Real Madrid travels away from home to visit Estadio de Mestalla as they look for their final La Liga match before the international break.
Valencia vs Real Madrid – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 7th November.
- Kick-off: 8pm BST.
- Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia.
Valencia team news
Valencia CF face their own significant injury headaches ahead of hosting Real Madrid, with wide players Sergi Canós and Diego López both sidelined due to serious ACL knee injuries, alongside David Otorbi, who is out with a hamstring issue.
Defenders José Manuel Copete and Kayne van Oevelen are also nursing knee concerns and face late fitness tests to determine their availability.
Despite these setbacks, head coach Carlos Corberán receives a timely boost with the return of midfielder Harvey Elliott following a domestic suspension.
Full-back Dimitri Foulquier has also resumed full team training, while striker Umar Sadiq is completely fit and pushing for a starting berth after coming off the bench to score the decisive winning goal against Elche last weekend.
Valencia are expected to set up in a compact 4-1-4-1 formation anchored by Guido Rodríguez in front of the defence to contain Madrid’s attacking threats.
Real Madrid team news
Real Madrid head into Sunday’s La Liga clash at Mestalla with several high-profile absences in both attack and defense.
Star forward Vinícius Júnior remains unavailable as he serves the final game of his four-match domestic suspension, leaving young winger Yan Diomande to continue filling in on the left flank.
Additionally, the visitors are dealing with long-term injury layoffs to Rodrygo (knee), Ferland Mendy (hip/thigh), and Raúl Asencio (leg). On a positive note, manager José Mourinho welcomes back midfielders Aurélien Tchouaméni and Arda Güler to the matchday squad after both players were rested during Wednesday’s Champions League victory over AEK Athens.
Mourinho is also expected to rotate his backline heavily, restoring first-choice center-backs Ibrahima Konaté and Dean Huijsen to the starting lineup in place of Éder Militão and Antonio Rüdiger, whilecentre-backspé and Jude Bellingham lead the offensive charge.
Form
Valencia
Valencia CF find themselves mired in a relegation battle, occupying 19th place with nine points from 11 league matches. However, recent performances under manager Javier Aguirre suggest gradual improvement. Across their last five La Liga outings, Los Che recorded a 2–2 draw at Racing Santander, a goalless home stalemate against Athletic Club, a narrow 2–1 defeat to Villarreal, and a vital 1–0 away win over Elche last weekend—though they remain winless at Mestalla this season.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid arrive at Mestalla in blistering form, riding a seven-match winning streak across all competitions. Sitting third in the La Liga standings on 27 points, José Mourinho’s side has won four consecutive league games, highlighted by a 2–1 Clásico triumph away to Barcelona and a commanding 3–0 victory over Racing Santander. They also edged AEK Athens 3–2 in midweek Champions League action, with Kylian Mbappé scoring 12 goals in 11 league appearances.
Predicted lineups
Valencia: Dimitrievski; Martinez, Tarrega, Pepelu, Gaya; Rodriguez; Maffeo, Mayol, Guerra, Rioja; Sadiq
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Konate, Huijsen, Cucurella; Tchouameni, Bernardo; Guler, Bellingham, Diomande; Mbappe
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