Real Madrid seems to have found the winning formula this season.

The team is currently on an impressive unbeaten streak of five matches, with four victories and one draw.

This strong run of form has brought them within just one point of their city rivals, Atlético Madrid, who occupy the top spot in the standings.

One of Real Madrid's strengths has been their resilience in away games.

So far in La Liga, they have secured four wins, four draws, and suffered only one defeat—a 2-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao.

On the other hand, Valencia finds themselves in turmoil ahead of this match.

The club recently parted ways with head coach Rubén Baraja, leaving them in a precarious position as they prepare to face an in-form Real Madrid side.

This season has been particularly disappointing for Valencia, who sit at the bottom of the table with just 12 points from 17 matches. Most of their points—nine in total—have come from home games. However, their task will be even more challenging this time as they will be without their influential midfielder, Pepelu, who is suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.