Valencia hosts Eibar in round 19 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, January 4th at Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia)
Valencia currently takes an only eighth line of LaLiga. For such a status club, this is not a good result. The Bats are in dire need of points, which they have lost a lot at the start of the season. The participation of Valencians in the Champions League also affected the team. They expended a lot of energies that were not enough for the championship. But everything has changed. Until February, the Bats have time to improve things in LaLiga. If we look at the last two rounds before the Christmas break, Valencia tied twice - with Real Madrid at home (1-1) and with modest Valladolid away (1-1). It’s not a lot, and everybody understands that Valencia needs to add and not lose points in matches with outsiders at least at Mestalla.
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Eibar is an interesting team whose football cannot but arouse affection. The high pressure of the Basques is admirable, but at the same time, it is their Achilles’ heel, which is used by rivals. The Basques conceded 28 goals - that's a bit too many if you are claiming something higher than the struggle for survival. However, Eibar still came out of a protracted pique (five defeats in a row), having tied with Bilbao (0-0) and beaten Granada at home (3-0). Between those matches, there was also a cup victory over the team from the third division (5-0). The Basques go to Valencia with the desire to extend the winning streak to four matches.
Valencia is rather strong at Mestalla. It has not lost any home game out of nine. The key players of the Valencians, namely, the attacking triangle (Dani Parejo - Rodrigo - Gomez) are ready to play. You cannot say so about Eibar, who lost the disqualified Orellana, plus forward Kike and midfielder Arbilla are questionable. Besides, the attacking model of Eibar makes the Basque team too vulnerable. This is a convenient opponent for Valencia, which prefers rational football. The Bats know how to punish for a too daring attack - just remember their matches with Ajax and Chelsea in the Champions League. The hosts are the undisputed favorites, and they are much lower than they could be with their potential, so they will gain points in the near future, and the opponents’ level allows winning confident victory.
Prediction for the match: Valencia to win
