position is quite safe with a 6-7 point advantage over Bilbao and Atletico Madrid. however, there are still 9 matches remaining, which could possibly destroy Girona's mission or target of finishing in the top four of the La Liga table. We know that Atletico Madrid is experiencing unstable performance. however, that doesn't mean Simeone is unable to improve his team's squad. moreover, Atletico still has one meeting against Girona at the Metropolitano. ATM just needs to improve and appear consistent, so they can finish in the top four of the La Liga table. so, in the remaining 9 matches Atletico still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League.

Apart from that, Girona has a match against Barcelona. Now Barcelona is not too bad, especially after the main goalkeeper has returned to guard Barcelona's goal. if Girona is inconsistent again, that means a drop in ranking could occur. But we agree, at least Girona has provided color to the competition in the 2023-24 season. they performed quite consistently, until they finally experienced a decline in performance. Currently the runner up position is occupied by Barcelona. however, Barcelona is also not very safe in the position they currently occupy. the reason is, Barcelona still has a match against Real Madrid and also against Girona. these two matches, at least one of which must be won. or, one win one draw. but if it were the other way around, maybe Barcelona's position would drop again. Well, at least we still have 9 games left. Let's just enjoy every match presented every week by La Liga.

Girona is having a tough time winning games lately. I think it's because their players aren't very strong again. If they weren't weak, I wouldn't expect them to suddenly start playing poorly. It's not just because some of their best players are injured either. Even though they're not playing, it doesn't mean that's the only reason Girona isn't doing well.Girona really needs to try harder if they want to finish in the top four and make it to the Champions League next year. If they don't put in enough effort, all the hard work they've done this season will be wasted. So, they need to give it their all and try their best to win games and climb up the rankings.

But what makes it seem impossible for Girona or difficult for Girona to recover at this moment or in the rest of the season is. The fact that lately Girona has failed to get a victory, even though Girona only plays against teams in the lower zone, or also plays against teams in the relegation zone. With such bad results, it will certainly be difficult for Girona to be able to return to second place because of course, basically Barcelona also still has better quality than Girona. So yes, I personally remain confident that Barcelona will be able to maintain their position in second place until the end of this season but for Girona, at this moment I think Girona still has the opportunity to drop one more position and maybe only finish in fourth place.

I still think that Girona will not always be like that in the remaining matches this season because Girona can bounce back and try not to lose in the remaining matches this season. I wouldn't say that Girona has lost its consistency so far just because they lost in the previous few matches. Because Girona is still not far behind Barcelona in the La Liga table and in the future there is no guarantee that Barcelona will not lose again in important matches in the remainder of this season.

If you think so, then I don't completely deny it. Girona is a surprise  in La Liga this season and their performances against the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have been very different, meaning they have something to prove. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid failed to respond well and both dropped points, while Girona failed to establish themselves as serious contenders.

You also realize that no team can always perform consistently throughout the season without dropping points, so perhaps it is natural that teams like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lose a number of points when their opponents give 100% of their ability to get points. Stopping Barcelona may be easier than stopping Real Madrid, meaning you only need 10 players in the defensive area and close the space tightly and get 1 point as the lowest consequence. That's what many La Liga teams usually do against Barcelona, ​​but they failed against Real Madrid.

We must admit that the performance of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid is rather badly during this season. The main problem of these teams are they failed to build a strong team with proper players. It makes sense for Barcelona, they have financial crisis. Meanwhile Atletico Madrid, they lose their mentality in the last few seasons. Simeone failed to rebuild a strong defense of Atletico Madrid. Having the bad situation on these teams, we have Girona who can perform very impressive since the early of the season. They could compete with Real Madrid for the 1st place although they don't have many popular players. This is a coincidence, Girona performed impressive when Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are underperformance.

I think it is a bit different when you could finish as a runner-up (second place). It is a bit prestigious status but it won't mean a lot because all the teams in the position 2-4 will be in UCL for the next season. I think Barcelona and Atletico Madrid won't care if they finish in 2, 3, or 4. But for Girona, I'm sure they will try all out to finish as a runner-up. They want to show all people that they are the second strongest team in La Liga nowadays.

True, if you look at the situation in La Liga in recent seasons it does seem like the same thing keeps happening but for now I honestly want something different with Girona.
Indeed if you look at the current conditions and compare with some dark horse clubs last season in the end Girona's performance was just as disruptive as Sevilla in the previous few seasons or Sociedad last season but precisely with the current conditions Girona still has momentum I think it would be great if they became troublesome compared to the previous few seasons.
Although the problem now is that for Girona they are starting to experience a setback that is not too unexpected but the hope is definitely that they must try to regain good momentum in the remaining matches that will be carried out.

At the moment their momentum is fading in the competition even after previously being comfortable at the top at the moment they are actually thrown into third place but of course I expect a better change for Girona to be able to restore their momentum like at the beginning of the season so as not to be labeled as only being troublesome at the beginning of the season but instead making an ordinary impression at the end of the season.

I don't think it's Girona that is blocking Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, but Atletico Madrid and Barcelona's performance this season is quite bad so they can't put pressure on Real Madrid in the competition for the title this season, while Girona only makes a surprise without being able to put pressure/compete in the race. This season's La Liga title with Real Madrid because in terms of strength they are not capable or equal to Real Madrid.

Finishing in 2nd or 3rd position is the same because a team that cannot win the title will only focus on being able to finish in the top 4 positions so that they can get a ticket to the Champions League next season, but it all comes back to the prestige of being able to finish in the best position, and every team has motivation for it.

It's not that they don't pay attention to La Liga, but this season they experienced a decline which made it very difficult for them to get a win which means they are now outside the top 4. Their chances of returning to the top 4 are still very big, because they are only 1 point away from Atletico Bilbao. With a distance like that, it could change a lot in just one match, as long as Atletico Bilbao can taste victory again.

However, in my opinion, with the remaining matches, I doubt that Atletico Bilbao can sweep all the matches with a win. So, Atletico Madrid's opportunity is still quite open, but this also comes with many caveats, one of which is that they cannot lose points if they want to return to the top 4. That is something difficult of course, but it could also open up other opportunities depending on how Atletico Bilbao is, whether they will receive many draws or defeats which could open up even greater opportunities for Atletico Madrid. The point is that Atletico Madrid should not miss a match with a good result.

Nothing is difficult as long as the point gap between the two is still low. But the question is, what's the point for Girona to overtake Barcelona in second place when they themselves are unable to compete with Real Madrid for the title?

I know this is a matter of prestige between the respective teams and coaches, but without realizing it, Girona's rise this season in La Liga has also been a blessing for Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a team that has no rivals in the race for the title this season because Girona, I mean Girona is the team that is preventing Atletico Madrid and Barcelona from competing for the title.

The defeat to Madrid became the starting point of Girona's declining performance this season after they had a long season and were able to stay at the top of the table for so long, but precisely lose in one match made Girona seem to lose their prestige and strength in the league, yes we admit if the defeat took place a few weeks ago but until now they have not even been able to rise and continue to extend their negative trend by losing to teams like Bilbao, Mallorca and Getafe.

I don't think there was much change in the Girona squad after the defeat, but that's the difference between the mentality that a surprise team like Girona has and a big team like Madrid and Barcelona, now that mentality Is the main thing that Is missing from girona after they were slaughtered by Madrid and i think that's what makes it difficult for them to get up and forget about the defeat unlike the case with Madrid and Barcelona who until now can still rise even though they get defeated, Girona only target this season is to stay in the top 4 zone although it seems a bit difficult when seeing the performance of Atletico Madrid and Bibao starting to rise at this time.