Valencia and Real Madrid meet at Estadio de Mestalla in a match for the 21st round of the Primera Division. The two teams drew 2-2 on 27-08-2017, the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time they faced in this stage was in 22-02-2017, in a game by the First Division that finished with the victory of Valencia by (2-1). The goals of the match were scored by S. Zaza (4 ‘) and F. Orellana (9’) for Valencia and Cristiano Ronaldo (44 ‘) for Real Madrid. In this match the home factor could play an important role, since Real Madrid presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Valencia Team News
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 40 points earned after 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he won away to Deportivo La Coruña by (1-2). In the last match, lost out to Las Palmas by (2-1). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside of its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a win away with Alaves by (2-3) in the tie-breaker through penalties. For the championship, Valencia won 23 points out of 30, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 10 games at their stadium. In their domestic league matches the most frequent marker in the break was 1-0 (5 out of 10 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Valencia vs Real Madrid Stats
Valencia return to play at home for the Spanish Championship after two consecutive displays away from their fans, having the chance to engage their second consecutive win as principal, thus compensating for the negative performance they have been having away from home, where they lost three of the four latest matches. In the last round, the team had a good offensive performance, but left much to be desired in defensive terms, ending up then defeated by Las Palmas. Based on the numbers of the competition, we can see that the offensive sector has been the main responsible for the good campaign of the team, both as figure and second best, behind only Barcelona. Playing in their dominions, the club suffered only one defeat and owns the second best campaign, and in that condition it stopped to shake the adversary network only in two matches. The 4-4-2 has been the standard formation used by coach Marcelino, who will have several embezzlements in this duel, most of them for reasons of suspension.
Real Madrid Team News
After 10 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 4th place, having won 35 points. In the last match, he beat Deportivo La Coruña at home (7-1), having lost at home in a game against Villarreal by (0-1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. The team arrives in this match after a home defeat with Leganes by (1-2). In the league, Real Madrid won 15 points in 24 chances, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 8 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 4 games outside of your stadium. In his league appearances as a visitor the most frequent result at half-time was 1-2 (3 times in 8 matches). In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to score goals, since 6 of his last 8 matches for the competition have finished with more than 2.5 goals. In 19 games in this competition, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 20 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 7 of his 19 goals in minutes (46′-60 ‘).
Real Madrid are back from the Spanish Championship after two consecutive appearances before their fans, and enter the field a little more relieved after being able to find the way to the victory, interrupting a fast that lasted three rounds. At the time, the team finished four times more than the opponent and showed a lot of defensive consistency, thus beating Deportivo La Coruña in the home.
Valencia vs Real Madrid Prediction
Total Goals Prediction: OVER 2.5 Goals
Both Teams to Score: YES