Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Villarreal
Match Time & Date:
19/01/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Real Madrid
Real Madrid will look to get their revenge on Villarreal for a 2-1 loss in La Liga when the two teams face each other at Estadio de la Ceramica in the Copa del Rey last 16. Los Blancos are low on spirits following the Spanish Super Cup loss to Barca, and it is no wonder the odds for home win have been dropping. Eder Militao has overcome his injury, but Lucas Vazquez has joined David Alaba and Aurelien Tchouameni in the recovery room.
Meanwhile, the Yellow Submarine head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo. Both Raul Albiol and Alex Baena are back from suspensions, and seeing that Villarreal are tough to beat at home, we are tempted to put our money on draw. All Kiko Femenia, Nicolas Jackson, Alfonso Pedraza, and Juan Foyth remain on the sidelines with injuries, but Etienne Capoue has overcome his problem.
Highlighted Player (Aissa Mandi):
Aissa Mandi is a product of Reims’ youth school. After playing eight matches for Reims II in the 2009/2010 season, he started playing for the first team in 2010. Mandi made his Reims debut against Le Havre on 20 August, 2010 and he remained at Stade Auguste Delaune until 30 June, 2016, when he decided to join Spanish side Real Betis.
The Algeria international, who was born in Chalons-en-Champagne, France, signed a five-year contract with los Beticos which expires on 30 June, 2021. His main position is centre back, but he is capable of playing as a full back as well. The right-footed defender made his Algeria debut on 5 March, 2014 and he helped the Algerian national team keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win over Slovenia.
Mandi impressed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but he scored his first goal for Algeria in a 3-3 draw with Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. He represented Algeria at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations as well.
Highlighted Team (Real Madrid):
Real Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. Real Madrid participate in La Liga (Primera Division) and they have won 32 domestic titles. On the other hand, los Blancos have won 13 European Cup titles and that is the main reason why they are considered the biggest football club in the world.
Real Madrid play their home matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the capacity of the stadium is 84,454. Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s most successful footballer in the 21st century and the Portuguese superstar has won two Golden Ball awards.
The likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, David Beckham and Iker Casillas are star players who were part of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu outfit in the past. Real Madrid’s bitterest rivals are Barcelona, but the rivalry between local rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is big as well. Real Madrid’s home kit is white and, as a result, the team’s nickname is los Blancos (the Whites).
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