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Originally Posted by rouzhamo
Good thread you have going on here rcgills. Where in Spain are you based/from, if you don't mind me asking.
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I live in Madrid, Rouzhamo.
As regards Zaragoza v Valencia, no arguing that Valencia are very poor at the moment, but there are three things which put me off Zaragoza. Firstly Zaragoza are in just as bad form, no win in their last 6 now. Not sure whether they're playing particularly badly as I've not seen any of their games. Secondly, Valencia are top of the away table, with a 5-1-2 record. Admittedly with the arguable exception of Mallorca they've not beaten any particularly decent sides, but maybe away from the pressure of the expectation in the Mestalla things might not be quite as bad. And thirdly, they've got a very impressive recent record in Zaragoza. I'm not necessarily one to pay a huge amount of attention to H2Hs, as obviously players, managers and situations all change from year to year. However, some H2H records are emphatic enough to be worth considering. Valencia's record from their last 6 league visits to Zaragoza is 3-3-0, and from the last 10 visits it's 5-4-1. There was also a Spanish Super Cup game in Zaragoza in that period, which Valencia also won.
Odds of around 3.5 for Valencia and I could
almost be tempted at that price. Then I think back to the last two games of theirs I've seen (Bilbao and Barcelona) and how pathetic they were. I don't know
. I think you could argue a case either way to be honest.
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