Ebro – Valencia SOCCER PICKS
Ebro and Valencia meet at El Carmen Stadium, in a match for this phase of the Copa del Rey (16th Finals). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before.
Ebro:
The home team reaches this phase of the Copa del Rey (16th Finals) after having played previous qualifiers with: Lleida Esportiu, Real Murcia and Marbella. In the last match they played, for Segunda B, they tied with Conquense at home by (0-0). In the last 10 home matches the Ebro has 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 20 of the last 42 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 29 out of 42 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 13 games, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Ebro enters this performance after a draw at home, by 0-0, at the reception at Conquense. In the last heat of the Copa del Rey, the local team beat Lleida, 2-1. The Ebro is a formation that currently disputes the third Spanish division and, in addition, is a team that presents several failures in the finalization, but even so, it usually creates a good number of scoring opportunities. We foresee that the local team will use, whenever possible, the left flank to create danger, taking advantage of the depth that the end Vítor García offers. There are no absences of weight for this game.
Valencia:
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the Copa del Rey with the intention of conquering a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. The team comes to this match after a draw away with Athletic Club by (0-0). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, Valencia won 3, drew 6 and lost 1.
Valencia enters this match after a draw, without goals, in the visit to Athletic Bilbao. It should be noted that visitors record 8 consecutive games without tasting the taste of defeat, however, they add only 1 victory. The visiting team usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a more organized style of play, attacking, preferably, through the central corridor. In this tactical design, the three most advanced players will be Rodrigo, Carlos Soler and Gameiro, being that Coquelin, Parejo and Kondogbia will have to act in the middle zone of the terrain. From outside due to injury continues Gonçalo Guedes.
