Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Valencia will look to recover from an unlucky loss to Mallorca when they take on Rayo Vallecano on Saturday afternoon. Los Che produced a fine display against los Bermellones and it is no wonder the odds for home win have been dropping. All Dimitri Foulquier, Maximiliano Caufriez, Ruben Iranzo, and Thierry Correia miss out with injuries, while Mouctar Diakhaby will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Los Vallecanos, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team losing each of their last three league matches. As Valencia have been showing signs of improvement of late, we predict that Inigo Perez’s men are going to return home with their hands empty. Midfielder Unai Lopez has yet to serve his ban, but there are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Valencia. Inigo Perez is likely to stick to the 4-4-2 formation.
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.