After a series of coaching replacements and resignations, Javi Garcia came to the Orange post, charged with building a high-class team, preferably for the opening of the Nuevo Mestalla, which will be able to receive 75 thousand fans. The team spent the start of the season in search of their own game and only closer to the middle of the championship began to give meaningful and effective fights. In 25 rounds of the current season Valencia were able to chalk up six wins and nine draws, which brought 27 points and 14th place in the standings. After an away draw with Athletic (1:1), the Bats suffered two defeats and beat Celta at home (2:0). The performances of the Valencians in the Spanish Cup ended unsuccessfully, where the team passed only three stages, but in the fourth it was faced with an impassable barrier in the form of Sevilla (0:3). It is impossible not to note the best performance of hosts in the attacking line among the teams from the second half of the standings. Molina and Cheryshev are in the infirmary. On disqualification is Diahabi after the red card.
There are no stars in the Sacrametno team that could pull the team along. The Kings have huge problems in defense. They allow their opponents to gain a large number of points, while they themselves are not so effective. Although not so long ago, the Kings gained a crazy move, jumping up to 9th position in the Western Conference. True, past meetings were already a failure for the Kings, there was a terrible streak of defeats, which only in the recent game was interrupted by a victory over Detroit. The Kings lack stability now, but in the last meeting they managed to beat the champion at home.
