Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Out-of-sorts Real Valladolid will look to put an end to their five-game losing run in La Liga when they take on Valencia on Matchday 19. La Pucela do not seem to be at their sharpest, and given their difficulties in front of goal, home win should not be considered. Monchu is back from suspension, while Kenedy has yet to recover from a tendon problem. Sergio Escudero faces race against the clock to be tfit for Sunday’s showdown.
Los Che, on the other hand, dropped two points in a 2-2 draw with Almeria, and, no doubt, they are desperate to return to winning ways in the Spanish top flight. Valencia are more of a team than Valladolid, and we predict that Edinson Cavani and Co. will take advantage of La Pucela’s shaky defence. As for the visiting side, both Samu Castillejo and Nico Gonzalez continue to miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Shon Weissman):
After spending his youth career Maccabi Haifa, Shon Weissman continued wearing the green and white shirt at senior level. The 174-tall forward scored 8 goals in 32 appearances in the league for the Greens before joining Wolfsberger in 2019.
It has to be noted, though, that he played for the likes of Hapoel Acre, Maccabi Netanya and Ironi Kiryat Shmona on loan as well from 2015 to 2018. Born in Haifa on February 14, 1996 the Israeli footballer has yet to make his senior debut with the Israel national team, but he has two caps with the U21 team. Speaking of his career at Wolfsberger, Shon Weissman made his Austrian Bundesliga debut on July 27, 2019 in a 3-0 win at Admira.
Weissman opened his goal-scoring account on the same day, finding the net twice in the BSFZ-Arena clash. His main position is centre-forward, but he is capable of playing as both second striker and right winger as well.
Highlighted Team (Valencia):
Founded on March 18, 1919, Valencia FC are a Spanish football club that compete in La Liga. Los Che play their home games at Estadio de Mestalla, the stadium which was opened back in May, 1923. The capacity of the venue is 50,000. Seeing that bats are quite common in Valencia, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Bats.
Valencia made it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2000, 2001), but they were beaten in the title games by Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen respectively. The Spanish club, though, did well to win the UEFA Cup title in the 2003/2004 season, with the team beating Marseille in the final of the competition.
A number of top-class footballers were part of the club in the past, with the likes of Pablo Aimar, Ruben Baraja, David Albelda, Santiago Canizares, John Carew and Gaizka Mendieta all playing for the Estadio de Mestalla outfit. Valencia main colors are white and black, whilst they often where orange jerseys and shorts when playing on the travels.