Valencia vs Real Madrid Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd January 2025

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Real Madrid to pull away with 3 points this coming Friday. They face Valencia in the LaLiga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Real Madrid look to add three valuable points.

Valencia are number 20 in the table on seven points after 11 matches. Real Madrid rank as number 2 with 24 points after 11 matches played.

Real Madrid got hammered last time out and have no intention of letting that go by unnoticed. Valencia need to strap up before the ride this coming Friday, as the visitors look for revenge.

Valencia have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly seven goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.7 goals per game, in which they conceded 15 goals, or 1.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Real Madrid show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target two times on average per game. They scored 20 goals and conceded ten, an average of one a game. They held on for a clean sheet in four of these.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Friday?

Valencia vs Real Madrid Prediction

Valencia Form

Valencia have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Leganes, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Las Palmas, who ran out 2-3 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Getafe. Valencia just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six LaLiga matches at the Estadio Mestalla. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Real Madrid Form

In the last three matches, Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 1-2, won 5-2 against Borussia Dortmund, and lost 0-4 against Barcelona. In their last six away matches in the LaLiga, Real Madrid won twice, while also recording four draws. They endured zero defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and 11 scored.

Real Madrid should be able to strut their stuff against Valencia, but the latter will attempt to keep things tight. They want to avoid getting pummelled in front of their home crowd at Estadio Mestalla.

Valencia fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in seven goals. Real Madrid claimed three wins from 11 goals scored and four conceded in the previous four encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the LaLiga. This earned them a total of ten points. Valencia have so far been able to win just once after 11 LaLiga games played, in stead showing off four draws and six defeats. Real Madrid enjoy a record of seven wins, three draws and one defeat in the LaLiga.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Squads

Valencia Squad

Baraja will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Real Madrid from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/11), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/0), Cesar Tarrega (1/9), Cristhian Mosquera (0/11), Dimitri Foulquier (0/11), Jesus Vazquez (0/8), Jose Gaya (0/2), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/2), Mouctar Diakhaby (0/0), Rodrigo Abajas (0/1), Thierry Correia (0/11), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/4), Andre Almeida (0/9), Enzo Barrenechea (1/6), Hugo Guillamon (0/7), Javier Guerra (0/10), Pepelu (1/10), Alberto Mari (0/0), Daniel Gomez (1/9), Diego Lopez (1/11), Fran Perez (0/2), German Valera (0/4), Hugo Duro (2/9), Luis Rioja (0/11), Rafa Mir (0/4), Sergi Canos (0/7), Warren Madrigal (0/0).

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 (0/2), Thibaut Courtois (0/9), Antonio Rüdiger (0/11), Daniel Carvajal (1/8), David Alaba (0/0), Eder Militao (1/11), Ferland Mendy (0/9), Francisco Garcia (0/8), Jesus Vallejo (0/1), Lucas Vazquez (1/9), Arda Guler (0/7), Aurelien Tchouameni (0/10), Brahim Diaz (1/6), Daniel Ceballos (0/3), Eduardo Camavinga (0/3), Federico Valverde (2/11), Jude Bellingham (0/7), Luka Modric (0/11), Endrick (1/7), Kylian Mbappe (6/10), Rodrygo (3/10), Vinicius Junior (5/11).

Valencia vs Real Madrid Team News

Valencia seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Friday. Pepelu and Maximiliano Caufriez can't be called up by the Valencia-manager, with both serving a ban.

Real Madrid face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Friday against Valencia. Daniel Carvajal is ineligible for selection in the Real Madrid squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Vinicius Junior and David Alaba most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Valencia.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Lineups

Valencia vs Real Madrid H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Friday? All in all, Real Madrid have a fine reading on Valencia in previous seasons with a 6-2-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Real Madrid to win this match at best price odds of 11/23.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Results

In the last ten matches between Valencia and Real Madrid over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Valencia vs Real Madrid Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Pepelu will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Real Madrid hope Kylian Mbappe can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.

Valencia won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Real Madrid won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost two in this run. Real Madrid have been racing out of the block in their 10 most recent away games, scoring the opening goal seven times in these. Valencia scored the first goal in five of their last 10 games on home soil.

The last ten encounters between Valencia and Real Madrid saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Valencia averaging 1.1 goals a game. Real Madrid scored 2.2 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Valencia saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Real Madrid, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.