Real Madrid vs Valencia prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-04-04 14:15.
[p]Real Madrid are fighting hard on all fronts in every sense, winning four of their last six games in all competitions by a one-goal margin – including three in a row in La Liga – as they try to close the three-point gap to leaders Barcelona. They showed their resilience to come from behind to beat LeganĂ©s 3-2 last weekend, and they were two goals down to Real Sociedad before recovering to rescue a 4-4 draw which sealed a 5-4 aggregate win in the Copa del Rey semi-finals on Tuesday.[/p]
[p]The going has been somewhat easier for Los Blancos at home, where they are unbeaten in eight league games (W7, D1). Real are also enjoying their best-ever unbeaten sequence of La Liga home fixtures against Valencia (W11, D5), while manager Carlo Ancelotti has also enjoyed this fixture as he’s never lost a managerial H2H at the Bernabéu (W3, D2)![/p]
[p]Valencia are slowly moving away from relegation danger after losing just one of their last eight league matches (W4, D3), avoiding defeat in each of the last four (W2, D2). They haven’t managed a five-game unbeaten sequence since October 2022, and given their recent H2H struggles, as well as a return of six defeats from as many matches against the current top-four, their chances of emulating that run appear remote.[/p]
[p]The odds are stacked higher still as Los Ches have lost the last six away H2Hs and last won a La Liga game on the road against any opponent back in April 2024 (D8, L9). If there’s a glimmer of hope for Carlos Corberán’s side, scoring in each of their last six such games – and drawing the last three – suggests they won’t make it easy for their hosts.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Real Madrid’s VinĂcius JĂşnior has a love-hate relationship with Valencia as he’s scored eight times in 11 appearances against them while receiving two red cards across the last four La Liga H2Hs! Diego LĂłpez has opened the scoring in each of Valencia’s last four league games, doing so twice inside the opening 15 minutes.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Valencia have conceded a pre-round league-high eight goals inside the first 15 minutes.[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]