DomainJava.com – Minera vs Real Madrid prediction in the Copa Del Rey match, Real Madrid will try to secure their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey when they travel to the Estadio Municipal Angel Celdran on Monday night to face fourth division team Deportiva Minera.
Los Blancos will enter the match on the back of a 2-1 win over Valencia in La Liga, while Minera was last in action on December 21, suffering a 1-0 home defeat to Juventud Torremolinos in the fourth division.
Minera were a fifth division team last season, but they managed promotion to the Segunda Federacion for the 2024-25 season, and a solid season in Group 4 has seen them in eighth place, picking up 24 points from 17 games.
However, the Red Eagles haven’t won in the league since late November, picking up just two points from their four games, and they will enter the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at home to Juventud Torremolinos.
Minera’s last win came in the Copa del Rey on December 5, beating Alaves on penalties after a 2-2 draw, and now they will look to record one of the biggest wins in their history.
Jose Perez’s side beat Tudelano 5-0 in the first round of this season’s Copa del Rey before beating Alaves in the final game, and it will be interesting to see how the team plays against the reigning Spanish champions.
Real Madrid return to action after the winter break against Valencia on Friday evening, and it looks like Carlo Ancelotti’s side will suffer a narrow defeat in their opening match of 2025.
Indeed, Los Che were 1-0 up going into the final half, with Real Madrid, who missed a penalty through Jude Bellingham, down to 10 men due to Vinicius Junior’s red card, but Luka Modric equalized in the 85th minute before Bellingham scored the winner in final minutes for the reigning Spanish champions.
Real Madrid are currently top of La Liga, but their next four games could be in cup competitions, as they head to Saudi Arabia next week for the Spanish Super Cup, facing Mallorca in the semi-finals of that competition before a possible final against Athletic Bilbao or Barcelona. before potentially being involved in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.
The team will not return to league action until January 19 at home to Las Palmas, and Ancelotti will have to manage his squad carefully during this stage of the season, but Real Madrid have won so often in the second half of the season.
Real Madrid have won the Copa del Rey 20 times, with their last success in the competition coming in 2022-23, but they were knocked out in the last 16 of last season’s tournament by Atletico Madrid.
Omar Perdomo has been a standout performer for Minera this season, scoring five goals and registering two assists in 15 appearances, and the 31-year-old will be in the home side’s XI for this Copa del Rey clash.
Pipo has scored four goals and four assists this season and will also start, while there should be a place in the middle for the experienced Francis Ferron, with Cristhian Britos featuring in deeper areas.
As for Real Madrid, Vinicius is suspended following his red card against Valencia, while Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba are still sidelined, but the latter will return before the end of the month.
Head coach Ancelotti will make changes for this match, with Andriy Lunin, Raul Asencio, Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler and Endrick expected to start, with Los Blancos more than focused on the Spanish Super Cup semi-final.
Jesus Vallejo is not in Ancelotti’s long-term plans and has only played 10 minutes this season, but there could be a place in the middle of the back four for the 27-year-old on Monday night.
(source: Sportsmole)
Minera vs Real Madrid Player Predictions
Minera: Martinez; Mas, Monty, Vera, Heir; Pujante, Petcoff, Britos, Pipo; Perdomo, Ferron
Real Madrid: Lunin; Vazquez, Asencio, Vallejo, Garcia; Ceballos, Tchouameni; Brahim, Modric, Guler; Endrick
Minera vs Real Madrid Score Prediction: 0-3
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