Real Madrid vs Valencia LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Valencia are looking to complete a league double over Real Madrid for the first time since 1967/68 season, after winning 4-1 in the reverse fixture this term.
Real Madrid have avoided defeat in their last 12 home LaLiga games against Valencia (W7 D5), since a 2-3 loss in March 2008, and they have scored at least two goals in nine of them.
Valencia have failed to win any of their last nine away LaLiga games against Madrilean sides (D2 L7), losing their last four, their longest winless run away from home against such opposition in the top-flight since 1992 (GP15 D3 L12).
Real Madrid have won their last two games, as many as in their previous seven matches in all competitions (W2 D2 L3).
Valencia have just won two of their last 12 LaLiga games (D7 L4), vs Real Valladolid and Elche, both in January 2021, and they have scored exactly one goal in each of their last seven games in the competition.
Real Madrid have scored a league-high 10 headed goals this season. Only Huesca (28% - 5/18) and Granada (27% - 7/26) have a higher percentage of headed goals in the competition than the Whites this term (26% - 10/39).
Only Sevilla (16) have gained more points through second half goals in LaLiga this season than Real Madrid (15) and Valencia have lost a joint league-high 12 points with goals conceded in the second half (alongside Huesca and Osasuna).
Carlos Soler has been involved in 10 of Valencia’s last 18 goals in LaLiga (six goals and four assists) whilst he has scored five goals against Real Madrid in the competition, more than against any other opponent.
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has scored at least one goal in each of his last four LaLiga games against Valencia (five in total), his longest scoring run against them in the top-flight.
Valencia’s Javi Gracia has won just one of his seven managerial LaLiga games against Real Madrid (D3 L3), the last one, 4-1 in November 2020 as Valencia boss.
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