Valencia vs Real Madrid: Enticing 5/2 Kylian Mbappe odds too good to ignore this weekend

Valencia host Real Madrid at the Mestalla in the 12th round of La Liga on Saturday night.

Los Che are coming off a hard-fought 1-0 victory at neighbours Elche and will be hoping to earn their biggest win of the season this weekend.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence after stringing together a seven-match winning streak across all competitions.

As these teams go toe-to-toe with each other, we are confident that Kylian Mbappe to score 2+ goals at 5/2 (3.50) should be worth a punt.

Valencia vs Real Madrid: Why Mbappe is an excellent choice

For one, the French forward scored three goals in two meetings with Valencia last season, including a first-half brace in their first encounter of the campaign, which coincidentally was in the first week of November last year.

Moreover, Mbappe has been nothing short of impressive of late, having found the net in each of his last six appearances across all competitions.

The former Paris Saint-Germain star has 12 goals in 11 La Liga outings this season, and he has scored multiple goals in four of those appearances.

Mbappe is three goals behind Raphinha in the race for the Pichichi and will fancy his chances of scoring at least two goals against one of the league's worst defences.

Valencia vs Real Madrid: Los Blancos clearly favoured

Despite being on the road, Real Madrid are clearly favoured by the bookmakers at 3/10, and for good reason.

Valencia have earned only nine points from 11 league matches, and interestingly, seven of those came on the road. At the time of publishing, Los Che are one of three La Liga sides without a home win this season.

In addition to being on a seven-game winning streak, a victory here will guarantee Los Blancos a top-two spot heading into the international break, considering second-placed Atletico Madrid's clash with leaders Barcelona on Sunday. Jose Mourinho's troops will temporarily claim the league's top spot for the first time this season if they win this match.