Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Real Madrid and Valencia, taking place on Thursday, 02 February 2023, at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.
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Real Madrid, Recent FormIt was just a point apiece for Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in their last match, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Their share of possession in that meeting was 61%, while racking up 20 shots along the way, 7 of which were on target, in contrast to Real Sociedad, who had 8 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Carlo Ancelotti will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 9 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 6 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling him of late, his defence having only notched up 1 clean sheet from their last 6 home games. Few teams have managed to keep Los Blancos away from their goal, having scored in all but 1 of their games this season.
Their strong run of form at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 12 games in a row.
Having scored 6 goals in his last 6 league games for Real Madrid, Karim Benzema will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Valencia, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Valencia players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Real Valladolid. In that game they recorded 47 of the possession, with 14 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 13 shots on goal.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 7 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped. On their travels, they have made a habit of scoring goals, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 outings away from home. As defensive records go, they don't have one to celebrate, with at least 1 goal shipped in 15 of their 18 league matches this season.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win. So far this season, the bulk of their league games on the road have ended in disappointment, having won just 1 of their first 8 away games.
Mouctar Diakhaby will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Real Madrid in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Valencia.
After a good 4-1 win for Real Madrid in this pair's last league encounter, Valencia will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Real Madrid will be confident of finding the net in this one against Los Che, with an impressive scoring record of at least 1 goal in their previous 20 encounters between the two sides. We have seen plenty of goals from Los Blancos when they play at home against Valencia. In their last 3 league matches they have scored a total of 9 goals, which is an average of 3 goals per game.
Valencia will be hoping to get at least a point from this game having lost the last 4 times they've visited Real Madrid in the league and not won this away fixture at The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu for 14 games in a row.
Karim Benzema is on a hot scoring streak against Valencia, having scored in each of Real Madrid's last 7 meetings with them.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. David Alaba (Leg), Dani Carvajal (Muscle), Ferland Mendy (Hamstring), Aurélien Tchouaméni (Leg) and Lucas Vázquez (Sprained ankle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Valencia manager Gennaro Gattuso ahead of this clash, with Nico González (Foot) missing out, which gives Gattuso a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Real Madrid Playing at home | Valencia Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 0.9 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 32' | Time first goal scored | 38' |
| 57' | Time first goal conceded | 54' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 3.8 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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