Valencia meets Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 8th at King Abdullah Sports City (Jeddah)
Valencia’s attack is excellent and very aggressive. It is also very diverse, that is, there isn’t one expressed scorer. Of course, Gameiro and Gomez are very experienced and skillful players, but a threat can be expected from each player. The Bats cannot count on Rodrigo, but the Spanish striker is in bad shape and scores little this year. Ferran Torres, Daniel Parejo, Carlos Soler, Ruben Sobrino, Denis Cheryshev - these are only the midfielders who can score at any moment of the game, apart from the abovementioned Gameiro and Gomez. They scored 29 goals in 19 matches of LaLiga and 9 goals in 6 Champions League games. That is, they score practically in every game because they left the field without a goal scored only two times – in matches with Celta and Ajax. Defense remained a weak link, or precisely, the team lacks clear tactics there. The wingbacks often get carried away with attacks and forget about their goal, so the team conceded 25 goals in 19 matches of LaLiga, as well as seven goals in six Champions League games.
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Although Real Madrid improved its results, its game pushes me away more and more. Zidane’s comeback didn’t inspire confidence, and I think the coach understands that he shouldn’t return. They expected too much from Zidane. He squeezed everything he could from the former team, and now Real Madrid is entering a period of transformation and change of generations because almost all players are over 30 years old. The Whites are flying to the Super Cup without their main attacking players - Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale, and Karim Benzema, which means a chance for Jovic, Rodrigo, Junior, and Diaz - the guys will go on the rampage to show that they are no worse than the elderly.
Over the past 10 visits of Real Madrid to Valencia, the teams did not exchange goals only once and this was in 2013 (Real Madrid won with a 0-5 score). In general, 15:22 was scored, which is an average of 1.5-2.2 per game. I think the exhibition match will justify the expectations of a bunch of fans and become a highlight of the evening.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score - yes
