Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
All eyes will be on Estadio de Mestalla when Valencia and Real Betis square off against each other in the Primera Division round 14. Los Che have been struggling in the first half of the season and, as a result, they are stuck at the bottom with only seven points on their account. As Valencia are desperate to return to winning ways, we predict that Ruben Baraja’s men are going to leave their hearts on the field. Midfielder Pepelu will serve the second of his two-game ban, while all Ruben Iranzo, Thierry Correia, Rafael Mir, and Mouctar Diakhaby remain in the recovery room.
Los Beticos, on the other hand, aim to climb to the Europa League berth, but beating Valencia at “Mestalla” is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, both teams to score betting option should be considered as both Valencia and Real Betis will go for a win in Saturday’s encounter. The likes of Isco, William Carvalho, Marc Roca, Nobel Mendy, and Johhny miss out with injuries for the Andalusian outfit.
Highlighted Player (Rui Silva):
Born on the 7th of February, 1994, Rui Silva is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Granada in LaLiga. The Maia born started his football journey playing Futsal before eventually joining the youth setup at Maia FC in 2006. After six years of development, he got recruited by C.D Nacional and signed a professional contract with the club in 2012.
Two years later, on the 26th of January, 2014, he made his professional debut in a Portuguese Super Cup group game against Leixoes SC and kept a clean sheet. The 6ft 3-inch tall goalkeeper went on to make over 50 appearances for the club before leaving for Spain in 2017 to join his current club Granada FC on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Additionally, the 25-year-old has represented Portugal at the youth level, winning his standalone cap for its under-21 team in a friendly against England on the 13th of November, 2014.
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.