Valencia vs Real Madrid tips and predictions

LaLiga match offers big price for home success

You can expect to see a decent contest between these sides but the visiting team must not look past the challenge they're facing. The home win is really quite tempting.

The hosts are coming into the match having won all of their last 4 home appearances. At face value, it seems that Real Madrid can win this in second gear, but there is a valid case to be made against that argument.

Los Che need to concentrate on the positives evident in some of their recent performances. This home squad is enjoying some form on their own paddock. They have scored two or more goals in 8 of their recent 10 home matches and the rest of the team has been industrious too. In defence they have conceded no more than once in all of their last 8 games.

Real Madrid have not enjoyed some of their recent tests on the road. They actually conceded three or more goals in 1 of their last 3 away matches. And their problems aren't only in the first-third of the field. In front of goal the visitors have sometimes been poor. They've scored one or less goals in 2 of their last 3 matches.

The sportsbooks expect goals at both ends of the park despite the favouritism for Real Madrid. It's not a strong view but the odds-against for the BTTS No looks a bit more tempting for this encounter. As far as the goal line is concerned, it's under 2.5 goals for this one considering the price that's available.

So what will actually give this home squad confidence to get the job done? Some of their finishing has been out of the top draw in recent outings. They'll need some of that form if they have genuine ambitions to deny the visitors. They'll look to continue their home winning streak with another victory here and it might not be without some squeaky bum time, but they can do it.