Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 566. (Read 542021 times)

The Barcelona match will take place today and I don't think Barcelona can lose in their home game against Athletic Club and it's not just about being at the top of the standings, but more about whether or not they can win. Athletic Club is indeed a good team, but if the opponent is Barcelona, ​​I don't think Athletic Club can be much better than Barcelona unless there are many mistakes made by Barcelona players in the match later which could make Barcelona lose.

The void that Toni Kroos left at the Bernabeu is too big and it is not easy for stars like Aurelien Tchouameni, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, or Eduardo Camavinga to fill. However, someone still needs to stand up and take this responsibility, I will analyze these potential players:
Despite his goalscoring ability, Bellingham's midfield control is not as good as many of his teammates. The English midfielder has a lower passing accuracy than the average Real Madrid midfielder.
Valverde is quite low to replace Kroos because the two players' playing styles are opposite. When Valverde prioritizes more on the attacking front and often plays on the right, even playing the role of striker on this wing.
Unlike Kroos, Camavinga is confident in possession and often moves higher. However, the young midfielder also often loses the ball, which is very dangerous.
If someone is needed to continue Kroos' form, Tchouameni looks like he could do the job. The 24-year-old's long-pass completion rate is 92%, and he's also excelled in the team's only defensive midfielder role.



Florian Wirtz. Kroos' teammate in the German national team has contributed greatly to Bayer Leverkusen's excellent performance last season. He was the nucleus of the playing style that coach Xabi Alonso worked hard to build, helping create a 51-match unbeaten streak. Maybe Real Madrid has their eyes on him, but whether Real Madrid can get him or not is something that will take time to answer.

If you look at the previous match results I think a score of 2-1 or 2-0 is more reasonable. Atletik Club is on the same level as Villareal. They also have a good defense. But I believe Barcelona will win this match. Lewandowski was great in the previous match. But that win will not make Barcelona rank first because of the goal aggregate.

Barcelona may grab all three points today against athletic club Bilbao but I can assure you it's no going be an easy match for Barca because the Bilbao side are going to give them a run for their money. Barcelona already has 3 points from their last match against Valencia last weekend so everybody expects them to trash Bilbao today but I think Bilbao would try to make things difficult for the blaugranas when they come visiting the nou camp today. Barcelona seem to be having a great start after snatching 3 points away from home in their season opener and now they are looking forward to replicating a similar result when they play host to their counterpart athletic Bilbao.

The first two defeats did not have any effect but we can see that Valencia is not better than last season so I do not have high expectations for Valencia this season.

The defeat in the first week against Barcelona may be tolerable but the defeat against Celta Vigo even though Valencia managed to take an early lead and then had to concede 3 goals identifies that Valencia's defense is quite bad now.
However, it is still early in the season and there is still plenty of time for Valencia coach Rubén Baraja to be able to change everything.

This is still the early match all clubs are not so hot so it is natural if there are clubs that suffer defeat in their early matches, Valencia still has many opportunities to improve its position even though suffering defeat in the first two matches does not mean this will make Valencia a loser, I know very well how Valencia to rise it is impossible that Valencia will continue to be at the bottom of the standings that they should be aware that last season they were in the top 10 of the standings, so I hope they are able to rise in the next match against Bilbao.

Aspas failure to score a penalty made him fail to add to his number of goals in the match and he is currently the temporaly top scorer in La Liga with 2 goals with Danjuma and also Lewandowski, Celta Vigo performance in the match was very extraordinary even they were able to excel in every line above Valencia although in fact Valencia was able to dominate the match,   Celta Vigo played very impressively and was more effective in completing every opportunity than Valencia so it is not surprising that Celta Vigo in the match was able to win with a big score over Valencia.

Celta Vigo have so far shown quite impressive performances in their current two matches, so temporaly makes them the leaders at the top of the La Liga standings with 6 points, Celta Vigo in the third match will face Villareal and if they can be very consistent in the next matchs then it will not be difficult for them to at least be in the Europa League zone at the end of the season.

We are expecting too much from the striker / forward trio that was formed just 2 matches ago. I know the match against Mallorca should not be a draw but they formed this trio a few days ago and requires more time till they sync properly. The loss of Toni Kroos in the midfield is also a heavy blow for Real Madrid. Of course, Tchouameni would not be able to replace a player of Toni Kroos’s caliber. It is going to take some time.

I think Manager Carlo Ancelotti will be able to fix these problems very soon. But another problem he will need to fix is the absence of Bellingham. He just got injured and will return after 1 month. Till then they will have to play multiple games. If they start to get behind in points since the start of the season they need to give up the hope of winning the league. I think he has been in a more dire situation previously and he will be able to fix these and come back. But the fans need to be patient.

With only one match so far in La Liga, the best scorer race opens for everyone. Iago Aspas takes the leading position now with small advantage of 1 assist but other players can catch and surpass him in future. In a long season with 38 matches, a player must play well and sustainable through a long season to win the Best Scorer Award. One or some excellent matches with many goals won't be enough to win that award if in other matches, a player plays very poorly.

Barcelona had a summer with drama again and it is not their good preparation for a new season. Athletic Club is a strong competitor in La Liga and beating this opponent will not only help Barcelona getting three points but also confidence in their coming matches. Barcelona will have more challenge from Real Madrid to win La Liga because the Los Blancos just got Mbappe in this summer. They become stronger in attacking with Mbappe and Barcelona must play very excellently in this season to take La Liga trophy.

He played well in all of Celta's matches they played in the league, one player who caught my eye too was Douvikas, he played well in the pre-season matches, but hasn't scored a single goal in the league. Aspas is currently the top scorer in La Liga, he has the same goals as Lewandowski & Danjuma, but he has the advantage because he has 1 assist.

It is possible that they can appear bright this season, but being in the top 4? i doubt.

The first match for Athletic Bilbao was not easy, even considering that their opponent was Hatefe, they had to beat such an opponent, but they lost points in the home match. Barcelona had a much more difficult match, they had to play Valencia away and they achieved a difficult victory. From this we can conclude that Barcelona is better prepared for the start of the new season, and especially in the home match, they should beat Athletic Bilbao. But even despite the weak start, Bilbao has very good players who can score. I expect a victory from Barcelona today, they need to try to save this advantage of several points from Real.

This match should be Barcelona's second week match with a win, especially since Barca is playing in front of their own supporters. Unfortunately, I'm not sure Balde will be played in this match who has had injury problems. If he is not played, it means that Hansi Flick will most likely play young player Lama Sia. A little vulnerable and doubtful, but there are not many choices. In addition, there could be players rotated by Flick. Whether it's Raphinha, or Pedri, or Torres who will be included as the main starter. I hope Flick benches Feran Torres. In Bilbao's camp, there is Nico Williams who plays very agile. His movements can make Barcelona's defense dangerous, Kounde must stop this Bilbao winger. Referring to the odds of both teams, it is clear that Barcelona is more favored to win the match. My estimate is that Barcelona will win three points by defeating Bilbao. My prediction is that the match will end with a score of 2-0.

Every player of the team will perform perfectly in all the matches, no team can expect so much. Mbappé is in a new place so it might take him some time to adapt to each of the players in the team and their positions. Mbappé is a professional player and was bought by Real Madrid as a main finisher where he has to fulfill the duties of a striker and Real Madrid have good quality players to play in both left winger and right winger positions. Mbappe's job is only to finish and create opportunities for players in the left winger position and the player in the right winger position. As Real Madrid performed in the last match, you will see a good performance from Real Madrid in the next match.

While we're at it, I hope Valencia are relegated to the second division when this season finishes to see if Peter Lim is forced to sell the team now. Since he bought it it has been a disaster and has stayed in the first division almost by divine grace I would say.

Well that's what I mean betting on those 3 matches is quite risky even though the odds are quite tempting but with the options you convey is a good choice to avoid the risk of losing. Actually I wanted to avoid this bet but you made my betting spirit rise again I tried to bet with over / under but I put it in my parlay bet and produced odds @ 2.15.
The bet has gone well with 2 games but still with the Osasuna vs Mallorca match to take place tonight, I think I will win with the remaining odds of only @1.16.

I watched the Celta Vigo vs Valencia yesterday and if must confess, it was an incredible match that produced so many talking points. The away team Valencia were the first to find the back of the net but had to concede two goals before the end of the first half. Iago Aspas who who I think was unplayable yesterday would've also gotten a brace in the game had he converted his penalty before the end of the first half. Valencia woes in the new season continues as they're yet to get a point after two league games. Celta Vigo on the other hand have secured maximum 6 points in two games and looks more like a team that's gonna be competing for a top four finish this season.

Valencia's first two matches were quite tough so I'm not really surprised if they suffered those two defeats and also if we look at Valencia's overall performance, they also don't have much better improvements to cover this season. And on the other hand, Celta Vigo started the season quite well, they won their first two matches and are now at the top of the La Liga standings and I also see some changes in the Celta Vigo team that make their performance much better than last season but now we'll see how far they can maintain their consistency, I think that's what will make it difficult for them.

Today, Barcelona take to the field to face Athletico Bilbao in their second match in La Liga. This match will be played at the Estadi Olimpic Liuis Companys Stadium which is the home ground of Barcelona. Earlier we saw that Barcelona had a great win against Valencia and Lewandowski was the hero of the match. Even today, the Catalans expect a great performance from him, even from another young player from Barca, Lamin Yamal.

According to the current performances of these two clubs, Barcelona will be ahead as they have already played one match where they have won one match. On the other hand, Atletico Bilbao played one match and drew one. The points table of the 2024-25 La Liga season has won one match and Barcelona is at number three, even with a draw in one match, Atletico Bilbao is at number 15.

According to today's rating tips, Barcelona are definitely ahead and if they win today, they will have equal points with the top club Celta Vigo in the points table. Three teams including Barcelona are still equal in points, that is, they played one match each and won three points.

Valencia experienced misfortune after misfortune, in their opening league match they had to play Barcelona & now they lost to Celta Vigo which made them the bottom team in the standings with -3 GD. Different fate with Celta Vigo, they have won 2 times in a row & i see that Iago Aspas is always partying in the last 2 matches, he almost made a brace in the match against Valencia which he canceled himself because he failed to execute a penalty.

Barcelona are favorites for the bookies, with @1.64 odds for 1X2 bet. And because of this, I also believe that Barcelona will win and get 3 points in their second week, then regarding the leaders of the standings, I quite doubt that Barcelona will be able to lead the La Liga standings after their match against Bilbao later, they must be able to make a quite significant difference with 3 goals if they want to lead the table and I doubt they can do it.

My prediction for this match is Barcelona 2 - 1 Bilbao or Barcelona 3 - 0 Bilbao.