Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Valencia
Match Time & Date:
18/08/2023
21:30
Prediction: 1-0
Las Palmas
Buoyed by a hard-fought 2-1 win at Sevilla, Valencia will look to record their first home win of the season when they host Las Palmas to their Estadio de Mestalla on Matchday 2. Los Che kicked off the new La Liga campaign in style and they have a nice opportunity to keep their 100% record intact. Talented midfielder Javi Guerra is pushing for a start after scoring the winner against los Sevillanos, whilst Marcos de Sousa remains on the sidelines with a meniscus problem.
La Union Deportiva, on the other hand, head into Saturday’s clash following a 1-1 draw with Mallorca. Las Palmas, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Valencia’s party at Estadio de Mestalla. Both Machin Perez and Fabio Gonzalez are injured for the visiting side, while pacey forward Munir El Haddadi should be recalled to the starting line-up.
Highlighted Player (Enzo Loiodice):
Enzo Loiodice, who was born in Paris, France on the 27th of November, 2000, started playing football at the age of eight with SC Paris. His journey as a youth player continued at FC Gobelins before completing at Dijon, where he is now a first-team player on a contract that ends in 2012.
On the 28th of April, 2018, Loidice made his professional debut, featuring in Dijon's 3-1 away loss to Bordeaux in League one. The 19-year-old midfielder, who is known for his ball retention ability and vision, represents his country at the youth level.
He made his under-20 team debut in an international friendly against Argentina U20 on the 20th of March, 2019, and has so far capped six times for his country at that level. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of producing fine performances as a defensive midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right.
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.
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