Two clubs seeking a bounce-back result meet in the Supercopa de Espana (Spanish Super Cup) semifinals in Saudi Arabia hoping to bolster their chances of securing silverware and return to form ahead of a return to La Liga play.
Real Madrid fell three points behind leaders Barcelona after defeat to Villarreal in the Spanish top flight over the weekend, well beaten by fellow European contenders who put up over 3.0 expected goals in the match. That, coupled with Barcelona's win over Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital, saw Los Blancos handed a deficit in the title race.
Valencia, meanwhile, have been defeated in both league matches since returning from the World Cup break, falling to Villarreal as well before defeat to Cadiz last time out. The attack has especially sputtered, as they held 74 percent possession against Cadiz at home but generated just two shots on target in the entire match.
Valencia have beaten Real Madrid twice since 2019, but both victories came at home in league play, while they fell in their last Super Cup meeting against them back in January 2020.
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Real Madrid vs Valencia live stream, TV channel
Select broadcasters in countries around the world will carry the matches from the Spanish Supercopa, including in the UK and USA.
For other regions that don't have a local broadcast or stream, fans can access the matches on streaming platform Shahid VIP, as indicated by LiveSoccerTV.
| TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | Shahid |
| Canada | — | Shahid |
| Hong Kong | — | Shahid |
| India | — | Shahid |
| Malaysia | — | Shahid |
| New Zealand | — | Shahid |
| Singapore | — | Shahid |
| UK | BT Sport 1 | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes | fuboTV, ESPN+ |
UK: The Supercopa will be carried in the UK on BT Sport's TV and streaming platforms.
USA: The match will be televised on ESPN2 (English) and ESPN Deportes (Spanish) with both those televised matches streaming on fuboTV. ESPN's streaming service ESPN+ will also carry streams in English and Spanish for subscribers.
🎙️ @MrAncelotti: "We'll have to put in a good performance against Valencia and try to return home with another trophy." #SuperSupercopa pic.twitter.com/dZxJFBB6aa
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 10, 2023
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Real Madrid vs Valencia lineups
Calf injuries rule out both midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni and defender David Alaba, and they will be replaced by Eduardo Camavinga and Antonio Rudiger. Luka Modric drops to the bench with Federico Valverde moving back into midfield, and Rodrygo filling in on the right wing. Dani Carvajal does not yet reclaim his full-back spot, with Lucas Vazquez in, while Nacho Fernandez replaces Ferland Mendy at left-back.
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Thibaut Courtois (GK) — 6-Nacho Fernandez, 3-Eder Militao, 22-Antonio Rudiger, 17-Lucas Vazquez — 15-Federico Valverde, 8-Toni Kroos, 12-Eduardo Camavinga — 21-Rodrygo, 9-Karim Benzema, 20-Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs (10): 13-Andriy Lunin (GK), 26-Luis Lopez (GK), 23-Ferland Mendy, 2-Dani Carvajal, 5-Jesus Vallejo, 19-Dani Ceballos, 10-Luka Modric, 7-Eden Hazard, 11-Marco Asensio,
📋✅ ¡Nuestro 𝗫𝗜 inicial 🆚 @valenciacf! #SuperSupercopa | @UnicajaBanco pic.twitter.com/KCkhDUVYrx
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) January 11, 2023
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Valencia manager Gennaro Gattuso has plenty to figure out coming off two straight losses and navigating the injuries to two key players like Nico Gonzalez and Samu Castillejo. Up front is Roma loanee Justin Kluivert alongside veteran Edinson Cavani, while Toni Lato replaces Castillejo on the wing.
Valencia starting lineup (4-4-2, right to left): 25-Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) — 2-Thierry Correia, 24-Eray Comert, 15-Cenk Ozkacar, 14-Jose Gaya — 3-Toni Lato, 4-Yunus Musah, 18-Andre Almeida, 16-Samuel Lino — 9-Justin Kluivert, 7-Edinson Cavani.
Valencia subs (12): 1-Iago Herrerin (GK), 13-Cristian Rivero (GK), 20-Dimitri Foulquier, 21-Jesus Vazquez, 8-Ilaix Moriba, 5-Gabriel Paulista, 6-Hugo Guillamon, 12-Mouctar Diakhaby, 33-Cristhian Mosquera, 19-Hugo Duro, 22-Marcos Andre, 29-Francisco Perez
Our starting XI 🆚 @realmadriden #Supercopa #VCF pic.twitter.com/iVp0brhMJY
— Valencia CF (@valenciacf_en) January 11, 2023
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Real Madrid vs Valencia betting odds
With both teams in poor form of late, Real Madrid are heavily favored in this match as the default for being the bigger club and stronger side on paper.
In fact, Madrid are such heavy favorites that the spread has shifted to 1.5, meaning Madrid are expected to win by multiple goals. This, despite the fact that one of Madrid's critical midfield components (Aurelien Tchouameni) won't be available for the match.
| BetMGM | Sports Interaction | SkyBet | Neds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid win | -190 | 1.48 | 1/2 | 1.50 |
| Draw | +333 | 4.14 | 16/5 | 3.90 |
| Valencia win | +475 | 5.46 | 19/4 | 5.50 |
| Both teams to score Y / N | -130 / -110 | 1.73 / 1.88 | 8/11, 1/1 | 1.73 / 2.00 |
| Over / Under 2.5 goals | -155 / +110 | 1.66 / 2.09 | 4/6, 11/10 | 1.62 / 2.15 |
| Real Madrid -1.5 | +135 | 2.35 | — | — |
| Valencia +1.5 | -190 | 1.55 | — | — |
| Real Madrid to advance | -400 | 1.25 | 2/9 | 1.25 |
| Valencia to advance | +260 | 3.60 | 3/1 | 3.70 |
