La Liga
New year and a new coach for Valencia. The season continues to not go well for the team, which at least recently managed to escape from the bottom, but remains just one place from the bottom. They only managed to reach a 2-2 draw in their last home match against Alaves, but still hope to surprise the much more difficult to beat team of Real Madrid now. Well-known reasons for optimism among the "bats" fans, besides the change of coach, may be found in the fact that they did not lose their last two home matches against Real and even won one of them.
At the same time, Real Madrid continues to be in the title race. They finished the year in second place, just one point behind their city rivals Atletico. They scored 3+ goals in their last five matches in all competitions, but they need to show more consistency in their away visits. For example, in their last match they made a spectacular 3-3 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Otherwise, there has been no away game without a goal scored in La Liga this season.
Prediction: Real Madrid to win and over 1.5 goals in the matchDespite the change of coach, Valencia is unlikely to improve in this difficult match. They are having their weakest season in decades and I think the team chasing the top spot, Real Madrid, will leave with a victory this time from Valencia.
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