Real Madrid fell behind “Barcelona” by 12 points during the international break. This was influenced by the purchase of various players, from Jude Bellingham to Dusan Vlahovic and Alphonso Davies. Their defeat to “Barca” 1-2 seemingly made the title unattainable, and even the future of head coach Carlo Ancelotti is in question. Nevertheless, they are still hunting for victory in the Champions League and the Spanish Cup, but now they must focus on beating “Valladolid”, a team they have beaten in four consecutive head-to-head matches, without losing a single match at home since May 2000. Because the “Whites” have not lost at home in the league for more than a year, they will start as absolute favorites to extend this streak for another month. In 26 rounds, the “Whites” have recorded 17 victories and five draws, which in the end corresponds to 56 points and second place. Mendy and Fernandez will not be able to play today due to a muscular injury.
Valladolid has only won one out of their last six La Liga matches, so the break for training camp may have given them the opportunity to regroup and consider how they plan to maintain their status in the top division. The team started the round just two points above the club in 18th place, and scoring goals has been a serious problem, as they have only scored 20 goals in the football league this season. Real Madrid’s star defense should prevent them from adding to this tally at the Santiago Bernabeu, especially considering their poor away record in La Liga this season. Furthermore, “Pucela” averages just 0.62 goals per game away from home in this competition and has only scored once in their last three visits to the champions. All these omens are not very good for a team owned by former Real Madrid Brazilian striker Ronaldo. Escudero, Amala, Sanchez, Machis, and Anuar, who has a knee injury, will not be able to help their team in this match. More pure soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
