Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Estadio Jose Zorilla will host Sunday’s football game between Real Valladolid and Huesca, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. La Pucela are eyeing automatic La Liga promotion and they must be high on confidence following three consecutive league wins. A man to watch in the home team will be former Sevilla defender Sergio Escudero, who scored a brace in a 3-0 crushing of Amorebieta, while veteran Alvaro Negredo should miss out with injury. Midfielder Stanko Juric serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Los Azulgranas, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Ferrol and Zaragoza and even though their Segunda Division status is in danger, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the promotion-chasing hosts. Huesca midfielder Oscar Sielva is banned for the match, while defender Ruben Pulido misses out with injury.
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.