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Real Madrid vs Valencia Preview

• Tournament: La Liga
• Date: Saturday, April 5
• Kick-off Time: 3:15 pm GMT
• Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Spain

Valencia will travel to Real Madrid for their 30th game of the 2024/25 La Liga season at Santiago Bernabeu. The Galactico's are sitting just three points behind league-leaders Barcelona and would be looking to close the gap this weekend.

Hosts Real Madrid are sitting second in the La Liga table and have tallied 63 points from their last 29 games. They enter this game as heavy favorites and have registered 74 shots, 2,629 passes and maintained a 58.5% possession in the last five games. Kylian Mbappé is the leading goal scorer with 22 goals followed by Vini Jr with 10. Jude Bellingham tops the assists chart with six whereas Vini Jr has bagged five for himself.

Meanwhile, Valencia had a turbulent start to the new campaign and are sitting 15th in the league standings with 31 points after 29 games. Los Che finished ninth last season and are now in danger of getting relegated. In the last five games, they have tallied 67 shots, 1,945 passes and 49.7% possession. Diego López is topping the goalscoring charts with seven goals whereas he has bagged four assists for himself.

Real Madrid Team News

Real Madrid would be without long-term absentees, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal for the home side. Ferland Mendy and Daniel Ceballos also remain sidelined for this weekend tie. No fresh injury reports for the home side.

Valencia Team News

As for Valencia, they would be without the services of Thierry Correia who has been absent for a long time with his knee injury. Hugo Duro and Ivan Jaime are also unavailable for selections in this weekend's tie.

Real Madrid vs Valencia Predicted Lineups

Real Madrid Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Vazquez, Asencio, Rudiger, Garcia

Midfielders: Valverde, Tchouaméni, Bellingham

Forwards: Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius

Valencia Predicted Lineup (5-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Mamardashvili

Defenders: Foulquier, Diakhaby, Tarrega, Mosquera, Gaya

Midfielders: Almeida, Guerra, Barrenechea, Lopez

Forwards: Sadiq

Real Madrid vs Valencia Head-to-Head Record

The two sides have faced off only 212 times in the past, with Real Madrid winning 111 of those games. Valencia have won only 58 ties between both sides, whereas the remaining 43 games ended in a draw.

Key Players to Watch in Real Madrid vs Valencia

Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

The Frenchman is regarded as one of the best players in Europe and has been in breathtaking form. After a slow start in his debut campaign, Mbappe has bagged 32 goals and four assists in the 2024/25 campaign. Mbappe has an xG of 3.89 in his last five matches.

Diego Lopez (Valencia)

The Spaniard has been in sensational form in the last few games and has scored four goals in last five appearances for Los Che. So far this season, Lopez has scored 13 goal contributions across all competitions and has an xG of 2.17 in his last five matches.

Real Madrid vs Valencia Prediction

Just like every season, Real Madrid are expected to win the against the visitors and the reverse fixture ended in a hard-fought 2-1 win. They are the reigning La Liga champions and find themselves sitting second in the league table, three points behind league-leaders Barcelona. Los Blancos are chasing for a treble this season, with La Liga and Champions League their top priorities.

As for Valencia, they find themselves sitting 15th in the league standings and they remain firmly in the relegation battle, just three points outside the drop zone. Los Che are coming off a well-fought 1-0 over Mallorca and have significantly improved from their disastrous start to the 2024/25 campaign.

Predicted Score: Real Madrid 3-1 Valencia

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