Valencia vs Barcelona: Predictions, Odds & Betting Tips
The hosts have been unpredictable defensively but excellent offensively, so expect another high-scoring match this Saturday.
On Sunday afternoon, Barcelona will travel to Mestalla to face Valencia in La Liga, with Xavi Hernandez’s team looking to improve their away record.
The Blaugrana have won just three of their 12 league matches on the road this season, and they face a Valencia side that has only lost two of their previous 14 home matches.
When these two sides played at Camp Nou earlier this season, the Catalans recovered from behind to win 3-1, and bet365 offers a 21/20 (2.05) chance of another victory for Barca.
Valencia are set at 13/5 (3.60) while the draw is available at 5/2. (3.50).
Luuk de Jong was Barcelona’s hero last weekend, coming off the bench to score an injury-time equalizer against Espanyol in the Catalan derby.
The striker is priced at 5/1 (6.00) to break the deadlock, although it’s unclear whether he’ll start, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres being potential choices for the central striker position.
Aubameyang is a 15/4 (4.75) chance to score first, while Torres is a 5/1 chance (6.00).
Hugo Duro has been Valencia’s top scorer this season, and the former Real Madrid star can be backed at 6/1 (7.00) to score first.
Barca will undoubtedly be focused on the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against Napoli on Thursday, and Xavi may want to change his team.
Valencia are the type of strong and aggressive squad that a team would want to avoid before a major European match, and Jose Bordalas’ side will undoubtedly make life difficult for Barcelona.
Valencia’s winless skid in the league now stands at six games, and while they have a good scoring record this season, they have been quite weak defensively.
Only two teams have held clean sheets against Bordalas’ men in 24 games, despite the fact that their tally of 38 goals conceded is the third worst in the division.
As a result, Sunday’s matchup should be wide open, with plenty of interest in betting on goals at both ends.
Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score is a 21/20 (2.05) bet that has paid out in seven of Valencia’s past nine league meetings.
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