A home victory is predicted from this game if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Real Madrid followers are hopeful that the gap between 2nd and Valencia's 14th spot in the table will be revealed on the pitch.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (38) in La Liga
- Valencia have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in La Liga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Real Madrid and Valencia.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid have performed here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu this season with 5 wins from 8 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Madrid, as their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has completely shut out the opponents for 207 minutes in the La Liga.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Real Madrid, who played 0-0 against Real Sociedad. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu). Midfield player Ceballos got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Ceballos hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 75 successful passes (of 80 total).
Preceding that result, a home win hosting Atlético Madrid (after extra-time) in the Copa Del Rey.
There will be little rest for Real Madrid after this match as they are travelling to Mallorca for a La Liga game in only three days.
Real Madrid have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valencia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Valencia so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Valencia are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Valencia are travelling again after losing away to Real Valladolid in their previous match (0-1).
The match before that was the Copa Del Rey-duel against Athletic Club, a home defeat (1-3).
The schedule is very tough for Valencia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A La Liga game at Girona is waiting in only three days.
Valencia have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Real Madrid have avoided a loss in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) facing Valencia.One of the players to grab the headlines has been Benzema with 10 goals scored against Valencia in these 10 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 9 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |  V. Júnior 6 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Valencia missing players
| Real Madrid | Valencia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 38 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 28% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 5.8 | 6.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 4.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17.4 | 18.6 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 35% | 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 27% | 32% |
| 11.8 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
- Real Madrid have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Real Madrid have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most matches over the total-line (12) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (38) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Valencia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Valencia have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in La Liga
- Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Almeria | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Girona | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 19 |
| 19 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Elche | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -27 | 6 |
