Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Valencia and Barcelona who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Barcelona head over to the Estadio Mestalla this coming Sunday to face title favourites Valencia in a round 4 match in the LaLiga.
Valencia have so far amassed only a single point from three matches this season. Following their three encounters Barcelona have scraped together nine points which hands them a position number 1 in the LaLiga standings.
Form: Valencia vs Barcelona
Valencia Form
They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Valencia beat Barcelona 3-1, followed by a 0-0 draw against Celta Vigo. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 0-1 defeat against Real Betis. Valencia claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost two, scored six goals and conceded six.
Barcelona Form
Barcelona look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Elche, who were defeated by 0-5. Then, Athletic Club got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Rayo Vallecano by 5-2. Barcelona recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.
Betting stats and facts for Valencia and Barcelona
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Valencia and Barcelona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 9 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Valencia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Valencia home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Valencia matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Barcelona have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Barcelona away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Barcelona have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Barcelona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Valencia vs Barcelona
Javier Guerra look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six LaLiga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Raphinha adds to his seven LaLiga goals come on Sunday.
Popular markets: Valencia vs Barcelona
Full-time result
Valencia claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Barcelona won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Valencia scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Barcelona scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Valencia managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Barcelona were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Valencia and Barcelona when playing at Estadio Mestalla.
Total goals
Valencia saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Barcelona, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.7 times goals per game themselves.
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