Real Madrid travel to face Valencia at Mestalla with the opportunity to draw level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Jose Mourinho’s team enters the fixture on a seven-match winning streak across all competitions, aiming to continue their strong domestic push.
Team News and Starting Line-ups
Valencia has named Stole Dimitrievski, Pablo Maffeo, Pepelu, Cesar Tarrega, Javi de Haas, Jose Gaya, Javi Guerra, Jose Rodriguez, Hugo Mayol, Umar Sadiq, and Arnaut Danjuma in their starting eleven.
Real Madrid’s starting line-up features Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Dean Huijsen, Ibrahima Konate, Marc Cucurella, Aurelien Tchouameni, Bernardo, Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Diomande, Arda Guler, and Kylian Mbappe.
The Real Madrid substitutes bench includes Andriy Lunin, Mestre, Eder Militao, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alvaro Carreras, Mario Espi, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries, and Thiago.
Match Form and Statistics
Real Madrid occupies third place in the league table with 27 points from 11 matches, following a dramatic 3-2 Champions League victory over AEK Athens. Jose Mourinho’s side has secured nine wins and two defeats in the domestic campaign so far.
Valencia struggles near the bottom of the standings in 19th place under Javier Aguirre, having accumulated nine points from their opening 11 games. Los Che enter the weekend after ending a five-match winless run with a 1-0 away victory against Elche, courtesy of a goal from Umar Sadiq.
Valencia has scored only eight league goals this season, sharing the lowest tally in the division. Historically, Real Madrid has claimed 114 victories out of 216 previous encounters between the clubs, while Valencia has won 59 times. Real Madrid triumphed in both meetings last season with 4-0 and 2-0 scorelines, and Valencia has not won any of their last three home league fixtures against Madrid.
Match Information
As reported by 101 Great Goals, the fixture kicks off at 8:00 PM GMT on Saturday, November 7, at the Mestalla Stadium in Spain. Football fans in the UK can watch the broadcast live on Disney+ with an active subscription.
