Valencia Y Atlético de Madrid They are measured this Saturday at the Mestalla after five league matches on Valencian ground in which the local team has not achieved victory.
After a 3-1 Valencia win in the 2014-2015 campaign, there have been two away victories in the immediate seasons and three tied in the most recent ones.
The last draw was in the most recent match on February 14 of this year in a clash that ended with a score of 2-2 and in which the visiting team took the lead twice.
Llorente made it 0-1 before Gabriel Paulista equalized when it was close to half-time, but before the equator of the clash, Thomas made the 1-2. In the second half, the now player of the Madrid team, Kondogbia, marked the final 2-2.
That day Valencia, under the orders of Albert celades, He formed with Jaume Doménech, Wass, Paulista (Diakhaby, m.90), Mangala, Gayà, Ferrán Torres, Kondogbia, Parejo, Soler (Cheryshev, m.80), Guedes (Gameiro, m.60) and Maxi Gómez.
On behalf of Atlético de Madrid of Diego Simeone Oblak, Arias (Morata, m.66), Savic, Felipe, Lodi (Vrsaljko, m.52), Koke (Carrasco, m.77), Llorente, Thomas, Saúl played; Vitolo and Correa.
The historical balance of the clashes in Mestalla between both teams in the First Division is favorable to the locals with a balance of 40 victories in their favor compared to 19 draws and 21 athletic victories, with 140 goals for Valencia and 85 for their rival.
The first match between both teams in the category corresponds to the 35-36 campaign, the previous to the interruption of the League by the Civil War, and ended with a local victory by 2-0.
Among the overwhelming victories of Valencia stand out markers already distant in time such as 5-0 (44-45), 6-1 (45-46) and 6-0 (49-50), while most of the Visiting victories occurred by a goal difference.