Real Madrid will be aiming to strengthen their grip at the top of La Liga as they travel to Real Valladolid on Saturday. Los Blancos have hit their stride in the last few weeks and should be too strong for the hosts, who have struggled this season.
Real Valladolid have spent much of the season rooted to the foot of the table and are now five points from safety. They have lost seven of their last 10 matches in all competitions and were beaten 2-1 by Espanyol last time in La Liga.
There is some good news for Real Valladolid as they have shown some fight at home winning their last two La Liga matches at the Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla. However, Inigo Perez’s men had been winless in seven home matches prior to those results, with a 5-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid among their results in that run.
Real Madrid have now gone two points clear at the top of La Liga following a 4-1 victory over Las Palmas in their last La Liga match. They are now unbeaten in eight of their last nine matches in the league, claiming seven wins in that run.
There have been a few dominant wins for Real Madrid lately, with 3-0 wins over Girona and Leganes among their recent La Liga away results. Carlo Ancelotti’s men also eased to a 5-1 victory over Salzburg in a midweek Champions League fixture.
How the bookies view it: Stroll for Los Blancos
Los Blancos have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the books and are priced at 1/4 by BoyleSports to claim the win. An unlikely victory for Real Valladolid is valued at 10/1 by BoyleSports, who are also offering 4/1 for a draw.
Head to head: Dominant Los Blancos
Real Madrid have a 28-4 advantage with 11 draws from 43 previous matches against Real Valladolid. They have also won the last six meetings and claimed a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in August.
Players to watch: Reliable Real attack
Kylian Mbappe may be attracting all the attention but Rodrygo has been consistently contributing goals to Real Madrid. With Vinicius Junior also featuring in attack, Los Blancos can be backed to score over 1.5 goals at 2/7 with BoyleSports.
Real Valladolid will look to Marcos Andre to provide the attacking quality, with the striker often leading the line for the hosts. Selim Amallah is also expected to feature in attack and both men can ensure the hosts produce over 0.5 goals at 21/20 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Real Valladolid are without the trio of Eray Comert, Ivan Sanchez and Raul Moro, who are all sidelined with injury. Amallah came on for Moro last time out and should earn a start on Saturday while Juma Bah is not expected to feature, with the defender at the centre of an alleged tapping up saga involving Manchester City.
Vinicius Junior remains suspended for Real Madrid while Eduardo Camavinga, Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal are all sidelined with injury. Rodrygo should feature in attack alongside Kylian Mbappe while Antonio Rudiger is expected to continue at the back.
Real Valladolid: Hein, Perez, Torres, Sanchez, Rosa, Martin, Juric, Perez, Tuhami, Marcos Andre, Amallah
Real Madrid: Courtois, Garcia, Alaba, Rudiger, Vazquez, Valverde, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Diaz, Mbappe
Anything else catch the eye?
Real Madrid are often dominant against Valladolid and given the result against Las Palmas, a -1 handicap could be on the cards at 8/11 with BoyleSports. A dominant Los Blancos victory could also see them win both halves at 8/5 with BoyleSports.
The Champions are likely to concede on Saturday, so a win and both teams to score can be considered at 13/8 with BoyleSports.
This La Liga match between Real Valladolid and Real Madrid will be played on Jan 25, 2025 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
