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Yeclano vs Valencia Prediction & Betting tips
While some top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona or Real Sociedad will only enter the 2020/21 Spanish cup competition in the sixteenth finals due to their participation in the Supercopa de Espana, one or the other well-known club is already challenged in round two. On Thursday, for example, the eight-time title holder from Valencia must jump the next mandatory hurdle.
Before the game Yeclano against Valencia, the odds are very clearly in favor of the guests, although in a clash between a third division team and an ambitious first division team, one could have assumed that the starting position would be rated even more blatantly by the best bookmakers. The relatively low implied probability of victory of 71% shows, however, that a lot is currently wrong with the favored bats.
In the La Liga table, the Blanquinegros are currently only in 17th position. The former Champions League finalist is currently worried about remaining in the country’s top division and is also struggling with numerous secondary theaters of war. All of these quarrels almost ended in a sporting fiasco, because in the first round of the Copa del Rey the Gracia-Elf had a surprisingly difficult time and had to go into extra time against fourth division Terrassa.
Because the hosts from the autonomous region of Murcia are now waiting for a struggling opponent who has also not played a competitive game for three weeks, we dare the prognosis between Yeclano and Valencia that a tip on the favorite will go through a little more confidently this time. We also consider a handicap success for the black and white to be by no means ruled out.
Yeclano :
Because the season in the third highest Spanish football league, which is also divided into five geographically sorted divisions, did not begin until mid-October, Yeclano Deportivo have only completed eight league games to this day. The successor club of the Yeclano Club de Fútbol, which had to be dissolved in 2004 after financial problems, has not won a single one of these matches.
Consequently, the team of Argentine trainer Hector Sandroni is currently in last place and has to fear relegation to fourth division. The fact that on the first eight match days only a meager four goals were scored and four of the total of five defeats were more than one goal difference means that on Thursday evening between Yeclano and Valencia we had the odds on a handicap success for the favorite prefer.
To make matters worse, from the underdog’s point of view, there is also the fact that they were last used on December 16 and the third division may therefore be a bit rusty. About a week before Christmas, Yeclano prevailed against Rayo Majadahonda, also based in Segunda B, 2-1 after extra time.
After all, we can be sure that the team based in Yecla, in the far north of Spain, will be highly motivated. The game against the eight-time title holder is the biggest game in the club’s history, after the big opponents have never been drawn in the previous four Copa del Rey appearances. Nevertheless, this does not change anything in our assessment that the grapes for the third division team, who have been without a win since February 23, 2020, hang too high on Thursday.
Valencia :
At the Valencia Club de Fútbol things are going haywire these days. After the bats remained without a win in La Liga for the eighth time in a row at the weekend and are therefore still in acute need of relegation, quite a few experts assumed that coach Javi Gracia would have to vacate his post.
After a clarifying discussion between owner Paul Lim, who is extremely unpopular in fan circles, and those responsible, Gracia can now continue. Instead, personnel should be improved this winter in order to prevent the worst-case scenario.
It is no secret that the well-known traditional Spanish club is currently lacking in quality. Especially the 25 goals conceded, which are only surpassed by two other first division clubs, are a thorn in the side of coach Gracia. Confidence has plummeted in the last few weeks, even though the 4-1 win against Real Madrid in early November and the 2-2 draw at FC Barcelona in mid-December were bright spots.
The meanwhile good performances as well as the bottom line significantly higher individual class in connection with the fact that the eight-time cup winner wants to present himself differently on Thursday than in the first round, suggests that between Yeclano and Valencia a prognosis for an easy away win. In the first round match mentioned, Valencia was 2-0 down against fourth division Terrassa for a long time and only needed two late hits in regular time and the subsequent extra time to avert the embarrassment.
With the important La Liga game at Real Valladolid on Sunday, coach Gracia will certainly make some changes in the starting XI. That doesn’t have to turn out to be a disadvantage either. It is more likely that the potential additional players appear motivated and want to take their chance to join the team.