La Liga prediction and preview: Valencia modest favorites to beat Real Valladolid

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Tue 07.July
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (54000 seats)

Valencia and Real Valladolid have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 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 Valencia and Real Valladolid.

Valladolid are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Valencia form and stats

Valencia have performed here at Estadio de Mestalla this season with 9 wins from 17 La Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 7 games and lost 1.

Valencia shared the glory with Granada in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Athletic Club (0-2).

Gonçalo Guedes was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Granada after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Valencia handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, five draws and one defeat.

Valencia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Mestalla with 26 goals in 17 league matches. Valencia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estadio de Mestalla in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 17 matches.

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Real Valladolid form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Real Valladolid so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 4-5-8 (win-draw-lose).

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Valladolid goalkeeper Jordi Masip Lopez is eager to challenge this, with his 187 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Deportivo Alaves in their previous game. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Levante.

We have checked recent matches where Valladolid have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, zero draws and three defeats.

After this away game Real Valladolid return home for a La Liga game against Barcelona. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Real Valladolid as they have only managed to score 12 times from 17 away games in the league. 23 goals have been conceded by Valladolid in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Real Valladolid - Valencia 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Valencia, five draws and one win for Real Valladolid. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

ValenciaD. Parejo Muñoz
D. Parejo Muñoz
8 goals
ValenciaM. Gómez González
M. Gómez González
8 goals
Real ValladolidS. Guardiola Navarro
S. Guardiola Navarro
6 goals

Valencia missing players

Real Valladolid missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valencia Real Valladolid
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
12 9 2 Won W 0 4 8
11 7 2 Drew D 2 5 15
11 1 1 Lost L 3 8 11
43 26 6 Scored S 2 12 28
50 15 4 Conceded C 6 23 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 82%
85% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 65%
44% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 29% 26%
21% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 9%
12% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
59% 59% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 41% 44%
21% 35% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 32%
21% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 41%
 
4.3 4.5 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 4.1
4.9 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 6.2 5.2
2.2 1.9 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.4
7 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
301 173 58 Total Shots T S 42 153 323
105 64 18 Shots on Target S O 15 52 103
41% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 23% 27%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Valladolid has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
  • Real Valladolid have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Valencia have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Valladolid have scored away.
  • 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 Real Madrid 33 22 8 3 61 21 17 13 4 0 36 10 16 9 4 3 25 11 40 74
2 Barcelona 33 21 7 5 74 35 17 15 2 0 50 14 16 6 5 5 24 21 39 70
3 Atlético Madrid 34 16 14 4 46 25 17 11 5 1 26 10 17 5 9 3 20 15 21 62
4 Sevilla 33 15 12 6 48 33 16 7 7 2 22 14 17 8 5 4 26 19 15 57
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 53 40 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 8 1 8 22 21 13 54
6 Getafe 33 14 10 9 42 31 17 8 6 3 24 15 16 6 4 6 18 16 11 52
7 Real Sociedad 33 15 5 13 50 42 17 9 3 5 31 17 16 6 2 8 19 25 8 50
8 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 38 28 16 9 4 3 20 9 17 3 8 6 18 19 10 48
9 Valencia 34 12 11 11 43 50 17 9 7 1 26 15 17 3 4 10 17 35 -7 47
10 Granada 34 13 8 13 42 40 17 9 3 5 21 14 17 4 5 8 21 26 2 47
11 Osasuna 33 11 11 11 40 47 16 6 5 5 22 26 17 5 6 6 18 21 -7 44
12 Levante 33 12 6 15 41 46 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 4 2 11 17 30 -5 42
13 Real Valladolid 34 8 15 11 28 37 17 4 10 3 16 14 17 4 5 8 12 23 -9 39
14 Real Betis 34 9 11 14 44 55 17 8 4 5 30 25 17 1 7 9 14 30 -11 38
15 Eibar 33 9 8 16 34 50 17 7 2 8 22 24 16 2 6 8 12 26 -16 35
16 Deportivo Alaves 34 9 8 17 32 51 17 7 5 5 20 14 17 2 3 12 12 37 -19 35
17 Celta de Vigo 34 7 14 13 33 43 17 5 7 5 19 16 17 2 7 8 14 27 -10 35
18 Mallorca 34 8 5 21 35 59 17 7 3 7 22 20 17 1 2 14 13 39 -24 29
19 Leganes 33 5 10 18 24 49 17 4 4 9 14 24 16 1 6 9 10 25 -25 25
20 Espanyol 33 5 9 19 27 53 16 2 5 9 15 28 17 3 4 10 12 25 -26 24

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Table
  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 33 22 8 3 61 21 17 13 4 0 36 10 16 9 4 3 25 11 40 74
2 Barcelona 33 21 7 5 74 35 17 15 2 0 50 14 16 6 5 5 24 21 39 70
3 Atlético Madrid 34 16 14 4 46 25 17 11 5 1 26 10 17 5 9 3 20 15 21 62
4 Sevilla 33 15 12 6 48 33 16 7 7 2 22 14 17 8 5 4 26 19 15 57
5 Villarreal 33 16 6 11 53 40 16 8 5 3 31 19 17 8 1 8 22 21 13 54
6 Getafe 33 14 10 9 42 31 17 8 6 3 24 15 16 6 4 6 18 16 11 52
7 Real Sociedad 33 15 5 13 50 42 17 9 3 5 31 17 16 6 2 8 19 25 8 50
8 Athletic Club 33 12 12 9 38 28 16 9 4 3 20 9 17 3 8 6 18 19 10 48
9 Valencia 34 12 11 11 43 50 17 9 7 1 26 15 17 3 4 10 17 35 -7 47
10 Granada 34 13 8 13 42 40 17 9 3 5 21 14 17 4 5 8 21 26 2 47
11 Osasuna 33 11 11 11 40 47 16 6 5 5 22 26 17 5 6 6 18 21 -7 44
12 Levante 33 12 6 15 41 46 16 8 4 4 24 16 17 4 2 11 17 30 -5 42
13 Real Valladolid 34 8 15 11 28 37 17 4 10 3 16 14 17 4 5 8 12 23 -9 39
14 Real Betis 34 9 11 14 44 55 17 8 4 5 30 25 17 1 7 9 14 30 -11 38
15 Eibar 33 9 8 16 34 50 17 7 2 8 22 24 16 2 6 8 12 26 -16 35
16 Deportivo Alaves 34 9 8 17 32 51 17 7 5 5 20 14 17 2 3 12 12 37 -19 35
17 Celta de Vigo 34 7 14 13 33 43 17 5 7 5 19 16 17 2 7 8 14 27 -10 35
18 Mallorca 34 8 5 21 35 59 17 7 3 7 22 20 17 1 2 14 13 39 -24 29
19 Leganes 33 5 10 18 24 49 17 4 4 9 14 24 16 1 6 9 10 25 -25 25
20 Espanyol 33 5 9 19 27 53 16 2 5 9 15 28 17 3 4 10 12 25 -26 24

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