Valencia plays Atletico Madrid in a Copa Del Rey double-header. The first game of the two starts this Tuesday, when Valencia hosts the venue on the Estadio de Mestalla.

Valencia are on the 8th spot in La Liga, which is very low for the ambitions of their board of directors. That is why, some weeks ago, they’ve decided to make a managerial change and appoint Juan Antonio Pizzi as the team manager. He previously led San Lorenzo for more than a year and his debut as the Valencia coach was three days ago. His team beat Levante 2-0 in a Primera League match and he is hoping for a good result in the Copa Del Rey too. However, they are facing a much tougher challenge as Atletico Madrid is coming to their stadium.

It looks that a rivalry in La Liga between Real Madrid and Barcelona just got a third companion. This season, the main contenders for the title are Atletico Madrid also. They are on the second place in Primera with the same number of points as Barcelona, but Barça have a bit better goal difference. Atletico are ahead extremely rough schedule. Besides the two matches with Valencia, they also face Barcelona in the league game. That game will be played after these cup matches and minds of the Atletico players are probably already set on that clash.

Valencia-Atletico Madrid Prediction

As many times happen, teams tend to fail to perform in less important games if there is a derby ahead. I suspect that might be the case with Atletico in this match. They are playing with Barça in four days and they really don’t need their players tired or injured. Besides, even if they fail, they can look for their chances on their stadium in the next game of this double-header.

Valencia or Draw (Double Chance) 1.70 @ Bet365

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