Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
All eyes will be on Estadio de Mestalla when Valencia and Real Madrid face each other in the La Liga round 5. Los Che have been performing above expectations at the start of the season, with the team collecting 10 points from possible 12. Valencia impressed in a 4-1 win over Osasuna, but, no doubt, they would be happy with one point from Sunday’s derby. Denis Cheryshev, who limped off with injury at the stroke of half-time at the weekend, misses the Real Madrid game.
Los Blancos, on the other hand, came from behind to beat Celta 5-2 on Matchday 4. Considering that Karim Benzema looks unstoppable at the start of the season, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on both teams to score. All Toni Kroos, Marcelo, Ferland Mendy, Gareth Bale, and Dani Ceballos remains in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Denis Cheryshev):
Probably the most famous Russian footballer never to have played for a domestic club, Denis Cheryshev was born in Nizhny Novgorod, but began his career at Sporting Gijon as his father played for the Spanish side at the time.
The talented winger eventually caught the eye of Real Madrid and went on to spend eight years in the youth academy at Santiago Bernabeu before he was given a chance to impress on senior level. Due to a fierce competition for places in Madrid, Cheryshev was forced to gain much needed first team experience via loan spells at Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia, and he showed a great deal of potential during those stints, proving los Blancos were wrong to let him leave.
Chersyhev has been in and out of the Russia national team since making his debut in 2012, but there is a good chance he will become an important member of Sbornaya Komanda as soon as he secures regular playing time at club level. The Russian footballer is capable of operating on either wing or through the middle, and he has proved to be quite prolific in terms of both goals and assists.
Highlighted Team (Real Madrid):
Real Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. Real Madrid participate in La Liga (Primera Division) and they have won 32 domestic titles. On the other hand, los Blancos have won 13 European Cup titles and that is the main reason why they are considered the biggest football club in the world.
Real Madrid play their home matches at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and the capacity of the stadium is 84,454. Cristiano Ronaldo is the club’s most successful footballer in the 21st century and the Portuguese superstar has won two Golden Ball awards.
The likes of Alfredo Di Stefano, Zinedine Zidane, Raul Gonzalez Blanco, David Beckham and Iker Casillas are star players who were part of the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu outfit in the past. Real Madrid’s bitterest rivals are Barcelona, but the rivalry between local rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is big as well. Real Madrid’s home kit is white and, as a result, the team’s nickname is los Blancos (the Whites).