Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
A spot in the Copa del Rey last 16 will be at stake when Eldense and Valencia lock horns at Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat on Tuesday evening. Eldense are on a six-game winless run in Segunda Division, but they should not be written off just yet. Ivan Chapela limped off with injury in a 2-2 draw with Racing Santander, with Quintana Nacho being ready to step up.
Los Che, on the other hand, aim to recover from an unlucky loss to Real Madrid where they were leading 1-0 until 85th minute. Valencia players are low on confidence ahead of the trip to Valencia, which is probably the main reason why away win should not be considered. A close encounter is on the cards at “Pepico Amat” and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. Both Sergi Canos and Hugo Guillamon should be recalled to Valencia’s starting XI, while Pepelu is back from suspension.
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.