Valencia vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd March 2024

Valencia welcome Real Madrid this coming Saturday in the La Liga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 27 match.

Real Madrid have taken the lead in the La Liga after collecting 65 points from their initial 26 encounters. Valencia trail them by 36 points after 25 rounds, leaving them as number 9 in the table.

The match this coming Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Valencia and Real Madrid look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Valencia go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding nine. That amounts to an average of 0.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Real Madrid scored 20 goals, conceded six and held on for a clean sheet in five of their last ten matches.

Valencia were defeated by 5-1 in their last encounter with Real Madrid, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia added four points to the standings in their previous three matches, where they first beat Almeria 2-1. They were then defeated 2-0 against Las Palmas, before drawing 0-0 against Sevilla. Valencia claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the La Liga, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored seven and conceded three goals.

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating RB Leipzig by 0-1. This was followed by a 1-1 with Rayo Vallecano and a 1-0 win against Sevilla. Real Madrid recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, in which they banged in ten goals, whilst conceding three. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Real Madrid are expected to win on Saturday, and we can't argue with that, but at the same time don't believe in a high-scoring win against Valencia.

Valencia fought their way to two wins and eight points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Real Madrid scored 29 goals and conceded ten in their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them ten wins and 32 points. Valencia claimed ten wins, six draws as well as nine defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Madrid have a record of 20 wins, five draws and one defeat in the La Liga.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Squads

Valencia Squad

The 48-year-old coach of the home team, Ruben Baraja, will select the lineup against Real Madrid from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/25), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Cenk Ozkacar (0/11), Cristhian Mosquera (0/23), Dimitri Foulquier (0/21), Hugo Guillamon (1/18), Jesus Vazquez (1/13), Jose Gaya (1/19), Marco Camus (0/0), Mouctar Diakhaby (1/13), Thierry Correia (0/19), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/9), Andre Almeida (0/8), Fran Perez (1/25), Hugo Gonzalez (0/7), Javier Guerra (4/23), Pepelu (4/25), Peter Gonzalez (0/2), Selim Amallah (0/14), Alberto Mari (0/7), David Otorbi Ejededawe (0/0), Diego Lopez (3/23), Hugo Duro (10/25), Pablo Gozalbez (0/5), Roman Yaremchuk (2/17), Sergi Canos (1/16).

Real Madrid Squad

Below is the full team squad of Real Madrid. The manager Ancelotti will pick his starting XI against Valencia from these players:

Andriy Lunin (0/14), Diego Pineiro (0/0), Fran Gonzalez (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/12), Thibaut Courtois (0/0), Antonio Rüdiger (1/22), Daniel Carvajal (3/20), David Alaba (0/14), Eder Militao (0/1), Ferland Mendy (0/16), Francisco Garcia (0/18), Jacobo Ramon (0/0), Nacho Fernandez (0/18), Vinicius Tobias (0/0), Arda Guler (0/3), Aurelien Tchouameni (2/20), Brahim Diaz (4/21), Daniel Ceballos (0/13), Eduardo Camavinga (0/19), Federico Valverde (1/26), Jude Bellingham (16/21), Luka Modric (2/21), Nico Paz (0/4), Toni Kroos (1/25), Joselu (8/25), Lucas Vazquez (1/20), Rodrygo (8/26), Vinicius Junior (7/17).

Valencia vs Real Madrid Team News

At the time of writing, Valencia have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Real Madrid on Saturday.

Diego Lopez, Thierry Correia and Andre Almeida nurses various injuries and won't take part for Valencia against Real Madrid at Estadio Mestalla.

Real Madrid are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Estadio Mestalla.

Names like Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rüdiger, Vinicius Junior, David Alaba, Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Valencia.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Lineups

Valencia vs Real Madrid H2H

Valencia took a hit when Real Madrid handed them a 5-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. Real Madrid often enjoy happy days when facing Valencia, claiming seven wins in the last ten meetings. Real Madrid hammered their next opponents by 5-1 in the most recent meeting. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 8/13.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Valencia and Real Madrid. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 9/10 with bookies.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Joselu has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Saturday, it is because Real Madrid bank on him to build on these numbers against Valencia. The latter relies on Hugo Duro, who found the target three times in six games.

Valencia claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Real Madrid won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing one in this series of matches. Valencia kept visitors at Estadio Mestalla from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Real Madrid have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Valencia managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Real Madrid averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Valencia, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Real Madrid's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals in these matches.