On Saturday night, Valencia and Real Madrid face off at the Mestalla as the visitors look to enhance their title chances in La Liga.
Valencia is on an underwhelming runLos Che heads into this encounter on the back of just one win in their last four outings in La Liga, a run which has hindered their chances of breaking into the European spots.
The poor recent run of form in La Liga has been mainly down to a lack of goals, as Ruben Baraja’s team has failed to score in three of their last four matches in the Spanish top flight.
Los Che’s lack of goals has been a significant factor in their recent La Liga outings being low-scoring, as there have been under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five matches in the Spanish top-flight.
One positive for Valencia of late has been their home form, as Los Che are unbeaten in their last eight home matches in La Liga while keeping five clean sheets in the run.
Victory against Sevilla last time out for Los BlancosCarlo Ancelotti’s team recorded a 1-0 home win over Sevilla last time out to extend their unbeaten run in La Liga to 20 games.
It was another low-scoring encounter in the Spanish top flight for the men from Madrid, as four of their last five outings have now produced under 2.5 goals.
Los Blancos’ recent good form has kept them six points ahead of second-place Girona in the title race.
The visitors are unbeaten in their previous nine away games in the Spanish top-flight, having recorded six wins and three draws.
Their recent away games have been fairly low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last eight outings on the road in La Liga.
What am I backing?Valencia has been strong at the Mestalla lately, but I believe that the league leaders will edge a narrow victory in a reasonably low-scoring encounter.
