Real Madrid will be bidding to move to the top of the La Liga table when they head to Valencia on Friday night.
Los Blancos are currently second in the division, one point behind the leaders Atletico Madrid, while they are two points ahead of third-placed Barcelona, who have played a game more than the top two.
Carlo Ancelotti's side entered the winter break in Spain off the back of a 4-2 success over Sevilla, and they will be aiming to record a 13th league victory of the 2024-25 campaign in this fixture.
Valencia, meanwhile, are currently 19th in the table, with a disappointing campaign to date seeing them pick up just 12 points from 17 matches, and they are four points from the safety of 17th spot.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of their contest at Mestalla on Friday evening.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 209
Valencia wins: 58
Draws: 43
Real Madrid wins: 108
These two teams have locked horns on 209 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that lead the head-to-head record, with Los Blancos winning 108 times to Valencia's 58, while there have also been 43 draws.
As expected, the vast majority of their contests have taken place in La Liga, with Real Madrid winning 93 of their 178 games in Spain's top flight, suffering 47 defeats and drawing the other 38.
The last meeting between the two sides took place in March 2024, with the points being shared in a 2-2 draw at Mestalla, while Valencia beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the corresponding game during the 2022-23 campaign.
Real Madrid's last league success at Mestalla was a 2-1 victory in September 2021, but each of their last six league defeats to Valencia have come at the home of the six-time La Liga champions.
Valencia beat Real Madrid 4-1 when the pair locked horns at Mestalla in November 2020, and they have enjoyed some impressive results against Los Blancos on home soil in recent years, which should hand them confidence ahead of this contest.
Karim Benzema and Raul are the joint-leading goalscorers in this fixture, having netted 16 times against Valencia during their time at Real Madrid, while Cristiano Ronaldo managed 15 for Los Blancos against Los Che.
Each of the last four meetings between the two sides have come in La Liga, with Real Madrid posting two wins, both at home, but they have collected just one point from their last two trips to Mestalla.
Last 20 meetings
Mar 02, 2024: Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 11, 2023: Real Madrid 5-1 Valencia (La Liga)
May 21, 2023: Valencia 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 02, 2023: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Jan 11, 2023: Real Madrid 1-1 Valencia (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)
Jan 08, 2022: Real Madrid 4-1 Valencia (La Liga)
Sep 19, 2021: Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 14, 2021: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Nov 08, 2020: Valencia 4-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Jun 18, 2020: Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Jan 08, 2020: Valencia 1-3 Real Madrid (Supercopa de Espana)
Dec 15, 2019: Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Apr 03, 2019: Valencia 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 01, 2018: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Jan 27, 2018: Valencia 1-4 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Aug 27, 2017: Real Madrid 2-2 Valencia (La Liga)
Apr 29, 2017: Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia (La Liga)
Feb 22, 2017: Valencia 2-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
May 08, 2016: Real Madrid 3-2 Valencia (La Liga)
Jan 03, 2016: Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Mar 02, 2024: Valencia 2-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Nov 11, 2023: Real Madrid 5-1 Valencia (La Liga)
May 21, 2023: Valencia 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 02, 2023: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Jan 08, 2022: Real Madrid 4-1 Valencia (La Liga)
Sep 19, 2021: Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 14, 2021: Real Madrid 2-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Nov 08, 2020: Valencia 4-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Jun 18, 2020: Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia (La Liga)
Dec 15, 2019: Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
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