There has been no clean sheet for Santander after the first seven rounds, during which they conceded quite a few goals, especially in the last two. They conceded a total of 12 goals in those matches. The loss of 2:7 away to Barcelona might be somewhat acceptable, but they also fell during their visit to Celta with a score of 0:5. At least at home, they are performing much better so far, with one draw against Villarreal and two wins over Alaves and Elche in three home matches. All three home matches had over 2.5 goals and goals in both nets.
Valencia is in second to last place before the round. They have lost five of their seven matches so far. Still, they won 1:0 against Alaves in their last visit, but then returned to losses with a 2:3 at home against Real Sociedad. Thus, they have a new manager in the person of Javier Aguirre, who will try to pull Valencia out of the danger zone. The "Bats" are having their worst start in nearly 30 years.
Prediction: both teams to scoreSantander is involved in quite a few high-scoring matches. As a host, they are still unbeaten, but they also have high-scoring encounters on their home ground, including goals in both nets. Valencia seems to have a new coach after the poor start, and ultimately my prediction for the match is both teams to score.
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