Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Villarreal
Match Time & Date:
01/02/2025
15:15
Prediction: 3-1
Valladolid
After holding Atletico Madrid to a draw at Wanda Metropolitano, Villarreal will look to return to winning ways in La Liga when they take on Real Valladolid on Matchday 22. The Yellow Submarine rolled over Mallorca 4-0 in their last home game, which is surely fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of La Pucela. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Alfonso Pedraza and Ilias Akhomach remain in the recovery room.
Valladolid, on the other hand, failed to upset Real Madrid at the weekend, with the team remaining in the relegation zone. As La Pucela have already suffered nine defeats on the road this season, anything but a routing home win would be a big surprise. To make things even worse for the visiting team, midfielder Mario Martin serves a one-game ban following his sending-off against los Blancos.
Highlighted Player (Nicolas Pépé):
Born in France to parents of Ivorian descent, Nicolas Pepe became a full Ivory Coast international in 2016. In a symbolic twist of events, Pepe was handed his Ivory Coast debut in a goalless draw against his birth nation France days after receiving his first-ever call-up.
Pepe began his career in the lower leagues in Poitiers in 2012, before moving to Angers a year later. Having proven his qualities in the second-string side, Pepe was instated in Angers’ first team in 2013. Four years later – which included a season-long loan spell at Orleans – Nicolas Pepe was transferred to Lille. Les Dogues beat several sides to the signature of this pacey winger who is no stranger to scoring goals. Quick with his feet, Pepe can be deployed on the right wing and as a centre-forward.
The Ivory Coast international is unpredictable in his movement and not easy to keep an eye on, especially because of his powerful left foot.
Highlighted Team (Valladolid):
Real Valladolid is a Spanish club based in Valladolid, the part of the autonomous community of Castille and Leon. Founded in 1928, Real Valladolid play their home matches at Jose Zorilla, the venue that has the capacity 26,512. La Pucela have yet to win the La Liga title, but it is important to note that they finished fourth at the end of the 1962/1963 season.
Real Valladolid made it to the Spanish Cup final on two occasions (1949/1950, 1988/1989). In 1984 they won Copa de la Liga (League Cup), which is considered the team’s biggest success. Speaking of their European records, Real Valladolid participated in the 1989/1990 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
La Pucela are well known for their purple and white shirts, but they are known for some top-class footballers as well. The likes of Diego Costa, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Borja Fernandez, Rene Higuita, Luis Garcia and Aritz Aduriz played for Real Valladolid in the past.
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