La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 1679.

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Quote from: GxSTxV on October 22, 2023, 03:01:26 PM

Barcelona against Atletico Bilbao first half

Both teams had their fair share of chances and posed a threat to each other especially the first 20 minutes and last minutes of this first half. Unfortunately, Atletico Bilbao lost a good left back defender Yuri to injury just in first minutes. But, they managed to maintain their defensive lines solid and even outperformed Barcelona by creating more opportunities. So in my opinion Barcelona was significantly affected by their absences, especially in midfield which appeared quite weak today and worse than usual which allowed Bilbao more chances if not for Ter Stegen's savings they would receive many goals.

If we don't see Xavi making tactical adjustments and strengthening the midfield, I would bet that Barcelona might concede at least one goal and probably lose the match today.

Yet Stegen has been the savior of Barcelona if not they would have conceded up to two goals as Athletic keep on pressuring Barcelona defense but William keeps missing his opportunity to net the post. I didn't believe that Athletic will be able to play Barcelona with confidence to the point of creating good chances of scoring.

Barcelona performance is poor in the first half and if they don't wake up and change their game pattern, if they continue like this in the second half, they might lose to Athletics. I believe when David make some changes in the second half, they will be able to make chances to break the deadlock. The deadlock hasn't been broken yet and it is still 0-0.

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Barcelona against Atletico Bilbao first half

Both teams had their fair share of chances and posed a threat to each other especially the first 20 minutes and last minutes of this first half. Unfortunately, Atletico Bilbao lost a good left back defender Yuri to injury just in first minutes. But, they managed to maintain their defensive lines solid and even outperformed Barcelona by creating more opportunities. So in my opinion Barcelona was significantly affected by their absences, especially in midfield which appeared quite weak today and worse than usual which allowed Bilbao more chances if not for Ter Stegen's savings they would receive many goals.

If we don't see Xavi making tactical adjustments and strengthening the midfield, I would bet that Barcelona might concede at least one goal and probably lose the match today.

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Fifteen minutes gone and Atletico Bilbao have proved to be stubborn. They're defending well as well attacking from left to right. Another night to watch the Williams brothers hurt Barcelona defender's from the wings.
There'll be problem honestly if anything happens to this Barcelona players currently playing, their list of players on the bench are all low standard players. They don't have depth for this game so they will have to make good use of the chances they get.
They should win to close down points with Real Madrid, the El Classico would be next week. Good they'll be having yhose players back.

Bilbao had several chances, but Ter Stegen was still able to handle them perfectly. Barcelona also had several chances and Unai Simón has also been a good barrier so far for Barcelona's attackers. Felix and Fermin had a good chance, but they still had no luck.
You are right, the depth of Barcelona's squad today is compromised. Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha, De Jong and Sergi Roberto are still injured, as is Kounde. Bilbao have defended well so far, but it looks like Barcelona can win this match from the way they build their attacks.

Neither team could score in the first half. Even though it is a home match for Barcelona, their performance is not good today. They are not attacking much. I was sure we would see a performance like this from Barcelona. Because almost 5/6 players of Barcelona's main squad are out of the squad today due to injuries. There are no experienced players in Barcelona's attack today. Lopez, Felix and Torres are talented players but not experienced enough. Barcelona is playing a bit defensively. Barcelona made only 3 shots in the first half. On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao made 8 shots. Bilbao players are playing very well today. They managed to put Barcelona players under pressure.

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Fifteen minutes gone and Atletico Bilbao have proved to be stubborn. They're defending well as well attacking from left to right. Another night to watch the Williams brothers hurt Barcelona defender's from the wings.
There'll be problem honestly if anything happens to this Barcelona players currently playing, their list of players on the bench are all low standard players. They don't have depth for this game so they will have to make good use of the chances they get.

They should win to close down points with Real Madrid, the El Classico would be next week. Good they'll be having yhose players back.

Bilbao had several chances, but Ter Stegen was still able to handle them perfectly. Barcelona also had several chances and Unai Simón has also been a good barrier so far for Barcelona's attackers. Felix and Fermin had a good chance, but they still had no luck.

You are right, the depth of Barcelona's squad today is compromised. Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha, De Jong and Sergi Roberto are still injured, as is Kounde. Bilbao have defended well so far, but it looks like Barcelona can win this match from the way they build their attacks.

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Quote from: el kaka22 on October 22, 2023, 01:18:05 PM

Honestly Real just didn't play that good, it wasn't regarding Ramos, as usual it felt like Ramos should have seen like 5 yellow cars, it wasn't really a talent, he just kicked people around to be fair and not really did anything magnificent. But at his age, that is all you can ask from him, he is still smart and he knows how to position himself very well, I think it was good enough. Real is still severely lacking a striker that can finish, and it was obvious on this game but the good thing is they are still leading the league and that's more than enough for them.

Ramos remains professional and wants to prove to Real Madrid that he is not finished and is a big problem for Real Madrid. Ramos doesn't care about his opponents or friends when he is on the field, let alone the current Real Madrid players, especially Rudiger. His compatriots and seniors didn't really care about Puyol, at that time only Pique persisted with Ramos and was even invited to a duel outside the field. It must be admitted that Sevilla's success in holding Real Madrid to a draw cannot be separated from Ramos' role in Sevilla's back line. Maybe this is one of the reasons why Ramos wants to return to Sevilla because the stadium atmosphere is extraordinary.

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Ancelotti must be proud of the team he built before leaving, add in just a single striker and suddenly you have a team that can dominate the league for years, and he will be leaving them with his own terms without being a bad manager that got fired, that is still a good thing for a manager and he must be happy about what he has achieved there during the time he stayed there.

It must be admitted that Ancelotti is a coach who can utilize player material without Real Madrid's game strikers still dominating the game. But what makes me a little disappointed with the Real Madrid coach is why he didn't play striker Joselu from the start? Even though he is really needed when Real Madrid meets a low block club like Sevilla, he has strong defenders.

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Athletic Bilbao are in fifth place in the standings and are not an easy club for Barcelona... Bilbao do not play away games badly and I think that today they are able to score a goal... I would bet on corners in this match, because both teams need to gain points... I don't exclude that a draw can happen...

Barcelona should be able to beat Bilbao in this match instead of drawing. Bilbao cannot be favored against Barcelona because the meeting record between the two teams is too favorable to Barcelona, especially in the last 5 matches. Barcelona had injury problems in this match and of course that made Xavi lose many options for substitutions.

I have big doubts about saying this match will end in a draw, that's because Barcelona has a home advantage that can be exploited. Moreover, since Real Madrid drew against Sevilla yesterday, Barcelona must be able to win this match to cut the point gap to 1 point with Real Madrid and also Girona.

Fifteen minutes gone and Atletico Bilbao have proved to be stubborn. They're defending well as well attacking from left to right. Another night to watch the Williams brothers hurt Barcelona defender's from the wings.
There'll be problem honestly if anything happens to this Barcelona players currently playing, their list of players on the bench are all low standard players. They don't have depth for this game so they will have to make good use of the chances they get.

They should win to close down points with Real Madrid, the El Classico would be next week. Good they'll be having yhose players back.

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In just few minutes Barcelona will have a great chance to get closer from first place in standings, among two teams who share the first place, Real Madrid and Girona. And possibly Atletico madrid that has a late match, if they also won it they will have the same 25 points. Barcelona with 21 points now is facing Atletico Bilbao, not an easy opponent I would say, they are in 6th place this season and performing well and may create a difficulty against Barcelona.
Barca, they still play with too many absences and injured player which making it always harder especially their midfielder and from previous matches we noticed how easily Barcelona receives goals due to the weak of that line. Every counter attack against them create a big danger. Now, they have a good option to correct it before the Classico. If they managed to win today they will have better motivation to win El Classico.
And about the odds, is 1.8 for Barcelona a good betting chance for you guys?

Athletic Bilbao are in fifth place in the standings and are not an easy club for Barcelona... Bilbao do not play away games badly and I think that today they are able to score a goal... I would bet on corners in this match, because both teams need to gain points... I don't exclude that a draw can happen...

Please edit, Athletic Bilbao are 6th in the table not 5th as you said. They may not be so easy to be defeated in this game against Barcelona but going with their head to head statistics Barcelona has been a better team in terms of winnings while Bilbao have only recorded few wins against Barcelona. Looking at the performance of Barcelona this season at home Barcelona has a winning streak of 6 games even though they are still 4th on the table and their key man Robert Lewandoski is likely not to play I still believe they will win the match.

Barcelona's past record against Athletic Bilbao is quite good. Barcelona is capable of playing well against this team. And today's match is also Barcelona's home match. Barcelona can be considered favorites considering the home match. However, Barcelona's main weakness in this match is their attacking and midfield key players, lewa,raphinha and de jong are not in the squad. I am not sure if Barcelona can play well without these three important players. There is no doubt that the match will be very competitive. But it cannot be said for sure whether Barcelona will win. Barcelona has the possibility of losing points in this match.

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Quote from: 3meek on October 22, 2023, 01:52:46 PM

Quote from: GxSTxV on October 22, 2023, 01:39:32 PM

In just few minutes Barcelona will have a great chance to get closer from first place in standings, among two teams who share the first place, Real Madrid and Girona. And possibly Atletico madrid that has a late match, if they also won it they will have the same 25 points. Barcelona with 21 points now is facing Atletico Bilbao, not an easy opponent I would say, they are in 6th place this season and performing well and may create a difficulty against Barcelona.
Barca, they still play with too many absences and injured player which making it always harder especially their midfielder and from previous matches we noticed how easily Barcelona receives goals due to the weak of that line. Every counter attack against them create a big danger. Now, they have a good option to correct it before the Classico. If they managed to win today they will have better motivation to win El Classico.

And about the odds, is 1.8 for Barcelona a good betting chance for you guys?

Athletic Bilbao are in fifth place in the standings and are not an easy club for Barcelona... Bilbao do not play away games badly and I think that today they are able to score a goal... I would bet on corners in this match, because both teams need to gain points... I don't exclude that a draw can happen...

Please edit, Athletic Bilbao are 6th in the table not 5th as you said. They may not be so easy to be defeated in this game against Barcelona but going with their head to head statistics Barcelona has been a better team in terms of winnings while Bilbao have only recorded few wins against Barcelona. Looking at the performance of Barcelona this season at home Barcelona has a winning streak of 6 games even though they are still 4th on the table and their key man Robert Lewandoski is likely not to play I still believe they will win the match.

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Athletic Bilbao are in fifth place in the standings and are not an easy club for Barcelona... Bilbao do not play away games badly and I think that today they are able to score a goal... I would bet on corners in this match, because both teams need to gain points... I don't exclude that a draw can happen...

Barcelona should be able to beat Bilbao in this match instead of drawing. Bilbao cannot be favored against Barcelona because the meeting record between the two teams is too favorable to Barcelona, especially in the last 5 matches. Barcelona had injury problems in this match and of course that made Xavi lose many options for substitutions.

I have big doubts about saying this match will end in a draw, that's because Barcelona has a home advantage that can be exploited. Moreover, since Real Madrid drew against Sevilla yesterday, Barcelona must be able to win this match to cut the point gap to 1 point with Real Madrid and also Girona.

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Quote from: GxSTxV on October 22, 2023, 01:39:32 PM

In just few minutes Barcelona will have a great chance to get closer from first place in standings, among two teams who share the first place, Real Madrid and Girona. And possibly Atletico madrid that has a late match, if they also won it they will have the same 25 points. Barcelona with 21 points now is facing Atletico Bilbao, not an easy opponent I would say, they are in 6th place this season and performing well and may create a difficulty against Barcelona.
Barca, they still play with too many absences and injured player which making it always harder especially their midfielder and from previous matches we noticed how easily Barcelona receives goals due to the weak of that line. Every counter attack against them create a big danger. Now, they have a good option to correct it before the Classico. If they managed to win today they will have better motivation to win El Classico.

And about the odds, is 1.8 for Barcelona a good betting chance for you guys?

Although Atheltic Bilbao team can be said to be a bit weaker than Barcelona, this team is quite strong. And if Barcelona's players don't play well, they are likely to lose. Barcelona have won their last two matches against Athletic Bilbao. They were able to perform quite well.

Barcelona's main weakness in this match is that several players in their squad are out of the squad due to injuries. Lewandowski. Kounde, Raphinha, de Jong and Pedri are injured. And each is an important player in the Barcelona squad. Xavi has formed his squad today without so many important experienced players. It will be very difficult for Barcelona to beat a well-performing Bilbao team today.

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Both teams had many scoring chances. But it was their unlucky day and they couldn't score a goal. I really liked Alaves' play in the first half, if they had scored a goal they would have played much more comfortably in the match.
I think Villarreal was very bad, they couldn't play good football except for 2-3 positions. Thanks to the penalty, they equalized the match and managed to earn 1 point. The opportunities and freekick Alaves found from distance towards the end of the match were nice

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Quote from: GxSTxV on October 22, 2023, 01:39:32 PM

In just few minutes Barcelona will have a great chance to get closer from first place in standings, among two teams who share the first place, Real Madrid and Girona. And possibly Atletico madrid that has a late match, if they also won it they will have the same 25 points. Barcelona with 21 points now is facing Atletico Bilbao, not an easy opponent I would say, they are in 6th place this season and performing well and may create a difficulty against Barcelona.
Barca, they still play with too many absences and injured player which making it always harder especially their midfielder and from previous matches we noticed how easily Barcelona receives goals due to the weak of that line. Every counter attack against them create a big danger. Now, they have a good option to correct it before the Classico. If they managed to win today they will have better motivation to win El Classico.

And about the odds, is 1.8 for Barcelona a good betting chance for you guys?

Athletic Bilbao are in fifth place in the standings and are not an easy club for Barcelona... Bilbao do not play away games badly and I think that today they are able to score a goal... I would bet on corners in this match, because both teams need to gain points... I don't exclude that a draw can happen...

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Quote from: temple on October 22, 2023, 12:38:59 PM

I know it was "only" Almeria, but I think for a team like Girona it can be said that they stood a real test here. Being down 0-2 and then turning it around in spectacular fashion speaks volumes. But the table from the season 22/23 is interesting because Girona finished the season with 49 points and 11 points were missing to qualify for the Europa League, but they had a terrible season finish and couldn't win any of their last five games. They lost three of those games and tied two. Which means if they had a great season finish, they would have been up there last season already. Maybe this time they are due to qualify for an international competition.

Behind 2 scores but it doesn't dampen they spirits to play better, and succeeded in scoring 3 goal to take the lead in the first half. Girona this season has been very impressive, and last season they were actually impressive too yeah. If they can continue to consistently collect a lot of points, so yes then they can secure tickets big competitions and end up in the top four in the standings table. But I'm afraid that in the winter transfer window, they will sell some important players. If that happens, their performance may not be stable in several matches at the end of this season.

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In just few minutes Barcelona will have a great chance to get closer from first place in standings, among two teams who share the first place, Real Madrid and Girona. And possibly Atletico madrid that has a late match, if they also won it they will have the same 25 points. Barcelona with 21 points now is facing Atletico Bilbao, not an easy opponent I would say, they are in 6th place this season and performing well and may create a difficulty against Barcelona.
Barca, they still play with too many absences and injured player which making it always harder especially their midfielder and from previous matches we noticed how easily Barcelona receives goals due to the weak of that line. Every counter attack against them create a big danger. Now, they have a good option to correct it before the Classico. If they managed to win today they will have better motivation to win El Classico.

And about the odds, is 1.8 for Barcelona a good betting chance for you guys?

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Villarreal vs Alaves

The match is ongoing between Villarreal and Alaves, it was a goalless first. Alaves broke the deadlock in the early minutes of the second half on the 48th minutes. When Samu got a through pass from Jon Rugridi and he took a beautiful shot to net the post. On the 65th minutes Monero equalized the goal with a penalty kick. Aleksandar Sedlar committed a hand ball inside the box which led to a PK. The second half is a very challenging one as both teams are struggling to score so that one side goes home with no point. Villarreal is finding it difficult to score another goal as their host is not taking the match for granted. I was expecting this match not to be this hard for Villarreal, but it is the other way round.
Villarreal 1-1 Alaves.

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Honestly Real just didn't play that good, it wasn't regarding Ramos, as usual it felt like Ramos should have seen like 5 yellow cars, it wasn't really a talent, he just kicked people around to be fair and not really did anything magnificent. But at his age, that is all you can ask from him, he is still smart and he knows how to position himself very well, I think it was good enough. Real is still severely lacking a striker that can finish, and it was obvious on this game but the good thing is they are still leading the league and that's more than enough for them.

Ancelotti must be proud of the team he built before leaving, add in just a single striker and suddenly you have a team that can dominate the league for years, and he will be leaving them with his own terms without being a bad manager that got fired, that is still a good thing for a manager and he must be happy about what he has achieved there during the time he stayed there.

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Quote from: Weawant on October 22, 2023, 11:30:13 AM

Girona going from a two goals down in the first half of the game to scoring three goals within seven minutes to lead the game, was really epic, I mean one would think girona would only struggle to equalize the two goals or at worse get just a goal since they are playing from home but then they gave a brilliant and epic come back which was real jaw dropping.

By the second half of the match they led by five goals, they really performed excellently without any form of doubt, they maintained a good mentality amidst their loosing in the early hours of the first half of the game, they got a come back and won in that energy wit a good margin, I this has to be the most interesting and epic game of the week in the la Liga, they did not only get the full points they aswell went ahead to lead with good goal difference, it's a commendable performance and I hope they stay consistent.

Maybe I won't be surprised by the results of Girona's comeback because they are currently in the top 4 and even overshadow Atletico and Barcelona. Moreover, against Almeria it should not be difficult for them to score 3 points again at home. A total of 5 goals were scored by Girona in this match and I want to appreciate one of the players, namely Dyvbyk, who scored a brace and at the same time made the enthusiasm of the Girona players rekindle. As a result, even though Girona had made a comeback with a score of 3-2, in the second half they were still able to increase the difference by 2 more goals which made the score 5-2.

I think anyone who initially bet on Girona will be a little nervous and lucky that Girona can turn things around and give good results in the standings. Girona has currently collected 25 points and their number of points is now the same as Real Madrid. Who would have thought that so far the competition would belong to Real Madrid and Girona, I think every week will be a tense match for both of them.

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An early red card ruined all Celta Vigo's plans. Their opponents were tough, but they might have had a chance for a draw. Villar threw his team into the fire with the red card he received and they could not escape from the bottom ranks of the league. They only collected 6 points after 10 matches and this is a really big problem.

Yes, it's true. The red card threw Celta Vigo's plans into disarray, and they deserved a red card, because Morata could have scored a goal. On the other hand, Griezmann is undoubtedly the best player in LaLiga. He can lead Atletico Madrid wherever he wants. His second goal was extraordinary, even though he may have slipped, what extraordinary IQ from Griezman. What a hat trick.

Atletico Madrid is in shape, with this victory Atletico Madrid is the most productive team in La Liga this season, this is a deadly weapon for other big teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Being in the bottom zone in the standings and then, Celta Vigo played with only 10 players from the 25th minute so obviously, Atletico can maximize that moment to win. But, if for example Celta Vigo is still playing with 11 players but of course, I still believe that Atletico will still win even though Atletico is playing away in this match. But yes, congratulations to Griezmann for making a hat-trick which will certainly be good for his position at Atletico too. But about Villarreal, I don't understand why in this season Villarreal looks so bad. Especially currently Villarreal is playing at home against Alaves, but in this 63th minute Villarreal is still behind with a score of 0-1 and obviously it is a bad result.

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Quote from: Weawant on October 22, 2023, 11:30:13 AM

Girona going from a two goals down in the first half of the game to scoring three goals within seven minutes to lead the game, was really epic, I mean one would think girona would only struggle to equalize the two goals or at worse get just a goal since they are playing from home but then they gave a brilliant and epic come back which was real jaw dropping.

By the second half of the match they led by five goals, they really performed excellently without any form of doubt, they maintained a good mentality amidst their loosing in the early hours of the first half of the game, they got a come back and won in that energy wit a good margin, I this has to be the most interesting and epic game of the week in the la Liga, they did not only get the full points they aswell went ahead to lead with good goal difference, it's a commendable performance and I hope they stay consistent.

Girona was unstoppable and again managed to secure full points over Almeria with a final score of 5-2 in Week 10 of La Liga this season. This success was able to bring them to the top of the standings below real madrid even though they both collected 25 points due to the difference in goals. I am quite impressed with their performance so far and maybe I'm not the only one who feels this way, Girona has managed to surpass ATM and Barcelona in points for a while. On the other hand, the defeat against Girona made Almeria sink to the bottom of the standings, and so far in the 10 matches they have played they have not won one.

If they can continue to be consistent this season, girona could have the potential to finish in the top four standings at the end of the season and appear in the UCL next season. However, it is still too early to say, what is clear is that they must be able to compete and avoid defeat when they meet big clubs, that is already extraordinary I think.

I know it was "only" Almeria, but I think for a team like Girona it can be said that they stood a real test here. Being down 0-2 and then turning it around in spectacular fashion speaks volumes. But the table from the season 22/23 is interesting because Girona finished the season with 49 points and 11 points were missing to qualify for the Europa League, but they had a terrible season finish and couldn't win any of their last five games. They lost three of those games and tied two. Which means if they had a great season finish, they would have been up there last season already. Maybe this time they are due to qualify for an international competition.

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Quote from: fzkto on October 22, 2023, 11:34:58 AM

Villarreal and Alaves are near the bottom of the standings. To be honest, I was surprised to see Villarreal at the bottom. Usually Alaves was not a serious opponent for them and could win only at home. Let's see how this away match will end.

0-0 is the provisional score in this match.
I agree with you that Villareal are usually a top or mid-table team and can perform better than they are doing now.
Even this season they can only win 2 times from the matches they play in La Liga. Obviously that is not a good record for them. Their attack line and defense are not working optimally, so it makes it difficult for them to win.

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