Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Following a 3-1 loss to Espanyol in Copa del Rey, Real Valladolid will look to get back on course when they face Amorebieta in the La Liga 2 round 19. La Pucela are eyeing their seventh home win of the process and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at Amorebieta. Defender David Torres returns to the starting XI after he was rested in the Spanish Cup loss, while all Ivan Garriel Munoz, Marcos Andre, and Javi Sanchez miss out with injuries. Ivan Sanchez is banned for the match.
The Basques, on the other hand, did well to eliminate Levante in the Copa del Rey last 64 thanks to Javier Eraso’s goal, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against Real Valladolid, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Castile and Leon.
Highlighted Player (Jordi Masip):
Jordi Masip is yet another La Masia product. Masip began his youth career at Mercantil, but in 2004 he joined the famous Barcelona football academy. The 180-cm-tall goalkeeper was struggling to establish himself as a first-team regular in Barcelona at senior level, but he played for Barca B in Segunda Division from 2008 to 2014.
After making 79 appearances for Barcelona B, Jordi Masip finally made his senior debut for the Catalan giants on December 16, 2014 in a 8-1 win over Huesca. The two teams faced in Copa del Rey and it has to be noted that Masip made his La liga debut for Barca in a 2-2 draw with Deportivo La Coruna in May, 2014.
In 2017 the Spanish shot-stopper born in Sabadell signed a three-year deal with Real Valladolid. Masip quickly established himself as a first-team regular at La Pucela and you should know that he managed to keep 11 clean sheets in 42 appearances for the club in the 2017/2018 Segunda Division campaign.
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.