Real Madrid vs Valladolid Prediction, 9/30/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 9/29/2020

Game: Real Madrid vs Valladolid

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Location: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain

TV: Sling World Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (-400) Valladolid (+850)

Karim Benzema and Real Madrid (1-1-0, 6th in La Liga) host Valladolid (0-2-1, 16th in La Liga) at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Wednesday. The goalies who are expected to start are Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid and Jordi Masip for Valladolid. Valladolid are priced at +850 while the Meringues are at -400. The O/U is set at 3.5.

Real Madrid as a team have earned 2 goals on the year, which is 16th in the league. They have tried 26 shots at their opponents goal with 6 being on target, which comes out to a 23.1% SOT percentage. Real Madrid has controlled possession for 61% of games while they dribble successfully 73.8% of the time (2nd in the league). Their players have caught 1,153 passes on 1,304 tries on the campaign, making their receiving percentage 88.4%.

Karim Benzema is a player who should be able to impact this match for Real Madrid. He has 95 assists while accumulating 9 yellow card warnings during his career. Benzema has started 370 contests so far in his career and he tallies 0.60 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has tallied 212 goals in 31,635 mins played. Someone else who should impact this match is Federico Valverde, the midfielder from Uruguay. Valverde has 4,592 mins during 48 starting assignments and has been given 6 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 5 times in his career while he has scored 3 total goals. He currently averages 0.06 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Real Madrid is Thibaut Courtois. Courtois has seen the field for a total of 30,504 minutes and has 783 saves during his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 0.93 (314 total goals allowed) and he has a save percentage of .721. The keeper from Belgium has faced 1,088 shots attempted at him in 341 starts. Courtois (203-72-63 record during his soccer career) has earned 149 shutouts, which leaves him with a 43.7% shutout percentage.

The White and Violets have had success dribbling 62.2% of the time this year while earning 2 goals. They have a receiving percentage of 81.5% while they control possession of the ball 46% of the time. Valladolid has totaled 1,021 pass targets on the campaign (8th in the league) with 832 completed passes. They have been able to complete 29.6% of their shots out of 27 shots.

Oscar Plano is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Valladolid. Plano has had a starting assignment in 219 games during his pro soccer career and scores 0.16 G/90. The forward born in Spain has earned 34 goals in 18,969 professional minutes. He has 29 assists while earning 42 yellow card cautions during his career. Another guy who should impact this match is Sergi, the forward who is from Spain. He has helped on a goal 13 times during his career while scoring 37 total goals. Sergi has accumulated 9,121 mins during 102 starts and has been given a total of 19 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.37 goals per 90 in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Valladolid will be Jordi Masip. Masip (69-55-66 mark during his career) has accumulated 47 shutouts, which gives him a 24.7% clean sheet rate. The goalie from Spain has seen 748 shots tried against him in 190 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.26 (239 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .709. Masip has played for a total of 17,100 minutes and has accumulated 522 stops in his pro soccer career.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Valladolid (+850) and under 3.5 goals

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