Real Valladolid vs Valencia Preview


Real Valladolid vs Valencia

Competition – Spanish Primera Liga

Stadium: José Zorrilla

Date: 13th December 2024

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

La Liga returns this Friday with relegation-threatened Real Valladolid facing fellow strugglers Valencia in the first game of Round 17.

Both teams come into this tie sitting in the bottom two with Valencia one point better than their rivals who recently sacked their manager.

Interim manager Álvaro Rubio’s La Liga debut as Real Valladolid caretaker manager was a painful one after a first-half equaliser was not enough to earn them any points away to Las Palmas (L 2-1) or lift them off the bottom of the table.

That result means that the hosts have now let both Las Palmas and Getafe (L 2-0) get away from the relegation zone in recent weeks. It also means that they’re now on a six-game winless streak in this competition (D1, L5) and are still yet to win as an outsider at home (D2, L4) following the 5-0 loss to Atlético Madrid in their last outing at the Estadio José Zorrilla.

However, they should appreciate this opportunity to face a potentially easier opponent. That’s because Rubio’s side have earned points from every La Liga match against the other three teams starting this round in the bottom five of the standings (W2, D1).

Meanwhile, Valencia come into this crucial clash four points from safety but with two games in hand on most of the competition. So they could restore some calm to their tumultuous season by taking six points combined off direct rivals Valladolid and Espanyol in their next two fixtures.

It would also be a relief for manager Rubén Baraja, who was confronted by angry supporters after their 1-0 home loss to Vallecano. However, Valencia’s away form suggests that there may be no relief in this game, considering they are one of a handful of clubs yet to win a game on the road this La Liga season (D2, L5). Also, the Estadio José Zorrillahis hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for Baraja, who has won only one of his four managerial trips to Valladolid (W1, D2).

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga:

April 7, 2025
Leganes 20:00 Osasuna
April 11, 2025
Valencia 20:00 Sevilla
April 12, 2025
Real Sociedad 13:00 Mallorca
Getafe 15:15 Las Palmas
Celta Vigo 17:30 Espanyol
Leganes 20:00 Barcelona
April 13, 2025
Osasuna 13:00 Girona
Alaves 15:15 Real Madrid
Real Betis 17:30 Villarreal
Athletic Bilbao 20:00 Rayo Vallecano
April 14, 2025
Atlético de Madrid 20:00 Real Valladolid
April 18, 2025
Espanyol 20:00 Getafe
April 19, 2025
Rayo Vallecano 13:00 Valencia
Barcelona 15:15 Celta Vigo
Mallorca 17:30 Leganes
Las Palmas 20:00 Atlético de Madrid
April 20, 2025
Real Valladolid 13:00 Osasuna
Villarreal 15:15 Real Sociedad
Sevilla 17:30 Alaves
Real Madrid 20:00 Athletic Bilbao

Spanish Primera Liga Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Barcelona 30 21 4 5 83 29 +54 67
2 Real Madrid 30 19 6 5 63 31 +32 63
3 Atlético de Madrid 30 17 9 4 49 24 +25 60
4 Athletic Bilbao 30 14 12 4 46 24 +22 54
5 Villarreal 29 13 9 7 51 39 +12 48
6 Real Betis 30 13 9 8 41 37 +4 48
7 Celta Vigo 30 12 7 11 44 43 +1 43
8 Real Sociedad 30 12 5 13 30 32 -2 41
9 Rayo Vallecano 30 10 10 10 33 35 -2 40
10 Mallorca 30 11 7 12 29 37 -8 40
11 Getafe 30 10 9 11 30 25 +5 39
12 Sevilla 30 9 9 12 34 41 -7 36
13 Girona 30 9 7 14 37 46 -9 34
14 Osasuna 29 7 13 9 33 42 -9 34
15 Valencia 30 8 10 12 34 47 -13 34
16 Espanyol 29 8 8 13 31 40 -9 32
17 Alaves 30 7 9 14 33 44 -11 30
18 Leganes 29 6 9 14 28 46 -18 27
19 Las Palmas 30 6 8 16 34 51 -17 26
20 Real Valladolid 30 4 4 22 19 69 -50 16

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