Valencia vs Real Valladolid predictions for this Saturday’s game in Spain’s La Liga as the hosts bid to improve on a poor start to 2019. Read on for our free betting tips and predictions.

This Saturday’s game at the Mestalla takes place with Marcelino back under real pressure after a shaky start to 2019 from Valencia. While the brilliant job he did last term has bought him time, the Valencia board will be increasingly tempted to act if things don’t pick up soon and this has to be seen as a must win game against a Real Valladolid side that is slipping towards a relegation battle.

We have seen Valencia make hard work of other games this term against struggling teams. They needed a last gasp goal to see off Huesca at home just before Christmas and they’ve made a poor start to the new year, losing at Alaves last weekend and then again at second tier Sporting Gijon in the Copa del Rey in midweek. A third straight defeat here would really put Marcelino under a lot of pressure and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if it resulted in a change in coach.

As for Valladolid, Sergio Gonzalez looks pretty secure in his position but will be getting increasingly worried by his side’s slide towards trouble. It’s just 1 win in 9 league games now for the newly promoted side and with a host of teams below them in form, they could find themselves in big trouble a month from now if results don’t pick up.

They can at least take comfort from their away record, which is very good for a side trying to find their feet in the top flight. Indeed only two sides in La Liga have picked up more points on the road this term and Sergio will be delighted with a record of just 2 defeats from 9 away league outings this season.

That alone suggests that Valencia are ridiculously short for the win here, particularly given their struggles at the Mestalla this term. Los Che have drawn 67% of their home fixtures in the 2018/19 Primera Division, winning just twice in front of their own fans. Those two victories came against the bottom two clubs and with no real signs that they’ve turned the corner as we head into a new year, backing the visitors to get a result could be the best move here.

There certainly looks to be value in going for Valladolid +1.0 Asian Handicap in this one.

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