Real Madrid welcome Valencia at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid on Sunday, Feb 28 at 3:00 PM in a LaLiga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Real Madrid come into this fixture in mixed form (1W 0D 0L). Valencia travel in mixed form (0W 1D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts. Real Madrid won their last outing, while Valencia suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Real Madrid here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Valencia, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Valencia won 0–2. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Real Madrid a slight edge, but Valencia are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.