Astur will host Real Valladolid at the Estadio Hermanos Llana on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey campaign. The home side currently ply their trade in the sixth tier of Spanish football and have been handed a difficult task in their cup assignment this week.
They traded tackles with CD Promesas EDF in the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey earlier in the month and picked up a 2-0 win, with Marcos Iglesias Arboleya scoring a second-half brace before a tense finish to the contest saw both sides end the game with 10 men.
Real Valladolid, meanwhile, have endured a poor return to life in LaLiga as they find themselves in the drop zone and will hope they can find better luck in the domestic cup this week. They head into the midweek clash off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Villarreal at the weekend and had looked set to be headed toward a much-needed point on home turf before their opponents scored a late winner.
The visitors kicked off their Copa del Rey campaign last season with a 5-1 demolition of fourth-tier outfit Pena Deportiva and will hope they can hit similar heights this week.
Astur vs Real Valladolid Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Astur and Valladolid.
- The hosts have managed just one clean sheet in their last four games at the Estadio Hermanos Llana.
- Real Valladolid have the worst defensive record in the Spanish top flight this season with a goal concession tally of 23.
- The Pucela are without a clean sheet in their last six games across all competitions.
Astur vs Real Valladolid Prediction
Astur have performed well in their league assignments this season and currently find themselves third in the Spanish sixth tier. Tuesday's game, however, presents a steep climb in opposition quality and they should only be expected to give a good account of themselves.
Meanwhile, Real Valladolid have lost four of their last five league games and have won just twice in competitive action since the start of the season. They are, however, the far stronger side ahead of the midweek clash and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Astur 1-3 Real Valladolid
Astur vs Real Valladolid Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Valladolid to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the visitors' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of the visitors' last six matches)