Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 12 match between Valencia and Real Madrid and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Real Madrid go up against Valencia on Saturday for a LaLiga meeting at Estadio Mestalla.
While Real Madrid are now third in the LaLiga table after collecting 27 points in 11 rounds, Valencia trail them on nine points. This leaves them as number 19 in the table after 11 rounds played.
Form: Valencia vs Real Madrid
Valencia Form
Their last three matches saw Valencia drawing 0-0 with Athletic Club, losing 1-2 against Villarreal before beating Elche by 0-1. Valencia did not win any of their last six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Mestalla. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored three goals.
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Barcelona got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Racing Santander got hammered in a 0-3 victory. AEK Athens was the most recent victim in a 2-3 win for Real Madrid. Real Madrid recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, in which they banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding seven. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.
Betting facts for Valencia and Real Madrid
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Valencia and Real Madrid played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Valencia have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Valencia have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Real Madrid away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Real Madrid matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Real Madrid matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Real Madrid away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Madrid have won 8 of the last 10 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Valencia vs Real Madrid
It has been an excellent season for Kylian Mbappe who managed to score an impressive 12 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target six times in his last six outings. Real Madrid are looking to him against Valencia, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Betting markets: Valencia vs Real Madrid
Full-time result
Valencia won one of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Estadio Mestalla. They drew two and lost seven as well, while Real Madrid won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost two. Real Madrid won their last 4 matches on the trot. Real Madrid have not lost to Valencia in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Valencia scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Real Madrid scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Valencia managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Real Madrid have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Valencia when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Valencia saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Real Madrid, who managed to hit the net 2.9 times on average in these games.
