Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Sunday’s football game at Estadio de Mestalla pits together Valencia and Rayo Vallecano, the two teams who are sitting in the opposite halves of the table. Valencia are eyeing a spot in European competitions, while Rayo are on the right track to secure the La Liga survival. Los Che failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Deportivo Alaves, but they are surely capable of making life difficult for the capital club in front of home fans.
Both Jaume Domenech and Jesus Vazquez are major doubts after limping off with injury against Alaves, while midfielder Fran Perez remains in the recovery room. Los Vallecanos, on the other hand, produced an under-par performance in a 1-0 loss to Almeria. As Valencia want this win more than Rayo, we predict that the visitors are going to return to Madrid with their hands empty. Pathe Ciss is back from suspension for the visiting side.
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.