Valencia vs Real Madrid

Thanks to today's win at Mestalla, Real Madrid have become the first team in LaLiga history to reach 5000 points (5002). In fact, on 17 of the 24 occasions they have scored 43 points (3 points for a win) after 19 matches in the competition they ended up lifting the title, including in the last three precedents: 2016/17, 2021/22 and 2023/24.

Real Madrid have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 12 visits to Mestalla in LaLiga since a 5-0 win in January 2013. It is their second-worst run against Valencia away from home in the competition after a run of 17 between 1934 and 1952.

Real Madrid have scored in each of their last 30 LaLiga away games (60 goals in total), their longest such run in the competition since October 2017 (35 games, 93 goals in total).

Valencia have lost six of their last nine games against Real Madrid in LaLiga (W2 D1) and managed to keep a clean sheet in the only match they won during this run, 1-0 in May 2023 – Real Madrid are the side against which they have suffered the most defeats in the competition (G178 W47 D38 L93).

Real Madrid have only won two of their last 10 visits to Valencia in LaLiga (D3 L5), having won in each of the previous five (between 2009 and 2013).

Real Madrid have not won in any of their last four away games in LaLiga against teams from the Valencia region (D2 L2) and have not gone 5+ without an away win against such sides in the competition since October 1954 (G12 D5 L7).

Valencia have taken just seven points from their first 11 games in LaLiga 2024/25 (W1 D4 L6), their second lowest tally at this stage of a top-flight season after six in 1957/58 (W0 D6 L5).

Real Madrid lost their last LaLiga match, 0-4 to Barcelona, ending a run of 42 games without defeat (W31 D11) but they have not lost 2+ in a row in the competition since May 2019 (L2).