Spanish La Liga Prediction - Valencia VS Real Madrid

Spanish La Liga  -  Valencia VS Real Madrid
Match Time:04-01-2025 04:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Team Analysis
Valencia head into this fixture following a 2-2 La Liga drawn result versus Alaves. In that game, Valencia managed 62% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For Valencia, the goals were scored by Luis Rioja (70') and Dani Gómez (98'). At the other end, Alaves had 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Carlos Martín (7') and Joan Jordán (88') scored for Alaves.

It’s not been often in recent games that Valencia have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Valencia have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals on the way.

Real Madrid will come into the match following on from a 4-2 La Liga win versus Sevilla in their previous fixture. In that game, Real Madrid managed 59% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 8 on target. For Real Madrid, the scorers were Kylian Mbappé (10'), Federico Valverde (20'), Rodrygo (34') and Brahim Díaz (53'). Sevilla got 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Isaac Romero (35') and Dodi Lukébakio (85') scored for Sevilla.

In as many as 6 of the previous 6 clashes involving Real Madrid, three or more goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game in that time is 4.33, with the average number of goals for Real Madrid coming out as 2.83. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

Odds Analysis
In this match, Valencia are likely to find the back of the net against this Real Madrid lineup, although one goal probably won’t be enough. Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a 1-2 victory for Real Madrid at the end of the 90 minutes. Should be a good one.

Pick: Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid