Valencia vs Real Madrid Predictions

Carlo Ancelotti’s men are the favourites to win this game against Valencia comprehensively. You can add over 2.3 to your slip.

Match info: La Liga

Venue: Estadio Mestalla, Valencia

Date: Friday, 3^rd January 2025

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Spanish champions Real Madrid will be bidding to move to the top of the La Liga table when they head to Mestalla on Friday night to tackle a Valencia outfit that are currently down in 19^th position.

Los Blancos are second in the division, one point behind the leaders Atletico Madrid and two clear of Barcelona in third, while Valencia are level on points with 20th-placed Real Valladolid after a difficult first half of the campaign.

Head-to-head:

• Valencia have won 15 of the previous 70 meetings between the two clubs.
• Real Madrid have recorded 39 victories.
• The remaining 16 clashes ended in draws.
• The most common result of matches between Valencia and Real Madrid at the Mestalla is 1-1. Five matches have ended with this result.
• Real Madrid have been victorious away to Valencia once in their last 5 visits.
• 9 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
• Valencia have picked up 10 points in their last 5 home games against Los Blancos.

Form:

• Valencia in the league: W-L-L-D-D
• Valencia in all competitions: W-L-L-D-D
• Real Madrid in the League: W-L-W-D-W
• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-W-D-W-W

Team News:

• Pepelu is suspended for Valencia. Fran Pérez, José Gayà, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Mouctar Diakhaby, Rafa Mir, and Thierry Correia will miss this game due to injury.
• Daniel Carvajal, David Alaba, and Éder Militao will miss the game with injury for Real Madrid.

Player(s) to watch:

• Hugo Duro is the player to watch out for Valencia in this game. The forward has scored four goals and provided one assist in the 14 games that he has played this season. He scored 13 goals and provided four assists in the 39 games that he played in all competitions last season.
• Kylian Mbappe has not had that effect for the Madrid giants in his first season, but he will still be the player to watch out for in this game. He has scored 13 goals and provided three assists in the 23 games played across competitions so far this season. Mbappé is known for his blistering pace, often compared to Usain Bolt.