Valencia vs Valladolid prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-03-07 17:30.
[p]A crucial clash at the bottom of the La Liga table takes place at the Mestalla as 18th-placed Valencia look to provisionally escape the bottom three as they welcome rock-bottom Real Valladolid. Conceding exactly three times in each of their last two matches, Valencia may be happy to have taken a point in their last game, a 3-3 draw against Osasuna, yet they’ll hope for more here in search of a first win against a fellow pre-round bottom-four opponent (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]Returning home should boost Valencia’s hopes in that regard as they’ve run out winners in three of their last four home league games, making up over a third of their entire points tally this season. That upward trajectory correlates well with Valencia’s home H2Hs as they haven’t lost here against Valladolid in seven games since 2009 (W5, D2), despite failing to keep a clean sheet in five of the last six. [/p]
[p]Eight points from safety heading into this round, time is running out for Valladolid, but they did at least end a rotten six-game losing streak with their 1-1 draw against Las Palmas last weekend. A paltry 16-point haul represents Valladolid’s worst-ever return at this stage of a top-flight season and leaves them needing a miracle to avoid an immediate return to the second tier.[/p]
[p]Wretched away form has arguably been the largest contributing factor to Valladolid’s demise as they’ve lost 12 of their 13 La Liga trips this term (W1), although that sole win did come against fellow strugglers Alavés. An eight-game losing run in such games followed, and any possible resurgence would likely require late action as Valladolid have scored seven of their nine away league goals this term beyond half-time, including two in that Alavés win. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Umar Sadiq scored in both halves to help Valencia claim a point last weekend, meaning that his last four scoring appearances in La Liga saw him net an equalising goal. Valladolid midfielder Anuar returned from suspension last weekend and may enter this with confidence after scoring the only goal in the reverse, which was his second match winning goal of the season. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Valencia are winless in 64% of their league games as pre-match favourites (W4, D4, L3). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]