Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 835. (Read 530577 times)

Yes I agree with you. The teams that are in the relegation zone are mediocre teams and to be honest I rarely see strong teams from the previous season being relegated this season. I think we have to define what a strong team is. Because if that strong team is Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atletico Madrid then I think it would be very impossible for them to be relegated. I define a strong team here as a team that is well known to people or a team that was in the top 10 in the previous season. And we can see how they perform next season.

Barcelona versus Valencia match is already ongoing now and to be frank Barcelona doesn't have a solid defense at all because they over lapse too much giving Valencia opportunity to score, though Barcelona open the score but Valencia equalized and won by 1:2 in the first half, G. Mamardashvili got a red card just immediately before halftime and it is really a very big set back for Valencia.

The second half starts and Barcelona levelled the goal in 50th minutes goal scored by one time Bayern Munich goal scoring machine Robert Lewandowski and it looks like the Valencia side is under serious pressure now and I wouldn't be surprised if Barcelona scores another goal. The Red card really destabilized Valencia and they are becoming too porous. Red card really affects a teams morale and I can see that Valencia have lost the morale they used in playing during the first half.

The first half ended with a score of 1-2. I think Barcelona will be at an advantage with the number of players in the second half because in the second half Valencia will play with 10 players after Mamardashvili received a red card in the 45th minute. Barcelona is certainly chasing victory in this match and their chances are big enough to equalize and turn things around in second round.

Statistically, Barcelona was superior in possession of the ball and also had a lot of shots in the first half. Xavi must be able to give instructions to his players to appear more aggressive in the second half because if they succeed in pressing Valencia in the second half then it will not be difficult for Barcelona to turn things around. Valencia will definitely play defensively because they played with 10 players in the second half. Valencia also really needs points to reduce the points gap with the teams above their ranking.

Seeing from the course of the match in the first half even though they played home but it looks like they are still very troubled by Valencia's counterattack this time.
The 1-2 score was the end of the match in this first half and we can see that even though Barcelona controlled almost half of the field for now, their finishing did not go well which made them still struggling to outperform Valencia even though they were convincing in terms of attack.

In the second half they had the advantage of numbers after Giorgi Mamardashvili was red carded in the final minutes of the first half which makes sure Barcelona will try harder in locking up Valencia's defense but on the other hand surely Valencia will also not remain silent because with the devensife scheme they have at this time then most likely the bus parking scheme like the first half will continue to be done and look for momentum with a quick counterattack so that they can make at least a draw or victory in today's match.

I feel like they celebrated their title already and just waiting for the official results at this point. They knew that they would be the league winners a month or two ago easily, nobody could go against them and feels like they are going to be good enough eventually. We just need to make sure that we can't really see any changes at any given moment. I personally believe that we can make sure that we can't really make it work one way or another way for other teams to get in.

There is no scenario where Real loses all their games and Barcelona wins all their games, we are going to see Real win it all and we know it and if we know it then they already know it for sure. I personally believe that we just need to let it be and not really get any bigger than what we have already. They probably already celebrated it.

The first half between Barcelona and Valencia ended and at the moment the score is still an advantage for Valencia where a goal from Fermin Lopez was immediately paid for 2 goals by Valencia but indeed the advantage is still in favour of Barcelona now .
An unwanted red card came at the end of the first half as Valencia goalkeeper had to take an early bath due to VAR overruling the previous card decision and of course that made Barcelona day as they will definitely utilise their numerical advantage in the second 45 minutes .

The problem is that they are still having problems in attack because looking at what happened in the first half this time i think we can see that even though their possession was very good and but their finishing was poor even for finishing in the first half Valencia was much better.
In the second half, there are still some options for players like Joao Felix or Pedri that Xavi can bring in to add to the attacking power that Barcelona has now because by looking at what happened in this first half i think they are still quite monotonous in terms of attacks carried out .

That's one of the ingenuity that Ancelotti did from the strategy he did, even though when rotating their game was a little weak when playing against Sociedad but it didn't stop them from getting 3 points in the end and I think that's a good thing where they get 3 points while resting some of their players so they can still play all out against Bayern with full strength.

For La Liga the chances of winning are very good because they only need 2 more matches to ensure that the trophy is at the Bernabeu so their focus now is nothing but the Champions League and with the full strength they have and with Militao ready to play because he has recovered from the ACL that kept him out for a long time then now I think Madrid will be confident in the Champions League.

Regardless of how they are in domestic competitions I don't think it can be used as a reference that they will lose because in the end when taking the example between Manchester City and Madrid some time ago also Manchester City in the end can be said to be better than Madrid but in the end 2x90 minutes in 2 legs it did not go well for them because in the end it was determined in the match and their mentality when the match went to penalties.
That is something to watch out for even though until now Bayern have been quite bad in terms of performance but in matches they are still quite good and possession of the ball especially on both sides they are still quite dominant.

I agree, the best thing I can hope for from the Barcelona vs Valencia match is Barcelona getting a home win.
Barcelona really needs this win so that they can reclaim second place which was previously taken by Girona, but Barcelona has a good chance of taking it back especially if they play very well and win the match.

I have no hesitation in saying Barcelona will win this match, that's clear because Barcelona is a better team than Valencia. It is honestly still feared that the defeat in the Champions League and the defeat against Real Madrid in El Clasico will affect Barcelona's performance today, but in any case Barcelona is the favorite to win at home against Valencia. The depth of Barcelona's squad was quite good in this match, this was reflected in the line-up that Xavi had since the first half.

What happens if they don't win? Will Girona finish 2nd? Do you think Girona will win its remaining matches? Even if Barcelona doesn't win today, they will finish the league second. The Girona - Barcelona match next week is more important if you look at it in terms of second place. So no matter what happens, today's match is not of great importance. Second place doesn't matter much for Barca after losing the championship. This year Real Madrid was better, collected more points and won. Barca should now think about what to do next season. Xavi can give young players more chances in the last matches. Players like Yamal and Fermin, who will start the match today, will be the cornerstones of Barca's newly built team. Besides these, names like Vitor Roque will also come. Roque starts as a substitute today. In addition, we may see new names from La Masia in the last matches.

Barcelona must win today's home game against Valencia if they want to maintain second place in the standings. Of course it is true that Barcelona has a high probability of winning at home, but I can still consider this match as a difficult match considering that Valencia will also still be fighting for their hopes of qualifying for the European zone next season.

Several main players are still injured, including De Jong and Gavi. Meanwhile, Barcelona has many options to play with in its squad. The line up has been published, I see Sergi Reberto and Pedri on the bench, Xavi gave them a break it seems. These two players will probably come on to replace other players in the second half, it is also very possible for Joao Felix and Feran Tores to get minutes in the second half. Barcelona wins, that's a big possibility today.

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Barcelona vs Valencia

This match is going to be very important for both Barcelona and Valencia. Barcelona will have to win this match if they want to get ahead to the second position again. And at the same time, Valencia will also have to win if they want to improve their position on the table. By winning this match is the only way Valencia can actually compete for the sixth position in this season. So I will actually say that this is more important for Valencia than Barcelona. But I don’t think Valencia is actually going to win this match. The performance of Barcelona has been better in the last five and of course, Barcelona is also a better team compared to Valencia. I am also sure that Xavi is not going to want to lose this match. Because he is very interested in finishing in the second position. One thing is almost certain that we will see goals being scored in this match

Like you rightly stated, Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League semi final and tomorrow, the Spanish La Liga leaders will travel to Germany for the first leg of that all important encounter and as a Real Madrid fan that's watched them play numerous games this season as well seen Bayern Munich's performance this season both in their domestic league and in Europe, I'm very optimistic that Real Madrid will win the tie but for them to achieve that aim, they mustn't for any reason underestimate the strength of their opponents. Carlo Ancelotti with his deep experience managing teams in the UEFA Champions League already knows how bad it is and the consequences that comes with underrating an opponent especially at this stage of the competition so I don't think he'll want to thread that path with his men.
Bayern Munich on the other side has lost out in any other competition they've played this season except the UCL so I expect them to put everything in the line to make sure to progress to the final and possibly win the European title as a make up for their poor performances in the other competitions they played in this season. The tie is unarguably the strongest tie at this stage of the competition when we consider the history of the four teams remaining in the competition so I don't expect it to come easy for any of the teams but at the end, I still expect Real Madrid to reach the final at the expense of Bayern Munich

Yeah, basically Real Madrid's win was due to luck on Jude Bellingham's goal in the 90+1 minute. Regarding the Barcelona match yeah I agree Barcelona will try to win this match apart from playing at home, Barcelona also wants to take over 2nd place from Girona, we know Barcelona will be embarrassed if they cannot compete with Girona. After today's match Barcelona will also face Girona in the next match and these 2 matches are quite important for them if they want to finish as runners up.

By the way betting on 1x2 for Barcelona is less interesting because the odds are low 1.4 so what do you think about betting on both teams to score? not bad for 1.90 right? as we know Barcelona's defense is not very strong and the percentage of conceded is quite high even higher than Valencia.

As today's match will be played at Barcelona's home ground, they will be able to win against Valencia. But if Barcelona don't show their best performance and play well against Valencia, then it can be very difficult to win. And Barcelona has a chance to win today's match. If the match is won, they can increase 3 points and overtake Girona. Although we can expect Barcelona to occupy the number two position before the fixed games, they have that strength in the points table. However, currently Girona will try hard to occupy the position towards the points table but Barcelona and Girona, these two teams will compete to occupy the second position of the points table. However, Barcelona and Girona still have a long way to go to catch the distance of Real Madrid, which we think will never be possible. And we all can feel that Real Madrid will be the champion this season and if Barcelona had played well from the beginning this season, they could have competed with them, but that is not possible at the moment. However, today's match as per the betting odds we can confirm that Barcelona will win today, and they will collect three points.

Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League semi final. The La Liga is never considered easy because there's more troubling threats this season. Real Madrid struggled so hard but they're ready seeing their angles this season been mapped our successfully. They're aiming to win a treble this season, it's not going to an easy challenge but one filled with hurdles for Los Blancos to win. Real Madrid have always been the top team in La Liga. They deliver good job in every matches and hitting hard on fierce opponents this season.

Despite not winning against Real Madrid in the previous match, Barcelona's performance was very good. Barcelona will play for victory in today's match as well. Barcelona will not want to lose a home match against a team like Valencia. Also, Valencia is not a strong opponent. The performance of this team is quite erratic.

I have checked the results of previous head to head matches of Barcelona vs Valencia. The last match Barcelona team drew 1-1 against Valencia. However, we have seen Barcelona win in the previous four matches. Barcelona will dominate today's home match as well, I predict.

Including me I have a strong believe that Barcelona will win this match, though is always tough whenever they meet Valencia because there last meeting was not so easy on the both teams which they ended up playing draw but I doubt if this match will be like that time because then Barcelona was not that strong and they were still struggling base on the challenges they were facing but right now they are very much on there good form and there targets now on  this Spanish La Liga is becoming the second position of the league since they cannot compete with real Madrid, so for them to achieve the second position is by beating Valencia because currently Girona has taken over the second position beating Barcelona with one point so if Barcelona win the match they will now have two points above Girona.

Barcelona have a high chance of winning today's game because they usually have hope in Valencia, which I know if they really tried their best in the game today, they will have the point that they need to drop down Girona in the table because they are just a point below them, but if they didn't have enough goals, Girona can still make it back to their 2nd position, which I know before the end of the fixed games, Barcelona might be in the 2nd position, but talking of real Madrid, we all know that they have given them an effective distance that based on the last few games that are remaining, I don't think they can meet up to Real Madrid, but due to consideration, Barcelona will win against Valencia.

It’s easily the expected and what has been about the Real Madrid line up when they played against Real Sociedad over the weekend. Most of its top qualities were rested in that game except for a few like, Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal and a hand full of orders. The odds was high for Real Madrid in that game, even when they were winning by just a goal and it was enough to seal the win. Camavinga, Vini Jnr, Rudiger and a few other substitute only played minor minutes in that game. So yeah, they’ve got enough reserved legs for Bayern Munich, didn’t watch the Bayern game but, Tuchel is an experienced champions league coach, he knows what to do eventually.

Yes, of course for Granada there is still time to get out of the relegation zone and success against Osasuna Granada will certainly make Granada enthusiastic and of course there is still a chance for Granada to appear again next season if they can get out of the relegation

However, for Almeria it seems that there is no hope of getting out of the relegation zone because up to now they have not been able to collect many points, of course this is different from Granada, which of course still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone even though the hope is slim.

However, I predict that in the future, against Madrid, Granada has the potential to lose, however, against Girona, of course we won't know the result because usually Girona's strength always fluctuates, for example, Girona once drew against Almeria. Yes, we'll see, of course the 3 teams in the relegation zone will finish the match well and of course depending on luck, the lucky ones will definitely get out of the relegation zone. but of course I am looking forward to the new team that will join next season in Laliga.