1st position in the La Liga table for Real Madrid so far, a strong campaign. The home team ticketholders pray for more fun as 9th-placed Valencia visit Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals (41) in La Liga
- Valencia have the most points from losing position (13) in La Liga
It's no vacation for neither Real Madrid nor Valencia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid have performed here at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu this season with 6 wins from 9 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.
Madrid enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Alcoyano's place. The match ended 3-1 with Militão and Asensio scoring. Militão was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.94 out of 10. The defender Militão scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 8 of 9 duels.
A La Liga defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Getafe.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Madrid home games with this odds we find eleven games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in nine wins, zero draws and two defeats. Looking at the victories, seven matches were won by at least two goals.
Madrid are traveling soon after this match as the Super Cup match at FC Barcelona awaits in four days.
Madrid can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. Madrid have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Valencia form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. Momentum is building for Valencia in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Two travels in a row for Valencia, whose manager Bordalás Jiménez could celebrate last time after the Copa Del Rey win against FC Cartagena. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Bordalás Jiménez when Cheryshev scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute. The end of the last match, against FC Cartagena, was very satisfying as Cheryshev scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Defender Wass was the best team player with a rating of 7.74. Wass hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.
A 1-2 loss hosting Espanyol before that.You'll want to know how Valencia managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
The travelling fans enjoy Valencia's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Valencia's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other earlier on this campaign: Valencia - Madrid 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Madrid wins - draws - Valencia wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 15 goals |  V. Júnior 10 goals |   C. Soler Barragán 7 goals |
Real Madrid missing players
Valencia missing players
| Real Madrid | Valencia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 41 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 16 | 28 |
| 85% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 89% |
| 70% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 60% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 37% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 60% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 35% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 20% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 5.6 | 6 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16.7 | 16.7 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 6.2 | 6.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 38% |
| 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
- 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 most scored goals (41) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in La Liga
- Real Madrid have the the best goal difference (+24) in La Liga
- Valencia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valencia have the most matches over the total-line (11) in La Liga
- Valencia have the most points from losing position (13) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 24 | 46 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 9 | Valencia | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Granada | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Mallorca | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 16 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 8 |
