Prediction: Real Madrid vs Real Valladolid

Prediction: Real Madrid to win 3-0

Best Odds: 103/20

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Real Madrid and Real Valladolid will lock horns with each other in La Liga this coming weekend. The match between Carlo Ancelotti’s side and Paulo Pezzolano’s team will be held at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and is scheduled to kick off at 4 pm UK time this coming Sunday.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid are arguably the biggest club in the world, and just like last season, they will be expected to win all the competitions they participate in this campaign. Carlo Ancelotti’s side won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season, and Los Blancos will be keen on retaining their trophies.

Madrid won against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup last week and were expected to kick off their La Liga campaign with a win against Real Mallorca this past weekend. However, Los Blancos had to settle for a draw despite taking the lead away from home in the match.

Los Blancos will be determined to win their second La Liga game of the season. Although the new campaign has only just begun, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will provide Madrid with stiff competiition and the defending Spanish champions cannot afford to fall behind.

Team News:

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti is likely to field a 4-3-3 formation against Real Valladolid. Thibaut Courtois will be in goal for Los Blancos and will have Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao and Ferland Mendy in front of him in defence. Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo will be the three forwards. Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Jude Bellingham will be the three midfielders.

Real Valladolid

Real Valladolid are a modest club in Spain who can be best described as a ‘yo-yo’ team. Blanquivioletas tend to move between the Segunda Division and La Liga. For Valladolid, playing in the top flight of Spanish football is an achievement in itself.

Pucela are playing in La Liga this season after clinching promotion from the second tier of Spanish football at the end of the last campaign. Valladolid finished second in the Segunda Division last season.

Valladolid’s main objective this season is to finish above the bottom three in La Liga. It is going to be hard for Paulo Pezzolano’s side to stay up, but they are certainly going to give their all.

Team News:

Real Valladolid are likely to line up in a 4-5-1 formation. Karl Hein will be in goal for the visiting team and will have Luis Perez, Javi Sanchez, Flavien-Enzo Boyomo and Luca Rosa in front of him in defence. Enrique Perez, Eray Comert and Selim Amallah will be the three midfielders. Amath Ndiaye, Mamadou Sylla and Raul Moro will be the three forwards.

Key Factors to Consider

• Against Real Mallorca, Real Madrid had 66.4% of the possession.
• Against Real Mallorca, Real Madrid took 13 shots of which 5 were on target.
• Against Real Mallorca, Real Madrid earned 7 corners.
• Against Espanyol, Real Valladolid had 45.5% of the possession.
• Against Espanyol, Real Valladolid took 12 shots of which 1 was on target.

Conclusion

Real Valladolid are unlikely to pose a problem for Real Madrid. They were playing in the Segunda Division in Spain last season, and Madrid should be able to overcome them with ease. There is a distinct possibility that Los Blancos will pick up all three points from this particular La Liga game by scoring three or four goals without conceding any.

Prediction: Real Madrid to win 3-0

Best Odds: 103/20

Bookmaker: Zetbet