"Starting with the hosts, while Valencia might have signed off January with consecutive La Liga victories, Los Ches have come crashing back down to earth over the past week. Watching their Copa del Rey adventure come to an end on Wednesday night as they fell to a 2-1 loss at home against Athletic Bilbao, Carlos Corberan's men are still at the heart of an infamous relegation scrap."
"Both still dealing with respective hamstring injuries, Valencia will be unable to call upon the duo of Julen Agirrezabala and Portuguese defender Thierry Correira on Sunday night. Bagging a consolation Copa del Rey strike in midweek, January recruit Omar Sadiq will keep his spot from the start. Settling for a spot on the bench on Wednesday night, leading marksman Hugo Duro will spearhead Los Ches' attack. Recently cementing his spot as Corberan's number one choice, North Macedonian international Stole Dimitrievski will start between the sticks."
Real Madrid travel to the Mestalla to face Valencia in a must-win La Liga showdown, with Dachbet offering best odds of 3/5 for a Madrid victory. Valencia have slipped into a relegation battle despite January victories, losing 2-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey and 2-1 away to Real Betis, leaving them only one point above the drop zone. Valencia will be without Julen Agirrezabala and Thierry Correira due to hamstring injuries; Omar Sadiq starts and Hugo Duro leads the attack. Real Madrid have won four of their previous five matches and aim to return to the top of the table.
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