The first victory of “Valencia” over “Sevilla” in ten official matches allowed today’s hosts to start the new La Liga season with a victory in the first round for the fourth season in a row. However, this is not a definitive sign of impending success, as they finished no higher than ninth place in their three previous campaigns. Nevertheless, now the “bats” have a good opportunity for a great start, especially with the first home game ahead against the newly promoted “Las Palmas.” If anyone in the club believes in omens, they should be reminded that in the last three instances when Valencia started the La Liga season with two wins out of two (2009/10, 2010/11, and 2011/12), they directly entered the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and secured third place. However, the endgame is undoubtedly one of the last things on the mind of coach Ruben Baraja, who, after the victory over Sevilla, expressed his desire for reinforcement “up top and on the flanks” during this transfer window. Outside of today’s game, Mari is sidelined due to a muscular injury.
Las Palmas realizes that the first round doesn’t define the season, as they failed to win their opening league match for the fifth consecutive time after a home draw 1-1 with “Mallorca”, who finished ninth last season, seven places ahead of Valencia. The head coach of “Las Palmas”, Garcia Pimienta, also acknowledged the importance of additional reinforcements to ensure their survival, publicly stating his hope to acquire strong defenders and midfielders “as soon as possible”. Furthermore, Pimienta lamented that his team “generated attacking, but not dangerous plays” against “Mallorca”. Perhaps, then, after he went home with only three points from just two of their ten away matches as the underdog in the Segunda Division last season, a draw seems the most realistic goal for the visitors. Molelo and Gonzalez, who has an ankle injury, will not be able to take the field. More todays football predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
