Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Huesca
Match Time & Date:
03/12/2021
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Valladolid
Huesca play host to Real Valladolid at Estadio El Alcoraz in the opening match of day 19. Huesca have been impressive at the back of late, with the team keeping a clean sheet in each of their previous three league fixtures. The hosts are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for Xisco’s troops. The 41-year-old tactician should stick to the 4-4-2 formation with Seoane and Gaich up front.
La Pucela, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-0 win over Cartagena. Real Valladolid have been impressive at home ground this season, but given their anything but impressive away record, we believe that the share of spoils is on the cards. A man to watch in the away team will be Israel international Shon Weissman, who found the net in a 2-0 win over Cartagena at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Pedro Mosquera):
Born in A Coruna, Galicia on April 21, 1988 Pedro Mosquera is a Spanish midfielder who plays for Deportivo La Coruna. After finishing his youth career at Real Madrid, he started playing for RM Castilla at senior level and he made no less than 98 appearances for the club from 2006 to 2010.
In the summer of 2010 Pedro Mosquera joined Getafe, but he played only 39 games for the capital club in the league. In 2012 he returned to Real Madrid B, scoring five goals in 58 appearances for the club in his second spell with the Alfredo di Stefano Stadium outfit.
The 184-cm-tall midfielder then moved to Elche and after playing 25 games in La Liga for los Franjiverdes, he returned to La Coruna at the end of the 2014/2015 season, signing a deal with his boyhood club Deportivo. Pedro Mosquera has a contract with the Galician club which expires on June 30, 2021. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well.
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.
