Los Blancos were utterly dominant in the El Classico, and the 2-1 scoreline doesn’t really do them much justice. The hosts racked up a total of 23 shots and four big chances, which amounted to 3.63xG. Wojciech Szczesny was forced into nine saves, which kept the scoreline respectable in Madrid.

That result made it five wins on the spin for Alonso’s men, who have bounced back strongly since their 5-2 defeat against Atletico Madrid at the end of September.

Valencia have not quite been so impressive, and have failed to win any of their last five La Liga matches. In that run, they conceded twice against Villarreal, Espanyol, Girona and Real Oviedo - the latter two sit in the relegation zone alongside Los Ches. Valencia also lost 6-0 against Barcelona earlier in the season, during which they conceded 24 shots and six big chances worth 4.02xG.

In Valencia's hammering by Barcelona, they contributed just two shots, worth 0.18xG, as they were barely able to lay a glove on the Catalans. It was one-way traffic for the majority of the game at the Johan Cruyff Stadium, and is likely to be no different this weekend.

Despite conceding six goals, goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala accrued a total of five saves, so the scoreline could even have been worse for the visitors. The Spaniard has been kept busy in between the sticks for Valencia this season, averaging 3.33 saves per game.

Considering Real Madrid are forcing an average of 6.15 saves per game from the opposing goalkeeper, rising to 6.57 when playing at the Bernabeu, Agirrezabala could be in for another difficult night. In their last two home matches alone, Los Blancos have drawn a total of 17 saves, to highlight just how strong they have been in the final third.

Kylian Mbappe alone was responsible for six saves across those two matches, as he racked up five shots with four on target against Juventus - failing to score for the first time in eight matches, before registering three shots on target against Barcelona last weekend. He did get on the scoresheet in that game, taking his tally to 16 goals after just 13 appearances in all competitions.

With 11 of those goals coming in La Liga, the Frenchman is well on track to retain his Pichichi trophy - Julian Alvarez is currently his closest competitor on six goals. It seems unlikely that Valencia will be able to offer up much resistance to halt his momentum.

Los Ches have conceded 16 goals from their 10 league matches this season, and their poor record of two wins, three draws and five losses has them languishing in the relegation zone.

Dean Huijsen’s return from injury against Barcelona was a major boost for Real Madrid. The Spaniard is tasked with being incredibly aggressive in his duels with the hopes of retaining possession and sustaining pressure high up the pitch.

As a result, Huijsen is averaging 1.18 fouls per 90 this campaign since completing the move from Bournemouth over the summer, landing this bet in eight out of 10 starts overall. As a further testament to his firm combative style, Huijsen has already picked up two yellow cards and a straight red, with one of those yellows coming against Barcelona last weekend.

His primary matchup this weekend will be up against Hugo Duro, who has drawn the most fouls for Valencia this season, averaging 1.59 fouls drawn per 90. Barcelona centre back Eric Garcia made two fouls against Los Ches earlier in the campaign, despite the 6-0 drubbing.