Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Real Valladolid will look to recover from a 2-1 loss to Sevilla when they take on Mallorca in the opening match of La Liga round 8. La Pucela are on a six-game winless run in Primera Division and, no doubt, they are desperate to pick up all three points from Friday’s clash. Experienced forward Ivan Sanchez is pushing for a start, while both Cenk Ozkacar and Javi Sanchez remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Los Bermellones, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement, with the team beating both Real Sociedad and Real Betis in the last two league matches. Mallorca seem to be more of a team than Valladolid and we predict that they are going to emerge triumphant in the Estadio Jose Zorilla showdown. All Martin Valjent, Takuma Asano, and Vedat Muriqi are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.