Real Madrid vs Valencia – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | La Liga 2021-22

Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid

This Saturday, Real Madrid will welcome Valencia to Santiago Bernabéu for a crunch La Liga match.

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu

Key Statisticsflas

Real Madrid have been undefeated in their last nine home league matches.

The hosts have kept four consecutive home clean sheets.

Valencia have scored in seven of their nine away matches this season.

The visitors have lost just one of their last eleven games (W7, D3).

Head to head

In the last ten meetings between both sides, Real Madrid have six wins while Valencia have won just two times.

Latest Performances in all competitions

Real Madrid: W-L-W-D-W

Valencia: W-D-W-W-W

Real Madrid

After losing their eleven game winning streak with a 1-0 away defeat at Getafe, Real Madrid got back to winning ways in midweek, as they recorded a 3-1 win over Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey.

They will now look to get back to winning ways in the league when they host Valencia this weekend.

Carlo Ancelloti’s side have won six of their last eight matches in La Liga. 

Overall, they have conceded an average of 0.85 goals per game since the beginning of the season in the league. Over the last eight games, their defensive record has been remarkable, as they have averaged 0.50 goals conceded per game in that period. That record is 41.2% lower than their current overall season’s average.

Real Madrid are sitting on top of the table with 46 points, which is six points more than they got last season after 20 matches. Their total in the current season is also three points higher than it was two seasons ago at the same stage, showing the progress Los Blancos have made under Ancelotti.

Possible Real Madrid starting line-ups

Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vasquez, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Ferland Mendy; Casemiro, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos; Marco Asensio, Vinicius Jnr, Karim Benzema..

Injured: Dani Cavarjal, Luka Jovic, Diaz, 

Doubtful: Gareth Bale

Suspended: None

Valencia 

Valencia will look to get back to winning ways this weekend when they travel to the capital to face 34-times La Liga champions Real Madrid.

The visitors’ seven-match unbeaten run was ended last weekend with a 1-2 home defeat against Espanyol. But that disappointing loss followed a 2-1 away win over Cartagena in the Copa del Rey.

‘Los Murciélagos’ come into this fixture sitting in ninth with 28 points. That point tally is eight points more than they had last season after 19 matches, showing that they have made some progress this season.

José Bordalás’ side are averaging 1.47 points per league game since the beginning of the season. But over the last eight league games, their points per game value has been pegged 1.88, which is 27.9% higher than their current season’s average.

Although they are outsiders in this tie, a record of four wins from their last eight games will give them the feeling that they can get something from this tie.

Possible Valencia starting line-ups

Jasper Cillessen; Thierry Correia, Mouctar Diakhaby, Omar Alderete, Jose Gaya; Carlos Soler, Koba Guillamon, Daniel Wass, Denis Cheryshev; Goncalo Guedes, Maximiliano Gomez

Injured: Gabriel Paulista, Dimitri Foulquier, Toni Lato.

Doubtful: None

Suspended: Hugo Duro

Prediction

Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia