{"id":16359,"date":"2025-11-01T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=654233"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:00:14","slug":"real-madrid-vs-valencia-la-liga-match-preview-can-los-blancos-extend-their-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/real-madrid-vs-valencia-la-liga-match-preview-can-los-blancos-extend-their-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid vs Valencia: La Liga match preview \u2013 Can Los Blancos extend their dominance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">As the La Liga season heats up, all eyes turn to the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u on November 1, 2025, where league leaders Real Madrid host struggling Valencia in Matchweek 11. Fresh off a hard-fought 2-1 victory in El Cl\u00e1sico against Barcelona, Xabi Alonso\u2019s side aims to solidify their five-point lead at the top. Valencia, languishing in 18th place and flirting with relegation, will be desperate for points\u2014but history and form suggest a tough afternoon ahead for the visitors. Kick-off is at 21:00 CET (16:00 ET), and with Real Madrid unbeaten at home this season, this could be another statement win for the champions.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">Team News and Form Guide<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid enter this fixture on a remarkable run, winning 13 of their last 14 matches across all competitions. Their only blemish? A 5-2 derby loss to Atl\u00e9tico Madrid earlier in the campaign. Since then, Los Blancos have been unstoppable, outscoring opponents 22-10 in 10 league games and maintaining a perfect home record. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 leads the charge with 11 La Liga goals, including the opener against Barcelona last weekend, while Jude Bellingham\u2019s midfield dynamism has been pivotal. However, injuries continue to test Alonso\u2019s squad depth: Dani Carvajal (knee, out for months), Antonio R\u00fcdiger (thigh), David Alaba (calf), and Andriy Lunin (suspended) are all sidelined. Dean Huijsen steps up in defense, and Trent Alexander-Arnold could make a rare start at right-back after returning from injury.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Valencia, under pressure manager Carlos Corber\u00e1n, have won just two of their 10 league outings and are winless in five away games this season, failing to score in three. A morale-boosting 5-0 Copa del Rey win over minnows Maracena midweek offers slim hope, but their defense has leaked goals, conceding an average of 1.7 per away match. Key absences include Mouctar Diakhaby (hamstring), Dimitri Foulquier (leg), Largie Ramazani (muscle), Filip Ugrinic (muscle), and Lucas Beltr\u00e1n (leg, fitness test pending). Hugo Duro, who has a knack for troubling his former club (five goals in eight games against Real), will lead the line alongside Arnaut Danjuma.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Head-to-head, Real hold the edge with six wins in the last 10 meetings, though Valencia stunned them 2-1 at the Bernab\u00e9u last April\u2014their first away win there since 2008. Expect a fiery atmosphere, with these clashes averaging 5.2 yellow cards in recent encounters.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">Predicted Lineups<\/h2>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>GK: Thibaut Courtois<\/strong> \u2013 The Belgian wall has been immense, with three clean sheets in his last five starts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RB: Federico Valverde<\/strong> \u2013 Shifting to defense to cover Carvajal; his energy will be key on the right.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CB: \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o<\/strong> \u2013 Back to his commanding best post-injury.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CB: Dean Huijsen<\/strong> \u2013 The young Spaniard impressed against Barcelona and earns another nod.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LB: \u00c1lvaro Fern\u00e1ndez Carreras<\/strong> \u2013 Solid cover for the absent Mendy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CM: Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong> \u2013 Anchoring the midfield with his physicality.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CM: Eduardo Camavinga<\/strong> \u2013 Dynamic box-to-box presence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AM: Arda G\u00fcler<\/strong> \u2013 Creative spark in the No. 10 role.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AM: Jude Bellingham<\/strong> \u2013 The engine room maestro, scoring in four of his last six.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RW: Rodrygo<\/strong> \u2013 Rotated in ahead of Vin\u00edcius for freshness ahead of Champions League duties.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ST: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> \u2013 La Liga\u2019s top scorer, primed for another haul.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em>Subs: Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, Brahim D\u00edaz, Fran Garc\u00eda, Luka Modri\u0107.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Valencia (4-4-2)<\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>GK: Julen Agirrezabala<\/strong> \u2013 Three clean sheets in 10 games; he\u2019ll need a heroic display.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RB: Thierry Correia<\/strong> \u2013 Slight knock but expected to start; vulnerable to pace.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CB: C\u00e9sar T\u00e1rrega<\/strong> \u2013 Part of a makeshift defense.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CB: Jos\u00e9 Manuel Arias Copete<\/strong> \u2013 Battling to contain Mbapp\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LB: Jos\u00e9 Gay\u00e0<\/strong> \u2013 Captain\u2019s experience crucial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RM: Luis Rioja<\/strong> \u2013 Top assist provider with three; key for transitions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CM: Pepelu<\/strong> \u2013 Midfield enforcer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CM: Baptiste Santamar\u00eda<\/strong> \u2013 Adds steel but lacks creativity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LM: Diego L\u00f3pez<\/strong> \u2013 Two goals this season; threat on the left.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ST: Hugo Duro<\/strong> \u2013 Ex-Real man with a point to prove.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ST: Arnaut Danjuma<\/strong> \u2013 Scored a third of Valencia\u2019s goals; speed to test Huijsen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><em>Subs: Guerra, Almeida, Beltr\u00e1n (if fit).<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">Potential Scoreline and Prediction<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid\u2019s home invincibility (10 straight wins at the Bernab\u00e9u) and Valencia\u2019s away woes point to a comfortable victory for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Predicted Score<\/strong>: Real Madrid 3-1 Valencia \u2013 A professional performance extends Madrid\u2019s lead, but Duro nabs a consolation on the break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the La Liga season heats up, all eyes turn to the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u on November 1, 2025, where league\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":37260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[266,2750],"class_list":["post-16359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-real-madrid","tag-valencia"],"reading_time":"4 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}