Valladolid and Real Madrid meet in a match of La Liga number 27. Confrontation will be played on Estadio Jose Zorrilla on Sunday at 19:45.
In the first part of the La Liga season, the Real managed to score a 2-0 lead in their own field with the score scored by Junior Vinicius (83 ‘) and Sergio Ramos (88’). In the history of direct confrontations in Valladolid, 12 in number, the Madrid team managed to win five times, while the hosts won only two victories. The last direct date on this field dates back to 2014, with the final score of that game being 1-1.
Sergio Gonzalez Soriano’s team traverses an extremely modest momentum with 4 failures in the last 5 stages. Moreover, they failed to score in 4 of the previous 5 stages, and in this duel after the defeat suffered in Espanyol, 1-3, the game in which the guests had the opportunity to take advantage of the booths, but Sergio Guardiola missed a 11-meter kick in the first-minute extra time, 1-1.
Luismi, Toni Villa, Borja Fernandez and Stiven Plaza are injured and will not be present on the pitch in this confrontation.
The European enquire champion fails to find himself at this point with 4 failures in the last 5 matches played in all competitions. Moreover, the last three defeats, all suffered on the ground, ended this season, with eliminations suffered in the Spanish Cup and Champions League, but also a defeat in the championship in front of Barcelona, failure that increased the distance from the standings of the two bands at 12 points.
Santiago Solari will not be able to rely on Daniel Carvajal, Lucas Vazquez, Vinicius Junior (injured) and Sergio Ramos (suspended), while Sergio Reguilon, Marcos Llorente, Keylor Navas and Gareth Bale are uncertain.
Probable teams
Valladolid: Masip – Moyano, Olivas, Caleri, Nacho – Michel, Alcaraz, Mohamed – Antonito, Guardiola, Plano;
Real Madrid: Courtois – Odriozola, Varane, Nacho, Reguilon – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Ceballos, Benzema, Asensio;
Considering the shape of the guests, the extremely low morale, but also the absences in the lot, we anticipate a game in which Valladolid will score at least one goal. In the last 5 stages of the championship played on Estadio Jose Zorrilla, the hosts have an average of 9.2 and it is expected that in this confrontation, Sergio Gonzalez Soriano’s band will get at least 5 corners.
PREDICTION: Real Madrid to win @ 1,62
