Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Valencia and Las Palmas square off against each other at Estadio de Mestalla in the closing match of La Liga round 10. Los Che have been struggling to find their best form, but Monday’s game could be the turning point for Ruben Baraja’s troops. The former Valencia midfielder shuffled his pack in a hybrid friendly against Mexico (2-2), but the 49-year-old is going to field the best possible side against La Union Deportiva. All Rafa Mir, Jesus Vazquez, Mouctar Diakhaby, and Jaume Domenech remain in the recovery room.
Las Palmas, on the other hand, failed to make life difficult for nine-man Celta Vigo before the international break, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. All Scott McKenna, Marvin Park, Mika Marmol, and Jasper Cillessen are injured for the visiting team, while Sandro Ramirez faces race against the clock to be fit for the match.
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.