Real Madrid line up against visiting team Valencia at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the La Liga meeting on Saturday.
Our Real Madrid v Valencia tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Real Madrid
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Real Madrid head into this game following on from a 4-4 Copa del Rey stalemate versus Real Sociedad.
In that game, Real Madrid had 59% possession and 26 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. For Real Madrid, the goals were scored by Endrick (30'), David Alaba (72' Own goal), Jude Bellingham (82'), Aurélien Tchouaméni (86') and Antonio Rüdiger (115'). Real Sociedad had 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Barrenetxea (16') and Mikel Oyarzabal (80', 90') scored for Real Sociedad. The match was eventually decided in extra time and won by Real Sociedad.
At least three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Real Madrid have taken part. Opposing sides scored 8 times in this period while Real Madrid managed to get a total of 10.
Looking at their past form shows that Real Madrid:
- are unbeaten in the league by Valencia in their last 3 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 8 home league matches. A very good run at home.
Valencia
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Valencia will come into the match following on from a 1-0 La Liga win vs Mallorca in their previous match.
In that match, Valencia had 44% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Valencia was Diego López (50'). For their opponents, Mallorca had 8 shots at goal with 2 on target.
The numbers tell their own story, and Valencia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. At the back, Valencia have clearly had some problems. We will just have to see whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
A look at their previous results shows us that Valencia:
- have not won against Real Madrid when they have played them away from home in the previous 16 league games. An unbelievably poor away record.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
- have not won away from home in their last 17 league games. They must be getting so desperate.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head to head clashes going back to 11/01/2023 tells us that Real Madrid have won 3 of these games and Valencia 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
A combined sum of 18 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them for Los Blancos and 6 belonging to Los Che. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.
The previous league meeting featuring the two was La Liga match day 12 on 03/01/2025 when the final score was Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid.
On that day, Valencia had 38% possession and 8 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer was Hugo Duro (27').
At the other end, Real Madrid had 17 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Luka Modrić (85') and Jude Bellingham (95') scored.
The referee was César Soto Grado.
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Team News: Real Madrid
Ferland Mendy (Muscle injury), Thibaut Courtois (Muscle injury), Dani Ceballos (Muscle injury), Éder Militão (Cruciate ligament tear) and Daniel Carvajal (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.
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Team News: Valencia
Due to a mostly available group of players, there’s just the one fitness worry for the Valencia gaffer Carlos Corberán to be concerned about. Thierry Correia (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
In this game, Valencia won’t find it easy at all to be getting goals against a Real Madrid side who will most probably really boss this match.
We are anticipating a very comfortable 3-0 winning margin for Real Madrid after 90 minutes.
Peter Guest,
20:07 02/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Real Madrid
Formed: 1902
Stadium: The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81,044)
Captain: Luka Modrić
Chairman: Florentino Pérez
Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Competitions: La Liga position 2, Copa del Rey (Semi-Finals), Spanish Super Cup (Final), FIFA Club World Cup (Group H), UEFA Super Cup (Final), Champions League (Quarter Finals)
⭐ Star Man: Jude Bellingham
Normally taking to the field in the Centre Midfield position, Jude Bellingham was born in Stourbridge, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Birmingham City in the 2019 - 2020 season, the accomplished Midfielder has scored 8 league goals in the LaLiga 2024 - 2025 campaign so far coming from a total of 23 appearances.